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September 22, 2014
22
Sep'14
KPMG and Oracle target FTSE 350
KPMG is targeting the 350 biggest businesses by providing services through software giant Oracle’s cloud offering
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September 19, 2014
19
Sep'14
Asia dominates as outsourcing location and India remains unrivalled
India is still the best place for businesses to outsource services and is unrivalled in its scale and availability of skills
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September 18, 2014
18
Sep'14
Big data security analytics still immature, say security experts
The big data security analytics concept and the tools are still immature, according to a panel of security experts
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September 18, 2014
18
Sep'14
Interview: Wood Mackenzie CTO John Linwood on life after the BBC
John Linwood, former chief technology officer at the BBC, talks about winning a high-profile employment tribunal and his new job at Wood Mackenzie
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September 15, 2014
15
Sep'14
IT pros lack confidence in preventing cyber attacks, report shows
Organisations still to struggle to manage data securely, prepare for crisis scenarios, and defend against cyber threats, a report shows
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September 08, 2014
08
Sep'14
Digital business key for IT security, says Gartner
Digital business will impact security challenges as much if not more than the emergence of the internet, says Gartner
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September 04, 2014
04
Sep'14
NOA launches outsourcing qualification
The National Outsourcing Association (NOA) has launched a course that will be the equivalent of a GCSE grade A* to C
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September 03, 2014
03
Sep'14
Stewart Room to join PwC’s cyber practice
Stewart Room, former data privacy and security partner at Field Fisher Waterhouse, to join PwC's cyber security practice
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August 29, 2014
29
Aug'14
IT services firm achieves non-linear growth through automation
Scandinavian IT services firm Cygate has expanded its business without adding human resources by using automation software from IPSoft
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August 22, 2014
22
Aug'14
Can IT change the course of history? The story of Graham Tottle, the IT guy trapped in Iraq
Rarely does an IT worker affect history, but in 1990 Graham Tottle was in Saddam Hussein’s HQ at the start of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
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August 18, 2014
18
Aug'14
Microsoft withdraws problematic Windows update
Microsoft has withdrawn one of its August security updates after reported problems, pending investigation
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August 01, 2014
01
Aug'14
GCHQ certifies six cyber-security masters degrees
GCHQ has certified six masters degrees focused on cyber-security as the government attempts develop the expertise required to make the UK as part of the National Cyber Security Programme.
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July 29, 2014
29
Jul'14
Tackle IAM with a risk-based approach, says KPMG
A risk-based approach is the best way to tackle identity and access management, says KPMG
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July 29, 2014
29
Jul'14
IT outsourcing spending growth continues
IT outsourcing contracts signed in Europe in the first three months of 2014 see high growth
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July 23, 2014
23
Jul'14
Business Secretary calls for TSB’s funding to be doubled
Business Secretary Vince Cable has urged the government to double the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) funding
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July 21, 2014
21
Jul'14
Privacy key to UK business opportunity, says KPMG
Finding the right balance between privacy and business insight could help UK firms take the lead in innovative online services, says KPMG
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July 17, 2014
17
Jul'14
UK man with leaked Tata staff database in alleged blackmail attempt
A UK man and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are embroiled in a case alleging that he tried to blackmail the IT services firm.
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July 16, 2014
16
Jul'14
Total internet failure: are you prepared?
A total internet failure could stop any business in its tracks, yet few are preparing for this possibility, KPMG has warned
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July 15, 2014
15
Jul'14
Brazil's World Cup humiliation softened by Twitter success
Despite not winning the World Cup, host nation Brazil can take solace in the fact its team was the most Tweeted about
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July 15, 2014
15
Jul'14
HP staff refuse to cooperate in knowledge transfer
HP staff working on contracts with the Department of Work and Pensions and the Ministry of justice will refuse to cooperate in move
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July 15, 2014
15
Jul'14
Atos continues to supply IT to disability tests
Atos will continue to supply IT to the DWP’s disability testing despite paying compensation to step down as the main supplier
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July 14, 2014
14
Jul'14
Cyber insurance complements security controls, says Aon
Cyber insurance is a good complement to a high level of information security controls, says Aon Risk Solutions
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July 11, 2014
11
Jul'14
The SDN state of play: first steps for the enterprise
Software-defined networking experts say telcos will be first to push SDN ahead of enterprises and suggest how CIOs can prepare
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July 10, 2014
10
Jul'14
UK leads international partnership to fight financial malware
The UK National Crime Agency is leading international collaboration between law enforcement and the private sector to fight bank theft malware
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July 10, 2014
10
Jul'14
US government network hacked by Chinese cyber criminals
Chinese hackers broke into a network of the US government agency that stores personal information on all federal employees
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July 10, 2014
10
Jul'14
UK emergency surveillance legislation expected soon
The government is expected to rush through emergency legislation to force UK communications providers to store customer data
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July 09, 2014
09
Jul'14
Cyber Essentials ensures SMEs protected, says Databarracks
The government’s Cyber Essentials Scheme protects SMEs from cyber threats in a practical way, says IT services firm Databarracks
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July 09, 2014
09
Jul'14
Organisations fail to encrypt sensitive data, shows Infosecurity Europe survey
More than a third of all organisations are failing to encrypt sensitive data sent outside their own systems, reveals a survey at Infosecurity Europe
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July 09, 2014
09
Jul'14
Why using voice biometrics is a good idea
Banks and other organisations are turning to voice biometrics, but why do they believe the technology is good idea?
