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
Information leaks because of messaging apps – does it impact you?
This is a very interesting report from the ICO about the use of messaging apps, in particular WhatsApp, during the pandemic and the issue of information being lost or unaccountable because “backed-up”, “approved” channels were not used. Behind the Screens (ico.org.uk) We have an issue at the moment similar to …
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The Online Safety Bill is still going through parliament and we are back to the question of end-to-end encryption
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 …
Knowledge of the current state of ransomware is an essential step in everyone’s cyber security plan
Various departments of the US Government have issued a joint advisory about MedusaLocker ransomware as part of their #stopransomware initiative. #StopRansomware: MedusaLocker | CISA Knowledge of circulating ransomware malware helps all organisations and individuals respond to the threats, when organisations that have been compromised, delay reporting the attacks or even …
Halfords can’t keep a secret
Not hacked this time, a researcher have discovered that Halfords is just a little too free when it comes to sharing your data with others! Chris Hatton, a cyber security consultant discovered several exploits in service emails that Halfords had sent him in the course of normal business transactions: Halfords …
