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• June 07, 2016 07 Jun'16

  Insurer launches UK’s first driverless car policy

  Specialist motor insurance provider Adrian Flux introduces new contract terms for a driverless car insurance policy

• May 26, 2016 26 May'16

  Avoiding a security nightmare at South Australia’s Catholic schools

  Taking on the challenge of securing student and organisational data while ensuring easy access to resources

• May 25, 2016 25 May'16

  A new wave of cyber attacks targets the Middle East’s banks

  Hot on the heels of the Qatar National Bank breach comes a campaign employing advanced social engineering techniques

• May 25, 2016 25 May'16

  MasterCard, TfL and British Airways join for travel tech hackathon

  The payments provider is running the event alongside BA and the UK local government body responsible for London’s transport system to create new travel services

• May 17, 2016 17 May'16

  Theft of customer data is top Asean retailer worry

  Southeast Asian retailers say securing customer payments is a major challenge as new payment technology is forced on them by market and consumer pressure

• May 13, 2016 13 May'16

  Security Serious launches cyber security Unsung Heroes awards

  Gathering aims to recognise the people on the front line of cyber threats, saving companies from financial and reputational harm

• May 09, 2016 09 May'16

  Australian health sector an easy target for cyber criminals, says IBM

  A push to encourage greater adoption of electronic health records has raised the spectre of online record theft

• May 09, 2016 09 May'16

  Two-thirds of UK businesses hit by cyber security breaches, but directors remain unaware

  Two-thirds of large UK businesses are hit by cyber security attacks, but directors aren’t told about them, according to a government sponsored report

• April 29, 2016 29 Apr'16

  Cyber security in Belgium will gain prominence after terror attacks

  Belgium’s physical security has been branded inadequate, so how does the country’s cyber security measure up?

• April 28, 2016 28 Apr'16

  Technology moving too fast for governments to keep up, says former Darpa chief

  Former US defence technology chief supports encryption and privacy, despite intelligence services’ fears

• April 27, 2016 27 Apr'16

  IPv6 alone will not secure IoT, warns GE CISO

  It is important for all users of the internet of things to understand what they are getting into with IPv6, and to be aware of the risks and myths, says GE CISO Hanns Proenen

• April 25, 2016 25 Apr'16

  Middle East CIOs face numerous data challenges as the regional market matures

  Enterprise IT experts reveal to Computer Weekly the issues local technology leaders face when trying to use, back up and protect their valuable data

• April 25, 2016 25 Apr'16

  Australia pledges A$230m to prevent a ‘lawless’ cyber domain

  Australia's latest cyber security strategy will see the appointment of a cyber ambassador, charged with liaising with other nations

• April 25, 2016 25 Apr'16

  IoT to play a part in more than a quarter of cyber attacks by 2020, says Gartner

  Gartner predicts IoT security spending will be moderate until 2020, after which it will increase at a faster rate as execution improves

• April 22, 2016 22 Apr'16

  Enterprises bar employees from free Wi-Fi networks

  A report compiled for wireless network aggregator iPass reveals that most organisations see free Wi-Fi hotspots as a significant threat to their security

• April 19, 2016 19 Apr'16

  Research identifies organised cyber threat to Australia

  Researchers have identified the profiles of cyber criminals and identified the one that is the biggest threat to Australian organisations

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  Israeli volunteers ready their cyber defences as Anonymous affiliates attack

  Every April, Israel braces itself for an onslaught from pro-Palestinian hackers, but the occupants of a small conference room in Tel Aviv stand in their way

• April 12, 2016 12 Apr'16

  Collaboration vital to reduce economic impact of CNI cyber attack

  The interconnected nature of critical national infrastructure (CNI) means the impact of the risk and the cost of a cyber attack grows exponentially every day

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  UK and European firms invest in data protection ahead of GDPR

  European firms are set to invest in data protection in 2016, with enforcement of the EU General Data Protection Regulation just two years away, Computer Weekly’s IT priorities survey shows

• April 04, 2016 04 Apr'16

  Enterprise IT conference comes to the Nordics

  IP Expo is holding an event focused on the Nordic region for the first time as countries such as Sweden and Finland become leaders in enterprise IT

• April 04, 2016 04 Apr'16

  EY invests heavily in Singapore IT expertise

  New centres of excellence will offer business transformation strategy, cyber security, analytics and manufacturing capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  DDoS attacks on universities normally performed by “disgruntled” students or employees

  The majority of distributed denial of service attacks on universities are made by students or employees, says the head of infrastructure services at the University of London

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  Adwind at centre of cyber attack on Singapore bank

  Kaspersky Lab has revealed that the Adwind malware-as-a-service platform was at the centre of an attack on a Singapore bank

