Buying enterprise software is an expensive and risky endeavor, which is why software buying teams need to understand the subtle differences between a request for information, a request for proposal and a request for quote. Each document — a request for information (RFI), a request for proposal (RFP) and a request for quote (RFQ) […]

The UK government’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) has published a raft of case studies relating to the auditing and assurance of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, following collaboration with trade association TechUK. The “portfolio of AI assurance techniques” was created to help anyone involved in designing, developing, deploying or otherwise procuring AI […]

Ikano Bank has outsourced its core banking system to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as it attempts to move to a single core banking system for all the countries it is present in. The Swedish bank has about 1,200 staff in eight countries, including the UK, Sweden’s neighbouring Nordic countries, Germany and Austria, but it […]

Driven by significant cyber security disclosures affecting supply chain dependencies, such as Log4j and Realtek, threat actors have vastly increased their use of vulnerabilities as a means to work their way inside their victims’ systems, with vulnerability exploitation attempts per customer up by 55% year on year (YoY) over the course of 2022, according […]

Crypto firms that want to market their products in the UK will need to introduce new measures to protect consumers from rogue operators, including a cooling-off period for first-time buyers and an end to “refer-a-friend” type incentives, under new regulations to be imposed later this year by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA […]

The threat actors behind the Clop (Cl0p in some variants) cyber crime gang currently holding the likes of British Airways (BA), Boots and the BBC to ransom may have discovered the MOVEit Transfer zero day used to steal their data almost two years ago. This is according to threat researchers from Kroll, who published […]

The Netherlands has completed the nationwide roll out of contactless payments on its public transport network, enabling all journeys to be paid for using credit and debit cards as well as mobile wallets. Transport companies in the Netherlands have worked with card giant Mastercard and Dutch public transport system developer Translink to enable contactless […]

The increasing use of live facial recognition (LFR) cameras to automatically collect biometric data points to an Orwellian future; one which bears witness to the usurping of an individual’s privacy. While not necessarily unlawful – the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently said it was satisfied with LFR used by security company Facewatch – there […]

Despite a growing consensus that artificial intelligence (AI) requires regulation, there is still disagreement over exactly how the technology should be governed, and whether the UK government’s proposed “light-touch” approach will be effective.   On 6 June, tech industry leaders met with government ministers and regulators in London to discuss the UK’s approach to […]

Conventional security, which is sometimes referred to as “defensive security”, focuses on reactive measures, such as fixing known system vulnerabilities. Offensive security, on the other hand, is a proactive approach to protecting against cyber attacks. Offensive security is far more than just another word for penetration testing (also known as pen testing). Penetration testing […]