Cloudflare outage: Firm blames global website outage on routine software update gone rogue

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ISSUE DATE: 3 July 2019 TOP STORIES Cloudflare outage: Firm blames global website outage on routine software update gone rogue Content delivery provider traces outage back to failings that occurred during a routine update to its web application firewall service. READ MORE → Government ramps up efforts to counter fraud with analytics Challenges have been outlined and a consultation launched to find ways to reduce fraud and error loss in central and local government through data-driven technologies. READ MORE → CPS faces legal ruling over refusal to disclose emails with US on WikiLeaks and Assange extradition A court will decide whether the Crown Prosecution Service can refuse to neither confirm nor deny the existence of correspondence with US on investigations into Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH UK consumers still concerned about personal data security Most UK consumers are still concerned about the security of their personal data, indicating that organisations need to do more to gain consumer trust, such as implementing biometric controls. READ MORE → DWP data hub develops prototype skills recommendation engine Machine learning algorithm on Microsoft Azure identifies associated skills, based on the skills specified in online job adverts. READ MORE → Orvibo data leak puts security spotlight on IoT back end The security of devices that make up the internet of things (IoT) is a top concern for many in the industry, but leaks from an IoT database highlights the importance of back-end security too. READ MORE → G-Cloud 11 goes live with 4,200 suppliers securing a place on the framework The latest iteration of the G-Cloud framework has gone live, with about 700 additional suppliers thought to have secured a place on it this time around. READ MORE →

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