Bulk sender authentication: More vital than ever
By rolling out expanded guidelines for high-volume emailers effective 1 February, 2024, Google and Yahoo are targeting a crucial aspect of email security. Tighter protocols…
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UK government consults on age verification tech in alcohol sales
The UK government is launching a formal consultation on whether retailers can use digital identities and age-verification technologies for alcohol purchases, following calls from biometric…
Quantum, AI and geopolitical conflict: ’24 will be a big year for cyber
Everyone is talking about how artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to evolve, but I think its evolution will meet the evolution of quantum computing, and…
SAP puts the focus on AI, but cloud is still the key
SAP has put the spotlight on its artificial intelligence (AI) plans in its latest results, but persuading customers to move to the cloud is still the…
GenAI tools ‘could not exist’ if firms are made to pay copyright
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) company Anthropic has claimed to a US court that using copyrighted content in large language model’s (LLMs) training data counts as…
Security Think Tank: Expect more from GenAI in 2024
Reflecting on the trends likely to determine the year ahead, the cybers ecurity industry faces a range of issues that must be factored in to…
Lawyers carry on Post Office appeals amid uncertainty over government plan to overturn en masse
Lawyers representing former subpostmasters striving to overturn convictions have said they will continue with the usual appeals process despite the government’s promise to legislate to…
Akira ransomware gang claims Lush cyber attack
The Akira ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on the systems of UK-headquartered cosmetics manufacturer and retailer Lush, which was first disclosed…
Security Think Tank: What to expect in cyber this year
“In like a lion, out like a lamb” is an accurate description of 2023. It was a challenging start to the year with multiple bank…
Expert IT witness outsmarted an ‘aggressive’ Post Office to get to truth after inspection ‘madness’
The Post Office tried to pull the wool over IT expert’s eyes when it stopped him from properly inspecting its computer system, but the tactic…
Security Think Tank: 2024 is the year we bridge the cyber divide
Ransomware, data breaches and fraud are unabating, with cyber insecurity as well as misinformation and disinformation being the top and fourth risks, respectively, for the…
DSIT unveils forum to drive AI adoption in UK businesses
Companies including Google, Microsoft, Barclays and Vodafone are set to join the government’s AI Opportunity Forum, looking at artificial intelligence (AI) opportunities in the private…