Marina Andrejchenko – stock.adob Campaign #MumsWhoCode, made up of Code First Girls and the MotherBoard Movement, has published a list of tech firms making an effort to support employees with families By Clare McDonald, Business Editor Published: 20 Apr 2023 15:02 Code First Girls and the MotherBoard Movement have partnered to launch the #MumsWhoCode campaign …
Russian cyber activity has seen an unprecedented evolution in scale and pace over the past year, but Ukraine’s resilience has enabled it to mount a masterful response, says the NCSC By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 20 Apr 2023 0:01 The scale and pace of Russia’s wartime cyber operations have been unprecedented, but Ukraine has …
Nuthawut – stock.adobe.com Commercial cyber tools and hackers-for-hire pose a growing threat to organisations and individuals worldwide, according to an NCSC report By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 19 Apr 2023 17:30 The marketplace for commercial hacking tools and services is set to expand dramatically between now and 2028, leading to the victimisation of more …
TUC issues warning about artificial intelligence leading to more widespread workplace discrimination if the right checks are not put in place By Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Senior reporter Published: 19 Apr 2023 16:00 The UK government is failing to protect workers from being “exploited” by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, which if left unchecked could lead to …
Latest government figures reveal UK businesses and charities reported lower volumes of cyber breaches and attacks over the past 12 months, but the statistics mask widespread underreporting and the true state of cyber readiness and resilience appears poor By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 19 Apr 2023 14:37 The volume of cyber security breaches and …
Surrey and Sussex police spared fines after recording 200,000 phone calls without people’s knowledge
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued Surrey Police and Sussex Police with reprimands after finding that officers had unlawfully used a mobile phone app to covertly record more than 200,000 phone calls. The police forces escaped potential fines of £1m following a change in policy by the ICO last year, which aims to protect …
April 18, 2023 • 3 min read • By Digiday Awards This year’s Digiday Media Buying and Planning Awards winners traversed a saturated media environment marked by several global crises spanning political, social and economic issues. To make their messages stand out, they needed to confront a range of variables. As Gen Z’s demand for inclusive and …
April 18, 2023 • 3 min read • By Ronan Shields Midway through last year, Google Chrome confirmed the second extension of its planned sunsetting of third-party cookies. It was a stay of execution prompted by a lack of popular industry support for some of Google’s proposed alternatives to ad targeting and tracking methods inside its dominant …
April 18, 2023 • 4 min read • By Julia Tabisz Ivy Liu Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. Last summer, nearly half of agency professionals told Digiday+ Research that they had gone back into the office full time. But in reality, agencies, like their publisher counterparts, …
Short-term pain for long-term gain is a business cliche. But it’s not wrong, as online classifieds site Gumtree’s direct ads business shows. Before unpacking those gains, here’s a closer look at what it took to get them: it started back in 2021 when Gumtree’s executives wanted to sweat their data harder in ad deals. They …