Security News
£100m funding for unified IT systems, biometrics, data exploitation The British government has sunk £100m into efforts to link up cops’ IT systems, boost resource-sharing and develop digital forensics.…
Cybercrim either 'hit the jackpot account' or knew which one to target, claims infoseccer British shipping services firm Clarksons has revealed a high profile data breach last year stemmed from a...
GCHQ: Yeah, but maybe don't make it too secure, ok? The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has dispensed advice aimed at securing Ubuntu installs and followed it up with help for Dixons customers.…
Privacy Regulator Sees 1,750 Breach Reports in June, Up From 700 in MayUnder the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, within 72 hours of an organization learning about the data breach, it must...
Appeal against my latest judgment? Oh wait, you can't! The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has re-ruled that GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 engaged in indiscriminate and illegal bulk cable-tapping surveillance...
'Limited assurance' that there is no risk to national security A UK government-run oversight board has expressed misgivings about the security of telecoms kit from Chinese firm Huawei.…
Says firm's airliners designed with security foremost in mind Airbus's UK infosec chief, Ian Goslin, has said that cyber-attack attribution is a matter for "nation states" – and has questioned...
UK Financial Authorities' Paper on Resilience Potentially Silos Continuity from Data Protection read more
It is just a matter of time until specialized courts for cybercrime cases pop up, and the UK is already working on one. The new court will be located in the heart of the City of London, in a new...
Banks and financial services firms must report to the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority on their exposure to risks and plans for mitigation.