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July 09, 2014
09
Jul'14
Prominent muslim US citizens targeted by NSA spying, Snowden files show
The NSA Prism surveillance programme targeted prominent muslim US citizens, shows a document leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden
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July 08, 2014
08
Jul'14
Enisa gears up to focus on economic benefits of cyber security
Enisa, plans to re-focus its efforts with a new strategy to put economic benefits at the forefront of all its activities
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July 08, 2014
08
Jul'14
Dunnhumby heads to Oracle cloud for back-office standardisation
Data science company Dunnhumby has launched a project to globalise its back-office business processes using Oracle Fusion cloud
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July 08, 2014
08
Jul'14
Top hardware firms join forces on IoT standards
Top hardware firms join forces to establish secure and reliable connectivity standards for the internet of things
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July 07, 2014
07
Jul'14
Smart light bulbs get security update
Smart light bulb maker LIFX has issued a firmware update after security researchers exposed a security weakness
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July 07, 2014
07
Jul'14
Vodafone cuts roaming costs with WorldTraveller
Vodafone moves to combat high roaming costs outside the EU, launching £5 a day WorldTraveller service in countries including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the US
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July 07, 2014
07
Jul'14
Most NSA spy data relates to innocent internet users, report shows
Study shows NSA's internet surveillance collects more data from ordinary internet users than legitimate targets
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July 07, 2014
07
Jul'14
Five arrested in crackdown on bogus UK government websites
The National Trading Standards eCrime Team arrests five people in a crackdown on bogus government websites
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July 07, 2014
07
Jul'14
Flat mobile batteries banned from US-bound flights
UK Department for Transport has announced that mobile devices with flat batteries will not be permitted on flights to the US amid new terrorism fears
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July 04, 2014
04
Jul'14
Crest welcomes Barclays CES certification
Security certification body Crest has welcomed the first certification by a major organisation under the government’s new Cyber Essentials Scheme
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July 04, 2014
04
Jul'14
Contact centre value-add services on the up
The global contact centre outsourcing market was worth almost $75bn in 2013 after growing 7% since 2011, according to research
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July 04, 2014
04
Jul'14
Security Think Tank: The dos and don’ts of a good incident response plan
What does a good information security incident response plan look like?
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July 04, 2014
04
Jul'14
Google accused of censorship as it struggles with takedown requests
Google has come under fire over some of the search links it is removing in Europe as it struggles to cope with the high volume of takedown requests
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July 04, 2014
04
Jul'14
Cyber fraudsters net up to $3.75bn in Brazil
Cyber criminals are thought to have stolen up to $3.75bn in a malware-based fraud operation targeting online payments in Brazil
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July 03, 2014
03
Jul'14
Integrating intelligence key to better security, says FireEye
Security threat intelligence is vital, but challenging to implement, says FireEye
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July 03, 2014
03
Jul'14
UK internet porn filters a failure, says Open Rights Group
The Open Rights Group reveals UK ISP internet porn filters are blocking nearly one in five legitimate websites, including political commentary
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July 03, 2014
03
Jul'14
Facebook apologises over psychological experiments
Facebook has apologised over the controversial psychological experiments carried out on 689,000 users without their consent in 2012
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July 02, 2014
02
Jul'14
FireEye warns of new breed of Android malware
Security researchers have discovered a new breed of mobile banking Android malware
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July 02, 2014
02
Jul'14
Symantec exposes hackers targeting power grids
More than 1,000 energy companies have been compromised by an Eastern European hacking collective, says Symantec
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July 02, 2014
02
Jul'14
ICO probes Facebook over psychology experiment data protection fears
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) investigates fears Facebook broke data protection laws with a psychology experiment on users
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July 02, 2014
02
Jul'14
Microsoft under fire over disruptive anti-crime operation
Microsoft has come under fire after an operation aimed at taking down a criminal botnet disrupted traffic to millions of legitimate servers
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July 01, 2014
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Jul'14
Government should consult more widely on cyber security, says NSSC
Goverment should consult more widely on cyber security, says parliament's National Security Strategy Committee
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July 01, 2014
01
Jul'14
Industrial control systems increasingly under attack, says Kaspersky
Targeted attacks on industrial control systems take place on a regular and increasing basis, says Kaspersky Lab
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June 30, 2014
