Complacency is biggest cyber risk, not hackers, Information Commissioner says
The biggest cyber risk businesses face is from complacency, not hackers, the UK Information Commissioner has said as he urged firms to better protect themselves from cyber threats. John Edwards issued the warning as the UK
UK Online Safety Bill needs a ‘total rewrite’, human rights lawyer says
The Online Safety Bill in its current form is a “mess” and needs a “total rewrite”, a leading digital human rights lawyer has said. Dr Susie Alegre has written a legal opinion piece warning that the
One more thing to worry about: Heat from fingertips can be used to crack passwords, researchers find
Heat-detecting cameras can help crack passwords up to a minute after typing them, researchers have found, as they warn similar systems could be developed by criminals to break into computers and smartphones. Heat from people’s fingertips
MI5 website briefly knocked offline by possible cyber attack
MI5’s website was down for part of Friday after a possible cyber attack. The security service’s public site was briefly unavailable for intermittent periods in the morning but is now back online – with the incident
58% jump in scam messages where criminals pose as friends and family, bank finds
A cost-of-living scam where criminals send messages pretending to be from friends or family members who urgently need help paying bills is on the rise, according to a bank. TSB recorded a 58% increase in “friends
Pandemic cyber crime trends now business as usual among offenders, officer warns
Cyber crime trends that gained pace during the pandemic while people spent more time online are now “business as usual” among offenders, a senior investigative officer has warned. Matt Horne, deputy director of investigations at the