• March 29, 2016 29 Mar'16

  IoT security not a priority for Asean organisations

  IT leaders in the Asean region need to push IoT security up their priority list, as an Intel survey finds them lagging

• March 29, 2016 29 Mar'16

  Apple vows to raise security as FBI breaks into iPhone

  Apple says it will help law enforcement with investigations, but will increase the security of its products after the FBI broke into an iPhone

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  Businesses urged to update Apple software to dodge zero-day attacks

  Security experts are urging Apple Mac, iPhone and iPad users to update their operating systems to avoid data-stealing attacks that exploit a new zero-day vulnerability

• March 22, 2016 22 Mar'16

  FBI postpones court date with Apple to test iPhone hack

  The FBI delays a court showdown with Apple to test a hack into the San Bernardino gunman's iPhone – with serious implications for iPhone security

• March 21, 2016 21 Mar'16

  Australian government defence report recognises cyber threat

  The cyber threat to Australia is outlined in the recent government defence white paper, but experts are unimpressed

• March 21, 2016 21 Mar'16

  The cyber threat to eastern European enterprises

  Organisations in eastern Europe are targets for cyber criminals and although they are aware of it, they often fail to protect themselves against it

• March 18, 2016 18 Mar'16

  Australian girls believe online harassment is endemic

  There are clear signals that online threats against women and attempts to invade their privacy are becoming societal norms in Australia

• March 18, 2016 18 Mar'16

  Most students say cyber security is a growing threat

  Some 70% of higher education students say they are aware that cyber crime and attacks are a threat, but less than half think security is their responsibility

• March 17, 2016 17 Mar'16

  Most Britons adopting IoT devices cannot secure them

  Two-thirds of UK consumers are concerned about the security of IoT devices – but nearly 75% cannot take steps to secure them, a survey reveals

• March 17, 2016 17 Mar'16

  Cyber security is becoming a Dutch export

  IT security is about to rival cheese, tulips, windmills and flood defences as an export from the Netherlands

• March 15, 2016 15 Mar'16

  Internet of things needs more innovative business models

  At a government event on IoT policy, speakers call for more innovative business models and joined up thinking to enable the IoT to live up to its potential

• March 15, 2016 15 Mar'16

  IT decision makers admit they need to do more to protect data

  More than a quarter of IT decision makers at UK organisations admit they need to do more to protect data, a survey reveals

• March 10, 2016 10 Mar'16

  HSCIC develops Raspberry Pi telehealth kit

  The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) uses open source and agility in creating a Raspberry Pi telehealth kit that can connect to the NHS Spine

• March 04, 2016 04 Mar'16

  Meg Whitman uses Q1 results to argue the case against Dell/EMC

  HPE posts its first financial results following the split of the business

• March 01, 2016 01 Mar'16

  Cyber security professionals in Singapore could get 20% pay rise

  E-commerce and cyber security professionals in Singapore could gain 10 to 20% pay rises if they move companies, due to increased demand of niche IT skills

• February 23, 2016 23 Feb'16

  MasterCard selfie payment system to be launched in US after Dutch success

  MasterCard rolls out fingerprint and facial recognition identification technology for online payments following a successful Dutch pilot

• February 23, 2016 23 Feb'16

  MWC16: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg voices support for Apple over FBI probe

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Mobile World Congress he sympathised with Apple's battle with the FBI over unlocking a terrorist’s iPhone

• February 22, 2016 22 Feb'16

  UK CIOs over-confident about cyber security, study shows

  UK firms are operating from a reactive security posture and tending to symptoms, rather than causes, and yet still believe they can detect threats faster than the industry average

• February 19, 2016 19 Feb'16

  Tech firms rally around Apple over encryption row with FBI

  Apple CEO Tim Cook is getting support from technology and information security firms in his refusal to help the FBI to hack into an iPhone used by San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook

• February 19, 2016 19 Feb'16

  Australian C-suite executives fail to take security seriously

  Australia’s executives need to get their heads out of the sand when it comes to cyber security and realise they are part of the solution

• February 18, 2016 18 Feb'16

  Mobile innovation shifts to smartphone services

  As smartphone sales continue to stagnate, suppliers are looking to innovate in more novel ways

• February 12, 2016 12 Feb'16

  US IT professionals overconfident in cyber attack detection, study finds

  Most US IT professionals are confident in key security controls to detect cyber attacks – but unsure how long it would take automated tools to discover a breach

• February 08, 2016 08 Feb'16

  Nato enhances internal collaboration with Polycom technology

  International defence organisation enhances internal collaboration across its secure network with a new Polycom unified communications system

• February 05, 2016 05 Feb'16

  Mobile apps are big threat to business security, researcher warns

  Attackers could already be exploiting the fact that most mobile apps are ‘leaving the door wide open’ through poor and insecure coding practices, says security researcher James Lyne

