Digit (Scotland)

4 days ago | digit.fyi | Thom Carter

, 09.18am “Email-based social engineering has never been more convincing or more effective,” said Mike Britton, CIO at Abnormal AI. New research around vendor email compromise (VEC) has uncovered that enterprise businesses based in European, Middle Eastern, and African countries (EMEA) are particularly vulnerable to VEC attacks, with post-read interaction and repeat engagement rates significantly outpacing other regions.

5 days ago | digit.fyi | Thom Carter

, 09.12am Wordsmith is recording strong revenue growth across the UK and US, with the company set to open offices in both London and New York later this year. Edinburgh-based startup Wordsmith AI has secured a $25 million (£18.5m~) Series A, led by venture capital firm Index Ventures.

1 week ago | digit.fyi | Thom Carter

, 10.07am An investigation into the wider case by the Independent Office of Policy Conduct is ongoing. The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a reprimand to the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) following “serious shortcomings” around its storing and handling of CCTV footage. In February 2021, a person was held in custody for 48 hours. A CCTV system was in operation during this period.

1 week ago | digit.fyi | Thom Carter

, 04.53pm “It not only puts the legitimacy of police deployments into question, but also exposes how unprepared our broader regulatory regime is,” said Michael Birtwistle, associate director. The Ada Lovelace Institute, the independent AI and data research institute, has condemned the UK’s “fragmented and piecemeal” approach to governing facial recognition and other biometric technologies.

1 week ago | digit.fyi | Thom Carter

, 03.16pm Ring lights, iPhone camera, action: it’s the rise of “InfluenCEOs.” One in three (30%) CEOs have built up such a following that they now see themselves as influencers, according to new research from BT which finds execs view their social media presence as critical to their business strategy.