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More organisations join UK telecoms to increase number of women in senior tech roles

Paul Hill — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:06:01 +0000

More organisations have signed Ofcom's pledge to bring more women into senior tech roles. The pledge was originally signed by telecom companies from the UK in June but more have just signed. Read more...

GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online

Paul Hill — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:16:01 +0000

The UK's GCHQ has warned people that they should stop using Windows 7 for sensitive activities from tomorrow. Windows 7 will no longer receive security updates leaving systems vulnerable to malware. Read more...

Five Eyes reportedly targeted Yandex in late 2018 to spy on user accounts

Paul Hill — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 02:36:01 +0000

It has been revealed that Yandex was attacked in October and November last year with Regin malware that is thought to be developed by Five Eyes nations including the United Kingdom and United States. Read more...

Tech giants urge UK's GCHQ to scrap plans for breaking into encrypted communications

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 30 May 2019 13:34:01 +0000

Microsoft, Google, Apple, and WhatsApp along with many civil society groups have jointly called on the UK's GCHQ to abandon plans to provide law enforcement access to encrypted messages. Read more...

UK: GCHQ official puts the dampener on Huawei's 5G hopes

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:14:01 +0000

Dr Ian Levy from GCHQ has cast some doubts on Huawei's 5G future in the UK. His comments come a month in advance of a government decision on whether Huawei should be barred from the UK's 5G network. Read more...

Huawei pledges $2 billion to address UK security fears

Paul Hill — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:44:01 +0000

Huawei has said it will pledge $2 billion to rectify security issues which were identified by the UK's GCHQ spy agency. The news was leaked by sources after Huawei met UK officials. Read more...

GCHQ subsidiary publishes Ubuntu 18.04 security guide

Paul Hill — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:20:01 +0000

The National Cyber Security Centre, a GCHQ subsidiary, has published a new guide for admins on how to secure their Ubuntu installations using best practices. Home users can also benefit from it. Read more...

The Great Firewall of... Britain? UK cyber security chief plans new measure to block attacks

Andy Weir — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:54:01 +0000

The head of GCHQ's new National Cyber Security Centre has proposed the creation of a UK firewall that could provide protection against cyber-attacks for government departments and large organizations. Read more...

GCHQ open sources 'Gaffer' in possible community relations bid

Paul Hill — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 03:58:01 +0000

GCHQ has released one of its projects on Github in a bid to improve community relations and entice developers into getting involved with the agency and possibly joining it. Read more...

GCHQ has been censured for sharing intel with the NSA

Daniel Moxon — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:04:19 +0000

GCHQ, a UK-based agency similar to the NSA, has been officially censured for not disclosing enough information about what it shares with the US government. Read more...

EU says mass surveillance is fundamental threat to human rights; proposes more surveillance

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 11:30:01 +0000

The legislative body of the European Union has published a report in which mass surveillance is decried as a threat to basic human rights. As a result the EU is proposing even more surveillance. Read more...

NSA leak shows how agency hijacks botnets, malware and other spies to do their dirty work

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:12:01 +0000

New leaked documents show how the NSA is able to use botnets, malware and even other countries' spy systems to gather data and spread their own programs to new targets. Read more...

UK spy agency wants future tech entrepreneurs working for them

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 12:28:01 +0000

The UK's GCHQ, an analog of the NSA, wants to implement a program with which to entice future technology entrepreneurs to work for them for a limited time before starting their own business. Read more...

Microsoft: NSA and GCHQ are capable of monitoring 'secure' browsing using Tor

James Walker — Thu, 15 May 2014 18:26:50 +0000

A Microsoft professional has warned that the Tor browsing network that aims to provide users with a totally secure browsing experience is no longer impenetrable by the NSA or GCHQ. Read more...

GCHQ considered using Microsoft's Kinect for surveillance: Snowden leaks

Jett Goldsmith — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 04:10:23 +0000

According to new documents from Edward Snowden, the GCHQ explored the Kinect's potential for spying on its targets. Read more...

UK spy agency GCHQ stored millions of images from Yahoo users' webcams

Andy Weir — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:34:10 +0000

Images from millions of Yahoo users' webcam chats were captured and stored by UK intelligence agency GCHQ, in an operation called 'Optic Nerve' - including many images of a pornographic nature. Read more...

Snowden reveals how GCHQ used "dirty tricks" on their targets

Daniel Hull — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 21:09:16 +0000

Documents previously leaked by whistleblower Ed Snowden were further revealed yesterday by NBC News. The documents revelations include some of the "underground" tactics GCHQ implemented. Read more...

New NSA document leak shows agency could collect info from mobile apps

John Callaham — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:29:44 +0000

The latest leak of NSA documents from its former contractor Edward Snowden show that the agency and its UK counterpart, the GCHQ could be collecting information from mobile apps. Read more...