Collaborate Disseminate
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to hand over his WhatsApp messages – or does he? And a couple of fun-loving girls from Aberdeen have come up with a sinister twist on sextortion scams.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition o… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #331: Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps, and sextorting party girls
The U.K. government is proposing big penalties for companies that fail to comply with telecommunications security requirements aimed at keeping technology from Huawei out of the country’s new high-speed networks. Legislation proposed Tuesday by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government would levy fines of as much as 100,000 pounds ($134,000) per day if companies don’t meet deadlines for new security requirements. The bill essentially would codify a decision by Johnson this summer to ban Huawei from the U.K.’s 5G and fiber optics networks because of security concerns. The U.S. had pressured Britain to block Huawei over its alleged ties to the Chinese state. The Trump administration has continued to expand restrictions on the company as the U.S. and China continue to battle over trade rules, internet policy and other tech issues. Huawei has denied it spies on customers at the behest of the Chinese government. The legislation clarifies what is expected […]
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Continue reading UK bill proposes stiff fines for companies that violate Huawei ban
You can have a strong, unique password, you can have multi-factor authentication in place, but good luck preventing a member of your social media team ‘going rogue’.
Continue reading The Civil Service’s rogue tweet about “Truth Twisters”
The video-conferencing app Zoom has been updated to remove the display of meeting IDs from its title bar, after a series of high profile privacy blunders by those sharing screenshots of their online meetings.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Secu… Continue reading Zoom takes action after meeting IDs leak in careless screenshots
In case you’ve lost the Zoom meeting ID for today’s UK Cabinet meeting, here it is.
Continue reading The UK Cabinet is meeting on Zoom… here’s the meeting ID
Twitter wagged its finger at the UK’s Conservative party for renaming its press account “factcheckUK” during a live TV debate. Continue reading Tories change Twitter name to ‘factcheckUK’ during live TV debate
The infamous British politician who has trouble controlling his antics in the physical world, is now expanding his sphere of influence into the virtual realm. Continue reading So Boris Johnson Is Now in Charge of the UK’s Cybersecurity