Spyware suppliers exploit more zero-days than nation states
Suppliers of commercial spyware have edged ahead of nation-state threat actors when it comes to the exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities at scale, according to data…
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House of Lords urges UK government to protect IP against AI misuse
The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has urged the UK government to give serious consideration to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on…
Nordics ally with Baltics to accelerate digital wallet roll-out
The far-reaching and collaborative Nordic-Baltic digital wallet project is on course to begin its initial testing phase in April. The project has launched in the…
Norway braced for foreign AI cyber attacks on vital petroleum computing
Norway is braced for cyber attacks on its vital petroleum industry, after reports by its three national intelligence agencies identified “persistent and serious” threats from…
Regulate AWS and Microsoft, says UK cloud provider survey
Most cloud providers believe urgent regulatory intervention into the UK market is required because it’s at risk of two hyperscale cloud giants – Microsoft and…
Stephen Lawrence detective calls for better checks after child’s Instagram account ‘memorialised’
A former detective who secured convictions for the murder of Stephen Lawrence has called for greater checks after social media company Instagram “memorialised” the account…
Lloyds Bank to sell more customer data and cut costs by 35%
Lloyds Banking Group plans to slash technology costs by hundreds of millions of pounds by 2028, and sell more anonymised customer data to third parties.…
Platformisation without illusion: Separating integration from theatre
As enterprises accelerate toward platformisation, CISOs are being sold a compelling promise: fewer tools, less noise, better outcomes. Unifying security, networking, identity, and analytics into…
Scattered Spider attack on TfL affected 10 million people
The scale of the 2024 Scattered Spider cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL) was far wider in its scope than first imagined, with the…
Sweden recommends citizens keep £81 in cash per adult in case of payment system crash
Sweden’s central bank has advised citizens to keep SEK1,000 (£81) in cash at home as part of its emergency plans in the event of payment…
Electronic health records are still creating issues for patients
Every NHS trust in England needs an electronic patient record (EPR) system in place by March 2026, as part of a government push to digitise…
Qilin crew continues to dominate ransomware ecosystem
Qilin, the ransomware gang behind a crippling 2024 cyber attack on a major NHS supplier partner, maintained its status as ‘top dog’ in the ransomware…