Government dismisses Lords’ concerns over facial recognition
There is already a “comprehensive legal framework” in place to govern the police’s use of live facial recognition (LFR), the UK government has said in…
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Patch Tuesday: Windows Server 2008 receives emergency security patch
Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday for April 2024 covers 155 vulnerabilities, three of which are classified as critical. The update includes 145 classified as “important severity”.…
Biden considering whether to end prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
President Joe Biden said today that the US administration is considering a request by the Australian government to end the prosecution of Wikileaks founder, Julian…
Cyber crooks poison GitHub search to fool developers
Cyber criminals are deploying a novel technique to manipulate developers using GitHub and trick them into downloading malware, according to researchers at Checkmarx, who are…
The challenges of securing a UK semiconductor supply chain
The recent earthquake in Taiwan has further highlighted the fragility of the semiconductor chip supply chain. Any impact on the supply chain has a direct…
IR35: HMRC rushing to restore CEST source code deleted from Github ‘in error’
The source code for the decision engine underpinning HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) much-maligned Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool has been erroneously deleted…
Salesforce helps customers establish bug bounty programmes
Salesforce customers can now take advantage of a wealth of new content covering bug bounty programmes on its Trailhead online learning platform, which has been…
Report highlights shortcomings in UK chip plans
The UK needs to build on its relationship with South Korea to improve its semiconductor supply chain resiliency. This is among the key findings in a…
Civil servants more to blame for Post Office cover-up than ministers, says Alan Bates
Civil servants were more to blame than politicians for the length of time the Post Office scandal was allowed to run, according to Alan Bates,…
TeamViewer launches initiative to bring women into sports tech
German remote access software provider TeamViewer has revealed details of an initiative called SheSportTech that aims to help “women explore the career possibilities” in the…
Is a cyber arms control treaty out of reach?
The outbreak of war in Ukraine in February 2022 marked the dawning of a long-predicted era in which cyber space became as much a theatre…
UK plc failing on multiple cyber measures
Half of UK businesses and a little under a third of charities say they have experienced some form of cyber attack or data breach in…