Incident response planning requires constant testing
By Published: 03 Nov 2023 The primary step towards a robust incident response plan is to get testing. It’s crucial not to wait until you’re…
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UK government pledges £225m to fund University of Bristol AI-supercomputer build with HPE
The UK government has agreed to invest £225m in the creation of the UK’s most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer, which is being overseen by…
Admins told to take action over F5 Big-IP platform flaws
Two recently discovered vulnerabilities in the F5 Networks Big-IP application delivery and security platform are now being chained and exploited by threat actors, putting thousands…
AI Safety Summit: Day one
Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s much-hyped AI Safety Summit has seen dozens of governments, artificial intelligence (AI) companies and civil society representatives come together to discuss…
How the UK crime agency repurposed Amazon cloud platform to analyse EncroChat cryptophone data
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) repurposed its cloud-based data analytics platform to help identify threats to life in messages sent by suspected criminals over…
Tech employers claim Gen Z lack core technical skills
Almost half of businesses looking for tech talent claim that candidates lack core technical skills for entry-level jobs despite holding a relevant degree, and 26%…
UK workers exhibit poor security behaviours, report reveals
KnowBe4, a security awareness training platform, has released a new report detailing UK workers’ attitudes and behaviours towards security. The Tapped out report (“tapped” being…
Use existing structures to build your incident response plan
Cyber security incidents have transitioned from potential risks to operational certainties. The constant noise of attempted cyber intrusions, security lapses and IT service events requires…
EU digital ID reforms should be ‘actively resisted’, say experts
A group of 309 cyber security experts, researchers and scientists hailing from 31 countries around the world has called on the European Union (EU) to…
AI Summit: 28 governments and EU agree to safe AI development
All governments participating in the UK’s AI Safety Summit have issued a joint communique on the risks and opportunities of the technology, affirming the need…
Cloud banking fintech unicorn cuts 50 staff
UK fintech unicorn Thought Machine has cut 50 staff in roles it said were no longer needed, with sales and marketing positions mainly affected. The…
Banking should start testing out quantum ideas
Banks should be setting up a quantum computing taskforce, a report from UK Finance has concluded. The Identifying and seizing the opportunities presented by quantum…