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UK.gov ploughs cash into creaky police technology
2018-08-02 10:02

£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.…

Holy ship! UK's Clarksons blames megahack on single point of pwnage
2018-08-01 14:49

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...

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UK cyber security boffins dispense Ubuntu 18.04 wisdom
2018-08-01 09:24

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.…

Under GDPR, Data Breach Reports in UK Have Quadrupled
2018-07-25 12:03

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...

UK spies broke law for 15 years, but what can you do? shrugs judge
2018-07-23 12:36

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...

UK's Huawei handler dials back support for Chinese giant's kit in critical infrastructure
2018-07-20 12:17

'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.…

Airbus UK infosec gros fromage: Yep, we work with arch-rivals Boeing
2018-07-19 08:49

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 Publish Paper On Operational Resilience
2018-07-09 14:52

UK Financial Authorities' Paper on Resilience Potentially Silos Continuity from Data Protection read more

UK govt announces specialized cybercrime court in London
2018-07-09 14:19

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...

UK banks must detail plans to avoid cyberattacks, tech disruptions by the fall
2018-07-06 14:05

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.