How GCHQ made its CyberChef app open source
CyberChef is a web app to carry out many cyber operations within a web browser. It has over 300 operations,
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EU adopts adequacy decisions allowing data to continue flowing freely to the UK
The European Union (EU) has formally recognised the UK’s high data protection standards after more than a year of constructive
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BT to launch new at-cost social tariff in June – offering support to over four million households on low income
BT Home Essentials to launch next month, offering fibre broadband and call packages to everyone receiving Universal Credit (and certain
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Ransomware Task Force (RTF) announce framework to combat ransomware
The Ransomware Task Force (RTF), a US-led team convened in early 2021 with participants from governments, software firms, cyber security vendors, non-profit
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New cyber security laws to protect smart devices amid pandemic sales surge
Apple, Samsung, Google and other manufacturers will say when smartphones, smart speakers and other devices will stop getting security updates
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UK Government summons the Russian ambassador over SolarWinds cyber attack
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK government has summoned the Russian Ambassador over the United Kingdom’s deep
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UK Government says electrical appliances need to be cheaper and last longer
The UK Government is making new tighter rules for how much energy white goods like washing machines and fridges use,
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UK leads the way in a ‘new age of accountability’ for social media
The UK’s Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden and Home Secretary Priti Patel have today announced the government’s final decisions on new
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New telecoms security law to protect UK from cyber threats
The Telecommunications (Security) Bill aims to give the government unprecedented new powers to boost the security standards of the UK’s
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NHS saves £75m annually thanks to historic data network migration
NHS Digital has completed the largest known public sector data network transition programme, saving the NHS an estimated £75m a
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