Michael Hill
UK Editor
Michael Hill is the UK editor of CSO Online. He has spent the past five-plus years covering various aspects of the cybersecurity industry, with particular interest in the ever-evolving role of the human-related elements of information security. A keen storyteller with a passion for the publishing process, he enjoys working creatively to produce media that has the biggest possible impact on the audience.
France bans TikTok, all social media apps from government devices
French government says TikTok and all other “recreational apps” pose data security risks if installed on government and senior official devices.
UK NCA infiltrates cybercrime marketplace via fake DDoS-for-hire sites
The UK’s National Crime Agency has been undertaking a sustained programme to disrupt and undermine criminal distributed denial of service activity.
UK parliament follows government by banning TikTok over cybersecurity concerns
TikTok calls the UK ban “misguided” while its chief executive faced tough questioning by the US House of Representatives over whether the popular app is a “tool” of the Chinese Communist Party.
How training and recognition can reduce cybersecurity stress and burnout
Cybersecurity professionals suffering from stress and burnout can be less productive, more prone to mistakes, and increasingly likely to quit. With the right training and recognition, CISOs can reduce stress and burnout in their teams....
Landmark UK-Israeli agreement to boost mutual cybersecurity development, tackle shared threats
The 2030 Roadmap for Israel-UK Bilateral Relations promises ongoing cooperation in tackling cyberthreats, governing global cyberspace, developing cybersecurity skills, and investing in the cybersecurity ecosystem.
Average enterprise storage/backup device has 14 vulnerabilities, three high or critical risks
State of Storage and Backup Security Report 2023 reveals significant gap in the state of enterprise storage and backup security compared to other layers of IT and network security.
Backslash AppSec solution targets toxic code flows, threat model automation
New cloud-native solution aims to address time-consuming, manual methods for discovering and mapping application code security risks.
UK sets out new cyber resilience plan to protect NHS from cyberattacks
The Cyber Security Strategy for Health and Adult Social Care aims to promote cyber resilience across the UK’s healthcare sector by 2030.
Sharing sensitive business data with ChatGPT could be risky
ChatGPT and similar large language models learn from the data you put in — and there are big risks in sharing sensitive business information with AI chatbots.
UK NCSC launches new tools to help small businesses tackle cybersecurity issues
The Cyber Action Plan and Check Your Cyber Security tools are free services designed to help millions of small UK businesses find and fix cybersecurity problems.
UK bans TikTok on government devices over data security fears
The UK has joined international partners in banning social media app TikTok from government electronic devices over concerns the Chinese-owned app could pose a security risk.