Reporting ransomware payments and regulating cryptocurrencies: international task force publishes new plan to tackle ransomware.
As a new international action plan calls for urgent action to tackle ransomware, the NCSC reminds organisations of what steps they can take now to protect themselves from this growing threat. The ransomware threat is increasing – both in... Read more
Europe’s groundbreaking AI Act: are “superfines” the price to pay for trust in tech?
The EU broke new ground on 21 April 2021 by issuing the draft of its proposed harmonised legal framework on AI (the "AI Act"), the first attempt worldwide to specifically regulate this rapidly developing and often misunderstood branch of... Read more
Cyber-security in the era of remote working: FCA publishes insights from its 2020 Cyber Coordination Groups.
The FCA has published a summary of insights from its 2020 Cyber Co-ordination Groups (CCG) meetings, which aim to help firms share knowledge and discuss good practices in protecting themselves from cyber threats. In 2020 the FCA convened 157 firms... Read more
Alexa – be secure! New UK cyber laws to protect smart devices.
The UK Government has announced “groundbreaking” plans to protect consumers using smart devices from cyber attacks. As sales in smart devices soar (up 49% since the start of the coronavirus pandemic) cyber criminals become more adept at exploiting... Read more
Taxing Tokens.
The last few weeks have seen a number of cryptoasset milestones reach the mainstream press - in that context it is perhaps a tad disappointing that HMRC's cryptoassets manual, which it updated recently, still seems in places to use the terms... Read more
AI developers – can you still get patents?
The crusade of Dr Stephen Thaler, the DABUS machine and the ongoing debate on the impact of AI on patent law has dominated the patent landscape over the past year. To some extent, it has overshadowed another equally important issue in light... Read more