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Jun'14
Government can learn from private sector cyber security, says EY
UK government could learn from the private sector’s approach to cyber security, says EY
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June 30, 2014
30
Jun'14
DDoS attacks a growing concern for UK, BT study shows
DDoS attacks are a growing concern for UK organisations, a study has revealed
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June 30, 2014
30
Jun'14
Facebook under fire over secret experiment on users
Facebook has come under fire for conducting a psychology experiment on 689,000 users without their consent
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June 27, 2014
27
Jun'14
Government behind UK cyber security economy
The government says ensuring the UK has the cyber security skills it needs is about defence and economic growth
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June 27, 2014
27
Jun'14
Wearable tech must comply with privacy laws, warns ICO
Wearable technology must comply with UK data privacy laws, warns the ICO
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June 27, 2014
27
Jun'14
Google begins complying with European takedown requests
Google has begun removing search results in response to takedown requests from European citizens
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June 27, 2014
27
Jun'14
German government terminates Verizon contract over NSA snooping fears
The German government has terminated a contract with Verizon over concerns of snooping by the National Security Agency (NSA)
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June 25, 2014
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Jun'14
Cloud access brokers top security technology, says Gartner
Cloud access security brokers are the top security technology trend for 2014, according to Gartner
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June 25, 2014
25
Jun'14
UK police forces fail to impress in ICO audit
Only one out of 17 UK police forces audited by the ICO achieved the top assurance rating for compliance with data protection laws
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June 25, 2014
25
Jun'14
Iraqis use Firechat app to bypass internet block
Iraqis are using mesh messaging app Firechat to circumvent a government block on net access
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June 25, 2014
25
Jun'14
Montana notifies 1.3 million residents of 11-month old data breach
The US state of Montana has just notified 1.3 million residents of a data breach in the state health department that took place in July 2013
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June 25, 2014
25
Jun'14
Cyber thieves tap over €500,000 from European bank
Cyber thieves drained more than €500,000 from customers at a European bank in one week, researchers have discovered
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June 24, 2014
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Jun'14
Benefits of accessing data outweigh privacy risks for chronically ill
Over half of UK patients with chronic health conditions want access to their medical records and believe the benefits outweigh privacy risks
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June 23, 2014
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Jun'14
Internet of things will put pressure on enterprise security, says Proofpoint
The internet of things will give attackers more ways to deliver malware into the enterprise, says Proofpoint
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June 23, 2014
23
Jun'14
Syrian hacktivists find new way to target Reuters
Syrian hacktivists have found a new way of targeting Reuters, highlighting the need for greater supply chain security
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June 23, 2014
23
Jun'14
Jihadists in Iraq hijack World Cup hashtags
The militant Islamic group ISIS is hijacking Twitter hashtags for the 2014 World Cup to spread its message
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June 23, 2014
23
Jun'14
NSA granted extension to collect phone data
The NSA has been granted an extension of 90 days to continue collecting US phone records in bulk
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June 20, 2014
20
Jun'14
Growing call for anonymity online, says Cambridge researcher
While it is difficult to be anonymous online, new technology is making it possible to protect users' privacy better, says a Cambridge researcher
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June 20, 2014
20
Jun'14
Centrica's datacentre move to HP still not complete after three and a half years
Centrica is yet to transfer its entire datacentre operations to HP despite signing a contract with the supplier in 2010
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June 20, 2014
20
Jun'14
UK divided on government role in cyberspace, survey shows
UK citizens are divided on the role of government in cyberspace, a survey has revealed
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June 20, 2014
20
Jun'14
Researchers find critical Android security problem in Google Play
Researchers have discovered a critical security problem in Google Play, the official Android app store
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June 20, 2014
20
Jun'14
Former UK security minister calls for tighter surveillance law
Former security minister Pauline Neville-Jones has called for the law on internet surveillance to be tightened up
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June 20, 2014
20
Jun'14
Android and Windows Phone to get kill switch
Google and Microsoft are to add a kill-switch to their mobile operating systems to help reduce smartphone theft
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June 19, 2014
19
Jun'14
Top European court to rule on NSA Facebook data privacy challenge
Europe’s top court will rule on whether data protection authorities should audit data Facebook allegedly gives to the US National Security Agency
