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April 30, 2012
30
Apr'12
Malware targets Macs and PCs
A malware attack is targeting computers running Mac OS and Windows, says security firm Sophos
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April 30, 2012
30
Apr'12
4GBritain campaign calls on government to expedite 4G roll out
Mobile network Everything Everywhere has set up a campaign that calls on government to speed up the provision of 4G mobile data services in the UK.
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April 26, 2012
26
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Organisations need new approach to defending networks
Networks cannot be defended against advanced attacks, which demand a new response from business, say security experts at Infosec 2012
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April 26, 2012
26
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Unscrubbed hard drives a threat to business, says ICO
Unscrubbed hard drives on computers that are decommissioned and sold on represent a significant risk to business
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April 26, 2012
26
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Information commissioner Christopher Graham lashes out at critics
Information commissioner Christopher Graham has lashed out at critics in his keynote speech at Infosec Europe 2012 taking place in London
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April 25, 2012
25
Apr'12
Conficker remains big malware threat to business
The Conficker worm is still one of the biggest malware threats to business, according to the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report
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April 25, 2012
25
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Internet security body to tackle SSL problems
The Trustworthy Internet Movement (TIM) is to tackle implementation and governance internet communication protocol (SSL) as its first project.
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April 25, 2012
25
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Patching alone can deliver 80% protection
Keeping software up to date with security patches can deliver 80% protection from cyber threats, says security firm Secunia.
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April 25, 2012
25
Apr'12
1 in 5 Macs harbours malware, report reveals
One fifth of Mac computers are carrying one or more instances of Windows malware and one in 36 are carrying Mac OS X malware.
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April 24, 2012
24
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Record security breaches cost UK firms billions
UK firms are suffering a record number of security breaches, costing billions of pounds a year, a survey of more than 400 businesses shows.
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April 24, 2012
24
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Government committed to raising cyber security awareness, says Willetts
The UK is facing the challenge of deriving economic and social value from the internet, says Universities and Science Minister David Willetts.
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April 24, 2012
24
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Hackers harness automation for website attacks
Hackers are using automated tools to compromise websites and plunder company databases, security researchers have found.
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April 23, 2012
23
Apr'12
India’s biggest IT services firm just gets bigger
Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) continues to defy the economic slowdown.
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April 23, 2012
23
Apr'12
640 more UK jobs to go at CSC
CSC shocked workers with an announcement of a further 640 job cuts on top of about 400 losses on its NHS IT project.
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April 23, 2012
23
Apr'12
UK firms see competitors as greater cyber attack risk than criminals
More than half of UK firms expect a cyber attack in the next six months, but see competitors as a greater risk than criminals
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April 20, 2012
20
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Firms leaving cloud data security to chance, study shows
UK businesses are failing to check the security controls surrounding their data in the cloud, a study has revealed.
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April 20, 2012
20
Apr'12
Union has 'significant concerns' for IT jobs at Ministry of Defence
The Public and Commercial Services union is threatening industrial action over a CSC outsourcing deal with MoD.
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April 20, 2012
20
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Three main data-related risks to business
There are three main risks to business related to data protection, according to the ICO.
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April 20, 2012
20
Apr'12
CIO interview: Matt Peers, Deloitte
“I love the consumerisation of IT,” says Matt Peers, CIO of Deloitte, where mobility is the company’s main IT priority.
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April 20, 2012
20
Apr'12
Microsoft beats analyst Q3 estimates with $17.41bn revenues
Microsoft has reported $17.41bn third quarter revenues, beating analyst estimates
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April 19, 2012
19
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Education is key to safer cloud contracts, says Suffolk CIO
Many businesses are discovering some nasty security surprises from their cloud providers, but that is no reason to shy away, says Mark Adams-Wright, chief information officer, Suffolk County Council.
