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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

August 28, 2012 28 Aug'12
Security researchers spot new zero-day Java vulnerability

Security researchers have spotted a new Java vulnerability in the wild for which there is no security patch as yet
August 24, 2012 24 Aug'12
UK should have more control of the web, says IT entrepreneur

The UK should take more control of the internet to counter the US stranglehold, says an IT entrepreneur.
August 23, 2012 23 Aug'12
New malware campaign targets Blackberry users, says Websense

Security firm Websense has identified a new malware campaign that targets Blackberry users with a malicious attachment in fake emails.
August 23, 2012 23 Aug'12
How did EDS lose $8bn in value in four years?

HP is writing off $8bn after the drop in value of EDS, which was acquired in 2008 - how did the outsourcing business fall so far so fast?
August 23, 2012 23 Aug'12
APTs: Are they really a concern for all businesses?

Many businesses make themselves vulnerable by failing to consider advanced persistent threats (APTs) in their information security strategy
August 23, 2012 23 Aug'12
HP reports $8.9bn loss in third quarter

Hewlett-Packard (HP) reports an $8.9bn loss in its third fiscal quarter, with earnings 568% down compared with the same period the year before
August 22, 2012 22 Aug'12
Morcut malware may be first to target virtual machines, says Symantec

Advanced analysis of the Morcut Mac OS X malware has revealed that it also targets virtual machines and Windows mobiles
August 22, 2012 22 Aug'12
Dell expects tough next quarter

Dell expects third-quarter revenue to be down between 2% and 5% on second-quarter levels due to the “uncertain economic environment”
August 14, 2012 14 Aug'12
BP to standardise F&A through Accenture

BP has outsourced finance and accounting (F&A) services to Accenture in a deal that will standardise the energy giant's processes and harness analytics
August 10, 2012 10 Aug'12
Entrust commits to SSL despite CA/Browser Forum exit

Security firm Entrust has announced that it is withdrawing from a voluntary online security standards organisation that it co-founded and co-chaired for six years
August 10, 2012 10 Aug'12
New Gauss cyberweapon targets Middle East

A new Flame and Stuxnet-related cyber-threat, dubbed Gauss, is targeting users in the Middle East, security researchers have revealed.
August 09, 2012 09 Aug'12
Nearly half of firms supporting BYOD report data breaches

Nearly half of enterprises that allow bring your own device (BYOD) schemes have experienced a data breach, a study has revealed.
August 09, 2012 09 Aug'12
Virtualisation is often a missed security opportunity

Virtualisation can improve security, but only if it is done correctly, says Rik Ferguson, director of security research at Trend Micro.
August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12
Cognizant continues to grow unabated

IT services firm Cognizant has increased its sales by over 20% in the last three months
August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12
Global IT outsourcing spend to exceed $250bn in 2012

Over a quarter of a trillion dollars will be spent on IT outsourcing in 2012, but Western European organisations are holding back investments in the uncertain economy, according to Gartner
August 06, 2012 06 Aug'12
US passes resolution to block UN control of the internet

The US House of Representatives has voted unanimously to approve a resolution preventing greater UN power of the Internet
August 06, 2012 06 Aug'12
LinkedIn data breach costs more than $1m

LinkedIn says the forensic investigation and other recovery costs of the data breach in June could have topped $1m.
August 03, 2012 03 Aug'12
Edinburgh Napier University to boost UK cyber defence skills

Edinburgh Napier University is launching a part-time MSc in Advanced Security and Cybercrime to help business combat rising levels of online crime.
August 03, 2012 03 Aug'12
US to oppose plans for UN control of the internet

The US has confirmed it will resist efforts to put the internet under the control of the UN.
August 03, 2012 03 Aug'12
Google changes Android policy to tackle malicious apps

Google has introduced stricter rules for Android applications to reduce the number of malicious apps in the Google Play app market
August 03, 2012 03 Aug'12
Facebook share price hits new lows on news of fake accounts

