November 2011
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November 01, 2011
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MoD calls on academics, industry and inventors to pitch cyber security ideas
The Ministry of Defence is calling for innovative solutions from academia and industry to protect and secure UK interests in cyberspace. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Government trials voice recognition for Universal Credit benefit claims
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is testing a voice recognition system to authenticate claimants of its flagship Universal Credits system, as part of the department's work on identity assurance (IDA). Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Companies neglect security considerations in rush to adopt cloud and social networking
Businesses are neglecting their ability to defend against cyber threats as they rush to adopt new technologies to enable social networking and cloud computing, a study shows. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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UK and US commit to open, secure internet at London Cyberspace Conference
The UK and US governments have committed themselves to preserving the openness of the internet at the London Conference on Cyberspace. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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William Hague highlights freedom as key theme of London Cyber Conference
The London Conference on Cyberspace has opened with panel debates on internet freedom, crime legislation and international development. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Wikipedia provides social model for good internet governance, says founder
The greatest threat to cyberspace is not cyber criminals, but misguided and over-reaching government policy, according to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Nokia launches free Wi-Fi service in London
Nokia has launched a trial of free Wi-Fi in London in partnership with Spectrum Interactive. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Hackers rooting and jailbreaking mobile apps for evil malware creation
Mobile applications can be (especially) challenging to develop securely because they have "a very different threat model" than traditional web-based applications. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Dozens of chemical and defence firms hit by China-based hack
A China-based industrial espionage hacker attack targeted at least 29 chemical industry firms, including Fortune 100 firms, in July and September, researchers at Symantec have found. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Ofcom maps reveal poor state of the UK's communications infrastructure
Ofcom has released a series of maps on the UK's communications infrastructure, which reveal large regions of the country have poor superfast broadband coverage and 3G mobile access. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Oxfam calls for collaboration on enabled internet transformation
Oxfam has called on government, non-government and academic organisations to work together to use technology to help alleviate poverty and hunger. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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HP PC unit CTO announces semi-retirement
Hewlett-Packard's (HP) chief technology officer (CTO) of its Personal Systems Group (PSG), Phil McKinney, will semi-retire at the end of the year Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Hague calls for collaboration to realise full potential of cyberspace
It is increasingly clear that countries with weak cyber defences and capabilities will find themselves at a serious strategic disadvantage given the rise of state-sponsored cyber attacks, according to foreign secretary William Hague. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Migration committee calls for opinions on minimum salary for IT staff on ICT visas
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is calling for opinions on whether the minimum pay of £40,000 is set at the right level for overseas employees brought to the UK on Intra Company Transfer visas (ICT) Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Social Media Awards 2011 with IBM
IBM is proud to sponsor the 2011 IT Social Media Awards. The world now spends more than 110 billion minutes on social networks and blog sites per month. This equates to 22 percent of all time online or one in every 4.5 minutes. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Is the £40,000 minimum pay threshold enough to stop IT firms abusing the ICT immigration loophole?
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), on behalf of the government, is calling on people's views whether the minimum pay threshold for businesses to be able to bring overseas workers into the UK ... Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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When the Cybersecurity S**t Hits the Fan
They also need to remember that this is an area where those who come cheap and have not been previously worked in the public sector or otherwise been security vetted, may well have an ulterior motive. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Have service assurance tools finally come of age?
Vendors have long promised that service assurance tools could monitor across IT systems, but they've always fallen short. Are these tools finally growing up? Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Application - aware networking emerges but has far to go
Application awareness is emerging on firewalls and WAN optimization devices,but efforts fall short of a network-wide strategy,especially at Layers 2 and 3. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2011
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Idea Lab: Employees want social networking tools
Where evolving concepts come together Continue Reading