UK Culture Secretary mocked for launching own app
The new Culture Secretary has prompted mockery by launching a social media app named after himself.
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Hootsuite introduces scheduling and publishing for Instagram posts
Social media management platform Hootsuite has announced a deeper integration with Instagram, providing Hootsuite customers direct scheduling and publishing on Instagram through the Hootsuite dashboard.
Cyber-attacks enters top three global risks – WEF
The latest World Economic Forum report on Global Risks 2018 has been made public, revealing that cyber-attacks are a top three risk to society, alongside natural disaster and extreme weather.
YouTube to screen videos for premium advertisers to tackle brand safety concerns
Google is planning on adding a new level of security as part of a premium YouTube advertising package, in an effort to address growing brand safety concerns over ads appearing alongside offensive content.
Six tech trends for manufacturing, utilities and services for 2018
Graeme Wright, CTO for Manufacturing, Utilities, and Services at Fujitsu UK, shares his six trends for manufacturing, utilities and services in 2018.
Gumtree ramps up safety features for sellers and buyers
Gumtree has introduced major updates to the sites Help Centre, improving the way that customers access safety advice and messaging.
55% of businesses still unaware of GDPR and only 40% of customer data is secure
As new European privacy rules are set to be enforced in May this year, there is still widespread confusion with only 27% believing GDPR applies to their business and 7% failing to ask for consent to collect customer data.
Zuckerberg mulls Blockchain to boost Facebook security
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is considering using cryptocurrencies and other decentralised technologies as part of a larger bid to improve his social network.
GDPR warning: 78% of consumers have recently been contacted by a business without their consent
The vast majority of consumers (78%) receive unsolicited contact from UK businesses, according to new research.
10 hacks that rocked the business world in 2017
2017 has seen some of the most destructive cyber breaches within the business world to date. In light of this, Online Security Experts, vpnMentor have recently conducted research of the 10 biggest business cyber attacks of 2017, highlighting the damage caused, hacking software responsible and how the attacks were resolved.