Collaborate Disseminate
Scammers have leapt at the opportunity to exploit vulnerable UK residents by sending bogus messages telling them they need to take action to receive help with their winter heating bills.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Winter Fuel Payment scam targets UK citizens via SMS
The British Government is proposing sweeping change in its approach to ransomware attacks, proposing mandatory reporting by victims and licensing regime for all payments.
Read more in my article on the Exponential-e blog. Continue reading UK Government ponders major changes to ransomware response – what you need to know
Inspect is the first AI safety testing platform created by a state-backed body to be made freely available to the global AI community. Continue reading U.K.’s AI Safety Institute Launches Open-Source Testing Platform
The UK Government takes aim at IoT devices shipping with weak or default passwords, an identity thief spends two years in jail after being mistaken for the person who stole his name, and are you au fait with the latest scams?
All this and much more … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #370: The closed loop conundrum, default passwords, and Baby Reindeer
Hacking fears are raised at Western Europe’s most hazardous building, why porn sites might soon be scanning your face, and our guest narrowly avoids a Facebook Marketplace scammer.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the awa… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #351: Nuclear cybersecurity, Marketplace scams, and face up to porn
The boss of WhatsApp, the most popular messaging platform in the UK, says that it will not remove end-to-end encryption from the app to comply with requirements set out in the UK government’s online safety bill.
Learn more in my article on the Hot f… Continue reading WhatsApp and UK government on collision course, as app vows not to remove end-to-end encryption
Has new UK prime minister Liz Truss been careless with her mobile phone, and hear the most extraordinary story of corporate cyberstalking.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #292: Trussterflucks and eBay stalking
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data watchdog, has fined the Government £500,000 after the addresses of over 1,000 New Years Honours recipients were mistakenly published online. The data breach occurred at 10:30pm on F… Continue reading UK Government fined £500,000 after revealing home addresses in New Year honours data breach
If the UK Government gets its way, IT service vendors and other cloud-based service providers may soon be required to adopt new measures to strengthen their cybersecurity, amid rising concerns about supply chain risks.
Read more in my article on the… Continue reading The UK pushes for better supply chain cyber security
The ICO, the UK’s data watchdog, has raided two properties while investigating the leak of CCTV footage from inside the Department of Health and Social Care. Continue reading The Matt Hancock CCTV footage leak – why it’s right for the ICO to investigate