Apple has joined the debate about the UK government’s proposed bill to weaken every UK citizen’s privacy online, by threatening to pull affected Apple services from the UK market. As Apple (and several articles I have posted) state, laws already exist for the authorities to breach the privacy of citizens …
Not the Scottish University I went to for my Cyber Degree!
The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) reported a “cyber incident” earlier this month. Now the Rhysida ransomware gang is demanding at least 20 bitcoin (about £450,000) in an auction for the confidential university data they say they have stolen. Scottish university allegedly targeted in ransomware attack – BBC …
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Time to think about AI
Here is a thought provoking essay from the public-interest technologist Bruce Schneier: AI and Microdirectives – Schneier on Security Something to read with the morning coffee this weekend. It is actually “further listening – The BBC Reith Lectures, by Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science and founder of the Center …
It was just a typo… and a fix.
I have heard that excuse many, many times – including just last week when a client could not get access to his account! But what happens when the typo has cyber security implications? What happens when the typo has national security implications? Typo sends millions of US military emails to …
China and US Outlook Online cyber attacks
Microsoft has reported to the US government that it has monitored Chinese threat actors gaining access to the email of various organisations including US government departments. Microsoft: China accused of hacking US government emails – BBC News Microsoft alleges China behind attack on Exchange Online • The Register China denied …
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