Having mangled the Dirty Harry quote, let me tell you about the “Wheel of Christmas” running over on Octagon Technology. Every day running up to Christmas Eve there are chances to win great prizes – including a free ticket to a Business Cyber Security Webinar to be held in February …
The ICO, Clearview facial recognition data and our police
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has been investigating the Australian firm Clearview, that processes facial recognition data. The ICO has announced “its provisional intent to impose a potential fine of just over £17 million on Clearview AI Inc”. ICO issues provisional …
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National Cyber Security Centre Threat Report
Here is a link to the NCSC weekly threat report for week ending 26/11/2021: The NCSC’s Weekly Threat Report – NCSC.GOV.UK
More comment on the UK IoT Law
Hopefully the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act (PSTI) will put a secure fence around devices connected to and used by millions of less techie people. Let’s hope the government has had better advice (which they listen to) than the previous time they attempted to regulate the internet. IoT security …
Because it’s Friday – True Love 161295
Back to xkcd.com this week – and a demonstration of true love… xkcd: Never Told Anyone