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April 19, 2012
19
Apr'12
Staff at IT services firm CSC protest redundancy policy
Workers at IT services giant CSC in the UK are holding a lunchtime protest today (19 April) to protest at the company’s redundancy policy
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April 18, 2012
18
Apr'12
UK organisations unprepared for EU data breach disclosure law
UK businesses admit they would be unable to identify individuals affected by a data breach within the EU's proposed 24 hour time frame
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April 18, 2012
18
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Poor mobile security exposes UK firms to massive risk, study shows
UK organisations are running IT security risks by failing to respond to the trend of employees using their own mobile devices for work
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April 18, 2012
18
Apr'12
(ISC)2 revamps advisory board to boost public profile of infosec professionals
Information security body (ISC)2 has revamped its advisory board to mobilise the professional community and shape public policy
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April 18, 2012
18
Apr'12
UK websites still riddled with undisclosed cookies, study finds
Many UK organisations still have work to do to comply with the so-called "cookie law" that comes into force on 26 May
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April 16, 2012
16
Apr'12
Infosec 2012: BYOD great for infosec profession, says IT head
Supporting a bring your own device (BYOD) programme is relatively simple, says the head of IT infrastructure and support services at the Geneva-based World Meteorological Organisation.
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April 16, 2012
16
Apr'12
HP losing grip of EDS’s Ministry of Defence contract
HP’s grip on a flagship Ministry of Defence contract could be weakening after CSC took over a key outsourcing deal.
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April 16, 2012
16
Apr'12
Team Poison hacking highlights need for phone security
The recording of conversations on Scotland Yard’s anti-terror hotline by hacktivist group Team Poison highlights the importance of security for telecommunications, say security experts.
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April 13, 2012
13
Apr'12
Infosys sees double digit growth for the year
Indian IT services company Infosys has increased sales by almost 16% in its latest financial year and expects the next year to see growth of about 10%.
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April 12, 2012
12
Apr'12
BlackBerry most secure mobile platform, research finds
BlackBerry leads the pack when it comes to secure mobile platforms, according to a study by security firm Trend Micro, Bloor Research and Altimeter Group.
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April 12, 2012
12
Apr'12
Not too late to prepare for cookie law deadline, says ICO
Information Commissioner Christopher Graham says it is not too late for UK organisations to prepare for the "cookie law" deadline at the end of May.
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April 11, 2012
11
Apr'12
Busy security patch month for Microsoft administrators
Microsoft has released six patches, four critical, for 11 vulnerabilities in Office, Windows and various server products in its April security update.
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April 10, 2012
10
Apr'12
Social media a treasure trove for hackers, Imperva warns business
A study by Imperva revealed that hackers have developed techniques for stealing information from social media sites such as Facebook
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April 05, 2012
05
Apr'12
London businesses under-prepared for Olympics, study shows
Only 23% of businesses in London and surrounding regions are fully prepared for the potential disruption caused by the 2012 Olympic Games, a YouGov survey has revealed
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April 04, 2012
04
Apr'12
Government puts brakes on web snooping plans
In a U-turn over plans to allow security services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and web browsing, the legislation will be published only in draft
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April 03, 2012
03
Apr'12
ICT companies form largest group on Investec Hot 100 list
ICT companies comprised the largest group of the fastest growing, privately owned companies in the UK on the Investec Hot 100 list
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April 02, 2012
02
Apr'12
UK business fears impact of new EU data protection framework
More than half of senior UK IT managers in large enterprises believe the proposed new EU data protection framework will cost their business more money, a survey has revealed
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April 02, 2012
02
Apr'12
Knight Frank selects Virgin Media Business network for switch to fat clients
Property consultant deploys faster WAN to avoid Citrix server farm upgrade and improve unified communications
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March 30, 2012
30
Mar'12
Biggest upgrade to PAYE system to go live in April
The biggest upgrade to the UK's PAYE system since the 1950s goes live within two weeks.
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March 29, 2012
29
Mar'12
EC vice-president Viviane Reding calls on MEPs to hasten EU data protection reform
EC vice-president Viviane Reding has urged MEPs to hasten reforms to EU Data Protection law, saying it can't wait two years for adoption
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March 28, 2012
28
Mar'12
Collaborative strike takes down second Hlux/Kelihos botnet
A security industry collaborative strike has taken down the second Hlux or Kelihos botnet
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March 28, 2012
28
Mar'12
Twitter and Google reject UK calls for censorship
Google and Twitter have rejected calls by a UK parliamentary committee to introduce measures to stop users breaking privacy injunctions, saying it would be impossible to censor content effectively
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March 27, 2012
27
Mar'12
EU to set up cyber crime centre
The European Commission (EC) is proposing a European Cybercrime Centre in efforts to tackle rising levels of online crime across Europe
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March 26, 2012
26
Mar'12
Will 2012 be the year of the first significant smartphone attacks?
