Cyber spotlight falls on boardroom ‘privilege’ as incidents soar
Three-quarters of all data breaches observed in the past year included a significant element of human failure, with social engineering attacks involving pretexting – i.e.…
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Workers ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with digital surveillance at work
UK workers are “deeply uncomfortable” with digital surveillance and automated decision-making in the workplace, a survey by union Prospect has found. In a poll of…
Bank of International Settlement sets up channel secure from quantum breach
The Bank of International Settlement (BIS) and two of Europe’s central banks have established a channel that can protect financial data from the risks that…
UK has time limit on ensuring cryptocurrency regulatory leadership, says Parliamentary report
A cross-party group of MPs has made recommendations on the government’s approach to regulating the crypto industry and warned that the UK has less than…
Sweden is developing its own big language model
In 2019, a group of researchers at AI Sweden received funding from the Swedish Innovation Agency (Vinnova) for a project called Language model for Swedish Authorities. The goal was…
Discovering the Diversity Process Flow in cyber
Following the UK Cyber Security Council’s Ethnic Minorities in Cyber Symposium and wider consultation with our members, the Council has been able to gather valuable…
Met Police director of intelligence defends facial recognition
The Metropolitan Police Services’ (MPS) director of intelligence has defended the force’s use of facial-recognition technology to a Parliamentary committee, as part of its inquiry…
AI interview: Dan McQuillan, critical computing expert
The ways that artificial intelligence (AI) will impact upon our lives are being determined by governments and corporations, with little input from ordinary people, says…
CIO interview: Adam Warne, CIO, River Island
Experienced retail technologist Adam Warne made an important transition when he became CIO at high street fashion brand River Island in October 2021. “I’ve been…
HSBC explores quantum computing for finance sector
HSBC is running quantum computing projects to assess the technology’s potential in areas including cyber security, fraud detection and natural language processing in the banking…
Is cyber training all the same old? Shift your perspective and get stuck in
We all know that sitting in front of a 50-slide PowerPoint under the guise of security training is ineffective. There’s no sugar coating it. When…
Tech salaries on the rise, says Aspire
Top ranges for technology salaries across a variety of roles have gone up, according to research by digital and media recruitment firm Aspire. Its 2022/23…