In a report published in November 2020, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) estimated that every UK household owns about 20 unused electrical items, and “enough unused cables in UK households to go around the world five times.” E-waste like this is difficult to dispose of, and can leach toxic chemicals into the environment if done …
The UK and France are leading a two-day conference in London where states and companies – including Apple, Microsoft and Google – are discussing how to address the market for malicious tools. Vendors of intrusion tools will also be represented, though a list of exactly which firms has not been shared. These tools, like spyware, …
Last year, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) claimed that Defra had no intentions of replacing or modernising legacy systems. However, the department responded that it had already switched 30 legacy systems to modern alternatives in recent years, and has budgeted £726 million for IT modernisation between 2021 and 2025. A report by the National Audit …
Information commissioner John Edwards, who leads the ICO, said the “deeply regrettable” breach “let down those to whom our country owes so much.” The “challenging” situation on the ground in 2021, when Western forces pulled out of Afghanistan, was “no excuse for not protecting people’s information who were vulnerable to reprisal and at risk of …