City of Portland, Oregon, prohibits facial recognition
The City of Portland, Oregon, USA, has become the first US city to prohibit the use of facial recognition technology. The ban was passed by the City Council on September 9th...
5G, election hacking and a Java RAT
What do 5G, the US election infrastructure and the FireElement RAT from QUA R&D all have in common? The answer is that they are the focus of the latest edition of...
NCC Group posts good performance and warns over COVID risks
NCC Group has revealed its FY20 accounts. They show an increase in sales, despite around £15 million being lost or deferred due to COVID-19. Luckily for the company, global sales growth...
News from Week beginning 31st August
#NOTW beginning 31st August includes product updates from @Alteryx, @KryonSystems, @ManageEngine, @PipelinerCRM ,@SeismicSoftware and @Thoughtspot and research by @SDWorx, @Skillsoft, @TechnologyOne and pick of the week @OnStream_Soft
The White House issues cybersecurity principles for space
The White House has published its Cybersecurity Principles for Space Systems. The short document sets out the US position when it comes to protecting any systems that are located in space.
It...
NCSC sees surge in girls wanting cyber security skills
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has seen a 60% rise in girls applying for CyberFirst summer schools. The rise in applications comes after the NCSC decided to move all training online...
Entersekt adds NuData’s behavioural analytics to its platform
Entersekt is partnering with NuData Security to add NuData’s behavioural analytics solution to its platform. It will allow Entersekt customers to use device and behavioural data to verify legitimate users. It...
Becoming Secure by Design is no simple process
Secure by Design is about building in security, starting with the design of a product. It is an approach that both NTT Ltd and Cisco are taking and goes far beyond...
US DoJ lays claim to stolen cryptocurrencies
The US Government wants control of 280 virtual currency accounts and all the cryptocurrencies contained within. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) claims that the accounts hold monies stolen from several...
DeathStalker targeting law firms and financial services
Kaspersky has lifted the veil on APT group DeathStalker. DeathStalker is a mercenary group that targets small and medium-sized law and financial services firms. Kaspersky believes that it is a hacking-for-hire...
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monday.com to graduate partner channel
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New Salesforce initiative targets talent gap
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Mastercard launches testing CDBC platform for central banking
Mastercard has launched a proprietary virtual testing environment for central banks to evaluate CBDC use cases. The platform enables the simulation of issuance, distribution...
Another Zerologon bug exploit code published
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TAG completes DLT pilot for digital advertising
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Digital Rivers unveils new products and initiatives
Digital River has pushed it biggest product release to date, and declared continued growth in partnerships and new customers. The company has also announced...
Pulseway adds remote control for Apple Macs
Pulseway now supports remote control for macOS devices. It extends the capability of the remote control for Windows solution that Pulseway launched last year....
Remote workers, smart home devices and apps are a risk to corporate data
“Smart home devices and their apps represent a major weak link in the corporate cybersecurity chain as the lines between work and home life...
Changepoint partially lifts curtain on Services Automation 2020
Changepoint has unveiled more updates to Changepoint Services Automation (SA) 2020, previously Changepoint PSA. In a recent blog, it revealed the next phase of...
46,000 US Veterans have their data compromised
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Financial Services Center (FSC) has written to 46,000 veterans. It is warning them that their names and...
Tech Mahindra to offer solutions built on Amazon Managed Blockchain Services
Tech Mahindra, which already is part of the AWS Partner Network, is to team up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build solutions based...
Healthcare firms get funds to improve cybersecurity
Healthcare companies in the UK can now access government funds to improve the cybersecurity of their products. Digital Infrastructure Minister, Matt Warman, has announced...
