The Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) has published a report that sets out a pro-innovation approach to regulating quantum technologies. The RHC was asked by the UK’s National Quantum Strategy to research what regulatory and governance approaches and measures would be needed now, and in the near future, to facilitate the rapid and safe introduction of … Leer más
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) stands accused of pricing small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) out of its flagship cloud computing framework, G-Cloud, by upping the amount of insurance cover participants must have by £20m. A copy of the framework agreement document – seen by Computer Weekly – for the 14th iteration of the “SME-friendly” G-Cloud … Leer más
MP Caroline Dinenage is one if the most recent high-profile signatories who are backing the investHER campaign, which is calling for a change in the law around angel investments. InvestHER was launched in response to HM Treasury bringing in new rules which make it more difficult for women and other minority groups to qualify as … Leer más
BT has launched a multi-million-pound narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) network covering 97% of the UK population. The move aims to tap into the rapidly expanding IoT market. According to recent Statista research, the number of connected IoT devices around the world is expected to nearly double by 2030, growing from 15.14 billion in 2024 … Leer más
Microsoft claims its multi-point plan to promote innovation and competition in the artificial intelligence (AI) market represents the biggest commitment it has made in the company’s 49 years of operation. The company has published a list of pledges, actions and principles that it’s holding up as a show of its commitment to “providing the broad … Leer más
As 5G mobile networks celebrate five years of commercial availability, racking up over 1.5 billion users around the world, around a fifth of the marketplace, comms tech giant Huawei has revealed its plans to take advantage of the forthcoming 5.5G/5G Advanced networks that are due for launch in the latter part of 2024. At its … Leer más
VulnCheck, a US-based exploit intelligence specialist has launched its own Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue, with the aim of publicising impactful common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) more widely among end-users. The organisation says that the tool, which will be accessible for free to those joining the VulnCheck community, will provide security teams and other defenders … Leer más
More ransomware gangs, including the notorious Black Basta operation, have now been observed exploiting a pair of significant vulnerabilities in ConnectWise ScreenConnect software platform, disclosed on Monday 19 February 2024. CVE-2024-1708 and CVE-2024-1709 are path traversal and authentication bypass vulns, carrying CVSS scores of 8.4 and 10 respectively. ConnectWise has made patches available, and details … Leer más
Digital twins are now firmly established in supporting urban management. The city state of Singapore is working on a digital twin of its entire nation. In 2011, the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) began developing three-dimensional maps of the nation. GPS Lands Singapore, which provides services to create content for digital twins, approached SLA, proposing working … Leer más
More than two-thirds of UK workers knowingly put their organisations at risk by taking unnecessary and inappropriate cyber risks, exposing their employers to data breaches, malware or ransomware infections, financial loss and reputational damage, according to Proofpoint’s 10th annual State of the phish report. Proofpoint said that while the documented incidence of phishing attacks has … Leer más