Not surprising when Labour Govt urged drivers to buy diesel to save the planet & now current Govt recognises the huge risks from diesel vehicles & their threat to the planet
Dieselgate: Research reveals that 70% of UK drivers would now consider buying a hybrid car as their next purchase
Date: 20th September 2017: More than three quarters of diesel drivers are furious about the change in the government’s stance about diesel cars, a new survey released today has found.
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New surveillance campaigns utilizing FinFisher, infamous spyware known also as FinSpy and sold to governments and their agencies worldwide, are in the wild. Besides featuring technical improvements, some of these variants have been using a cunning, previously-unseen infection vector with strong indicators of major internet service provider (ISP) involvement.
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It has been revealed that Manchester Police Force (England’s second largest) are still using the operating system Windows XP, which Microsoft ended nearly all support for in 2014. This poses as a serious cyber security issue and commenting on the news is Jamie Moles, Security Consultant from Lastline, who said:
News broke this morning that users of Avast-owned security application CCleaner for Windows have been advised to update their software immediately, after researchers discovered criminal hackers had installed a backdoor in the tool. The tainted application allows for download of further malware, be it ransomware or keyloggers, with fears millions are affected.
News broke yesterday that there has been a marked increase in the amount of stolen, lost or compromised records since the second half of 2016, with a 164% increase seen in the first six months of 2017. A large portion came from the 22 largest data breaches, each involving more than one million compromised records. Of the 918 data breaches more than 500 (59% of all breaches) had an unknown or unaccounted number of compromised data records.
The International Health Service England has urged the population to prepare for more cultural enrichment
IHS England and the British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) have issued new guidelines for first aid and treatment of acid attacks.
Latest Iteration of the Building Security in Maturity Model Shows More Organisations Jumpstarting their Software Security Initiatives with Assessments and Improving Over Time
LONDON, UK. Sept. 20, 2017 – Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today released BSIMM8, the latest version of one of the industry’s leading descriptive software security maturity models, which is based on real-world data and helps organisations plan, execute, and measure their software security initiatives (SSIs). This latest iteration of the Building Security in Maturity Model (BSIMM) study is based on data collected from the largest community to date. BSIMM8 shows that software security is becoming a critical business priority with more organisations benchmarking their efforts early in their SSI lifecycle and using the results strategically to improve their risk posture over time. To download the report, visit https://www.bsimm.com/download.html.
New applications could fuel global market of up to €3.5 trillion per year
Amsterdam, 20 September 2017 – In its new report, “Unlocking GigaWorld Innovation: GigaApps in a GigaWorld,” Arthur D. Little (ADL) outlines the investment and monetization opportunities available to network operators ready to embrace the “GigaWorld”, the emerging third cycle of the internet. Defined by continuous and intelligent collaboration between individuals, devices and the built environment – and driven by applications in the areas of augmented reality, virtual telepresence and automated living – the GigaWorld has the potential to both power our economy and change the way we live. However, for it to be fully realized, network operators need to deliver improved Quality of Experience (QoE) for consumers and new Quality of Service (QoS) features for content and service providers.
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