The announcement is going to made today. Chinese app TikTok to be banned on UK government phones – BBC News This follows several weeks of intense international backlash against the Chinese social media company TikTok over the access and control the Chinese Government may be exerting over it. It is …
Breaking Windows Secure Boot is a big deal
The BlackLotus malware is going to be a problem – Microsoft Window’s cyber security stance relies on a the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) secure boot. If it can be compromised then all Windows users could have a problem. Even Windows 11 users. Here is Bruce Schneier’s view of the …
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TikTok the story cyber security continues
Following the calls around the world for TikTok to be banned from governmental offices and official organisations (see yesterday), Joe Tidy, the Cyber Correspondent at the BBC has the TikTok response to the accusations that the service is not secure as the Chinese Government can get access to anything. TikTok …
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Rishi Sunak and TikTok
TikTok is a Chinese company and concerns over the influence and access the Chinese government has to the information held by Chinese companies has led to official requests for the Prime Minister to ban the use of TikTok within government. Rishi Sunak faces calls to ban TikTok use by government …
Artificial Intelligence the debate
With the capabilities of ChatGPT being in the main stream news recently here’s an essay by Bruce Schneier looking at some of the issues. Grab a coffee and have a read. Defending against AI Lobbyists – Schneier on Security Unfortunately the other essay referenced is behind The New York Times …