Security researchers have warned of mobile malware for years but will 2012 prove the year of the first significant attacks on smartphones?
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March 26, 2012
26
Mar'12
Department for Work and Pensions outsources IT for universal credit welfare to India
The government is outsourcing IT development for the universal credit welfare programme to India despite promises to keep data projects in the UK
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March 22, 2012
22
Mar'12
Internet security demands a Europe-wide strategy, says Neelie Kroes
Internet security cannot be confined to national security agencies because cyber threats come from around the world and readily cross borders, according to European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes
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March 22, 2012
22
Mar'12
Improved internet security forces criminals to change tactics, says IBM
Cybercriminals are being forced to change their tactics due to improvements in several areas of internet security, such as a reduction in vulnerabilities
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March 22, 2012
22
Mar'12
2011 the year of the hacktivist, Verizon data breach report reveals
The Verizon 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report reveals the dramatic rise of “hacktivism” or cyber hacking to advance political and social objectives
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March 21, 2012
21
Mar'12
Legal firm deploys mobile device management for iPads
Maclay Murray and Spens, a legal firm based in Scotland, has deployed mobile management software from MobileIron
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March 20, 2012
20
Mar'12
Highland Council to decide on troubled Fujitsu £70m IT services contract
Scotland's Highland Council is to decide on the future of a £70m IT services contract with Fujitsu that repeatedly failed to deliver on targets
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March 20, 2012
20
Mar'12
Data protection: It's often about locking the front door
Organisations face costly data breaches, but attacks are not necessarily sophisticated. How are criminals accessing corporate networks?
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March 16, 2012
16
Mar'12
Proposed EU data protection bad for business, says CBI
The proposed EU data protection framework will burden businesses and threaten innovation, says the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
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March 15, 2012
15
Mar'12
Gartner IAM summit: Identity and access management in flux but progressing
Identity and access management (IAM) remains in a state of flux as architectures and standards evolve. But does that mean no progress in managing identity?
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March 14, 2012
14
Mar'12
Big picture view wins UK Cyber Security Challenge for Cambridge student Jonathan Millican
The UK's newest Cyber Security Challenge champion, Jonathan Millican, scooped top honours in the final in Bristol last weekend because of his ability to see the big picture
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March 14, 2012
14
Mar'12
Microsoft urges businesses to apply critical RDP patch
Microsoft is urging organisations to apply the single critical update in this month's Patch Tuesday release as soon as possible.
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March 12, 2012
12
Mar'12
Businesses should take action on identity and access management, says Gartner
Identity is more important than ever, but businesses are still not managing it very well in the midst of an architectural and policy transition, says Gartner
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March 12, 2012
12
Mar'12
Cambridge first-year student wins UK cybersecurity challenge
Cambridge first-year student Jonathan Millican has been crowned the UK's second cybersecurity champion
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March 09, 2012
09
Mar'12
Case Study: Dell SAN prepares law firm Stevens & Bolton for virtualisation
Law firm Stevens & Bolton has extended a Dell Compellent storage area network into the cloud, to take advantage of offsite business continuity.
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March 09, 2012
09
Mar'12
Conficker still a threat to business, finds Security Intelligence Report
Conficker and other malware that exploit a vulnerability in the Windows Autorun feature continue to be top threats to business, according to security researchers at Microsoft
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March 09, 2012
09
Mar'12
Google's Chrome browser hacked twice in one day
Google's Chrome browser – untouchable in the past two Pwn2Own challenges – was the first to be compromised at CanSecWest 2012
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March 08, 2012
08
Mar'12
Proposed EU data protection framework needs work, says ICO
There is a lot that is welcome in the proposed EU data protection framework, says deputy information commissioner David Smith.
