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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.
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.
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.
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

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.
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
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
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
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
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

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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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)
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?
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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)
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.
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
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
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%
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.
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%.
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.
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”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
February 03, 2012 03 Feb'12
Innovation and optimisation top UK’s 2012 IT agenda, survey shows

2012 will be a year of change and smarter working, with IT departments focused on improving processes and finding ‘new ways of doing things’, according to a survey by The Corporate IT Forum.
February 03, 2012 03 Feb'12
VeriSign admits security breach of corporate network

Internet infrastructure services firm VeriSign has admitted that it was the victim of numerous data breaches in 2010, but top-level managers were not notified immediately.
February 01, 2012 01 Feb'12
Fewer than a third of UK organisations plan mobile security projects

Despite the media hype around the adoption of mobile technologies and the need to secure them, relatively few UK organisations are planning mobile security projects, a survey has revealed
January 31, 2012 31 Jan'12
Global cyber security study reveals mixed preparedness

Cybersecurity exercises are not receiving strong participation from industry and some countries are falling behind in preparedness.
January 30, 2012 30 Jan'12
Phoenix Group completes cloud consolidation with Tata Consulting Services

Insurance firm Pheonix Group migrated customer records and administration systems to a cloud-based system from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
January 30, 2012 30 Jan'12
EU data protection framework: is it good news for business?

EU Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, claims it was good news for business. But will onerous requirements outweigh the benefits?
January 30, 2012 30 Jan'12
WEF publishes cybersecurity principles to halt cybercrime

The World Economic Forum has published a set of guidelines on cybersecurity and resilience to help international businesses win the war against global cybercrime.
January 27, 2012 27 Jan'12
Data protection tops UK security investments in 2012

Data protection will be the top security initiative for most UK organisations in 2012, reveals a survey of IT professionals.
January 27, 2012 27 Jan'12
Businesses should disable pcAnywhere, says Symantec

Security firm Symantec has warned businesses to stop using its pcAnywhere software until security patches are issued.
January 25, 2012 25 Jan'12
EC publishes proposed data protection reforms

European Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, has unveiled the new European data privacy framework that includes new regulation.
January 25, 2012 25 Jan'12
Facebook worth billions to UK economy, study reveals

Facebook contributes £2.2bn to UK GDP each year and supports 35,200 UK jobs, according to a study by Deloitte on the benefits of free Facebook pages used by businesses to promote trade.
January 24, 2012 24 Jan'12
European IT outsourcing activity hits record high

The total value of IT and BPO outsourcing contracts in Europe last year was the highest ever for a 12-month period and 27% higher than in 2010
January 24, 2012 24 Jan'12
Big changes expected as EC publishes data protection review

The European Commission is to publish a draft update to the Data Protection Directive with big changes for organisations that process personal data.
January 23, 2012 23 Jan'12
How the role of CISO must evolve to balance risk and business

Business success depends on balancing the demands of cyber threats and compliance with innovation and growth, but how should the CISO role be evolving to meet business needs?
January 23, 2012 23 Jan'12
Advocacy group La Quadrature du Net rallies opposition to ACTA

As controversial anti-piracy legislation stalls in the US, a European group of free internet supporters, La Quadrature du Net, calls for a halt to similar legislation in the European Union.
January 20, 2012 20 Jan'12
Union ends Fujitsu action

Union Unite has ended industrial action against Fujitsu after workers agreed to an improved pay offer.