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Britons must ‘strengthen defences’ against growing threat of AI-assisted ransomware, cyber security chief warns | UK News
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Britons must “strengthen their defences” against the growing threat posed by ransomware developed or enhanced using artificial intelligence (AI), the head of the UK’s cyber security agency has warned. It comes as a new report from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has found that AI is lowering the barrier of entry to novice cyber…
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Northern Ireland police data breach report finds force-wide security failings | Science & Tech News
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A review into a massive police data breach in Northern Ireland has blamed a force-wide lack of prioritisation of data security. A report from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) found the data breach, which saw details of all employees of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) accidentally published online, was not the result…
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AI poses growing threat to next general election, warns UK cyber security agency | UK News
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Advances in artificial intelligence pose a growing threat to the integrity of the next general election in the UK, Britain’s cyber security agency has warned. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said countries such as Russia would likely seek to meddle with the outcome of the poll – which must take place by January 2025…
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Rishi Sunak suggests more should ‘give up security of regular pay cheque’ – as Musk warns of humanoid robots that can ‘chase you anywhere’ | Politics News
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Rishi Sunak has encouraged people to be “comfortable failing” when they start businesses during a conversation with billionaire Elon Musk. The pair spent close to an hour talking at an event in central London where journalists were invited but not allowed to ask questions. Business leaders were given a chance to put questions to the…
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Lack of cyber security experts in Whitehall should ‘send chill down government’s spine’, MPs warn | Politics News
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A lack of cyber security experts in Whitehall should “send a chill down the government’s spine”, according to a new report. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said there was a “digital skills shortage” across departments, with just 4.5% of the civil service made up of tech professionals – compared to between 8% and 12% in…
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‘Take it seriously’: UN Security Council meets for first time about AI risks | US News
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The United Nations Security Council has been told to “take AI seriously” as it met for the first time to discuss the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence. In the first-ever session of its kind at the world’s top diplomatic body, representatives from the 15 member countries heard how AI poses “catastrophic risks for humans”…
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BA, BBC and Boots hit by cyber security breach with contact and bank details exposed | Business News
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The BBC, British Airways and Boots have been caught up in a cyber incident that has exposed employee personal data, including bank and contact details, to hackers. It emerged last week that a so-called zero-day vulnerability – a flaw – in the file transfer system MOVEit, produced by Progress Software, had been exploited by cyber…
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Growth of ‘hackers for hire’ will lead to more attacks and unpredictable threats, UK cyber security agency warns | UK News
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The number of “hackers for hire” is set to grow over the next five years, leading to more cyber attacks and increasingly unpredictable threats, the UK’s cyber security agency has warned. A rise in spyware is also anticipated and other hacking tools, according to a new report by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which…
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TikTok to be blocked from parliamentary devices and network over cyber security fears | Politics News
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TikTok will be blocked from parliament’s devices and network in the latest ban imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app. The commissions of the House of Commons and House of Lords have announced they will follow the move taken by the government on official devices, citing the need for cyber security. A parliament spokesman said…
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TikTok: Scottish Parliament ‘strongly advises’ MSPs to remove app for security reasons | UK News
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Scottish MPs have been “strongly advised” by parliamentary authorities to remove the controversial social media app TikTok from any devices. The move follows a decision to ban the app from UK government devices. In an email on Friday, MSPs and staff at Holyrood were “strongly” advised to remove TikTok, including from personal devices used to…