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March 08, 2012
08
Mar'12
UK views on data protection will go to Brussels, says Lord McNally
Government negotiators will take UK views to negotiations over the proposed EU data protection regulatory framework, says justice minister Lord McNally
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March 08, 2012
08
Mar'12
Hotel group upgrades IT for London 2012 Olympics
Hotel group Guoman and Thistle has upgraded a contract to transform its IT in time for the London 2012 Olympics
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March 07, 2012
07
Mar'12
BT and Talk Talk lose appeal against Digital Economy Act
Internet service providers BT and Talk Talk have lost an appeal against measures to tackle copyright infringement online in the Digital Economy Act
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March 07, 2012
07
Mar'12
FBI informer Hector Xavier Monsegur aids in arrest of LulzSec hackers
Authorities in the US, UK and Republic of Ireland have arrested seven suspected members of hacktivist group LulzSec, including Hector Xavier Monsegur, who helped investigators
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March 06, 2012
06
Mar'12
Laptop remains top mobile enterprise device, study reveals
The laptop remains the most popular mobile device for work despite an influx of smartphones and tablets, a study has revealed
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March 01, 2012
01
Mar'12
RSA 2012: IT security experts urge enterprises to ban smartphone BYOD schemes
Enterprises should ban employees from using their own smartphones for work, a panel of IT security practitioners told the RSA Conference 2012
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March 01, 2012
01
Mar'12
RSA 2012: Trustworthy Internet Movement launched
The trustworthiness of the internet is at risk, Philippe Courtot, chief executive officer at Qualys, warned attendees of RSA Conference 2012.
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March 01, 2012
01
Mar'12
RSA 2012: Forget about hacktivists, say security experts
Businesses should forget about hacktivists and concentrate on getting the security basics right, a panel of IT security practitioners told attendees of RSA Conference 2012 in San Francisco
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February 29, 2012
29
Feb'12
RSA 2012: RSA takes market-leader position seriously, says Heiser
RSA takes its market-leader position seriously to pull together the IT security industry, says Tom Heiser, president of RSA.
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February 28, 2012
28
Feb'12
RSA 2012: RSA issues security industry call to arms
Security supplier RSA urges the security industry to collaborate to win the war against cyber threats to information security
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February 28, 2012
28
Feb'12
RSA 2012: Trustworthy computing more important than ever, says Microsoft
Information security is becoming increasingly challenging rather than easier, according to Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing group
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February 28, 2012
28
Feb'12
Intra-company transfers increase following immigration cap
The number of overseas workers entering the UK on intra-company transfers (ICTs) has increased since the government introduced its cap on immigration.
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February 24, 2012
24
Feb'12
More than two-thirds of companies risk downtime, survey reveals
Most companies are risking downtime of their critical business systems in the light of recent data breaches suffered by third-party digital certificate authorities (CAs), a survey has revealed.
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February 24, 2012
24
Feb'12
YouGov undergoes Berlin to London datacentre migration
Research organisation YouGov has migrated its core IT infrastructure from a managed service datacentre in Berlin to TeleCity in London, using Veeam’s backup and replication software.
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February 24, 2012
24
Feb'12
Shanghai iPad sales allowed to continue, for now
Sales of Apple's iPad will be allowed to continue in Shanghai, at least until a High Court rules in a dispute between Apple and electronics firm Proview Technology.
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February 23, 2012
23
Feb'12
OSSIM update enables cyber threat intelligence sharing
The latest update to the Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) base system includes a mechanism for sharing cyber threat intelligence.
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February 22, 2012
22
Feb'12
Acta ratification stalled pending top EU court ruling
The European Commission is to refer the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta) to the European Union's top court for legal guidance.
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February 22, 2012
22
Feb'12
SAP and Samsung team up to push enterprise Android
SAP and Samsung are reported to be joining forces to make mobile devices running Google's Android operating system safer to use in the corporate environment.
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February 20, 2012
20
Feb'12
Ed Vaizey urged to fight new EU mobile roaming charges
A group comprising a UK mobile operator, consumer groups, trade bodies and industry associations is calling on UK communications minister Ed Vaizey to fight planned EU mobile roaming charges.
