Russia ‘interfered with Scottish referendum’, report to say July 21, 2020 A forthcoming report into Russia’s influence on British politics is set to conclude the Kremlin attempted to influence the result of the Scottish independence referendum, it is reported. Russia tried to split the UK in the 2014 referendum, the Daily Telegraph reported ahead of the official publication later this morning. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin [...]
Huawei banned from UK’s 5G network after government U-turn July 14, 2020 The government will ban new Huawei products from being a part of the UK’s 5G network from next year and all its existing infrastructure will be removed by 2027 in a major U-turn. Huawei will also be banned from supplying equipment to the UK’s new full fibre broadband network, with the embargo likely to begin [...]
Interserve hit by cyber attack as hackers target hospital construction firms May 13, 2020 Outsourcing group Interserve has been left reeling from a cyber attack earlier this month as criminals target construction firms involved in the UK’s coronavirus response. Hackers broke into an HR database and stole details of current and former employees, the Telegraph reported, citing a company insider. It is not clear exactly what data was stolen, [...]
British spies urged to use artificial intelligence to fight security threats April 27, 2020 British spooks will need to use artificial intelligence (AI) to fight a range of threats to national security, according to a report published today. Intelligence agencies have been urged to use the technology to detect and block cyber attacks, analyse video and audio evidence, and automate administrative tasks. However, AI is unlikely to predict upcoming [...]
Coronavirus: UK spooks block 2,000 scams in Covid-19 cyber campaign April 21, 2020 British spy chiefs have taken down more than 2,000 online scams linked to coronavirus in the last month as they crack down on cyber criminals trying to exploit the health crisis. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it had closed down 471 fake online shops selling fraudulent virus-related items, as well as 555 malware [...]
COVID-19 and cyber: Critical actions for employees and business to take now March 30, 2020 Recent weeks have been challenging for us all on so many fronts. Most importantly businesses have had to prioritise the health of society whilst doing their very best to keep things on track. Each day has brought new challenges as employees rapidly adapt to new ways of working. How can businesses maintain operational resilience and [...]
ECSC shares rise as cybersecurity firm boosts revenue March 25, 2020 Shares in ECSC jumped almost 10 per cent this morning after the cybersecurity firm posted a sharp rise in revenue for the year. The figures ECSC’s organic revenue grew 10 per cent to £5.91m in the year to 31 December 2019. Revenue from its managed services division jumped 48 per cent to £2.59m. Adjusted earnings [...]
Financial Conduct Authority admits major data breach February 25, 2020 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted that it revealed confidential consumer information on its website in a data breach last year. The City watchdog published details of roughly 1,600 people who filed complaints about it between January 2018 and July 2019. In some instances the information included names, addresses and telephone numbers. The FCA [...]
Sorry! Justin Bieber’s details leaked in huge MGM Resorts hack February 20, 2020 Popstar Justin Bieber and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey are believed to be among 10.6m people who had their data leaked after MGM Resorts was hacked last year. Names, addresses and passport numbers featured among the details stolen from former guests of the chain, which owns a string of hotels in Las Vegas and around the [...]
City Moves for 27 January – Who’s switching jobs at CMS, the FCA and Shoosmiths? January 27, 2020 Today’s City Moves includes CMS, the FCA and Shoosmiths CMS Global law firm CMS has announced the re-election of Penelope Warne as senior partner of CMS’s UK arm following a vote by the firm’s partnership. This will be Penelope’s second term, effective for four years from 1 May 2020. Penelope became the firm’s first woman [...]