• February 04, 2016 04 Feb'16

  IoT risks raise concerns among IT specialists in central and eastern Europe

  The internet of things is gaining momentum in central and eastern Europe, but IT professionals have worries over security

• February 03, 2016 03 Feb'16

  Most UK firms lack cyber resilience, Ponemon study shows

  Despite understanding the severity of cyber threats, most UK companies are not resilient to attacks and lack confidence in their ability to recover

• February 01, 2016 01 Feb'16

  Australia offers easy targets for cyber criminals

  Security experts criticise organisations for paying up too easily when hit by ransomware

• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  IT security salaries on the rise as cyber crime increases

  Salaries for IT security professionals are on the rise as firms react to an increase in cyber crime

• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  HSBC online services hit by DDoS attack

  HSBC was hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which targeted its online personal banking services.

• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  The need for cyber security skills in Australia balloons

  Demand for people with the right mix of skills to keep organisations in Australia safe from cyber attack is far in excess of supply

• January 28, 2016 28 Jan'16

  Islamic State in recruitment spree for Indian hackers

  Islamic State is recruiting hackers in India to steal sensitive data from governments with offers worth as much as $10,000 a job

• January 27, 2016 27 Jan'16

  Security is crucial to IoT market success

  Growth of the internet of things will be slowed or stunted if the industry fails to be proactive about data security, according to IoT Security Foundation

• January 21, 2016 21 Jan'16

  NHS IT managers think security better than it is, survey finds

  NHS IT managers think security measures in the NHS are stronger than they actually are, according to a study

• January 21, 2016 21 Jan'16

  Candy Crush maker King secures mobile access through cloud

  Candy Crush maker King.com uses cloud-based Duo Security authentication for access to cloud services, customised apps and remote VPNs

• January 20, 2016 20 Jan'16

  IBM beats estimates with growth in strategic areas

  IBM claims its transformation efforts are working, but share prices dropped on news of a fall in revenue for the 15th consecutive quarter

• January 19, 2016 19 Jan'16

  Most Android devices running outdated versions

  Nearly a third of Android devices in enterprises today are running version 4.0 or older of the operating system, leaving them highly susceptible to vulnerabilities, a study shows

• January 15, 2016 15 Jan'16

  GMB union gets good response from MPs over British Airways IT outsourcing concerns

  MPs will try to set up a meeting with BA senior management to discuss union’s concerns over outsourcing of IT jobs to Indian supplier TCS

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  More endpoints managed is security concern, say IT services firms

  The rising number of devices connected to corporate networks is a security challenge for the IT services firms managing these endpoints

• January 07, 2016 07 Jan'16

  Half of UK banks have insecure SSL

  A UK-based security company has revealed that half of UK banks are using out-of-date security technology

• January 04, 2016 04 Jan'16

  IT security predictions for Australian organisations in 2016

  What IT security challenges should Australian organisations expect in the new year?

• December 29, 2015 29 Dec'15

  Top 10 mobile and BYOD stories of 2015

  For mobile device management, 2015 was the year enterprise IT fully embraced the trend for bring your own device (BYOD) programmes

• December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15

  The Higher Education Academy gives universities £500,000 to develop cyber security specialists

  The Department for Culture, Media and Sports has partnered with the Higher Education Academy to provide universities with funding and support to train cyber security specialists

• December 17, 2015 17 Dec'15

  Australian corporate counsel under cyber attack but no plans to increase security spend

  Australia’s corporate counsel are suffering a high rate of data breaches compared to many regions, but do not plan to spend more on preventative security

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Deal on EU data protection is close

  A deal to standardise data protection rules across the EU could be imminent after compromises were made

• December 14, 2015 14 Dec'15

  Commonwealth Bank Australia partners University of New South Wales on cyber security

  Australian bank and university work together to train the next generation of cyber security experts

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  UK firms act quickly to fix payment card data encryption

  Security firm found that 16 global companies had failed to effectively encrypt traffic to the payment portion of their websites and apps

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Australian university launches cyber security master's degree

  The University of New South Wales in Canberra has launched a master's course in cyber security, strategy and diplomacy

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  IT gives Rotterdam psychological care provider more time with clients

  A psychological care provider in the Netherlands, Pameijer, has improved efficiency, improved care and become more secure through an identity and access management project

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  Cyber attacks an increasing concern for Asean countries

  Organisations in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are increasingly the targets for cyber criminals, according to a report focused on the region

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  Word ‘smart’ being abused by IoT advocates

  Speakers at an event hosted by Cambridge Wireless say the term ‘smart’ is overused to describe connected devices on the internet of things

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  QLabs gives hope to Australia’s data security shortcomings

