Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Before we start: At Smart Thinking and Octagon Technology we think protecting children and vulnerable people from threat actors on the internet is extremely important – but the action taken need to be technically and securely effective and not impact the privacy of law abiding citizens. Now onto the post… …
The passing of the Online Safety Bill is going to be delayed (along with other legislation) until the Conservatives choose a new Prime Minister for the country. Online Safety Bill put on hold until new prime minister in place – BBC News
I quite like the UK government’s Online Safety Bill. It compels the Big Tech companies to take action over child sex abuse material (CSAM) and promises huge fines if they fail to do so. However, the requirement to monitor communication apps with end-to-end encryption (E2EE), for CSAM causes me a …
I have written before about the security limitations of “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices. Many of them are simple devices, possibly based on older tech, they tend to lack the hardware to allow for regular security updates, etc, etc etc. At least the UK Government is enacting laws to make …
Cyber security investigations often mean carrying out tasks that by the letter of the (US or UK) are illegal – it is the nature of the job. In the United Kingdom we have two critical pieces of legislation that a cyber security consultant could fall foul of: Computer Misuse Act …
