Tag: Margot James
New rules could require security labels for connected devices
Smart TVs and other connected devices could be made to carry labels telling people how secure they are from cyber attacks, under plans announced by the Government. The labels would be initially introduced on a voluntary basis to help consumers identify which products are secure, before eventually becoming mandatory. Under the plans, announced by digital…
GCHQ chief indicates support for Huawei involvement in UK’s 5G network
| A British intelligence chief - GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming - has indicated support for Huawei involvement in building the UK’s 5G network. Reports have suggested Theresa May has opened the door to the Chinese telecoms giant helping to build Britain’s new network despite warnings of a threat to national security. GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming said engineering is more…
Everything you need to know about Huawei and Britain’s 5G network
Global intelligence specialists are meeting to discuss cyber threats as it was claimed that Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is to help build Britain’s new 5G telecoms network. Representatives from the Five Eyes group of nations – the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand – are meeting at the National Cyber Security Centre conference…
Online age verification tools for porn sites come into force in July
Age verification tools required on porn sites to prevent underage internet users seeing explicit content will be introduced in July. The measures, the first of their kind anywhere in the world, will require porn sites by law to carry out “robust age-verification checks on users”, the government has said. Websites that fail to implement the…
Delay over online porn age verification checks again
Voices on both sides of the argument for and against incoming age checks for porn sites have expressed mounting frustration, in the wake of news that the measures could be delayed once again. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) dismissed earlier reports the measures would come into force from April 1, saying…
Small businesses told to train up ‘cyber security champions’ to stop hackers
Small businesses should train up “cyber security champions” to better protect themselves from the threat of cyber attacks, new government research has suggested. A report by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) claimed that in the case of more than half (57%) of businesses who had…
Gamers reveal ‘toxic behaviour’ to MPs during committee hearing
Gamers are regularly told by others to kill themselves for not playing a game well, MPs were told at a committee hearing into new technologies. Two former gamers, James Good and Matus Mikus, shared their alarming experiences of “toxic behaviour” when playing live multiplayer games online, adding that harassment towards female players is particularly rife.…
Cyber Governance Health Check report: UK firms need to do more
Leaders at some of the UK’s biggest companies have been told to be more aware of cyber attacks to avoid falling victim. Despite almost all of the country’s top firms having a cyber security strategy in place, many board directors admitted that they don’t have a full understanding of the impact of loss or disruption…
Culture secretary warns Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg of end to self-regulation
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has said talks with Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg on how to tackle online harms were constructive but warned social network giants that they can no longer rely on self-regulation. The minister flew out to the US this week to speak with Mr Zuckerberg and other tech leaders in Silicon Valley, San…
Digital Secretary Jeremy Wright to meet Mark Zuckerberg for internet safety talks
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg is to discuss internet safety with the Digital Secretary Jeremy Wright today, as the Government looks to tackle online harms with legislative measures to protect vulnerable people. Mr Wright has flown out to San Francisco with Digital Minister Margot James this week, to meet with companies in Silicon Valley, the world’s…
