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DIGITAL INVESTIGATIONS – NEWS ROUNDUP – 22nd May 2024
Here are just some of the news events in the world of Digital Investigations. Spafford to Chair External Board for $45M Sandia Labs Digital Assurance Campaign WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Eugene H. Spafford, professor of computer science in Purdue […]
New privacy research pegs AI as a rival threat to cybercrime
New research reveals the extent of concern regarding the future threat posed by AI and Machine learning to our privacy. Cybercrime is still seen as the main threat with 55%, but AI comes in close second at 53%. Despite AI […]
UK MoD Personnel Data Breach
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and its business support company, Shared Services Connected Ltd (SSCL), faced a significant data breach, initially largely attributed to the Russian ransomware group LockBit. However since the initial reports and based on the information […]
Apple’s Mercenary Spyware Alert
An overview of what is going on Apple has recently issued an urgent warning to iPhone users across 92 countries, alerting them to the threat of highly sophisticated “mercenary spyware” attacks. This alert marks a concerning escalation in cyber threats, […]
Urgent Wake-Up Call: Cyber Security Report Uncovers Critical Areas for Improvement
In an increasingly digital world, the importance of cyber security cannot be overstated. With each passing year, businesses and organisations face evolving threats that put their sensitive data and operations at risk. The Cyber security breaches survey 2024: technical report – […]
2024 Cyber Outstanding Security Performance Awards (Cyber OSPAs) Finalists Revealed
A global panel of Cyber Security professionals have reviewed a record number of Cyber OSPA nominations from around the world, and the list of finalists have been announced. The Cyber OSPAs were launched in 2021 to recognise and reward companies, […]
Urgent reform needed to improve accountability and performance of UK regulators
“If the integrity and legitimacy of the UK’s regulatory system is to be preserved, the findings and recommendations in our report must be addressed by the Government, regulators and Parliament.” – Lord Hollick, Chair of the inquiry A House of […]
Edging towards data centre transformation to energy efficiency
February 16th 2024 (Peasoup) With the increasing pressure many industries are coming under to reduce emissions, it seems that the heat generated by data centres is a somewhat overlooked area. However, as increasing numbers of businesses embrace more compute-intensive technology […]
Flawless” reseller jailed for illegal streaming operation
Birmingham Crown Court, February 2, 2024. Paul Merrell, a 42-year-old resident of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, was sentenced to 12 months in prison for advertising and selling illegal IPTV services. Alongside this sentence, the court has issued a confiscation order against Mr. Merrell, seeking […]
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