Facebook shares have hit a new low after reporting slowing advertising revenue growth and admitting more than 83 million accounts may be fake
August 02, 2012 02 Aug'12
NCC Group to acquire Matasano Security

International escrow and assurance services provider NCC Group is to acquire US-based Matasano Security in £8.4m deal.
August 02, 2012 02 Aug'12
HP wins battle with Oracle for continued Itanium support

A California court has ordered Oracle to continue support for the Intel Itanium chips used by Hewlett-Packard in a number of its servers
August 01, 2012 01 Aug'12
Big data analytics can reduce cyber risks, says ISF

Big data analytics has the potential to reduce the growing number of cyber security risks and increase business agility, says the ISF.
August 01, 2012 01 Aug'12
Unsafe password practices cause Dropbox spam scare

Dropbox has confirmed that usernames and passwords stolen from other websites were used to sign in to a small number of Dropbox accounts.
July 31, 2012 31 Jul'12
Isolate games PCs warns researcher after Ubisoft flaw comes to light

A researcher who discovered a security flaw in Ubisoft's Uplay gaming application says PCs used for gaming should be isolated from business and other networks
July 31, 2012 31 Jul'12
Cyber threats affect banks worldwide

Nearly a quarter of the world's banks were hit by security breaches in the past year, a study shows
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
Analysis: Security not the only thing cloud adopters overlook

Security is not the only thing that is being overlooked by eager adopters of cloud-based services, it seems, with incident response also being neglected
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
Hackers steal personal details of 8.7 million mobile subscribers

Hackers have accessed the personal details of 8.7 million mobile phone subscribers to South Korea's second largest telecommunications company
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
US cyber chief calls on hackers to make internet secure

The head of the US Cyber Command has called on hackers to help make the internet more secure
July 27, 2012 27 Jul'12
Twitter users targeted by Blackhole malware

Twitter users are being targeted by tweets containing malicious links that claim recipients are pictured in an online photo
July 27, 2012 27 Jul'12
Amazon reports meagre second quarter income

Amazon has reported second quarter income of just $7m, down 96% compared with the same period last year
July 26, 2012 26 Jul'12
Facebook to expand rewards for hackers

Facebook is to expand its reward scheme for hackers who uncover vulnerabilities in its products to include network vulnerabilities
July 26, 2012 26 Jul'12
Australian telco AAPT confirms Anonymous data breach

Australian telecoms firm AAPT confirms business customer data was breached by hacktivist group Anonymous at an external service provider
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Strong growth at HCL reflects European IT spend

HCL said its European sales have increased as a result of businesses focusing on efficiency while attempting to reduce the number of suppliers they use for specific service lines
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Cheap consumer hardware cracks complex passwords in seconds

A dream tool for hackers capable of cracking nine billion passwords a second can be bought for as little as £400, warns hosting firm UKFast
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
ERM uses Nomad to accelerate Windows 7 roll-out

Sustainability consultancy ERM has used a combination of Nomad Enterprise and Microsoft’s ConfigMgr platform to distribute Windows 7
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Security issues hit Apple as new OS X released

Researchers confirm new iOS and Mac malware just hours before the release of the latest version of Apples OS X operating system
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Three top ISPs refuse to sign UK internet code of practice

Three top internet service providers (ISPs) refuse to sign up to a code of conduct aimed at guaranteeing full and open access to the internet
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
Stonesoft releases AET defence system and free test tool

Security firm Stonesoft has released an Advanced Evasion Technique (AET) defence system and testing tool in quick succession
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
Philips outsources business transformation to Cognizant

Royal Philips Electronics has outsourced business transformation to IT services supplier Cognizant in a deal to move its IT to a managed service
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
EC opens cybersecurity consultation

The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on cybersecurity, seeking the views of governments, businesses and citizens
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Many global firms unaware of online risk, finds KPMG

Many global organisations could do a lot more to protect their private data and reduce exposure to attacks by hackers, according to KPMG
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Europol leads initiative to pool cyber crime intelligence

