The UK Has a Dirty Secret for Spying on Encrypted Messages: Hacking
Members of the media and some politicians are near-constantly talking about accessing terrorist communications, but are ignoring one of the […]
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Five Eyes Unlimited: What A Global Anti-Encryption Regime Could Look Like
Heads of the intelligence services of Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States – the “Five […]
UK IT Pros Better Prepared for GDPR than EU/US Counterparts
UK IT Pros Better Prepared for GDPR than EU/US Counterparts. Spiceworks study shows there’s still plenty of work to be […]
Data breach hits UK government’s cyber protection scheme likely exposing victims to hackers
The UK government’s Cyber Essentials scheme is designed to help businesses protect themselves from cyberattacks. Source: Data breach hits UK […]
Morrisons supermarket chain fined for flouting customers’ marketing wishes
A national supermarket chain has been fined for breaking the law on how people’s personal information should be treated when […]
Russian hackers trading passwords of UK MPs and public officials
The login details of a thousand MPs and parliamentary staff, as well as 7,000 police employees and 1,000 officials at […]
UK ICO Revises Subject Access Guidance Following Court Rulings
On June 20, 2017, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published an updated version of its Code of Practice on […]
Over Half of UK Small to Medium Sized Businesses Uncertain of Brexit Impact on GDPR
A year after the UK voted to leave the European Union, new research from Webroot, the market leader in endpoint […]
Data protection fine shows security risks from using open source software cannot be ignored
A six-figure fine issued to a local authority in England for a breach of UK data protection laws should serve […]
UK to Align Itself with the GDPR Despite Brexit
“A new law will ensure that the United Kingdom retains its world-class regime protecting personal data”. This is today’s strong […]
Gloucester City Council fined by ICO for leaving personal information vulnerable to attack
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Gloucester City Council £100,000 after a cyber attacker accessed council employees’ sensitive personal information. […]
After Terror Attacks, Britain Moves to Police the Web
The country is cracking down on the use of encryption for instant messaging, as well as on potentially extremist material […]