Collaborate Disseminate
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
Some 16,000 Coronavirus cases in the UK went missing after the Excel spreadsheet they were being recorded in reached its maximum limit, and did not allow the automated process to add any more names. Continue reading UK loses 16,000 COVID-19 cases due to Excel spreadsheet snafu
No-one in Government knew if Russia had interfered in the EU vote, and they actively avoided any effort to ask questions to find out…
Continue reading UK Government chose not to investigate if Russian hackers interfered in Brexit referendum, report reveals
No-one in Government knew if Russia had interfered in the EU vote, and they actively avoided any effort to ask questions to find out…
Continue reading UK Government chose not to investigate if Russian hackers interfered in Brexit referendum, report reveals
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