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ISSUE DATE: 15 January 2018 TOP STORIES How secure are smart energy grids? The improved efficiency of smart grids need to be weighed against the cost of security - presenting a unique opportunity for the tech sector and a new market for security companies. READ MORE → Call for statutory regulation of police number plate cameras amid concerns over accuracy The UK’s automatic number plate recognition database records up to 1.2 million false readings of number plates every day, and should be subject to statutory regulation, says an independent watchdog. READ MORE → HMRC’s transformation programme beset by extra Brexit workload The Public Accounts Committee has found HMRC to be dangerously overstretched, partly as a consequence of Brexit, and puts the department’s 2020 transformation programme into question. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Check Point finds AdultSwine malware in Google Play apps Security researchers have discovered new malware code hidden in game apps, mainly aimed at youngsters. READ MORE → Intel makes security-first pledge As it scrambles to deal with the Meltdown and Spectre processor exploits, Intel has made a series of security commitments. READ MORE → F-Secure highlights another critical Intel security issue As Intel scrambles to issue security updates to address the Meltdown and Spectre exploits, researchers have highlighted another, unrelated, critical security issue that could affect millions of corporate laptops. READ MORE → Who is serious about data protection? The latest data breach in Leicester City Council , putting some of the most vulnerable in society at immediate risk from potential local predators, illustrates why it is so important to implement the recommendations of the DCMS Select Committee report. READ MORE →

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