Category: ComputerWeekly

Malware variant can block contactless payments
02
Feb
2023

Malware variant can block contactless payments

A variant of point-of-sale Malware, known as Prilex, can now block contactless payments and force victims to use physical cards…

UK government completes trials of age estimation technology
02
Feb
2023

Innovative Technology deploys age estimation tech in shops and pubs

Innovative Technology is rolling out its MyCheckr age estimation devices to shops and pubs to reduce the risk of selling…

Romance fraudsters stole £65m from Brits since 2020
02
Feb
2023

Romance fraudsters stole £65m from Brits since 2020

Financial losses to romance fraud have spiked by 95% across the consumer retail banking sector since the beginning of 2020,…

PayPal slashes 2,000 jobs in face of tough economic outlook
02
Feb
2023

PayPal slashes 2,000 jobs in face of tough economic outlook

Fintech giant PayPal has said it will cut 2,000 jobs – about 7% of staff – as it expects the…

Tech workers seek alternative employment to avoid redundancy
01
Feb
2023

Tech workers seek alternative employment to avoid redundancy

As the economic climate continues to be difficult, many in the technology sector are suspecting redundancies, according to IT jobs…

Cloud security top risk to enterprises in 2023, says study
01
Feb
2023

Cloud security top risk to enterprises in 2023, says study

Cloud-related risks are top of the cyber security agenda for senior executives in the UK, according to a PwC study,…

Cisco fixes two bugs that could have led to supply chain attacks on users
01
Feb
2023

Cisco fixes two bugs that could have led to supply chain attacks on users

Cisco has moved to fix two vulnerabilities – one live and one in yet-to-be-released code – that affect a wide…

NCSC for Startups inducts four companies into programme
01
Feb
2023

NCSC for Startups inducts four companies into programme

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and innovation hub Plexal have selected four startups to join their NCSC for Startups…

CryptoRom scam abuses Apple and Google app stores to claim victims
01
Feb
2023

CryptoRom scam abuses Apple and Google app stores to claim victims

Two fraudulent cryptocurrency investment applications that were able to bypass the protections put in place by Apple and Google to…

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust warned in 2018 about datacentre cooling issues, outage report shows
01
Feb
2023

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust warned in 2018 about datacentre cooling issues, outage report shows

Concerns about the cooling system setup in one of the datacentres used to host key healthcare systems for Guy’s and…

UK Cyber Council and ISACA launch audit, assurance programme
01
Feb
2023

UK Cyber Council and ISACA launch audit, assurance programme

The UK Cyber Security Council and security professional association ISACA are to partner on a new audit and assurance scheme…

What is a Meta Description? A Definition from TechTarget.com
01
Feb
2023

What is a Meta Description? A Definition from TechTarget.com

What is a meta description? A meta description tag is a snippet of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) code in a…