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June 13, 2013
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Google faces fresh calls for tax investigation
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is calling for a full investigation of Google’s alleged tax evasion practices in the UK
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June 13, 2013
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Jun'13
US repeatedly hacked China, claims NSA whistleblower
The US has been hacking Hong Kong and China since 2009, says former technical assistant for the CIA, Edward Snowden
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June 12, 2013
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Jun'13
Senior judge hears Barnet Council outsourcing challenge
The second most senior judge in England and Wales will hear a legal challenge against Barnet Council’s outsourcing programme
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June 12, 2013
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Jun'13
UK cloud users more positive about security than non-users, study shows
UK SMEs see security, privacy and reliability benefits in cloud-based services, a study from comScore shows
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June 12, 2013
12
Jun'13
IT sourcing complexity makes supplier management a priority
IT supplier management capabilities becoming business critical as correlation between IT and business performance strengthens
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June 12, 2013
12
Jun'13
Technology companies call for more transparency over data requests
Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft call on US government to allow them to publish greater detail about requests to hand over user data
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June 11, 2013
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Jun'13
CISOs must shape up or ship out, says Forrester
Chief information security officers (CISOs) must evolve into data risk managers if they are to survive in the future, says Forrester Research
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June 11, 2013
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Jun'13
BAE Systems latest to join cyber security skills drive
Aerospace and defence company BAE Systems joins the race to help plug the UK cyber security skills gap
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June 11, 2013
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Jun'13
Security tech market set to grow 8.7% in 2013, says Gartner
The worldwide security technology and services market will reach $67.2bn in 2013, up 8.7% from 2012, according to research firm Gartner
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June 11, 2013
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Jun'13
Israel says Iran’s cyber attacks are incessant
Israel has accused Iran of carrying out incessant cyber attacks on its computer systems
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June 11, 2013
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Jun'13
Apple unveils iOS 7
Apple has unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system, saying iOS 7 is the most significant update since the original iPhone
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June 11, 2013
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Jun'13
UK links to US internet surveillance remain unclear
The government insists that UK spy agencies operate within the law, but questions remain
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June 10, 2013
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Jun'13
Zero trust model key to security success, says Forrester
The principles of network confidentiality, integrity and availability are not balanced, says John Kindervag, principal analyst at Forrester Research
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June 07, 2013
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IT industry alliance to sponsor cyber security skills
IT organisations have set up a sponsorship scheme to encourage people to acquire the cyber security skills to protect UK business
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June 07, 2013
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Jun'13
School initiative launched to fill cyber security skills gap
The UK’s search for cyber security talent is being taken into schools for the first time
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June 07, 2013
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Jun'13
Ceva Logistics builds solid relationship offshore
Ceva Logistics made a quick decision to outsource IT to India in 2008 and had its first offshore IT staff up and running in weeks
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June 07, 2013
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Jun'13
PM urged to criminalise internet rape porn
Campaigners are calling for the criminalisation of possessing internet pornography depicting rape
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June 07, 2013
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Jun'13
FBI spies on internet users
Revelations that the FBI and National Security Agency tap into nine US internet firms implicate Facebook, Apple and Google
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June 06, 2013
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Jun'13
UK infrastructure needs better security controls on suppliers, says ISC
An Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) report reveals weaknesses in the UK's approach to critical national infrastructure
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June 06, 2013
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Jun'13
US agency collects Verizon phone data with secret court order
The National Security Agency is collecting from Verizon the phone records of millions of US citizens under a court order
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June 06, 2013
06
Jun'13
Microsoft partnership takes down 1,000 cybercrime botnets
Microsoft has disrupted more than 1,000 botnets in a joint campaign with the financial services industry and the FBI
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June 05, 2013
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Jun'13
Most businesses hit by mobile security incident, study shows
Almost 80% of businesses had a mobile security incident in the past year, in many cases incurring substantial costs, a study has shown
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June 05, 2013
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Jun'13
Human error causes most data breaches, Ponemon study finds
Human errors and system problems caused two-thirds of data breaches in 2012, according to a study from Symantec and the Ponemon Institute
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June 05, 2013
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Jun'13
Two-thirds of CIOs feel locked in with outsourcers
Almost two-thirds of senior IT executives think their suppliers would not be open to renegotiating outsourcing contracts, despite increased activity
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June 05, 2013
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Jun'13
Backup and recovery challenges most small businesses, study shows
Most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are experiencing difficulties with data backup and recovery, a study has shown
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June 05, 2013
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Jun'13