Europol is to lead an initiative pooling cyber crime intelligence from business, government, law enforcement and security agencies
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Security researchers join forces to bring down Grum botnet

Security researchers have collaborated to take down Grum, the world’s third-largest botnet of hijacked computers
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Microsoft reveals 26 October launch for Windows 8

Microsoft has updated announcements that Windows 8 will be available in October, by revealing an exact launch date
July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12
UK Cyber Security Challenge zeroes in on software developers

The UK national Cyber Security Challenge has launched another competition aimed at finding software developers to defend critical national infrastructure.
July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12
Microsoft faces substantial EC fine over browser rules breach

Microsoft faces a large fine for failing to offer Windows users a choice of web browser despite apologising to the European Commission (EC)
July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12
UK cyber protection should be more aggressive, say MPs

The UK should declare cyber war on states and cyber criminals who target the country, say MPs
July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12
IT consultancy rises in construction and transportation sectors

Finance and the public sector remain IT consultancies' biggest clients but the construction and transportation sectors are increasing their use
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Sophos combines endpoint security and UTM

Security firm Sophos combines endpoint protection and unified threat management (UTM) products into a single physical or virtual appliance
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Hacker gets eight years for role in $3m hacking spree

A trio of US cybercriminals has been given stiff sentences in a case that netted $3m and has important lessons for businesses
July 13, 2012 13 Jul'12
Yahoo Voices breach highlights basic security failings

The data breach of the details of more than 450,000 Yahoo account holders highlights common enterprise security failings, say experts
July 13, 2012 13 Jul'12
The most influential women in UK IT

Computer Weekly is pleased to announce the first ever list of the most influential women in UK IT
July 12, 2012 12 Jul'12
£1m competition opens to find tech start-up with the X factor

A global competition with a £1m prize has opened with the aim of finding and funding an entrepreneur with a good idea for a start-up business in London
July 11, 2012 11 Jul'12
Global enterprises utilising Malaysia infrastructure

Businesses are increasingly taking advantage of the economic and political benefits of setting up operations in Malaysia
July 11, 2012 11 Jul'12
Websense launches cyber security intelligence services

Security firm Websense is to launch cyber security intelligence services to enable businesses to tap into the resources of its research teams
July 10, 2012 10 Jul'12
Websense takes aim at modern hacker attack methods

Defenders need to know themselves as well as their enemy and this can be applied to defending information security, says security firm Websense
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Accenture and KPMG top outsourcing rankings

Accenture is the best outsourcing service provider in the world for the fifth year running, according to outsourcing professional body IAOP
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Riba saves £100,000 with move to IaaS

The Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) hopes to save £100,000 with an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Atos staff could walk out during Olympics

Over 1,500 workers in Atos’s IT services and healthcare units could go on strike during the Olympics after a below-inflation pay rise was offered
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Gartner: Tech in business will drive consulting growth

Gartner has predicted a slight increase in IT services spending for 2012, driven by businesses becoming more technology-based
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Google Android OS Trojan virus hits 100K devices in China

Trojan malware has hit 100,000 devices using the Google Android operating system (OS) in China, say security researchers
July 06, 2012 06 Jul'12
Virus could cut 20,000 UK computers from web on Monday, FBI warns

The DNS Changer virus could cause 20,000 computers in the UK – of 350,000 worldwide - to lose web access on 9 July, the FBI has warned
July 04, 2012 04 Jul'12
European Parliament rejects Acta

The European Parliament has rejected the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta)
July 02, 2012 02 Jul'12
Analysis: Businesses are not securing virtual environments. Why?