  Australia might be ranked low for its computer security preparedness today, but there is enough innovation in the country to point to a more secure future

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  Case study: South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust in big push on mobile working

  Healthcare trust works to digitise records and increase mobile working in acute and community settings

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  Coalition of top tech firms opposes weakened encryption

  Weakening security with the aim of advancing security simply does not make sense, a coalition of top tech firms tells US president Barack Obama

• November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15

  US district attorney calls for access to encrypted smartphone data

  A report from US district attorney Cyrus Vance claims the encryption of data on mobile operating systems has had severe consequences for public safety

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  Cyber security mindset needs to change, says report

  Government organisations are prime targets for cyber attacks, leading to increased importance on robust information security, according to a report by Intel Security and the Digital Government Security Forum

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  CGI tempts Nordic customers with Finnish cyber security centre

  IT supplier CGI has opened a Nordic cyber security centre to help it serve organisations in the region with the same service levels it provides US clients

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  Security key to digital transformation

  In the future, we will go to systems of systems, which means we will need a secure and trusted ecosystem from the sensor to the user, says security firm Exceet

• November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15

  Government launches cyber security research project

  The government has launched a programme to get businesses more involved in cyber security research

• November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15

  Relaxed attitudes in Australia stalling IT security investment

  The relaxed attitude to IT security in Australia is holding back much-needed investment in security technology

• November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15

  Cloud key to future cyber security, says Qualys

  Security could be improved by moving to a world where security is enabled by customised and optimised security agents in virtual datacentres, endpoints and apps, says Qualys CTO Wolfgang Kandek

• November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15

  Singapore’s Smart Nation vision entices startups and IoT developers

  The Singapore government is pitching to make the tiny Asean city-state a centre for the development of smart city and internet of things technology, and wants to bring UK startups to its shores. Computer Weekly meets Steve Leonard, the man in charge...

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Mobile attacks more vicious, insidious and malicious, says Blue Coat

  An increase in insidious and malicious attack types should sound an alarm to strengthen defences, according to a mobile malware report

• October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15

  Information security maturing as a profession, says (ISC)2

  Today's information security professionals understand security is a blend of social, people and technology, and to be successful, they have to be capable across all of them, says (ISC)2's managing director for Europe

• October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15

  Online extortion set to increase in 2016, says Trend Micro

  2016 will see continued growth in cyber extortion, hacktivism and mobile malware, alongside a shift to an offensive cyber security posture for governments and corporations, say researchers

• October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15

  Questions raised over Australian cabinet using Slack messaging

  Reports that Australian cabinet members could use messaging platform Slack to communicate has raised security questions

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  Android security improving, but enterprises should proceed with caution

  Enterprises need to think about the risks as well as the benefits of the Android operating system, cautions a forensics expert

• October 14, 2015 14 Oct'15

  BlackBerry aims to own mobile security and privacy

  BlackBerry views its transformation process as largely being about getting its “mojo” back around its “rightful place” in security and privacy

• October 12, 2015 12 Oct'15

  Singapore strives to counter rising surge of cyber attacks

  Organisations in Singapore are raising their game to increase cyber security resources and education in a bid to counter the rising tide of cyber attacks

• October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15

  Apple removes more iOS apps over security concerns

  Apple has blocked more apps over security concerns just weeks after ridding the App Store of XcodeGhost malware

• October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15

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  Share your views in Computer Weekly’s annual Technology Industry Survey, which provides an insight into the trends, challenges and aspirations of today’s IT professionals

• October 07, 2015 07 Oct'15

  Hackers target Australian health sector, selling records for A$1,000

  Healthcare records in Australia are a major target for hackers – with fully populated medical records sold to fraudsters for up to A$1,000 each

• September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15

  Silent Circle launches Blackphone 2

  According to Silent Circle, Blackphone 2 is aimed at delivering best in class privacy and security, without compromising on the functionality and usability

• September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15

  ICO warns over public Wi-Fi data

  The Information Commissioner’s Office speaks out on public Wi-Fi network security

• September 22, 2015 22 Sep'15

  Australian organisations need to catch up in identity and access management

  Australian organisations are lagging behind in terms of identity management, which is not lost on Deloitte as the company expands its Australia-focused resources in this area

• September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15

  Public-private co-operation in the Nordics tackles growing cyber crime threat

  Nordic governments and businesses are putting cyber security at the centre of their planning as threats increase

• September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15

  Mobile networks hit by rise in Windows and PC malware, report shows

  Latest fixed and mobile network malware analysis from Alcatel-Lucent reveals growing threat posed by Windows PCs and laptops

• September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15

  BT launches ethical hacking service for bankers

  BT introduces a certified Crest Star ethical hacking test service for financial services customers