This is an interesting situation where the performance data of professional footballers is regularly being used by a wide range or businesses and organisations for profit, without the player’s consent. The players want compensation for this use. This is not just the high roller players from the top leagues it …
The National Cyber Force will be based in Lancashire
The government has announced the home of the The National Cyber Force (NCF) will be Samlesbury, Lancashire – sharing the site with BAE Systems who already operate from former RAF base. The force is charged with enabling the UK to have a cyber-attack capability when it comes threats such as terrorists …
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The pandemic gives us little choice – we have to work from home
Cyber-security threat increases when working from home Due to lockdown restrictions many people have no choice but to work from home. For us at SmartThinking this is not an issue as we have been doing this for years and effective policies, procedures and security tools in place to make it …
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Children’s names revealed in a Council data breach
Bristol City Council has distributed the details of families with disabled children without their permission. This was not really a data breach more a data giveaway as the Council simply sent out an email to people asking for comments on their services and all the email details were readable to …
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Companies with a world impact
This week the US congress has been questioning the practices and ethics of the four companies that probably have the biggest impact on the citizens of the world (outside China) – Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google owner Alphabet. Here are some links from the BBC to follow the story: US …
