Social engineering at the heart of critical infrastructure attack

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ISSUE DATE: 13 December 2018 TOP STORIES Social engineering at the heart of critical infrastructure attack Social engineering is the core technique used in a series of cyber attacks targeting government, defence, nuclear, energy and financial organisations around the world, which means people are key to defence. READ MORE → UK trade sector risks GDPR fines over poor data disposal UK businesses in the trade sector are risking GDPR fines for failing to wipe data from old IT equipment, a survey shows. READ MORE → Chief technology officers in high demand in finance sector Financial services firms need to hire experienced chief technology officers as the sector is transformed through fintech. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Amazon AI debacle won’t stop adoption for recruitment The sexist artificial intelligence recruitment debacle at Amazon should prove a blip as the technology gains ground in and for human resources departments.  READ MORE → UKtech50 2018 – The most influential people in UK IT Computer Weekly's annual search for the 50 most influential people in the UK tech scene is complete – meet the top 25 of 2018. READ MORE → Feudal Lords and anarchic allies – the new models for software collaboration Software developers often take an unconventional view of contracts for the work they undertake, which can come back and bite them. READ MORE → Why learning Stem skills from a young age is so important Why children need to be exposed to science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) from a young age. READ MORE →

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