UK Government identity check rollout raises serious security fears
UK company directors and owners face mandatory digital ID scheme
The UK government will roll out its mandatory digital identity checks for Companies House from 18 November, but cybersecurity experts are warning the system underpinning it is nowhere near ready.
New Apple chip flaws leak sensitive browser data
FLOP and SLAP attacks make a mockery of Job’s Mob's ‘secure by design’ claims
The fruity cargo cult Apple is having a rough time defending its so-called security-first design philosophy after researchers found two serious vulnerabilities in its custom silicon that can quietly siphon off browser data like credit card details, email contents and location history.
Palo Alto Networks swallows CyberArk
It needed a bigger boat
Palo Alto Networks has splashed out $25 billion to swallow Israeli identity security outfit CyberArk Software in what’s shaping up to be the most expensive cyber buy of 2025.
Microsoft Sharepoint flaw triggers global cyber attack spree
Hackers breach government agencies, universities and energy firms while waiting for a fix
A CrowdStrike senior vice-president of cybersecurity has warned that anyone running a hosted SharePoint server is staring down the barrel of a major security nightmare.
Sam Altman rolls his eyeball-scanning orb into the UK
Silicon Valley’s favourite techno-futurist wants your iris
Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project has decided that what Britons need in 2025 is to queue up in London and have their eyeballs scanned by a shiny metal orb.
Cloud-based security storms ahead as physical kit plays catch-up
AI threats and zero-trust mandates are driving a $26bn boom
Beancounters working for the Dell’Oro Group have added up some numbers and divided by their shoe size and worked out that while everyone is banking on about hardware cybersecurity, particularly of the cloudy sort, is where the cash is.
Google increases Android's anti-theft walls
Factory Reset Protection gets some teeth
Google is giving Android’s Factory Reset Protection (FRP) a badly needed kick up the backside, promising to make stolen phones even more useless than before by spotting setup wizard dodges and forcing a second reset until ownership is nailed down.
Google adds stealth reboot feature to Android phones
Locks down user data
Android phones are about to get a stealthy security upgrade to Google Play Services (version 25.14) which introduces an “auto-restart” feature that locks devices after three days of inactivity, effectively shielding sensitive data.
Turing Institute axes quarter of projects
Leans into defence and climate
UK’s AI flagship the Alan Turing Institute is binning nearly a quarter of its projects and staring down job cuts as it tries to morph into something vaguely resembling relevance amid criticism and seismic shifts in AI.
Oracle fumbles denial as 6 million user records leak
SSO breach pretty obvious
Oracle is in full-blown damage control mode after hacker “rose87168” claimed to breach its Oracle Cloud login servers.
