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October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12
IT security budgets mismatched to hacker targets, study shows

IT security budgets are not being used to provide defence technologies in some areas most likely to be targeted by hackers, a study shows
October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12
UK website users opt in to advertising cookies

Most UK website users are allowing third-party advertising cookies, according to a study on the effect of the cookie law from TRUSTe
October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12
Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8 OS

Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8, its latest operating system (OS) for smartphones it hopes will take share from Google Android and Apple
October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12
Cyber defences of SMEs lag behind larger firms, study confirms

SMEs suffer more from malware than larger organisations, but their security procedures are inferior, says security firm, Kaspersky Lab

October 29, 2012 29 Oct'12
Back-office service providers failing to deliver

Back-office service providers are failing to meet customer needs with 70% of suppliers claiming projects are not being managed properly
October 29, 2012 29 Oct'12
Could GM’s decision to insource IT start a trend?

As General Motors brings its outsourced IT in-house, Computer Weekly examines whether others will follow or whether it will prove a one-off
October 26, 2012 26 Oct'12
Beware of unfair SaaS HR contracts

Businesses must be wary of signing unfair contracts as software as a service takes over from traditional HR technology
October 26, 2012 26 Oct'12
Cloud HR pivotal to Direct Line share offering

Cloud HR proved pivotal to insurance group Direct Line separating from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) before it launched on the stock market
October 25, 2012 25 Oct'12
Windows 8 OS is available now – but is it the right choice for your business?

Windows 8 combines a desktop operating system (OS) with tablet-touch functionality, which will bring benefits to some organisations - but not all
October 25, 2012 25 Oct'12
European outsourcing spend up 14% in three months

Mega-deals are driving increased spending on outsourcing in Europe, which had the highest total spend of all global regions in the third quarter

October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
McAfee Focus 2012: One fifth of corporate network devices unknown

At least 20% of the devices on corporate networks are not known to the organisation, says security company McAfee
October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
McAfee Focus 2012: McAfee evolves to enable orchestrated defence

Today’s security systems are not ready for an always-on, always-connected world, says McAfee CTO Michael Fey
October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
McAfee Focus 2012: Xerox, McAfee partner on embedded security threat

Only around 13% of organisations are aware that printers and multi-function devices represent a threat to information security, says Xerox
October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
McAfee Focus 2012: Endpoint security key to Security Connected strategy

Security firm McAfee has announced four enhancements of endpoint security as part of its Security Connected strategy at McAfee Focus 2012
October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
McAfee Focus 2012: Brighter future for cyber defenders, says DeCesare

The security industry looks to the future with a sense of hope, says Michael DeCesare, co-president of Intel-owned security firm McAfee
October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
McAfee Focus 2012: NAC supplier ForeScout joins McAfee SIA scheme

McAfee does not want to be all things to all people when it comes to security, but its leadership is aiming to provide the platform that will enable better data protection
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
XSS attacks remain top threat to web applications

Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks remain the top threat to web applications, databases and websites, a study from FireHost reveals
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
Attackers besiege Google Android OS, Trend Micro reveals

Google’s Android mobile OS is under siege by attackers, as malware and data-stealing adware rose 483% in the last quarter, says Trend Micro
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
Interview: Dries Buytaert, founder of Drupal

Dries Buytaert, founder of open source content management system Drupal and distributor Acquia, on ambitions to run a $100m business
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
Windows 8 security: how does it measure up?

Microsoft's Windows 8 is seen by many as representing an evolutionary jump for the operating system, but what about security?
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
Tech City names Facebook executive Joanna Shields as CEO

Joanna Shields has resigned as European boss of Facebook to become CEO of the Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO)
October 19, 2012 19 Oct'12
Lost devices access work email, says Sophos

A fifth of lost electronic devices have access to work email, exposing confidential corporate data, a survey from Sophos has revealed
October 19, 2012 19 Oct'12
HSBC back online after DDoS attack

HSBC has restored its online banking services after a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack prevented customers using online services
October 18, 2012 18 Oct'12
Citrix debuts mobile virtual apps as analysts warn of obsolescence

Citrix debuts cloud and mobility releases, but analysts warn they may soon be left behind in an increasingly competitive and evolving market
October 17, 2012 17 Oct'12
Case Study: Disaster recovery boosts business continuity