Turkish protesters make innovative use of technology
Turkish anti-government protesters are making innovative use of technology to stay ahead of the authorities
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June 05, 2013
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Jun'13
UK authorities begin tackling pirate websites
The City of London Police and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau have started contacting websites suspected of profiting by breaking copyright laws
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June 04, 2013
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Jun'13
A malicious charger could hack Apple devices easily, claim researchers
A modified phone charger or battery could be used to hack Apple devices, say researchers from Georgia Tech
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June 03, 2013
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Jun'13
Microsoft evolves disruption anti-cyber crime tactic
Microsoft, like other major software suppliers, is increasingly using disruption as a key tactic to fight cyber crime
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June 03, 2013
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Jun'13
Transparency, not security, is biggest cloud challenge, says Verizon
Transparency is the biggest challenge to moving to cloud computing, not security, according to Verizon
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June 03, 2013
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Jun'13
Union announces strike ballot over O2 outsourcing
O2 call centre workers across the UK consider strike action over potential changes to their employment due to Capita outsourcing contract
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June 03, 2013
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Jun'13
Targeted cyber espionage on the increase, McAfee warns
The first three months of 2013 saw continued increases in the number and complexity of targeted threats, according to McAfee’s latest report
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May 31, 2013
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May'13
US military Plan X aims to make cyber war easy
Top US military technologists have been working on a programme aimed at making cyber war relatively easy for the past year, it has emerged
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May 31, 2013
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May'13
Google sets seven-day deadline for zero-day disclosure
Google has set third-party suppliers a seven-day deadline for disclosing vulnerabilities in software to help users protect themselves from attack
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May 31, 2013
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May'13
BT to drop Yahoo email after hacking complaints
BT is to replace Yahoo Mail with its own email service for its six million broadband customers after complaints about hijacked accounts
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May 30, 2013
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May'13
Capgemini wins European Commission's datacentre energy efficiency award
Innovation and energy efficiency at Capgemini's Merlin datacentre in Swindon has won the 2013 EU Code of Conduct for Datacentres award
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May 30, 2013
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May'13
Businesses must prepare for IT services firms bearing renegotiation gifts
Renegotiations and renewals inevitably bring better terms but could businesses be missing out on much more by focusing on cost
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May 30, 2013
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May'13
Microsoft and trustworthy computing – not a paradox
Behind the scenes, Microsoft’s TwC group does a lot of work across security, cyber crime, threat intelligence and malware protection
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May 30, 2013
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May'13
Case Study: US supermarket chain solves security challenge virtually
A US supermarket chain has implemented an endpoint security system to secure legacy applications and to save additional development
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May 30, 2013
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May'13
Drupal resets passwords after hacker breach
Open source content management platform Drupal has reset the passwords for almost one million accounts after hackers breached its systems
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May 30, 2013
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May'13
More than half UK citizens worried about nation-state cyber attacks
A survey has revealed that 53% of UK citizens are concerned about other countries launching damaging cyber attacks against the UK
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May 29, 2013
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May'13
Attackers exploit Ruby on Rails flaw, despite warnings and patch
Attackers are exploiting a vulnerability in the Ruby on Rails web application framework to hijack servers for botnets four months after a patch was released
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May 29, 2013
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May'13
Google may have to revise proposals to EU competition authorities yet again
Google may have to revise its proposals yet again to allay European concerns about its business practices
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May 29, 2013
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Indian service provider growth drops by a third
Indian IT services firms suffered a dramatic fall in sales in 2012, but still far exceeded the average growth rate across the industry
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May 29, 2013
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May'13
Stratfor hacker pleads guilty
US hacktivist Jeremy Hammond pleads guilty to accessing computers of law enforcement agencies and government contractors illegally
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May 29, 2013
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May'13
UK masters students to help build online security and trust
The UK national Cyber Security Challenge and 15 UK universities are calling on masters students for ideas on improving online security and trust
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May 29, 2013
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May'13
Syrian hackers deface Sky Android apps
Syrian hackers have defaced several of Sky’s Android apps, forcing the broadcaster to remove them temporarily from the Google Play store
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May 29, 2013
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Chinese hackers accessed US weapons designs, says Pentagon
Hackers are feared to have accessed more than 20 designs for advanced US weapons systems, according to a Pentagon report
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May 23, 2013
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May'13
Economic future depends on e-ID, says Security Identity Alliance
The digital economies of Europe could comprise 28% of GDP by 2020 but only with secure electronic IDs, says the Secure Identity Alliance (SIA)
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May 22, 2013
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How will Indian IT services firms evolve and prosper?
