It has been reported that the UK government’s Ministry of Defence has suffered a data breach. An an armed forces payroll system was compromised and Grant Shapps MP, the Defence Secretary has reported to MPs that state involvement cannot be ruled out. MoD data breach: State involvement cannot be ruled …
Is Microsoft and New Outlook being “reasonable”?
Here is an interesting story about the new Microsoft Outlook app spying on you – well not on me I do not use it. It comes from a source that I am unfamiliar with, but it was referenced by Bruce Schneier, a source I respect. Outlook is Microsoft’s new data …
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The NHS are back in the cyber security news
NHS cyber security breaches always have a severe impact on someone – it is the nature of the information they need to keep secure. NHS data breaches also have the potential to impact large numbers of people. The problem is do they spend the money on cyber security, clinical care …
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We will all have to wait
The promised replacement for the lack lustre Action Fraud service will not be delivered on time. The UK government and the City of London police promised a new online service for reporting cyber fraud by Q2 of this year but the contractors Capita and PwC have failed to deliver. Being …
Who are you texting with?
This may seem to be a strange question but how can you be sure who is actually texting you? Your phone may show you that you are texting with your friend or company IT support but there are ways for hackers to spoof who they appear to be or even …
Just as the Online Safety Bill becomes law – who is going to be safe?
Benjamin Dowling, a lecturer of Cybersecurity at the University of Sheffield has an article on The Conversation looking at the UK Online Safety Bill and who it will protect and who it will harm. The UK just passed an online safety law that could make people less safe (theconversation.com) I …
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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 …