A review of disaster recovery capabilities has made multinational recruitment firm Hudson more resilient in its day-to-day business
October 17, 2012 17 Oct'12
Draft Communications Bill will be ineffective, says ICO

The Draft Data Communications Bill will only catch the most incompetent criminals, says Information Commissioner Christopher Graham
October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12
Cornwall Council axes leader Alec Robertson in outsourcing controversy

Cornwall Council leader Alec Robertson has lost a confidence vote and will step down following a controversial plan to outsource council services
October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12
Police need to go digital to improve communication with citizens

UK citizens believe digital communications technology such as social media would help police connect with the population and put them in a stronger position to fight crime
October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12
Security remains a barrier to mobility, study finds

Security, potential loss of data and compliance remain key concerns in using mobile enterprise apps, a study has revealed
October 16, 2012 16 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?
October 15, 2012 15 Oct'12
Cookie law needs more than ‘do not track’, says Neelie Kroes

Website owners still need consent to use cookies even if web users' browsers offer 'do not track' (DNT), says EC vice-president Neelie Kroes
October 15, 2012 15 Oct'12
AMD cuts 20% of workforce

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to cut as many as 2,340 jobs, or about 20% of its workforce
October 15, 2012 15 Oct'12
US prepares cyber offensive capability

The US admits to preparing cyber offensive capabilities amid growing evidence that Iran conducted cyber attacks on the Saudi oil industry
October 12, 2012 12 Oct'12
CIO interview: Frank Modruson, Accenture

Accenture’s CIO Frank Modruson on providing IT to 250,000 people who think they could do your job and why video is the next big thing
October 12, 2012 12 Oct'12
Mozilla fixes security flaw in latest Firefox

Mozilla has released a fix for the latest version of its Firefox browser after withdrawing it the day before after identifying a security flaw
October 12, 2012 12 Oct'12
Draft Data Communications Bill a security risk, says Jimmy Wales

The UK’s Draft Data Communications Bill will be useless and quite dangerous, says Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
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
October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12
RSA Europe: Security must take human factor into account

Security needs to start taking into account the differences in users, says Hugh Thompson, RSA Conference programme committee chair
October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12
Job prospects improving for IT graduates, says HECSU report

Job prospects for IT graduates have improved for the first time during the recession, says the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU)
October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12
RSA Europe: Security concerns whole supply chain, says Misha Glenny

Targeted attacks affect the whole supply chain, not just big corporations, author Misha Glenny tells RSA Conference Europe 2012 attendees
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
October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12
RSA Europe: Free cloud security readiness tool from Microsoft

Microsoft has announced a free tool for organisations to assess their security readiness for cloud computing.
October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12
Case study: Syngenta multi-sourcing key to business growth

Agri-business giant Syngenta has put multi-sourced IT at the heart of its ambitious plan to double its revenues in the next 8 years
October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12
Case study: Old Mutual’s mutually beneficial multi-sourcing model

Old Mutual has been able to get more out of its IT suppliers, increase IT effectiveness and hit cost-cutting targets through a mutually beneficial sourcing strategy
October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12
Cyber crime costs UK organisations £2.1m a year

Ponemon Institute's 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime Study estimates cyber crime costs UK organisations an average of £2.1m a year each
October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12
Swedish government sites targeted by Anonymous

The websites of several Swedish government agencies were knocked offline on Friday after being targeted by hacktivist collective Anonymous
October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12
Microsoft encryption key deadline approaching

Any organisations that have not yet replaced outdated security certificates will have to act quickly to meet the Microsoft deadline
October 01, 2012 01 Oct'12
Shared services proposal splits Cornwall Council

Councillors in Cornwall are calling for the removal of council leader Alec Robinson as the cabinet debates a proposal for shared services
September 28, 2012 28 Sep'12
Phishing attacks cast wider nets in businesses

Phishing attacks are moving from targeting a few key employees to much wider groups, says security awareness training company PhishMe
September 28, 2012 28 Sep'12
RIM posts another quarterly loss - but it could have been worse

BlackBerry-maker RIM has posted another quarterly loss, but not as bad as investors expected, with revenues 16% above analysts’ forecasts
September 27, 2012 27 Sep'12
ICO publishes cloud data guidelines

The ICO has published new guidelines that underline businesses’ sole responsibility for the protection of data
September 27, 2012 27 Sep'12
Information security: Technical skills highest in demand

