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ISSUE DATE: 1 December 2017 TOP STORIES Proposed snoopers’ charter changes inadequate, say rights groups The government has proposed additional safeguards around the power granted to police by the Investigatory Powers Act, but the Open Rights Group and Liberty say they do not go far enough. READ MORE → Amazon debuts Alexa for Business at Re:Invent 2017 The final day of Re:Invent 2017 sees Amazon set out plans to help enterprises automate problematic workplace tasks using its voice assistant, Alexa. READ MORE → Lauri Love could face jail in detention centre condemned by US judges Appeal court hears conditions in Metropolitan Detention Centre, where alleged hacker Lauri Love is likely to be sent if extradited to the US, described by US judges as 'unconscionably bad', and that Love would be at 'real risk'. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Amazon.com CTO Werner Vogels urges enterprises to get their encryption act together During the closing keynote of AWS Re:Invent 2017, Amazon.com CTO, Werner Vogels, warned enterprises of the perils of overlooking encryption. READ MORE → Digital infrastructure critical to future development of London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s new London Plan will treat access to digital infrastructure as critical to the city’s development over the next 20 to 25 years. READ MORE → Security community urges caution on offensive cyber defence Some Nato countries are reportedly considering responding to cyber attacks with offensive cyber strikes, but security industry commentators warn of dangers. READ MORE → Security Think Tank: Three things to do differently to secure websites in the cloud What are the main web security challenges for organisations and how are they best addressed? READ MORE →

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