Indian IT services firms need to reshape their businesses to continue growing as traditional markets and service offerings reach maturity
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May 22, 2013
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May'13
UK data breaches largely hidden, says Stroz Friedberg
The true extent of UK data breaches is unknown because most companies do not report them says Stroz Friedberg
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May 22, 2013
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O2 questions CWU redundancy claims as union threatens action
Mobile operator O2 questions Communication Workers Union (CWU) claim of 600 redundancies in outsourcing deal with Capita
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May 22, 2013
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Blue Coat buys big data security company Solera
Business assurance firm Blue Coat Systems announces it will buy big data security intelligence provider Solera Networks
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May 22, 2013
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Vodafone delays 4G superfast mobile internet launch
Vodafone is to delay the launch of its 4G superfast mobile internet service until August or September to coincide with Apple’s release of a compatible iPhone 5
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May 21, 2013
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May'13
O2 selects Capita for 10-year customer service outsource
Mobile operator O2 is outsourcing management of its customer services centres to Capita in a 10-year deal expected to be worth about £1.2bn
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May 21, 2013
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Small firms lose up to £800m to cyber crime, says FSB
Cyber crime is costing small businesses around £785m a year, according to research by the Federation of Small Businesses
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May 21, 2013
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May'13
Privileged accounts key to most APT attacks, says Cyber-Ark
The theft, misuse and exploitation of privileged accounts is becoming an increasingly key tactic in advanced persistent threat attacks
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May 21, 2013
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May'13
Researchers uncover Indian cyber espionage network
Researchers have uncovered a large and sophisticated cyber attack infrastructure that appears to have originated in India
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May 20, 2013
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May'13
Union slams Aviva’s offshore plan
Union Unite has accused Aviva of betraying UK workers after it emerged that 600 of its 2,000 job cuts are being relocated in India
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May 20, 2013
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May'13
Twitter uses open source to automate security
Twitter is increasingly using open source automation tools to ensure security processes are taken care of in all the code it produces
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May 20, 2013
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Metropolitan Police weighs up outsourcing options
The Met Police Service is engaging with the outsourcing industry for back-office services as it targets annual savings of £500m
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May 20, 2013
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Yahoo Japan says hack attack may have exposed 22 million users
Yahoo Japan has warned that the identity details of up to 22 million users may have been compromised in recent hack
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May 20, 2013
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May'13
Shanghai cyber hacking unit back in business, says US
China’s military cyber espionage Unit 61398 is back in business, deploying different techniques, say US officials
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May 20, 2013
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May'13
FT is latest media group attacked by Syrian hackers
The Financial Times has confirmed that its website and several Twitter accounts were hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army
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May 17, 2013
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May'13
Mahindra Satyam draws a line under turmoil
Mahindra Satyam has drawn a line under the turmoil caused when a former Satyam director admitted to misreporting the company’s results
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May 16, 2013
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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 16, 2013
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Supply chain key to comprehensive security, says Cisco
A comprehensive security strategy must include the supply chain to deliver the integrity customers demand
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May 15, 2013
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May'13
Accept defeat and change the battle plan, says Adobe security chief
Security professionals are good at lying to themselves that they are evenly matched with their adversaries, says Adobe CSO Brad Arkin
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May 15, 2013
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May'13
Adobe uses crises to drive security change
After hackers broke into one of Adobe's code-signing servers in 2012, CSO Brad Arkin used the crisis to drive security change and improvement
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May 15, 2013
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Microsoft declares conformance with ISO 27034-1
Microsoft has declared conformance with ISO 27034-1, the first part of an international standard for secure software development
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May 15, 2013
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IT pros turn a blind eye to secure coding
Nearly two-thirds of IT professionals say their organisations do not build products and services with security in mind, a Microsoft survey reveals
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May 15, 2013
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May'13
SAFECode publishes free secure code training modules
The Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code (SAFECode) has developed six free secure software development training modules
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May 14, 2013
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CIOs discover problems with recessionary cost-cutting outsource deals
Many CIOs signed outsource deals in the recession to cut costs, but 43% of the deals were not structured properly and do not meet business needs
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May 10, 2013
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May'13
Microsoft to patch IE8 zero-day
Microsoft is to issue a security update for a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8,just a week after issuing a security advisory
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May 10, 2013
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Smart metering project hits delay
