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COVID-19 continues to create uncertainty on a global scale across all business sectors. The impact of the virus on the global economy is unprecedented. For the communications sector, governments and public authorities around the world have implemented various regulatory measures affecting the industry, ranging from legislation to recommendations with respect to traffic management, location data,… [Read More]

‘Consent phishing’ attacks can defeat two-factor authentication Ars Technica describes how businesses in 62 countries were targeted by a ‘Business Email Compromise’ attack that tricked CEOs and business leaders into transferring large sums of money to the attackers. One scam used imitative domains containing the word ‘office’ to mimic trusted parties.  Read more here.

Clearview AI has licensed its ‘image scraping’ system to 600 law enforcement agencies Information commissioners in the UK and Australia have announced a joint investigation into the use of data and biometrics by Clearview AI, reports the Financial Times.  Read more here.

In this podcast Jesssica Long, Head of Sustainability at Ipsos MORI, a leading market research company in the UK & Ireland, speaks with Lynn Robinson, the IIC’s Director General. Ms Long discusses the research and observations in the attitudes to working from home and its continuity post lockdown of COVID-19. To listen to the podcast… [Read More]

Increase in activity designed to extract data on Covid-19 After the Australian government’s announcement that is under ‘malicious, state-based’ cyber attack, the finger is pointing at China, says ABC.net. The news site goes on to say that the risks are not new, but that activity has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Read more here.