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Post Office turns to Twitter during computer system crash
The Post Office branch network is back up and running after it failed for several hours on Thursday. Users on Twitter were informed that the service had crashed. The Post Office team tweeted and re...02 Mar 2012
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Flawed HMRC computer system causes losses
The flawed implementation of a computer system at HMRC has resulted in costly losses. HMRC said this had resulted in "unacceptable uncertainty and inconvenience to the taxpayer". In 2009, HMRC impl...01 Feb 2011
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85 sub-postmasters seek legal support in claims against Post Office computer system
Over 80 sub-postmasters are interested in taking legal action against the Post Office in relation to an allegedly faulty computer system.07 Oct 2011
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Computer system failure causes US air chaos
A computer system failure at the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)...19 Nov 2009
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UK Border Agency to introduce postal visa system following IT failure
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) may introduce a postal visa service for foreign nationals, following the outage of its ID card computer system.04 May 2012
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MoD admits hackers have breached top secret systems
Hackers have breached some of the top secret Ministry of Defence computer systems, the military's head of cyber-security has revealed.04 May 2012
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Fujitsu delivers £1.2 million military computer system
The MOD has completed a £1.2 million project to develop a high performance computer system for the Naval...08 Sep 2009
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Police computer system updated to improve data sharing
Investigators using the UK police forces' computer system for processing the large volumes of data related to major investigations can now easily find and...07 Apr 2009
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Congress tells Nasa to continually improve data security following hack admission
A US Congressional subcommittee has called on Nasa to ensure its data protection is constantly updated after the agency admitted hackers gained control of computer systems...05 Mar 2012
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Opinion: Could the Air France crash have been related to on-board computer systems?
In the aftermath of the Air France Airbus 330 airliner crash in to the Atlantic, questions are once again being raised about the safety of flying by onboard computer systems...02 Jun 2009
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Atos to provide £8m GP data mining system
IT services company Atos has won an £8m five-year contract to provide a computer system which will retrieve patient information across GP practices.20 Dec 2011
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HMRC computer systems problem delays child trust-fund payments
A computer systems problem at HR...23 May 2008
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IBM unveils optical computing system for moving huge data files
IBM has unveiled a green optical prototype network technology for sharing huge files in seconds. The technology is designed for sending items such as high-definition medical images, movies and othe...29 Feb 2008
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Rogue Societe Generale trader accused of hacking computer systems
The rogue trader who cost French bank Societe Generale £3.6bn has been accused of using computer hacking techniques. The bank said that trader Jerome Kerviel used computer passwords belonging to ot...28 Jan 2008
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Spyware threat to computer systems
Spyware consists of "executables" that infect computers used to visit malicious websites or reply to mass e-mailings. Most anti-virus and anti-spyware tools rely on the mass propagation of viruses ...06 Jun 2005
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Suspended employee blocks access to city of San Francisco computer system
A town hall computer technician has blocked the computer system of the city of San Francisco to everyone but himself. The...18 Jul 2008
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CSA spends millions processing claims by hand
The Child Support Agency is spending millions processing child maintenance claims by hand because of failures in its computer systems09 Mar 2011
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Professional advice on sharing data responsibility
Information is the lifeblood of most organisations. It can take one of many forms, such as physical files, digital files or databases. Furthermore, computer systems allow...02 Nov 2011
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White House proposes cyber network security legislation
The White House has proposed cyber security legislation to protect the US government and private computer systems from millions of daily cyber attacks.13 May 2011
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Chinese government hacked Google, claims Wikileaks leaked US diplomatic cables
The Chinese government hacked into Google's computer systems, a leaked US diplomatic report claims.29 Nov 2010
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