Salaries for most information security professionals are continuing to trend upward as demand increases, particularly for technical skills.
September 27, 2012 27 Sep'12
UK ranks only eighth in world internet freedoms

The UK has fewer internet freedoms than seven other countries, including Estonia and the Philippines a report has revealed
September 26, 2012 26 Sep'12
Move to cloud still all about security for UK firms, survey shows

Security and data privacy are still the top concerns for UK businesses adopting cloud-based services, research shows
September 26, 2012 26 Sep'12
Samsung faces call for Galaxy S3 security update

Samsung is facing calls to issue a security update for the Galaxy S3 smartphone to address a serious vulnerability
September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12
Security concerns hold back mobile banking adoption

More than two-thirds of smartphone owners have not yet adopted mobile banking apps because of security concerns, a survey has revealed
September 24, 2012 24 Sep'12
Businesses need to tackle threat of compromised websites

UK domain registrar 123-reg is helping combat the trend of spreading malware through legitimate sites
September 24, 2012 24 Sep'12
Microsoft urges business to update IE security

Microsoft has released an out-of-cycle patch for the latest zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that affects versions IE6 to IE9
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
Businesses fail to address consumerisation security risks

UK businesses are failing to protect themselves against the risks posed by staff using their own devices for work, shows a study from Equanet
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
Investec banks on policy to make social media work

Investment bank Investec sees social media as part of the insider threat to information security, but has policies and technologies to make it work
September 20, 2012 20 Sep'12
Dangerous hackers come closer to home, warns Trend Micro

Cyber criminals from eastern Europe pose just as big a threat as their more high-profile Asian rivals, says security firm Trend Micro
September 20, 2012 20 Sep'12
Microsoft to release emergency patch for IE

Microsoft has released further information on a patch for the zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that affects versions IE6 to IE9
September 20, 2012 20 Sep'12
Arrogant firms hoodwink customers on data breaches

Customers are having the wool pulled over their eyes by organisations that fail to report data breaches, says document management firm Simplexo
September 20, 2012 20 Sep'12
Dell SecureWorks uncovers cyber espionage targeting energy firms

Security researchers have discovered a new cyber espionage campaign targeting several large companies, including two in the energy sector
September 19, 2012 19 Sep'12
Gartner Security and Risk Summit 2012: Strategic planning key to survival

Strategic planning is the only option if risk and security leaders want to succeed in a rapidly changing world, says Gartner
September 19, 2012 19 Sep'12
GCHQ challenges UK amateurs to defend government from cyber attacks

GCHQ's national Cyber Security Challenge competition tests the ability of amateur cyber defenders to protect a simulated government IT system
September 18, 2012 18 Sep'12
White House deputy CTO praises NHS open-data strategy

The deputy CTO of the White House, Chris Vein, is working with the NHS to pass on experiences of making data more open in the public sector
September 18, 2012 18 Sep'12
CertiVox enables Outlook encryption

Security firm CertiVox has launched PrivateSky for Outlook that enables users to encrypt messages and large files up to 5GB
September 18, 2012 18 Sep'12
RSA Europe 2012 to focus on big data

Big data and intelligence-driven security are to be the focus of the RSA Conference Europe 2012 in London next month
September 18, 2012 18 Sep'12
Microsoft investigates IE zero-day flaw

Microsoft says it is investigating reports of a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8, and 9
September 17, 2012 17 Sep'12
Fujitsu blacklisting part of tighter government policy

Government policy flags up suppliers that perform poorly but, with so few, how far can government practically address failed outsourcing contracts?
September 17, 2012 17 Sep'12
IT security awareness needs to be company-wide, says (ISC)²

Information security awareness needs to be more robust, started as early as possible, continually reinforced and organisation-wide, says Julie Peeler, director, (ISC)² Foundation
September 17, 2012 17 Sep'12
Intel lends a hand eliminating passwords

Intel is working on palm-scanning technology to eliminate weak password-based user authentication
September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12
Cloud computing: Could it cost more?

