Twitter tests auto-block feature for accounts at risk of abuse

Twitter has begun pilot tests of new features and settings designed to protect users from online abuse, with the intention of automatically screening out abusive users and reducing the... Read more »

Security Think Tank: Managing data securely throughout its lifecycle

Managing data securely is key to ensuring its integrity and therefore its value to the organisation, as well as reducing risk from breaches and misinformation. Although, on the face... Read more »

Experts warn on Office 365 phishing attacks

A new alert from Microsoft of a spate of phishing attacks designed to steal Office 365 user names and credentials via a series of malicious redirects has prompted warnings... Read more »

Remote workers routinely bypassed security tools during pandemic

More than a quarter of security leaders in the UK say remote-working employees either circumvented or purposely turned off security tools and services, and a third admit compromising their... Read more »

Supply chain cyber security is only as strong as the weakest link

If you have a teenager at home, you may have come across the online game Among Us. Set on a space station, players run around as identical-looking aliens –... Read more »

How the cyber security market is evolving

The cyber security market continues to evolve and grow, driven by the increasing reliance of business on information technology, the growing number of security and data protection regulations, the... Read more »

Are proposed data protection changes a threat to UK citizens’ privacy?

Government proposals to liberalise the UK’s data protection regime in support of increased innovation, research and economic growth, alongside an expansion of the remit held by the Information Commissioner’s... Read more »

Tech giants commit to Biden’s cyber security action plan

Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM and Microsoft have collectively made a series of commitments to support US president Joe Biden’s “whole-of-nation” effort to address cyber security threats against US citizens,... Read more »

Government unveils post-Brexit data flow proposals

The government has announced plans to pursue a series of global data adequacy partnerships with Australia, Colombia, Dubai, Singapore, South Korea and the US, and will look to prioritise... Read more »

Security Think Tank: Steps to a solid data privacy practice

Your company has survived the Covid-19 lockdowns; administrative staff and employees who can work from home have got used to it and, in the main, really do not want... Read more »
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