Cybersecurity
NATO’s battle for cloud sovereignty: Speed is existential
Build a digital backbone faster than adversaries can evolve or lose the information war NATO is in an existential race to develop sovereign cloud-based technologies to underpin its mission, the alliance's Assistant Secretary General for Cyber and Digital Transformation told an audience at the Royal United Services Institute…
Microsoft security updates breaks MSMQ on older Win systems
Folder permission changes cause queue failures and misleading error messages, no real fix yet Microsoft has good news for administrators: while some organizations now pay for security updates on older Windows versions, the inconsistent quality remains free.…
England keeping pen and paper exams despite limited digital expansion
Regulator proposes strict limits on screen-based testing, cites infrastructure concerns and lack of evidence for benefits Most students taking school and college GCSE, A-level, and AS-level exams in England will continue to use pen and paper, according to proposals from the sector's regulator for a very limited expansion…
From pr0n to playlists and paperclips, trio of breaches spills data of millions
Adult site, streaming platform, and Japanese retailer expose user info, but not credentials Three very different companies have now confirmed data breaches affecting millions of users – each insisting the damage stopped well short of passwords and payment details.…
MI6 chief: We’ll be as fluent in Python as we are in Russian
New spy boss says officers must master code alongside tradecraft as agency navigates 'space between peace and war' New MI6 chief Blaise Metreweli outlined her vision for technology-augmented intelligence gathering in her first public speech on December 15, warning that the UK operates "in a space between peace…
PwC on using AI to turn cybersecurity risk into competitive advantage
PwC supports clients across the full cyber lifecycle Sponsored Post Managing cybersecurity risk has never been simple, but in today's threat landscape it can also become a source of strength. PwC believes that AI is now central to that transformation, helping organizations not just react faster to attacks,…
No, SoundCloud hasn’t started tuning out VPNs. It’s mopping up after a cyberattack
Bum note for 20 percent of users whose data leaked Music hosting and streaming service SoundCloud has admitted it suffered a cyberattack.…
Amazon security boss blames Russia’s GRU for years-long energy-sector hacks
'Sustained focus on Western critical infrastructure' Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) is behind a years-long campaign targeting energy, telecommunications, and tech providers, stealing credentials and compromising misconfigured devices hosted on AWS to give the Kremlin's snoops persistent access to sensitive networks, according to Amazon's security boss.…
China, Iran are having a field day with React2Shell, Google warns
Who hasn't exploited this max-severity flaw? At least five more Chinese spy crews, Iran-linked goons, and financially motivated criminals are now attacking the React2Shell, a maximum-severity flaw in the widely used React JavaScript library, according to Google.…
Delay to European Central Bank messaging project cost the Bank of England £23M
Watchdog links schedule change to replanning of UK payments system overhaul The European Central Bank's (ECB) decision to delay its move to a new messaging standard in 2022 ended up costing the Bank of England £23 million as it was forced to adjust migration to a new settlement…