Government’s £11.7bn plan to have smart energy meters in every UK home postponed for suppliers to create the communications network
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May 10, 2013
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Eight hackers charged with $45m cyber fraud
US federal authorities have charged eight hackers in connection with a $45m debit card fraud scheme
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May 10, 2013
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Carl Icahn and Southeastern join forces in fight over Dell
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has teamed up with Dell investor Southeastern to try to stop founder Michael Dell buying the firm
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May 09, 2013
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Information assurance certification gives SMEs the edge
IT consultancy Purple Frog Systems says the IASME information assurance standard for SMEs gives it a competitive edge
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May 09, 2013
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Solihull council saves time and money with BYOD
At least one in five local authorities in the UK could allow staff to use their own devices at work, due to demand from employees
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May 09, 2013
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Syria back online after 19-hour blackout
Syria is back online after a 19-hour blackout that disconnected it from internet communication with the rest of the world
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May 09, 2013
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UK universities get £7.5m cyber security research funding
Oxford University and Royal Holloway, London University, will receive £7.5m government funding for cyber security research
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May 08, 2013
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Spirit of snoopers’ charter lives on in Queen’s Speech
The draft Communications Data Bill did not make the Queen’s Speech, but there was mention of proposals for investigating cyber crime
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May 08, 2013
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May'13
Cognizant exceeds $2bn with non-linear growth
IT services supplier Cognizant has exceeded $2bn revenues in a single quarter for the first time, with growth in social, mobile, analytics and cloud
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May 08, 2013
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US is real hacking empire, says China
China rejects the first official US accusations of cyber espionage and brands the US the “real hacking empire”, accusing it of sowing discord
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May 08, 2013
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May'13
Adobe moves to cloud-based subscription model
Adobe has announced that it is to introduce a cloud-based subscription model for popular applications, including Photoshop
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May 08, 2013
08
May'13
Syria hit by another apparent internet blackout
Monitoring services have reported that internet access to Syria appears to have been cut off, and Google says traffic has dropped off
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May 08, 2013
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May'13
Investors sue HP for $1bn over Autonomy deal
HP investors have launched a class action lawsuit over the company’s botched acquisition of UK software firm Autonomy for $11.7bn in 2011
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May 07, 2013
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Symantec helps NHS trust cut security costs by a quarter
The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust cut security costs by 25% in its partnership with security supplier Symantec
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May 07, 2013
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Microsoft issues security advisory on IE8 zero-day exploit
Microsoft has published a security advisory about an exploit for zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8
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May 07, 2013
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McAfee to acquire Stonesoft
Intel’s security business McAfee has announced an agreement to acquire Finnish next-generation firewall firm Stonesoft in a $389m deal
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May 07, 2013
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Windows 8 passes 100 million in sales
Microsoft says Windows 8 OS has sold more than 100 million copies, roughly matching Windows 7 in the six months after launch
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May 03, 2013
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Netherlands considers hacking powers for police
The Netherlands government considers legislation to give police powers to hack into computers, install spyware and read emails
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May 03, 2013
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BlackBerry 10 and Samsung Knox approved by US military
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has approved BlackBerry and Samsung mobile devices for use on its networks
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May 02, 2013
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Training may be key to website security, study shows
WhiteHat Website Security Statistics Report says vulnerabilities declined in the past year, but most sites had at least one vulnerability
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May 02, 2013
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Most UK firms lack data transfer visibility, study shows
Four out of five UK organisations have little or no visibility of data movement, a study has revealed
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May 02, 2013
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MPs to recall Google executives to explain tax position
Google is to be recalled to parliament to explain the company’s tax position following an investigation into its business practices
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May 01, 2013
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May'13
What’s to be done about data breach discovery?
The time from first contact by cyber attackers to the victim learning of it is still measured in months and years, not hours and days
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May 01, 2013
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LogRhythm and FireEye announce partnership
LogRhythm's next-generation security information and event management technology is to be integrated with FireEye's malware protection system
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May 01, 2013
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NIST revises US federal cyber security standards
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology has revised federal cyber security standards to address threats since 2005
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May 01, 2013
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Security Think Tank: Governance should determine strategy for BYOD
With the growth of BYOD, what measures can IT take to ensure the security of enterprise data and does MDM really have a role?