UK to create new cyber force to combat Russia hacking threat September 21, 2018 British spy agency GCHQ and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) are reportedly developing a new force to wage war in cyber space. A 2,000-strong cyber squad will be established to increase Britain's ability to combat the growing online threat posed by Russia and to continue cyber attacks on Isis propaganda, according to Sky News. The new [...]
UK to create new cyber force to combat Russia hacking threat September 21, 2018 British spy agency GCHQ and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) are reportedly developing a new force to wage war in cyber space. A 2,000-strong cyber squad will be established to increase Britain's ability to combat the growing online threat posed by Russia and to continue cyber attacks on Isis propaganda, according to Sky News. The new [...]
RBS, Natwest and Ulster outages: Digital banking comes back online September 21, 2018 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Ulster Bank and Natwest's online banking services were down for around three hours this morning, leaving millions of users without digital access to their accounts. Natwest’s mobile app couldn't establish a connection, and referred users to an online status page, which failed to open, a problem shared by Ulster and [...]
RBS, Natwest and Ulster outages: Digital banking comes back online September 21, 2018 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Ulster Bank and Natwest's online banking services were down for around three hours this morning, leaving millions of users without digital access to their accounts. Natwest’s mobile app couldn't establish a connection, and referred users to an online status page, which failed to open, a problem shared by Ulster and [...]
Two Point Hospital review: It’s 21 years since Theme Hospital came out, but is the hospital management game as enjoyably daft as it used to be? September 20, 2018 It’s 21 years since gamers fell for the cutesy animation and irreverent humour of bizarro business sim Theme Hospital. Now its designers have returned with a ‘spiritual sequel’, Two Point Hospital, “Where 52 per cent of patients believe they leave healthier than they enter”. And while it retains the nostalgic charm of the original, it’s [...]
Two Point Hospital review: It’s 21 years since Theme Hospital came out, but is the hospital management game as enjoyably daft as it used to be? September 20, 2018 It’s 21 years since gamers fell for the cutesy animation and irreverent humour of bizarro business sim Theme Hospital. Now its designers have returned with a ‘spiritual sequel’, Two Point Hospital, “Where 52 per cent of patients believe they leave healthier than they enter”. And while it retains the nostalgic charm of the original, it’s [...]
Regulator calls in Paypal’s $2.2bn iZettle merger on day it completes September 20, 2018 The UK's competition regulator has called in Paypal's $2.2bn (£1.7bn) acquisition of Swedish payments firm iZettle on the day it completes. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will investigate whether the merger would lessen competition between payment platforms in the UK, with the firms remaining separate until the CMA concludes its probe. Nevertheless, Paypal said the [...]
Regulator calls in Paypal’s $2.2bn iZettle merger on day it completes September 20, 2018 The UK's competition regulator has called in Paypal's $2.2bn (£1.7bn) acquisition of Swedish payments firm iZettle on the day it completes. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will investigate whether the merger would lessen competition between payment platforms in the UK, with the firms remaining separate until the CMA concludes its probe. Nevertheless, Paypal said the [...]
Equifax fined maximum £500,000 for data breach affecting 145m people September 20, 2018 Credit rating agency Equifax has received the maximum possible fine of £500,000 for a data breach affecting up to 15m Brits. UK data protection regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the penalty reflected its opinion that the US giant “has no excuse” for failing to follow its own internal policies and the law, [...]
Equifax fined maximum £500,000 for data breach affecting 145m people September 20, 2018 Credit rating agency Equifax has received the maximum possible fine of £500,000 for a data breach affecting up to 15m Brits. UK data protection regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the penalty reflected its opinion that the US giant “has no excuse” for failing to follow its own internal policies and the law, [...]