Cloud computing is meant to cut costs, but some organisations are reporting increased cost instead. How is this possible?
September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12
De Montfort University to launch cyber security centre

De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester is launching a centre dedicated to cyber protection
September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12
MDM is not security, warns mobile security expert Eric Green

Mobile device management (MDM) is not about security, says US security expert Eric Green from Mobile Active Defense Partners
September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12
Few firms test security of mobile apps, survey shows

Organisations are struggling to manage the challenges of the mobile era, with less than a third formally testing their mobile applications
September 12, 2012 12 Sep'12
Two UK students chosen for (ISC)² IT security scholarships

Students at UK universities are among the recipients of the 2011 and 2012 Information Security Scholarships from (ISC)²
September 12, 2012 12 Sep'12
Big business not learning from cyber attacks, says researcher

Many big companies are failing to learn from information security incidents, says malware analysis firm Solutionary
September 12, 2012 12 Sep'12
AT&T takes APTs seriously

APTs are real and all companies should be taking them seriously, says telecommunications company AT&T
September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12
New malware age demands new security approach, says threat researcher

We are entering a new age of cyber threats and must change our approach to cyber defence, according to ICSA Labs
September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12
CISOs key to transition to cloud, says (ISC)2

CISOs have an important role in moving their organisations to a cloud computing environment, says professional certification body (ISC)2
September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12
Skills shortage means no unemployment in IT security, says (ISC)2

Zero unemployment in IT security shows a huge shortage of skills in the profession, says Hord Tipton, executive director of (ISC)2
September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12
Cabinet Office blacklists Fujitsu from government IT contract tenders

The Cabinet Office has banned Fujitsu and another IT supplier from tendering for public sector IT contracts as they constitute too high a risk
September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12
(ISC)2 launches programme to attract young security professionals

(ISC)2 has announced a Young Professionals Group to attract young people to the field of information security
September 10, 2012 10 Sep'12
Indian IT services firm Infosys buys management consultancy Lodestone

Indian IT services provider Infosys has grown its business consultancy with the acquisition of Swiss-based management consultancy Lodestone
September 07, 2012 07 Sep'12
UK cookie law compliance mixed, study finds

Three months after the enforcement of the cookie law, only 12% of UK websites have prominent privacy notices and robust cookie controls, a study shows
September 07, 2012 07 Sep'12
Warwick University cyber security graduates fast-track CISSP course

The University of Warwick has entered an agreement with (ISC)2 to help ease its cyber security graduates into work with a compact CISSP course.
September 06, 2012 06 Sep'12
More than a quarter of London’s Wi-Fi networks are poorly secured

Some 27% of Wi-Fi networks in London are poorly secured or not secured at all, a study by security firm Sophos has revealed.
September 06, 2012 06 Sep'12
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales slams Draft Communications Data Bill

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has slammed as “technologically incompetent” the UK Draft Communications Data Bill
September 05, 2012 05 Sep'12
McAfee reports largest malware spike in four years

The second quarter of 2012 saw the biggest increase in malware samples detected in the past four years, says security company McAfee
September 03, 2012 03 Sep'12
Powerful cyber attack tools widely available, say researchers

More low-level cyber criminals are getting access to sophisticated attack tools, say cyber intelligence specialists
August 31, 2012 31 Aug'12
Businesses worldwide fail to prepare for cyber threats, says Kaspersky Lab

Companies around the world have failed to address cyber threats, according to a survey from security organisation Kaspersky Lab
August 31, 2012 31 Aug'12
Oracle releases emergency patch for Java

Oracle has released an out-of-cycle security update to patch newly identified vulnerabilities in Java 7 that have been widely exploited
August 30, 2012 30 Aug'12
UK data breaches up tenfold since 2007

Data breaches in the UK across all sectors have increased an average of more than tenfold in the past five years, research has uncovered.
August 30, 2012 30 Aug'12
Antivirus detection gap widening, say security researchers

Incident response investigations show businesses cannot rely on antivirus systems alone for protection, say security researchers
August 30, 2012 30 Aug'12
US president Barack Obama vows to fight for free internet

US President Barack Obama has promised to fight for a free internet, while answering questions on social networking site Reddit
August 30, 2012 30 Aug'12
Java zero-day vulnerability hits Metasploit and Blackhole

The latest Java zero-day vulnerability is already available to users of the Metasploit tool and Blackhole exploit kit, say security researchers
August 29, 2012 29 Aug'12
Explosion in malware bypassing traditional defences, study shows

Advanced malware that evades signature-based detection has increased nearly 400% in the past year, according to research by security firm FireEye
August 29, 2012 29 Aug'12
IBM bets on smaller, faster, more secure mainframe

IBM unveils a smaller, faster, more secure mainframe computer to compete with increasingly popular, low-cost, PC-based enterprise servers