German politicians’ private information disclosed in huge data dump
Germany’s cyber security agency is scrambling to uncover the identity of the culprit behind a huge breach of politicians’ personal data…
Nestlé has signed up 210,000 employees to Workplace by Facebook
Global food manufacturer Nestlé has signed up around 210,000 employees to Workplace by Facebook, in a major coup for the embattled social media gia…
The European Union is paying ethical hackers £80,000 for software bugs
The European Commission is launching 14 bug bounty programmes this month with the aim of boosting the resilience of open source software used by EU…
How machine learning is helping the World Bank to tackle famine
In 2017, more than 20 million people across north-eastern Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen faced famine or famine-like conditions. Today, 12…
The future of cyber attacks, according to the team behind the world’s largest threat database
On the outskirts of Prague, in a modern high-rise overlooking the city, are the headquarters of Avast. Every day, the company’s antivirus sof…
Are rural areas set to benefit from 5G?
In an age of self-driving cars and robot chefs, basic internet access in rural Britain is an issue that continues to plague politicians and mobile …
Industry of Anonymity review: a book about technology with a distinctly human voice
Cybercriminals are not who you think they are, writes Jonathan Lusthaus in his latest book, Industry of Anonymity: Inside the Business of Cybercrim…
“You can’t just start throwing stuff into the cloud,” says GMHSC CDO Stephen Dobson
The Greater Manchester Health and Social Care (GMHSC) Partnership is made up of NHS organisations and councils in the region, and after signing a d…
Facebook launches global hiring spree to crack down on election interference
Facebook is hiring a raft of new staff tasked with tackling election interference, as it prepares for a series of votes across Asia, Europe and Afr…
China’s Cloud Hopper campaign branded “one of the worst cyber intrusions to date”
The UK has joined forces with the US to condemn China for a series of cyber attacks carried out as part of an industrial espionage campaign. The go…
Privacy Shield: why the US is still failing to comply with the data sharing deal
The EU has called out the US government for failing to appoint an ombudsman to oversee transatlantic data flows. The intervention marks the second …
Microsoft ships urgent patch for Internet Explorer exploit
Microsoft has urgently shipped a security patch for a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer (IE). The vulnerability, whic…
There is already a major gender gap in the AI sector
Men outnumber women by a margin of three to one in the AI sector, according to a new gender equality report published by the World Economic Forum (…
NASA employee data may have been stolen in a server breach
The space agency, NASA, may have become the latest US organisation to fall victim to a breach, with past and present employees’ personal data…
Huawei has promised to invest $2bn in cyber security over the next five years
Huawei has unveiled plans to invest $2bn in cyber security over the next five years in light of a crackdown on its products. The Chinese technology…
The week in govtech: the biggest tenders and awards (18/12)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with data analysis firm Tu…
ICO calls on businesses to review data policies ahead of possible no-deal Brexit
The Information Commissioner’s Office has urged British businesses to review how they handle personal data in the run up to a possible no-dea…
Quantum computing should be at the heart of the UK’s post-Brexit economy
First there was analogue, then came digital, next is quantum. The coming age is set to transform the economy and society alike. Appreciation of the…
Can cloud computing help high street retailers keep pace in the digital age?
The retail sector has undergone a dramatic and all-encompassing transformation over the last decade. As the rise of the e-commerce giants has chang…
Delayed army recruitment website came in three times over budget, NAO reveals
The botched rollout of a £113m online recruitment website has hindered the army’s efforts to sign up new recruits, according to a damning inv…
Heathrow CIO Stuart Birrell on transforming airport security with machine learning
Stuart Birrell began his IT career as an engineer, working in factories, logistics and operations settings, and it is for this reason that he is we…
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