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UK VPN interest surges in response to new Online Safety Act

The UK’s new Online Safety Act came into force this week, aimed at protecting youngsters with age verification to access […]

EU urged to pause rollout of new AI rules

Businesses and politicians are calling on the EU to pause the rollout of its wide-ranging new AI Act which became […]

UK tech leaders want the government to stop buying US cloud

New research reveals a surge in interest in data sovereignty among UK IT leaders since the implementation of the United […]

International fraudsters target US government programs

International bad actors — like fraudsters from Russia and China — are driving one in eight fraud attempts in the […]

UK government uses AI ‘Humphrey’ tool to review consultation responses

Fans of the 1980s British sitcom ‘Yes Minister’ will know the character Sir Humphrey — a senior civil servant whose […]

New edge appliances allow organizations to deploy AI securely

Enterprises and governments share a common interest in safeguarding private information, but often the rollout of AI systems can unwittingly […]

Ransomware attacks against government agencies on the rise

New analysis by Comparitech shows that government entities remain a frequent target for ransomware gangs. Of the 39 confirmed attacks […]

Could this be the end of CVE? And what does it mean for cybersecurity?

The CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) database is widely used across many cybersecurity tools, allowing the tracking of vulnerabilities. The […]

Regulation and its role in protecting critical infrastructure [Q&A]

Protecting critical national infrastructure (CNI) against attack is a huge undertaking for governments and for those organizations that deliver CNI […]

Apple has removed its strongest data protection from UK users — why and what does it mean?

Apple’s Advanced Data protection allows the data that its users store in iCloud to be end-to-end encrypted. On Friday of […]