Exclusive: Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz OBE on why local boroughs should capitalise on Londoners’ data January 15, 2022 Having received £40m from the Government’s levelling up fund to help build a ‘data corridor’ in London, Rokhsana Fiaz, the Mayor of Newham, argues open data is vital for the capital’s economy. The Council recently launched ‘Newham Sparks’, an initiative to attract investors to develop a data corridor in London, targeted at businesses working in [...]
Cabinet Office slapped with £500k fine after New Year Honours list data leak December 2, 2021 The Cabinet Office has been fined £500,000 by the data protection watchdog after it leaked the addresses of prominent Brits on the 2020 New Year Honours list. Big names to have their home addresses published on the government website included Elton John, TV chef Nadiya Hussain and NHS England’s then chief executive, Simon Stevens. A [...]
Nokia warns malware threats are rising rapidly as more Brits use mobile banking apps November 11, 2021 Banking malware threats are sharply increasing as cyber criminals target the rising popularity of mobile banking on smartphones, with plots aimed at stealing personal banking credentials and credit card information. Mobile giant Nokia said it based its warning on data that was aggregated from network traffic monitored on more than 200m devices globally and showed an 80 per cent, year-on-year increase in the first half of the year in the number [...]
Three companies that are on hiring sprees at the moment September 22, 2021 Are you on the lookout for a new job at the moment? How exciting! There are some really cool companies out there looking for talent right now, so you’re in luck. We had a little look on our job board and noticed three companies in particular that seem to be on a bit of a [...]
Opinion-in-brief: Cyber crime is here to stay, we need to fight back September 22, 2021 There is a rising tide of cybercrime in the Big Data world. This year’s London Tech Week should be an opportunity to bolster our digital technologies, making them more secure for the future. Cyber crime is becoming the biggest cyber threat facing the UK. Also known as ransomware, it is malicious software that uses encryption [...]
Northern Rail ticket machines hit by ransomware attack July 19, 2021 Northern Rail’s new self-service ticket machines have been the subject of a ransomware attack, the rail operator confirmed this evening. The machines were taken offline last week and the government-operated franchise has launched an investigation into the attack. It said that no customer or payment data had been accessed by the attack, which was limited [...]
Cyber attacks spurred by staff working from home, says global financial watchdog July 13, 2021 The surge of cyber attacks on the financial services sector, prompted by staff working from home, are likely to continue, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) says. The FSB, which coordinates financial guidelines for the G20 group of nations, said the pandemic-induced trend of working from home opened up new opportunities for cyber attacks. In their [...]
Cybersecurity firm ECSC grows revenue as pandemic boost continues July 13, 2021 Cybersecurity group ECSC today reported a double-digit rise in revenue for the first half of the year as it continues to cash in on higher demand during the pandemic. The Aim-listed firm said revenue from its managed detection and response division rose 17 per cent to £1.45m in the six months to the end of [...]
Queen’s Birthday Honours: the full 2021 list June 12, 2021 Below the full list of names for this year ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) The Rt. Hon. Frederick Richard Penn Curzon, The Earl Howe. For political and parliamentary service. (Amersham, Buckinghamshire) ORDER OF THE BATH Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) [...]
Screenshot: How did a software glitch break the internet? June 11, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Motty goes off the rails **How did a software glitch break the internet? **BT’s bolt from the blue Media Moment of the Week: Motty goes off the rails Look, everyone loves John Motson. He’s a juggernaut of football broadcasting and I don’t have a bad word to say [...]