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AI adoption in UK risks job losses for women & disadvantaged groups
Physical Security

AI adoption in UK risks job losses for women & disadvantaged groups

The rapid adoption of AI in the UK may exacerbate job losses for women and disadvantaged groups, warns a new government report, urging immediate action to mitigate potential inequalities.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Jan 2024
EU's Cyber Resilience Act conflicts with open-source definitions, says OpenUK CEO
Artificial Intelligence

EU's Cyber Resilience Act conflicts with open-source definitions, says OpenUK CEO

OpenUK CEO, Amanda Brock, comments that the EU's Cyber Resilience Act, with its controversial definitions, potentially disrupts compliance with established open-source software norms.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jan 2024
Smart utilities and cities will need initiatives to drive projects
Smart Cities

Smart utilities and cities will need initiatives to drive projects

One of the biggest challenges today is how the infrastructure industry can create a new energy future to become more efficient, affordable, and sustainable.

By Phil Beecher • 4 min read • Tue, 16th May 2023

Global Stories

Legislation stories

Taylor Swift victim of AI-generated explicit images: a wake-up call
Artificial Intelligence

Taylor Swift victim of AI-generated explicit images: a wake-up call

AI-generated explicit images of pop star Taylor Swift cause uproar, marking a chilling illustration of the technology's misuse and intensifying ethical concerns over AI regulation.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2024
Milestone Systems adopts G7 Code of Conduct for AI systems
Digital Entertainment

Milestone Systems adopts G7 Code of Conduct for AI systems

Milestone Systems, a leading video tech software firm, pioneers the adoption of the G7 Code of Conduct for Advanced AI systems, promising to build software with trust, transparency and accountability.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 31st Jan 2024
Data Privacy Day: Zoho highlights the need for more education
EduTech

Data Privacy Day: Zoho highlights the need for more education

Data Privacy Day: Zoho stresses the vital need for businesses to educate themselves, increase transparency and bolster data privacy practices as AI use intensifies.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Jan 2024
IT leaders concerned over AI implementation & process optimisation
EduTech

IT leaders concerned over AI implementation & process optimisation

A new study from Celonis reveals 72% of IT leaders fear process deficiencies could disrupt successful artificial intelligence implementation.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2023
FreeBSD Foundation introduces SSDF Attestation for secure software development
Software Development

FreeBSD Foundation introduces SSDF Attestation for secure software development

FreeBSD Foundation launches SSDF Attestation, simplifying secure software development for vendors and cloud providers.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2023
How to turn security and compliance challenges into opportunities
Risk & Compliance

How to turn security and compliance challenges into opportunities

Transforming a business's entire operations to ensure it remains compliant with regulations and legislations that can rapidly change can be complex.

By Chris Smith • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Apr 2023
2023 Cybersecurity predictions from CyberArk
Software-as-a-Service

2023 Cybersecurity predictions from CyberArk

2022 has propelled organisations forward in its own way. In 2023 we will see yet another chapter of cybersecurity threats and challenges.

By Thomas Fikentscher • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Dec 2022
Fortinet appoints Nicole Quinn as APAC head of government relations
Firewalls

Fortinet appoints Nicole Quinn as APAC head of government relations

Fortinet appoints Nicole Quinn as APAC Head of Government Relations to position the company with key government stakeholders in the cybersecurity debates.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
Legal challenge over decision that AI machines cannot be granted patents
Artificial Intelligence

Legal challenge over decision that AI machines cannot be granted patents

A legal challenge is being prepared to overturn the Intellectual Property Office's (IPONZ) decision not to recognise a machine as an inventor.

By Nicholas Pointon • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Feb 2022
Rage against the machine: Can an AI programme be an inventor?
Artificial Intelligence

Rage against the machine: Can an AI programme be an inventor?

New Zealand has been caught by a global fight between humans and machines that might define intellectual property rights for the rest of the century.

By Nicholas Pointon • 4 min read • Tue, 22nd Feb 2022

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Data ethics group discusses constraints of not having regulatory authority
Data Protection

Data ethics group discusses constraints of not having regulatory authority

Minutes from the data ethics advisory group's October meeting show members discussed the constraints on it enforcing or influencing the issues brought to them.

By Gill Bonnett • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Feb 2023
Invite-only panel reviews Australia's Security of Critical Infrastructure Act
Risk & Compliance

Invite-only panel reviews Australia's Security of Critical Infrastructure Act

Hamish Hansford contributed alongside a panel of cyber and personnel security leaders in a discussion that attracted about 200 guests in-person and online.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Nov 2022
Keeping Australian hospitals safe from cyberattack
Risk & Compliance

Keeping Australian hospitals safe from cyberattack

Australia's critical infrastructure protection extends to healthcare, with a focus on hospitals' intensive care units.

By Oscar Miranda • 5 min read • Thu, 1st Sep 2022
Cybercrime in Aotearoa: How does New Zealand law define it?
Distributed Denial of Service

Cybercrime in Aotearoa: How does New Zealand law define it?

'Cybercrime' is a term we hear all the time, but what exactly is it, and how does New Zealand define it in legal terms?.

By Zach Thompson • 6 min read • Thu, 23rd Jun 2022