The UK's GCHQ believes ~100 countries have procured cyber intrusion software, such as Pegasus, suggesting the barrier to get access to the tech is dropping
Sources: the UK's AI Safety Institute delays plans for its US outpost as it faces Trump's “starkly” different AI regulation approach; the AISI has a £50M budget
Financial Times : Bluesky: @shashj Bluesky: Shashank Joshi / @shashj : “In an effort to maintain its influence, people close to the UK government believe it will increasingly position the AISI [AI Sa...
France's prime minister recommends government staff uninstall foreign apps like Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram by December 8, in favor of French chat app Olvid
Wouldn't ever use Olvid: — ● promoted by French minister who considers signal.org insecure — ● uses biometric data — ● not fully open-source — ● not fully free — ● owned by a for profit (nee...
In a rare speech, the UK's GCHQ head Jeremy Fleming warns China's tech ambitions, including a CBDC currency, are a security issue “that will define our future”
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal :
Interview with UK's GCHQ head about the agency's upcoming cyber strategy, issues with state-sponsored digital currencies, hacking firms like NSO, and more
GCHQ head warns technology could allow Beijing to monitor users and exert control over global currency transactions
Sources: Amazon signs a contract with UK's GCHQ, MI5, and MI6 to host top-secret material, with data stored in the UK; the deal is worth £500M-£1B over a decade
Cloud contract for GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 with US tech group aims to speed analysis but likely to ignite sovereignty fears
UK's NCSC and US DHS publish a list of 2,500 COVID-19-related threats they are tracking, including malicious websites and email addresses linked to scams
COVID-19 Exploited by Malicious Cyber Actors Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal : Hacking Groups Hunt Pandemic Opportunities, Warn U.S., British Officials Dark Reading : Microsoft Releases COVID-19 Sec...
An open letter signed by 47 companies, including Apple, Google, Microsoft, and WhatsApp, condemns proposal from the UK's GCHQ to eavesdrop on encrypted messages
Sam Meredith / CNBC :
An open letter signed by 47 companies including Apple, Google, and WhatsApp condemns UK GCHQ proposal to eavesdrop on encrypted messages
KEY POINTS — In an open letter to GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), 47 signatories including Apple, Google and WhatsApp have jointly urged …