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UK may be seeking to pull back from Apple encryption row with US
The government may be seeking to pull back from a diplomatic row with the US over UK demands to require Apple to give the UK…
Darktrace buys network visibility specialist Mira
British cyber giant Darktrace has announced it is to acquire network traffic visibility specialist Mira Security for an undisclosed sum as it seeks to reinforce…
Patch ToolShell SharePoint zero-day immediately, says Microsoft
Organisations running on-premise instances of Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration and document management platform should update without delay after multiple reports of an as-yet unidentified party exploiting…
Meet the deepfake fraudster who applied to work at a deepfake specialist
Last year, security company KnowBe4 helped spark a wave of interest in fraudulent workers when it revealed extensive details of how it uncovered a rogue…
The Security Interviews: Jason Nurse, University of Kent
Jason Nurse, reader in cyber security at the University of Kent, firmly believes the blame for cyber weaknesses needs to shift towards how systems are…
One year on from the CrowdStrike outage: What have we learned?
It has been a year since the widespread CrowdStrike outage sent ripples across global IT infrastructure and business operations. The incident, caused by a faulty…
Interview: Alexandra Willis, director of digital media and audience development, The Premier League
The Premier League is all about exciting experiences on the pitch. For Alexandra Willis, director of digital media and audience development at the organisation that…
Netherlands calls for European shift to post-tracking internet as privacy laws fail
The Netherlands is pushing for a radical rethink of how the internet operates, arguing that Europe should abandon surveillance-based advertising in favour of contextual advertising…
The role of customer data platforms
A customer relationship management (CRM) system and a customer data platform (CDP) may initially appear to serve similar functions. However, while they certainly share some…
NCSC exposes Fancy Bear’s Authentic Antics malware attacks
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a formal notice attributing a series of hostile cyber attacks using a variety of malware dubbed…
DWP accused of shielding AI deployments from public scrutiny
Civil rights groups have highlighted a “worrying lack of transparency” in how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is embedding artificial intelligence (AI) in…