You’re in trouble no-o-o-w…

The Equifax mega-breach has now led to two UK regulators investigating the same cock-up. The ICO obviously jumped in straight away, as you'd expect, but now the FCA has turned up to the party, bottle of cheap Bulgarian red from the corner shop in sweaty hand, hoping there's still some cake left. This will be fun. … Continue reading You’re in trouble no-o-o-w… →

Article 9 – it’s not just a number

So today we have the news that a top plastic surgery outfit has been breached by hackers. Included in the haul: before and after pictures of celebrities’ improved nether regions. Never thought I’d be able to include labiaplasty as a keyword in this blog. Hard to think of anything more intrusive by way of data … Continue reading Article 9 – it’s not just a number →

Wetware beats hardware

Why do I bang on so much about training? If driverless cars are the future, why can't machine learning give us perfectly secure networks? Here's a quote from an interview with Steve Furber in The Register. He says it better than I can: Furber gives the example of Google's much-publicised triumph when its network, having … Continue reading Wetware beats hardware →