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Cloud security
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January 29, 2014
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Jan'14
Microsoft joins Open Compute Project
Redmond giant makes server specs public in bid to influence future datacentre design
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January 20, 2014
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Jan'14
IBM to open London datacentre as part of $1.2bn global cloud push
New facility first in UK to be based on IBM SoftLayer cloud architecture
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January 06, 2014
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Jan'14
Is cloud computing almost too good to be true for banks?
The cloud’s most obvious benefits will enable banks to keep up with technology changes while reducing costs
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December 20, 2013
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Dec'13
UK citizen wins legal round against Facebook over Prism leaks
A British citizen has applied for a judgement against Facebook in a case that will test the right of tech firms to give UK personal data to the NSA.
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December 19, 2013
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Dec'13
Oracle revenues rise as cloud services earn keep
While the rise of big data technology companies has seemed to threaten Oracle, its latest results report indicate a better than expected increase in revenue
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December 05, 2013
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Dec'13
UK citizen sues Microsoft over Prism private data leak to NSA
A court action brought in the UK will test Microsoft's legal right to disclose private data on UK citizens to US intelligence services
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November 21, 2013
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Nov'13
CSA appoints Microsoft’s Adrienne Hall to board
The CSA has appointed Adrienne Hall, from Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft, to its board of directors
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November 12, 2013
12
Nov'13
Mass surveillance a bad idea, says Information Commissioner Christopher Graham
Information Commissioner Christopher Graham says issues of national security must not overshadow concerns of legitimate public interest
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October 16, 2013
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Oct'13
Case study: Richard Branson's Virgin Management moves to IaaS platform
Virgin Management, a subsidiary of Virgin Group, has migrated its IT to a cloud-based IaaS platform for BYOD capabilities and savings
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October 16, 2013
16
Oct'13
Neustar to host first DDoS awareness day
Communications firm Neustar is to host the first international awareness day on distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks
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September 30, 2013
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Sep'13
Charity uses cloud HR system to keep track of staff working in danger zones
It took a disaster in Haiti to demonstrate to charity World Vision why it needed better HR systems
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September 23, 2013
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Sep'13
US websites should inform EU citizens about NSA surveillance, says report
US web site providers should inform European citizens that their data may be subject to government surveillance, says a report for the European parliament
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September 16, 2013
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Sep'13
Risk assessment key to cloud adoption, says Isaca
There is mass confusion among small and medium businesses about cloud computing, says Amar Singh, chair of Isaca UK
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August 23, 2013
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Aug'13
Box.com forges new cloud security model
Service providers and consumers need to move to a security model better suited to the cloud computing, says Box.com
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July 09, 2013
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Jul'13
Will cloud services follow the evolution of the banking industry?
Cloud service providers say security will become the very reason companies choose cloud services in future
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July 05, 2013
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Jul'13
NSA Prism scandal could hit US cloud providers, says EC vice-president
EC vice-president Neelie Kroes says US cloud services providers could lose business because of fears over US Prism surveillance programme
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June 26, 2013
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Jun'13
Encrypting enterprises miss out on cloud benefits
Enterprises sending encrypted data to the cloud are missing out on some of the greatest benefits of cloud computing, says Thales e-Security
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June 25, 2013
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Jun'13
BES extends MDM to Android and iPhones
Aiming to rekindle interest in the Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES), Blackberry has extended the platform to support Android and iOS
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June 24, 2013
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Jun'13
Identity management key to browser-based IT strategy
A cloud-based identity management system is key to enabling a browser-based IT strategy at online recruitment firm Reed.co.uk
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June 21, 2013
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Jun'13
UK businesses failing to secure virtual environments, study finds
Most UK businesses are failing to secure data in virtual environments, a survey of IT decision makers has revealed
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June 10, 2013
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Jun'13
Telefonica Digital forms security group Eleven Paths
The business division of mobile operator Telefonica launches Eleven Paths, an independent company working on security issues in the workplace
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May 16, 2013
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May'13
Most IT environments immature, Microsoft reveals
Most business IT environments are immature, analysis of data from Microsoft’s Cloud Security Readiness Tool has revealed
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May 03, 2013
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May'13
Computer Weekly European User Awards for Security: Winners
The winners are in for the Computer Weekly European User Awards for Security. See who made the top spots.
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March 22, 2013
22
Mar'13
Six security issues to tackle before encrypting cloud data
Concern about security and privacy is likely to drive adoption of cloud encryption, but there are six security issues businesses should tackle
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February 15, 2013
15
Feb'13
Bad outsourcing decisions cause 63% of data breaches
Bad outsourcing decisions nearly two-thirds of data breaches investigated by security firm Trustwave in the past year
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February 06, 2013
06
Feb'13
Business avoids cloud over fear of government snooping
Almost half of IT professionals are deterred from keeping sensitive data in the cloud because of fear of government intervention and possible legal action, a survey has revealed
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February 04, 2013
04
Feb'13
Twitter resets a quarter of a million accounts after hacker attack
Twitter has reset the passwords of 250,000 accounts after detecting and shutting down a hacker attack last week.
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January 25, 2013
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Jan'13
Encryption is safe bet, says SafeNet
Encryption is the only thing that can give peace of mind to CIOs and CISOs, says Dave Hansen, president and CEO of security firm SafeNet
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November 12, 2012
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Nov'12
Gartner: BYOD will encourage self-support
Self-support communities will offset the cost and manpower of providing a helpdesk for staff who use their own devices, according to Gartner
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October 16, 2012
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Oct'12
Organisations need alternative data protection as security models fail
Organisations' security models are failing - so could it be time to adopt an intelligence-led approach to data protection and fighting cyber crime?
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October 11, 2012
11
Oct'12
RSA Europe: Thousands of unprotected virtual servers exposed to the web
Organisations are failing to protect data in virtual environments, says Jason Hart, vice-president cloud solutions, SafeNet
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October 10, 2012
10
Oct'12
RSA Europe: Cloud key to future information security, says Qualys
Cloud computing is an opportunity information security professionals should not miss, says Philippe Courtot, CEO of security firm Qualys
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September 27, 2012
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Sep'12
EC sets out strategy for EU cloud data and standards
The European Commission (EC) has unveiled a strategy for standards and a legal framework for cloud computing in European Union (EU) states
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April 24, 2012
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Apr'12
Investigation reveals serious cloud computing data security flaws
Context Information Security found that data stored by a cloud customer could be accessed by the next customer to spin up a VM on the same disk.
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December 29, 2011
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Dec'11
Is it the end of the line for antivirus signatures?
Traditional antimalware can't keep up with the threat landscape. Are antivirus signatures destined for the rubbish bin?