Russia’s APT29 targeting British coronavirus vaccine research, says NCSC
British security officials have joined forces with their American and Canadian counterparts to link a series of cyber attacks on coronavirus vaccin…
“A worrying prelude”: What the ECJ’s Privacy Shield ruling means for a UK data adequacy deal
Legal experts have warned that the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) surprise decision to invalidate an EU-US data sharing agreement dashes h…
Revealed: Palantir secures £1m contract extension for NHS data store work
Peter Thiel’s controversial data analytics firm Palantir has secured a £1 million contract extension for its work on NHS England’s Covi…
Five must-read stories from the intersection of tech, business and politics
From Huawei’s UK ban to an analysis of the biggest government tech deals, here are the key developments so far this week. Huawei out of the U…
Inside the curious case of the Huawei dossier
Last week an explosive dossier was leaked to the Times and the Daily Mail alleging a sprawling influence campaign engineered by China, using teleco…
Huawei out of the UK’s 5G network by 2027 – to the tune of £2bn
After several long weeks of uncertainty, the UK has offered a definitive ruling on Chinese telecomms company Huawei. Mobile operators will no longe…
Amnesty decries Israeli court approval of NSO Group’s export licence
Amnesty International’s bid to block spyware company NSO Group’s international export licence has been shut down in a Tel Aviv court, a…
Trump taking responsibility for Russia cyber attack could backfire
President Trump has laid claim to a 2018 cyber attack on Russia’s Internet Research Agency (IRA) – framing it as evidence that he’s res…
The biggest govtech deals of the week (13/7/20)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with GlobalData, we’ve dri…
Facebook is well prepared to weather the ad boycott
Advertisers wield a significant amount of power when it comes to media platforms such as TV and the internet. However, Facebook may be immune thank…
Putting the block on Chinese takeaways
Chinese investment offers a potential lifeline to Western governments facing prolonged recession, but worries about security pose a threat to these…
Large enterprise projects shelved, but SME projects are continuing for MSP Ekco
Ekco is a managed services provider that provides infrastructure-as-a-service, disaster recovery-as-a-service and back-up as-a-service products wit…
Five must-read stories from the intersection of tech, business and politics
From TMT execs’ perceptions of Covid-19 to the telcos’ reaction to the UK’s proposed Huawei ban, here are the key developments fr…
Vodafone and BT say it would take five years to cut out Huawei equipment
Vodafone and BT have chimed into the furore over Huawei’s involvement in the UK’s 5G network, cautioning it would take five years and c…
If cyber startups can survive, the UK could become a global leader in cyber security
For cyber startups, the transformative impact of the global pandemic on business, the economy and society presents the biggest moment of both risk …
We’re tackling social media disinformation all wrong – here’s how to fix it
(Misinformation is factually incorrect information that is shared without the intention to mislead; disinformation is incorrect information shared …
Revealed: TMT execs less pessimistic than most about economic impact of Covid-19
Senior executives in the UK’s technology, media and telecoms (TMT) sector are less pessimistic than most about the economic consequences of C…
Banning Huawei could present a security challenge of its own
In January, Boris Johnson finally unveiled the government’s long-awaited policy position on Huawei. The decision essentially mirrored the approach …
What DBAs need to know about data privacy
Since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect just over two years ago, data privacy has rarely been out of the he…
Five must-read stories from the intersection of tech, business and politics
From Huawei’s woes to an analysis of the biggest govtech deals, here are the key developments from the week so far. Investigatory Powers Comm…
Investigatory Powers Commissioner to oversee comms-hacking data deal with the US
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner (IPC), Sir Brian Leveson, has been appointed to oversee the new UK-US deal set to allow law enforcement to ta…
A weekly cyber security dispatch featuring industry news and threat analysis, as well as exclusive insights from NCSC