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June 18, 2014
18
Jun'14
GCHQ launches pilot to share cyber threat intelligence
GCHQ is to help critical national infrastructure firms defend against cyber attack in a pilot for sharing threat intelligence
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June 17, 2014
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Jun'14
Data sharing key to fighting document fraud, says former cop
Sharing data on lost, stolen and fraudulent identity documents would go a long way to stamping out fraud, says former cop
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June 17, 2014
17
Jun'14
UK forced to reveal online snooping policy
A top UK counter-terrorism official has been forced to reveal a secret government policy justifying the mass surveillance of UK citizens
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June 17, 2014
17
Jun'14
IFDS integrates UK and India service centres
International Financial Data Services has implemented software to balance workloads across UK and Indian delivery centres
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June 17, 2014
17
Jun'14
Iraqi government blocks social media
The government in Iraq is reportedly blocking access to social media sites amid growing armed conflict in the country
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June 17, 2014
17
Jun'14
Domino’s breach underlines value of personal data, say experts
The latest cyber breach to hit a high-profile brand underlines the high value of personal data, say security experts
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June 17, 2014
17
Jun'14
Cyber security an economic opportunity, says UK government
Cyber security should not be seen as a necessary evil, but an economic opportunity, says UK government
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June 16, 2014
16
Jun'14
Technology key to secure document future, says UK Home Office
Physical security is just as important as digital security in documents such as passports, says UK Home Office
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June 16, 2014
16
Jun'14
Microsoft admits running out of IP addresses for Azure
Microsoft has assured US Azure customers data remains in the US, despite running out of US-registered IP addresses at times
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June 13, 2014
13
Jun'14
Boards need to get behind application security, says Owasp
CISOs are becoming more concerned about web application security, but there is still a long way to go, says Owasp
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June 13, 2014
13
Jun'14
Svpeng Android ransomware targets UK users
A variant of the Svpeng Trojan is holding Android users to ransom in the UK and other English-speaking countries
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June 13, 2014
13
Jun'14
Apple’s iOS8 set to improve Wi-Fi privacy
Apple’s iOS8 uses randomly generated MAC addresses in scanning for Wi-Fi to make it difficult for advertisers to spy on users
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June 12, 2014
12
Jun'14
UK business not taking mobile security seriously, survey shows
UK businesses are not taking mobile security seriously despite mounting costs, a survey shows
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June 12, 2014
12
Jun'14
UK calls for global effort to tackle IP theft
The UK is calling for international collaboration to fight piracy and counterfeiting to protect intellectual property
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June 12, 2014
12
Jun'14
Twitter suspends TweetDeck over XSS security flaw
Twitter has been forced to suspend its Tweetdeck client temporarily to investigate and fix an XSS security flaw
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June 11, 2014
11
Jun'14
Cyber crime a top fraud concern for UK business
Cyber crime is a top fraud concern for UK businesses, according to the latest EY Global Fraud Survey
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June 11, 2014
11
Jun'14
Larry Ellison lifts the lid on Oracle's in-memory database
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has taken the wrappers off the company’s in-memory database, trumpeting its 'real-time' performance capability.
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June 11, 2014
11
Jun'14
EE drives mobile phone deals with CRM software implementation
Mobile phone operator Everything Everywhere claims a 400% increase in phone deals after rolling out customer relationship management software
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June 11, 2014
11
Jun'14
Evernote hit by DDoS attack
US-based online note-taking and storage firm Evernote has restored services after being hit by a DDoS attack
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June 10, 2014
10
Jun'14
CGI to support UK radiation monitoring network
CGI will provide application support services to the UK’s Radioactive Incident Monitoring Network (RMNET 3) in a four-year deal
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June 10, 2014
10
Jun'14
UK finance industry launches cyber security framework
UK finance industry launches a cyber security framework for sharing threat intelligence, testing cyber security and benchmarking service providers
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June 10, 2014
10
Jun'14
Continuous monitoring key to retail cyber security, says Ponemon
Retailers should look to continuous monitoring to tackle cyber attacks, according to a Ponemon Institute survey of IT security professionals
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June 09, 2014
09
Jun'14
Cybercrime costs business £265bn a year, report reveals
Cybercrime costs worldwide business an estimated at £265bn a year, a study has revealed
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June 09, 2014
09
Jun'14
Google plans to flag censored search results
Google plans to indicate when search results have been censored under European right to be forgotten ruling