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February 16, 2012
16
Feb'12
Cisco wants EU to reconsider Microsoft Skype deal
Cisco is calling on European Union authorities to reconsider the unconditional approval of Microsoft’s $8.5bn acquisition of Skype.
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February 14, 2012
14
Feb'12
Preparing your network for cloud applications
The network is the weakest link in cloud computing as, without network access, staff are unable to connect to applications
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February 14, 2012
14
Feb'12
Infosec offers stability and mobility in 2012, survey shows
The information security profession offers stability and mobility, according to the latest Career Impact Survey by industry and certification body (ISC)².
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February 14, 2012
14
Feb'12
President of European Parliament critical of Acta
After a weekend of public protests against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta), the president of the European Parliament has added his voice to those of critcs.
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February 13, 2012
13
Feb'12
IE update top priority for Patch Tuesday
Microsoft releases nine bulletins addressing 21 vulnerabilities in its monthly Patch Tuesday security update on 14 February
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February 13, 2012
13
Feb'12
Thousands of Europeans protest against Acta
Thousands of people have taken part in co-ordinated marches across Europe in protest against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta)
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February 10, 2012
10
Feb'12
ICO asks government to extend powers of compulsory audit
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has submitted a business case to the government for extending the privacy watchdog’s powers to carry out compulsory audits.
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February 10, 2012
10
Feb'12
US agency NOAA moves 25,000 users from RIM BlackBerry to Apple iOS
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) loses 25,000 users as US government agency NOAA moves staff to rival Apple iOS
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February 10, 2012
10
Feb'12
Google launches cloud storage service Drive to rival Apple iCloud
Google is launching a cloud storage service called Drive to rival Dropbox and Apple’s iCloud
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February 10, 2012
10
Feb'12
LinkedIn Q4 revenue more than doubles
Social networking site LinkedIn has reported 2011 fourth quarter revenue of $167.7m, up 105% from Q4 2010; and net income of $6.9m, an increase of 30%
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February 09, 2012
09
Feb'12
ACPO announces 3 regional cybercrime units
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has announced the launch of three regional police cybercrime units at a cost of £6m.
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February 09, 2012
09
Feb'12
Cisco back on acquisition trail after record quarter
Cisco Systems has reported record revenues of $11.5bn for the second fiscal quarter that ended 28 January 2012, up 11% on the year-ago quarter, and profits of $2.6bn or 47 cents a share, up 27%.
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February 09, 2012
09
Feb'12
Hybrid clouds most popular with UK business, survey reveals
Hybrid clouds are the most popular cloud computing models with UK businesses, a survey has revealed.
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February 08, 2012
08
Feb'12
Former security minister Pauline Neville-Jones highlights UK cyber security skills deficit
Former security minister Pauline Neville-Jones says the UK cyber security skills base is “wholly inadequate”
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February 08, 2012
08
Feb'12
Application security not a top priority for UK organisations
As operating systems become increasingly attack-resistant, cyber criminals are moving up the stack, butt relatively few UK organisations are planning application security projects.
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February 08, 2012
08
Feb'12
First reports of IPV6 DDoS attacks raise security fears
Ahead of the official launch day on 6 June 2012, network service providers are reporting the first IPV6 distributed denial-of-service attacks.
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February 08, 2012
08
Feb'12
Symantec reveals that code-stealing hackers attempted extortion
A month after confirming that hackers had stolen a segment of its source code, Symantec has revealed that the hackers tried to extort money in exchange for keeping the code private.
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February 07, 2012
07
Feb'12
Survey reveals need for new approach to back-up and recovery
Traditional approaches to back-up and recovery of IT systems no longer work and a new approach is needed, a survey of more than 1,400 IT professionals worldwide has revealed.
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February 07, 2012
07
Feb'12
(ISC)2 volunteers head to UK schools on Safer Internet Day
(ISC)2, the largest not-for-profit membership body of certified information security professionals worldwide, is engaging with children at UK schools to mark the ninth annual world Safer Internet Day.