Surveillance technology companies are “deeply implicated” in human rights abuses against migrants across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), says a report from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. Based on its direct engagement with 24 firms involved in the deployment of surveillance technologies for migration management and border control purposes throughout […]
The Netherlands Forensics Institute (NFI) is part of Uncover, a project aiming to help law enforcement agencies track criminal digital messaging. Since the encrypted communication network EncroChat was dismantled, criminals have been searching for new ways to communicate secretly. One of the means they were already using, but is now expected to increase, according […]
Rachel Hilliam, chair of the Alliance for Data Science Professionals, says it is unusual for societies like the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), the BCS and the Institute of Maths and its Applications (IMA) to work together in professional accreditation. Hilliam is a professor of statistics in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the […]
Danny Gonzalez, chief digital and innovation officer (CDIO) at London North Eastern Railway (LNER), says his company’s ability to deliver high-quality services to customers is increasingly enabled by technology and data. “Digital runs through our work like words through the middle of a stick of rock,” he observes. Gonzalez transitioned to LNER – the […]
Perimeter security is no longer the best option for enterprise IT departments. A far more flexible architecture is needed that focuses on users, devices and services. The concept of zero trust was developed to take on current and future IT security threats by operating under the assumption that no person, device or service — […]
The cost-of-living crisis could spur innovation in the fintech sector as consumers look for help with managing their finances. The current financial struggles of people across the world could encourage the adoption of apps, just as the Covid-19 pandemic did, but for different reasons. When Covid-19 hit the world in 2020, the need for […]
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and innovation hub Plexal have selected five startups to join their NCSC for Startups initiative. Designed as a collaborative accelerator programme to help startups develop, adapt or pilot solutions to mission-critical cyber security challenges facing the UK, the latest cohort has a particular focus on education and building […]
Like death and taxes, customer concerns will always be with us. That said, practical room for improvement remains when it comes to customer experience of cloud services. According to Scott Anderson, senior vice-president for product management and business operations at cloud database firm Couchbase, 36% of enterprise respondents in its survey report that the […]
The failure of Russian cyber attacks on Ukraine to achieve their intended impact has been an important lesson for the UK’s National Cyber Security Council (NCSC), according to its CEO. But speaking at the Chatham House security and defence conference 2022, NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron warned against complacency because Russia might change its approach […]
Despite geopolitical tensions, KPMG’s latest Global tech report 2022 has found there is a widespread appetite across business for new and emerging technology platforms. Based on a survey of 2,200 executives in Q2 2022, the report found that businesses are keen to embrace new technologies and are poised to invest in new tools, with […]