The challenges of open source in government
OpenUK’s State of Open Con 24 London conference has highlighted the challenges governments face when procuring software to support policymaking. Whether it’s central or local…
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NCSC warns CNI operators over ‘living-off-the-land’ attacks
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), together with its Five Eyes allies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States, have issued an…
Dozens of surveillance companies are supplying spyware to governments says Google
Dozens of surveillance companies are providing spyware technology used by governments around the world to spy on the mobile phones of journalists, human rights defenders,…
Security Think Tank: The phishing forecast for 2024
2023 was a ground-breaking year for cyber security advancements and attacks, with new developments making headlines globally. In 2024, we can expect to see increasingly…
BCS report shows lack of improvement in tech diversity
In 2020, BCS reported that women accounted for 17% of IT specialists in the UK, a figure that had only grown by 1% in the…
How Iranian cyber ops pivoted to target Israel after 7 October attacks
Four months to the day after a Hamas incursion across the Israeli border in Gaza sparked a war that has resulted in the deaths of…
Government funds two semiconductor centres
The government has said it is funding two semiconductor “information and knowledge centres” in a bid to deliver chip innovation to market. Building out the…
AI ID specialist Onfido in talks to be bought by Entrust
London-based identity verification unicorn Onfido is likely to be bought by Entrust, a US-based payments, identity and data security specialist, for an as-yet undisclosed sum,…
UK’s McPartland Cyber Review to probe trust in technology
Improving trust and confidence among business leaders in existing and emerging technologies in the face of significant and sophisticated cyber threats will be the focus…
UK government responds to AI whitepaper consultation
The UK government has said it will consider creating “targeted binding requirements” for select companies developing highly capable artificial intelligence (AI) systems, as part of…
Inquiry to explore cyber risk to Sunak-Starmer showdown
With less than 12 months until the latest possible date upon which the next UK general election can be held – 28 January 2025 –…
UK and France push for international agreement on spyware
The UK and France are urging countries to sign an international agreement governing the use of commercial spyware and surveillance tools. At a two-day conference…