Governing identity privacy and security

UK needs a new digital regulator and to rein in big tech, says Lords Committee This article is sponsored by:

The House of Lords Communications Committee has released a report urging the government to create a new Digital Authority, governed by 10 principles.

Why the 2020 US election campaign will be brutal for Big Tech This article is sponsored by:

America’s love affair with Big Tech is clearly over and 2020 Presidential candidates are signaling that they are going to make more regulation and reform a key policy issue in their campaigns.

Enterprise hits and misses - retail gets a once-over, and Facebook asks for a privacy do-over This article is sponsored by:

This week - retail strategy comes into focus in our retail content blowout. Facebook vows to take a privacy do-over, while the abuse of privileged credentials raises red flags for enterprise security. Your whiffs include a sublime series of bonehead alerts.

Mark Zuckerberg gets privacy religion, but is it a case of 'born again' or cynical pragmatism? This article is sponsored by:

A born again privacy evangelist or a beleaguered CEO bowing to the inevitable?

Debating the business of private information This article is sponsored by:

From Facebook to Huawei, allegations abound of surveillance capitalism and the subversion of private information and intellectual property for profit. Kurt Marko offers a personal analysis.

Government warns that less than half FTSE 350 boards have dedicated cyber security budget This article is sponsored by:

The government’s annual Cyber Governance Health Check highlights that whilst boards have a cyber security strategy, less than half are dedicating money to support it.

How Big Tech plans to pre-empt California’s tough Consumer Privacy Act This article is sponsored by:

California’s tough new California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 is set to take effect at the beginning of 2020 and Big Tech firms are starting to panic.

Smart cities - Policy and best practice from the front line This article is sponsored by:

Chris Middleton presents the second of two reports from the Westminster eForum on smart cities.

Exclusive - how Innovative Composite Engineering excels at manufacturing quality and security with IQMS This article is sponsored by:

Success in manufacturing is not for the timid or the laggards. But IQMS ERP customer Innovation Composite Engineering has found a winning formula. Here's what they told me about their keys to success, from traceability to security to business intelligence.

HoloLens 2 debuts at MWC, but don't mention the war! - more ethical activism from tech employees This article is sponsored by:

HoloLens 2 was center stage at Mobile World Congress, but curiously enough its biggest customer to date wasn't mentioned...

Barriers to sharing and linking information means less effective care for children and parents This article is sponsored by:

Disparate systems and a fear about what information can be shared, which has been heightened by the introduction of GDPR, means care for children in their first three years is not as good as it could be.

Reduce online threats for SMBs by 85% - big claim from Global Cyber Alliance This article is sponsored by:

The Global Cyber Alliance has just released a toolkit for small businesses and NGOs looking to protect themselves against digital threats. It comes with some big claims attached.

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Is it possible to contain the security risks of Huawei equipment? The UK NCSC thinks so, but should you? This article is sponsored by:

Questions on the security of Huawei equipment have reached a fever pitch. Sensationalism has made a clear assessment difficult. IT leaders have serious pros and cons to weigh out - here's the latest developments.