BUSINESS COLUMN: Apple and Google stores hosting dangerous VPN apps Q: When is a VPN (Virtual Private Network) service a bad idea? A: when it’s run by companies who will turn over private data to repressive governments like China.

"it seems that the app stores from Apple & Google are hosting & most likely profiting from VPN apps that are “surreptitiously owned by Chinese companies,” & which “put Americans’ privacy and US national security at risk" www.normantranscript.com/news/busines... #cybrsec #natsec #data #security

Cyber incident disrupts services at Marks & Spencer | Digital Watch Observatory Click and collect and payment systems were affected during Easter weekend.

"Reports have linked the incident to the hacking group Scattered Spider, although M&S has declined to comment further or provide a timeline for the resumption of online orders." dig.watch/updates/cybe... #cybrsec #foodsec #supplychain #tech #data #security