Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Here is the press release from the ICO: New UK Information Commissioner begins term | ICO Here is his CV: Pre-appointment hearing for Information Commissioner – Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee – House of Commons (parliament.uk) Image credit: By PrivacyMaven – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106557848)
This is a from a Sky News report, who interviewed y someone who was employed at the UK Defence Academy, when the attack is alleged to have happened. There is no attribution for the attack. This article is in The Guardian. Cyber-attack on UK’s Defence Academy caused ‘significant’ damage | …
The BBC has piece by in it’s Tech Tent podcast looking at the possible effectiveness of proposed UK laws to protect young people and stop disinformation. But will it work? Tech Tent – The UK’s plan to rein in big tech – BBC Sounds Here is The Guardian’s take on …
Microsoft has an article looking at the innovation and commercial benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT), but which also looks at the significant privacy and cyber security challenges of the technologies. The report includes empirical data from the customer’s perspective. New research shows IoT and …
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There is a concern that rogue traders – with here today and gone tomorrow trading practices – will be able to avoid the provisions in the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act (PSTI) act that compels them to state clearly binding product lifespans of among other things IoT devices. However …
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This is a good ruling as it makes the Government’s Cabinet Office responsible for the error it made in disclosing the personal details of people on the 2020 New Year’s Honour list. Cabinet Office | ICO However there is some thing to consider: I have to assume that when the …
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Hopefully the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act (PSTI) will put a secure fence around devices connected to and used by millions of less techie people. Let’s hope the government has had better advice (which they listen to) than the previous time they attempted to regulate the internet. IoT security …
