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Latest security publications


Cloud platform Twilio target of successful social engineering hack

Employees at the cloud communications platform, Twilio recently fell victim to a sophisticated social engineering attack that made some customer data available to hackers.


Defence contractor L3Harris end talks to buy spyware firm NSO Group

After a backlash by the White House and activists, US defence contractor L3Harris has reportedly abandoned talks to buy controversial surveillance technology from Israeli spyware firm NSO Group.


UK Home Office agrees deal with US on biometric data sharing

Patrick Breyer, a member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), reported that an “informal meeting” had recently taken place between representatives of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and LIBE, where the reintroduction of visa requirements was threatening to “force EU Member States to grant access to biometric databases.”


Getting board buy-in for cyber security

Educating board members on both best practices and compliance issues in the cybersecurity space is a powerful way to help them discover themselves why cybersecurity is an important area to focus on.


UK police arrest 7 young adults in hacking investigation

The number of victims of the hacking group have grown in recent months, with just a few days ago access management company Okta and its sub-processor Sitel saying they too had been on the receiving end of a security breach in January that affected up to 366 customers.