NCSC warns over possible AI prompt injection attacks
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has been discussing the damage that could one day be caused by the large language models (LLMs) behind…
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Cyber world hails downfall of Qakbot trojan
Cyber security experts have welcomed the apparent downfall of the Qakbot malware, following a multinational law enforcement hack-back operation, encompassing the UK’s National Crime Agency…
Google Cloud gunning for enterprise growth with generative AI push
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian hailed the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) as being one of the most “profound technology shifts in history” during…
July sees huge jump in open banking payments
Over 11 million UK payments were made using open banking technology in July, more than double the number during the same month last year. According…
Met police data platform deployed with data protection issues
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) deployed its Connect integrated record management system in November 2022 despite multiple “issues of concern” being raised over data protection…
Zurich Insurance slashes Salesforce application development time
Zurich Insurance has reduced the time it takes to develop and roll out ServiceNow applications from a week and a half to a day and…
Zero-day that forced Barracuda users to bin kit was exploited by China
Google Cloud’s Mandiant and Barracuda Networks have confirmed that a zero-day vulnerability in Barracuda’s Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances was heavily exploited by suspected Chinese…
Nats resorts to fail-safe manual process after technical hitch
Nats, the UK’s national air traffic control system, experienced a flight planning issue which affected the system’s ability to automatically process flight plans. This meant…
Top-performing CISOs reserve time for professional development
Just under 70% of the top-performing chief information security officers (CISOs) dedicate recurring time for professional development on their work calendars compared to just 38% of…
Bletchley Park to host UK government AI safety summit
The UK government will be hosting an international artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit at Bletchley Park on 1 and 2 November 2023. The conference will…
Google bets on AI-backed cyber controls for Workspace users
Google has moved to address some of the more pressing needs faced by users of its Workspace service, adding artificial intelligence (AI)-backed features to cover…
Girls taking GCSE computing rises for second year in a row
The number of girls choosing to take GCSE computing has risen for the second year in a row after a few years of falling numbers.…