Category: ComputerWeekly

New GovAssure cyber regime launches across UK government
20
Apr
2023

New GovAssure cyber regime launches across UK government

All government departments and a selected number of arm’s length bodies are to have their cyber security postures reviewed under…

Capita customer data was stolen in March ransomware attack
20
Apr
2023

Capita customer data was stolen in March ransomware attack

Public sector outsourcer Capita has confirmed that some confidential data was stolen from a small proportion of its server estate…

19
Apr
2023

CyberUK 23: Ukraine offers masterclass in withstanding cyber war

The scale and pace of Russia’s wartime cyber operations have been unprecedented, but Ukraine has nonetheless provided the world with…

CyberUK 23: Irresponsible use of commercial hacking tools a rising threat
19
Apr
2023

CyberUK 23: Irresponsible use of commercial hacking tools a rising threat

The marketplace for commercial hacking tools and services is set to expand dramatically between now and 2028, leading to the…

TUC says government is failing to protect workers from AI harms
19
Apr
2023

TUC says government is failing to protect workers from AI harms

The UK government is failing to protect workers from being “exploited” by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, which if left unchecked…

UK plc sees fewer cyber breaches and attacks, but lacks resilience
19
Apr
2023

UK plc sees fewer cyber breaches and attacks, but lacks resilience

The volume of cyber security breaches and other attacks against UK organisations seems to have dropped, with 32% of businesses…

Cisco urges users to keep its network hardware up-to-date
19
Apr
2023

Cisco urges users to keep its network hardware up-to-date

Cisco has warned enterprise users of its routing and switching hardware to be on the alert for exploitation of a…

Surrey and Sussex police spared fines after recording 200,000 phone calls without people’s knowledge
19
Apr
2023

Surrey and Sussex police spared fines after recording 200,000 phone calls without people’s knowledge

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued Surrey Police and Sussex Police with reprimands after finding that officers had unlawfully…

IT Priorities 2023: Budget optimism among EMEA IT leaders
19
Apr
2023

IT Priorities 2023: Budget optimism among EMEA IT leaders

Despite the global economy being in the doldrums, 44% of IT leader base in the Europe, Middle East and Africa…

CyberUK 23: NCSC launches Cyber Advisor service for SMEs
19
Apr
2023

CyberUK 23: NCSC launches Cyber Advisor service for SMEs

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that all too often lack the time, money or staff to implement appropriate cyber security…

CyberUK 23: NCSC CEO calls for collaboration and warns against complacency
19
Apr
2023

CyberUK 23: NCSC CEO calls for collaboration and warns against complacency

NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron has opened the agency’s annual CyberUK conference in Belfast with a call for collaboration across the…

IR35 a ‘threat’ to UK’s bid to become science and tech superpower, contracting authority warns
19
Apr
2023

IR35 a ‘threat’ to UK’s bid to become science and tech superpower, contracting authority warns

The government’s controversial IR35 tax avoidance legislation threatens to derail the UK’s bid to become a science and technology superpower,…