Virtualisation is the norm, yet a third of companies admit they have not invested in security for their virtual computing environments. Why not?
June 29, 2012 29 Jun'12
Companies fail to secure virtual environments

A third of companies admit they have not invested in security for their virtual computing environments, a survey has revealed
June 29, 2012 29 Jun'12
Universities deliver HPC for business via the cloud

The University of Cambridge and Imperial College are pooling their resources to create a high-performance computing (HPC) service that will offer some of the UK’s fastest computer resources to industry through the cloud
June 29, 2012 29 Jun'12
Security firm LogRhythm lands $15m investment

Cyber security and compliance firm LogRhythm has secured $15m investment funding for product innovation and international expansion
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
Network security: Is new technology bypassing traditional controls?

Network security practices are among the most mature, but can businesses be sure network traffic is not sneaking past traditional controls?
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
FTC sues Wyndham Worldwide hotel group over data breaches

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing hotel group Wyndham Worldwide over claims it failed to secure customer data
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
Six arrested in the UK in worldwide FBI-led credit card data sting

Six people in the UK and 12 in the US arrested in an FBI-led sting operation that netted a total of 24 credit card cyber fraudsters in 13 countries
June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12
Microsoft to acquire Yammer in $1.2bn deal

Microsoft has announced that it is to acquire enterprise social networking firm Yammer for $1.2bn in cash.
June 25, 2012 25 Jun'12
Businesses fail to prepare for travel chaos during London 2012 Olympic Games

With just one month before the London 2012 Olympic Games, most employees are unaware of plans to allow them to work from home
June 25, 2012 25 Jun'12
Two UK teenagers plead guilty to hacking charges

Two UK teenage members of hacktivist group LulzSec have pleaded guilty to charges linked with attacks on several high-profile websites
June 25, 2012 25 Jun'12
Senior managers unaware of data locations, survey reveals

Two thirds of senior managers do not know where all their company data resides, according to a survey conducted by governance firm Varonis
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
ROP mitigations top contenders for Microsoft's BlueHat Prize

Microsoft has announced the three finalists of its inaugural BlueHat innovative security protections competition
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
Microsoft uses disruption strategy to tackle botnets

Disruption is the best way of tackling botnet-based cybercrime, says Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit
June 20, 2012 20 Jun'12
European aeronautical supplier hit by Microsoft zero-day exploit

A European aeronautical supplier's website has been infected with zero-day exploit, say security researchers
June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12
Microsoft updates free mitigation tool for enterprises

Software mitigation techniques are an important element of layered security for enterprises, says Microsoft
June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12
Metadata could better control personal data, says Microsoft

In an increasingly data-centric world, we need to focus on the use of data, says Microsoft's Scott Charney
June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12
US Sequoia machine takes title of fastest supercomputer

The US has overtaken Japan in the race for the world’s fastest supercomputer, with the Sequoia computer achieving 16.32 petaflop/s
June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12
Cyber crime study concludes emphasis on defence costs too much

The cost of protection against cyber crime far exceeds the cost of the threat itself, a Cambridge University-led study has concluded
June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12
Asian scientists call for government action on supercomputers

Scientists in India, China, Japan, Korea and India have called on their governments to collaborate on supercomputer technology
June 14, 2012 14 Jun'12
New domain names a haven for hackers, security experts warn

The planned introduction new internet domain names could have security implications, warn researchers
June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
Many top UK executives still do not understand cyber threats, says ISSA

Many senior executives are still failing to understand the level of international cyber threat to their organisations, says ISSA.
June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
SMEs struggling in the face of BYOD and new cyber threats

SMEs are struggling to keep IT infrastructure up to date with cyber threats and new ways of working, a survey shows.
June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
Deloitte opts for IT service management in the cloud

Business consultancy Deloitte is using cloud-based IT service management to support 13,000 employees in the UK and Switzerland
June 12, 2012 12 Jun'12
Privileged accounts are hacker sweet spot

Businesses are largely failing to block hackers from exploiting privileged IT accounts to access sensitive commercial data, a survey has revealed
June 12, 2012 12 Jun'12
2012: Will this be the year TPM finally comes of age?

Will 2012 be the year that TPM finally delivers on its potential to provide a hardware-based "root of trust" for enterprise information security?