Before no-showing a critical Congressional hearing today, #UnitedHealth said it may end up losing more than $1 billion from the recent ransomware attack #UHG

therecord.media/ransomware-uni…

The woman, the myth, the legend: meg west’s travels recently landed her on British shores, and I did not miss the opportunity to dive in for a heart to heart and ask the real Meg West to stand up…and I’m so glad I did. 💜

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Please support us Cyber and Fraud Centre - Scotland to support the Street Soccer Scotland #ladies team play In the Street cup in Dublin in may!

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We set up TikTok accounts registered as 13-year-olds and scrolled the For You feed for an hour.

By watching mental health related content, we were quickly shown content related to self-harm and suicide that concerned those working in children's mental health.

Full piece below:

Negotiations for the United Nations Cybercrime Treaty are set to resume this summer.

What would it take for the Treaty to become a beneficial UN instrument against #cybercrime ?

📰 My story here: infosecurity-magazine.com/news-features/…

'13 on TikTok: Self-harm and suicide content shown shocks experts'

Following concerns raised by researchers about the design and functionality of TikTok, we set up accounts and registered as 13 years old...

READ Kate McDonald: rte.ie/news/primetime…

#rtept | @RTENews

New from me SC Media UK I look back at Heartbleed 10 years on from disclosure.

insight.scmagazineuk.com/ten-years-of-h…

Delve into the cybersecurity concerns surrounding TikTok with insights from Briain Ó hEoghanáin (Brian Honan) #BLM He/Him. Learn more from Irish Independent latest article.
#Cybersecurity #TikTok #NationalSecurity
independent.ie/irish-news/pol…

Run the red light, run straight into a fine - that's the plan for traffic light breaker detection cameras that will automatically activate the issuing of fines. Straying into bus lanes to be similarly monitored
m.independent.ie/irish-news/red…

Loved this Blue Plaque.
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Intern TG4 ag teacht isteach san oifig ar maidin🏍️

The U.S. government has a Microsoft problem.

Market dominance, inertia, and savvy PR have almost completely insulated the hack-plagued company from meaningful oversight, even as Biden officials preach corporate accountability.

My new WIRED story: wired.com/story/the-us-g…

“The talk”

It can be anyone. #childabuse

manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…

Zambia arrests 77 people in swoop on 'scam' call centre

bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsec…

Thanks to Adrian Weckler for sharing my thoughts on the below article re the potential #cybersecurity and #privacy implications from using apps like TikTok

Our post at NCSC UK from February seems prescient right now - 'Products on your perimeter considered harmful (until proven otherwise)'

Ask the questions of your vendors and developers, get the evidence and gain assurance.

ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/prod…

Monday 15th April 2024, 7:19am

It was good to talk to Adrian Weckler for this article on the security threats posed by apps like Tik Tok for high profile people

If using an iPhone I recommend turning on the Lockdown feature

'appalling, vile, egregious, and despicable'
Man jailed for 6 years for raping a baby.
It can be anybody. Both victims and abuser.
rte.ie/news/courts/20…