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UK food supply chain at risk from hostile attacks

Defending against cyber foes is among factors hitting food price inflation, report finds

A UK watchdog is warning that cyber criminals making moves against online systems in the food supply chain could cause serious upset, following damaging attacks on the Co-op and Marks & Spencer last year.

The National Audit Office (NAO) named cyber-attacks as one of the major threats to the food supply chain and said the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) should work closely with industry to help prevent severe shocks.

“Recent disruptions have shown the resilience of the UK’s food supply chain, but risks are increasing in likelihood and severity. Defra should learn from approaches taken in other countries, and strengthen preparedness for emergencies by testing plans with local government and industry,” said Gareth Davies, head of the NAO.

In its report published late last week, the NAO said the sector had shown some...

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Cognizant is betting its AI future on how fast its people can learn

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Welsh environment regulator's FoI blunder exposes diversity data of 2,000 staff

NRW says it has found no evidence data was misused after spreadsheet published in error five years ago Natural Resources Wales (NRW) says diversity data belonging to around 2,000 current and former employees who worked at the environmental regulator between April 2013 and March 2018 was exposed in a

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Smartphone makers don't bother to comply with EU repairability requirements

PERSONAL TECH Vast majority of new devices on market still don't give repair information to owners, but give themselves top marks for repairability One year into the EU's repairability rules for smartphones and tablets, more than 80 percent of devices still lack the necessary repair information,

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Astronomers Have Completed the Largest Map of Space. Yes, You Can Play With It.

Cognizant is betting its AI future on how fast its people can learn

Welsh environment regulator's FoI blunder exposes diversity data of 2,000 staff

Smartphone makers don't bother to comply with EU repairability requirements