http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbFri, 03 Jul 2009 14:05:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/236759/how-far-should-it-managers-go-to-protect-corporate-data.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/236759/how-far-should-it-managers-go-to-protect-corporate-data.htm The privacy/freedom debate brewing in the UK is providing IT departments with new and tough challenges. How far can they go to protect data? Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:05:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/236753/us-online-advertisers-scramble-to-avoid-new-privacy-legislation.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/236753/us-online-advertisers-scramble-to-avoid-new-privacy-legislation.htm The US advertising industry has drawn up guidelines for online advertising in an attempt to avoid legislative action over controversial behavioural targeting...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:25:45 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/236750/air-france-airbus-crash-system-pitot-sensors-a-factor.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/02/236750/air-france-airbus-crash-system-pitot-sensors-a-factor.htmDefective sensors which fed information on air speed to onboard systems were one possible factor in the loss of an Air France Airbus A330-200 on 1 June 2009. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:18:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/236734/airbus-crash-interim-statement-tomorrow.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/236734/airbus-crash-interim-statement-tomorrow.htm French authorities will tomorrow [2 July 2009] give an interim statement on their investigation into the loss of an Air France Airbus off Brazil on 1...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:41:42 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/30/236712/guide-to-information-privacy.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/30/236712/guide-to-information-privacy.htmPrivacy related data should all be protected by the strongest means possible in the sense that it is protected based...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:18:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/30/236704/start-ups-take-advantage-of-it-breakthrough.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/30/236704/start-ups-take-advantage-of-it-breakthrough.htmCambridge has been recognised as an important cluster for technology start-ups since the publication of the Cambridge Phenomenon Report in 1985. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:43:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/30/236701/recruiting-hackers-to-defend-the-uk-is-lunacy.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/30/236701/recruiting-hackers-to-defend-the-uk-is-lunacy.htmLord West, the UK's first cyber security minister, recently announced that the new Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) has recruited former hackers to defend national security, as part of the new government cyber security strategy aimed at combating online attacks.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:11:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/30/236682/lost-internet-connection-could-cost-150bn.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/30/236682/lost-internet-connection-could-cost-150bn.htmLosing the internet for a month could cost Europe and the US at least €150bn in lost business, according to a report on national security in the 21st century. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:05:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/29/236688/malicious-targeting-exposes-serious-gaps-in-corporate-defences.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/29/236688/malicious-targeting-exposes-serious-gaps-in-corporate-defences.htm In the past 15 years, organisations have built up defensive barriers for the servers and databases that house their most sensitive data. But today's threats...Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:55:14 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/29/236685/social-media-bear-brunt-of-rise-in-phishing-attacks.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/29/236685/social-media-bear-brunt-of-rise-in-phishing-attacks.htm Cybercriminals are combining technology, social engineering techniques and current accounts to defraud people struggling financially. According...Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:32:26 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/29/236681/google-mistakes-michael-jackson-searches-for-cyber-attack.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/29/236681/google-mistakes-michael-jackson-searches-for-cyber-attack.htm Google has admitted that it mistook the sudden spike in searches for Michael Jackson last week for an automated cyber attack. As word...Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:56:14 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/29/236670/hacker-fakes-britney-spears-death.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/29/236670/hacker-fakes-britney-spears-death.htm A hacker has broken into Britney Spears' Twitter account and posted a tweet announcing that she is dead. The hacker posted the message: "Britney has...Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:51:10 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/26/236668/tjx-pays-us-states-9.75m-for-data-breach.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/26/236668/tjx-pays-us-states-9.75m-for-data-breach.htm TJ Maxx owner TJX has agreed to pay nearly $10m to 41 US states for a data...Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:26:25 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/26/236661/study-shows-high-vulnerability-of-social-networkers.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/26/236661/study-shows-high-vulnerability-of-social-networkers.htm Facebook,...Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:52:08 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236653/router-backdoors-put-businesses-at-risk.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236653/router-backdoors-put-businesses-at-risk.htm Businesses and government systems are at risk from undocumented administrator accounts that provide a backdoor for unauthorised access. An...Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:27:20 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236652/us-to-develop-offensive-cyber-weapons.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236652/us-to-develop-offensive-cyber-weapons.htm The US military is to establish a special unit to develop cyber-weapons to defend military networks. The unit will also help safeguard...Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:46:48 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236651/ec-wants-pan-european-agency-to-run-security-systems.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236651/ec-wants-pan-european-agency-to-run-security-systems.htm The European Commission has proposed...Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:43:22 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236638/it-strategies-for-navigating-the-approaching-economic-downturn.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236638/it-strategies-for-navigating-the-approaching-economic-downturn.htmThe negative drumbeat in the financial media has been increasing in intensity over the last several quarters. The bursting of the housing market bubble and the subsequent seizing up of the credit markets in the US and across the globe have been the lead stories.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:22:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236623/technology-and-communications-firms-continue-to-invest-in-risk-management.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236623/technology-and-communications-firms-continue-to-invest-in-risk-management.htm European technology and communications companies are continuing to invest in risk...Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:33:21 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236654/cyber-cops-face-legal-and-diplomatic-hurdles.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/25/236654/cyber-cops-face-legal-and-diplomatic-hurdles.htmThe government's announcement last week that it will set up hacker teams to fight cyber attackers is the first public acknowledgment that crime on the internet is running out of control. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:02:00 GMT