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April 24, 2014 24 Apr'14
European youth believe they lack skills for digital economy

Almost three quarters (70%) of young people believe they will have to acquire digital skills after leaving education because current education systems do not prepare them for work.
April 24, 2014 24 Apr'14
Half UK IT decision makers unaware of coming EU data laws, study shows

Only half of UK IT decision makers are aware of the coming EU Data Protection Regulation, a study shows
April 24, 2014 24 Apr'14
Ecclesiastical outsources IT for the first time to get data benefits

Insurance company Ecclesiastical embarked on its first major IT outsourcing project when it accepted that it was not getting the most out of the data it holds.
April 24, 2014 24 Apr'14
Apple beats expectations and woos investors

Apple has reported first-quarter revenue of $45.6bn and profits of $10.2bn, beating expectations

April 23, 2014 23 Apr'14
Google refunds bogus security app buyers

Google is to compensate customers who bought a bogus security app from its Google Play Store
April 23, 2014 23 Apr'14
Most cyber attacks use only three methods, Verizon breach report shows

Businesses need to focus on only a few attack methods, the Verizon 2014 Data Breach Report shows
April 22, 2014 22 Apr'14
Cyber attacks move to cloud with increased adoption, report shows

Cyber attacks are migrating to the cloud with increased adoption, a report reveals.
April 22, 2014 22 Apr'14
New iOS malware highlights threat to Apple mobile devices

New malware is stealing Apple ID credentials from jailbroken iPhones and iPads, warn security researchers
April 17, 2014 17 Apr'14
DDoS toolkits boost attacks in first quarter of 2014

DDoS toolkits boosted amplification attacks in the first quarter of the year, according to Prolexic report
April 17, 2014 17 Apr'14
Tests prove Heartbleed bug exposes OpenVPN private keys

Tests prove that the Heartbleed bug exposes the private encryption keys used by OpenVPN servers

April 17, 2014 17 Apr'14
Canada sees first Heartbleed bug arrest

Canada has made the first Heartbleed bug arrest over the theft of data from the country's tax authority
April 16, 2014 16 Apr'14
Heartbleed repairs threaten to cripple the internet

The internet could slow to a crawl as companies scramble to fix the Heartbleed bug, security experts warn
April 16, 2014 16 Apr'14
Yahoo shares up despite fall in profits

Yahoo’s share price has risen 9% despite a 17% decline in earnings per share for the first quarter of 2014
April 15, 2014 15 Apr'14
How small tech firms can reduce cyber risk

Five things small to medium-sized technology firms can do to reduce their cyber risks
April 15, 2014 15 Apr'14
IT outsourcing increases at fastest rate since 2010

The number and value of IT outsourcing deals in Europe in the first three months of 2014 grew at the fastest rate for four years
April 15, 2014 15 Apr'14
(ISC)² launches cyber forensics credential in Europe

(ISC)² has announced the availability of its Certified Cyber Forensics Professional certification in Europe
April 15, 2014 15 Apr'14
Mumsnet becomes first known UK victim of Heartbleed bug

Mumsnet is the first known UK victim of hackers exploiting the recently discovered Heartbleed bug
April 14, 2014 14 Apr'14
Canada Revenue agency reports Heartbleed data theft

The Canada Revenue Agency reports that attackers exploiting the Heartbleed bug have stolen the social insurance numbers of 900 Canadians
April 14, 2014 14 Apr'14
Telco firm cuts incident response time by 80%

US telco IDT has reduced its incident response time by 80% through integration, consolidation and automation
April 14, 2014 14 Apr'14
Heartbleed denial reveals loophole for NSA spying

The NSA has denied it exploited the Heartbleed security flaw, but US officials have revealed a loophole that would allow such actions
April 11, 2014 11 Apr'14
Business can no longer ignore cyber conflict, says report

The likelihood of cyber attack and breach is greater than ever, according to the latest threat report by Mandiant
April 11, 2014 11 Apr'14
Microsoft halts Windows 8.1 update for businesses due to bug

Microsoft has suspended the Windows 8.1 update for business users because of a bug.
April 11, 2014 11 Apr'14
Cisco and Juniper warn of products hit by Heartbleed bug

Cisco and Juniper have issued security bulletins warning that some products are vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug
April 10, 2014 10 Apr'14
The Heartbleed genie is out of the bottle – now what?

Now that the details of Heartbleed are public, anyone can use it against vulnerable servers. What should be done?
April 10, 2014 10 Apr'14
Lloyd’s Register outsources infrastructure and applications services

Maritime engineering and business services firm Lloyd’s Register Group outsources IT infrastructure and applications to cut costs
April 10, 2014 10 Apr'14
TCG releases TPM 2 specification for improved security

The Trusted Computing Group has published an updated specification for the Trusted Platform Module
April 10, 2014 10 Apr'14
UK physicist Stuart Parkin wins Millennium technology prize

UK-born physicist Stuart Parkin has won the 2014 Millennium technology prize for a breakthrough in magnetic disk drive storage capacity
April 10, 2014 10 Apr'14
Police forces still struggling on cyber front

Most police forces in England and Wales do not have a comprehensive plan to deal with a large scale cyber incidents, reveals an official report
April 09, 2014 09 Apr'14
Vatican Library digitises first 10,000 manuscripts

The Vatican Apostolic Library has completed the digitisation of around 10,000 of its 82,000 manuscripts as part of a project to make them available online
April 09, 2014 09 Apr'14
Caravan Club moves to cloud to support growth plan

The Caravan Club is in the process of moving to a private cloud after outsourcing parts of its IT to T-Systems to support growth plans
April 09, 2014 09 Apr'14
Cyber threat moving to critical infrastructure, study shows

The cyber threat is moving from data breaches to global critical infrastructure, an insurance industry study shows
April 09, 2014 09 Apr'14
Facebook changes privacy settings again

Facebook has tweaked its privacy settings yet again in a charm offensive aimed at encouraging users to share more content
April 09, 2014 09 Apr'14
EFF calls for rapid mitigation of Heartbleed internet bug

All websites should use perfect forward secrecy to protect against Heartbleed internet security flaw, says EFF
April 08, 2014 08 Apr'14
Steria and Sopra will merge to tap digital opportunities

French IT services companies Steria and Sopra will merge to compete in a sector that is being transformed by the digitalisation of business
April 08, 2014 08 Apr'14
UK to review snooping powers of authorities

UK surveillance watchdog is to investigate whether authorities make too many communications data requests
April 08, 2014 08 Apr'14
Top EU court declares data retention directive invalid

The European Court of Justice has declared the EU Data Retention Directive invalid
April 08, 2014 08 Apr'14
Workday sees opportunity for cloud financial management in Europe

Workday plans to push cloud finance and accounting services to enterprise in Europe, but observers say its background in HR technology may prove an obstacle
April 08, 2014 08 Apr'14
OpenSSL security flaw could affect millions of websites, warn researchers

At least two-thirds or websites could be affected by an OpenSSL cryptographic library flaw, warn researchers
April 07, 2014 07 Apr'14
UK cyber security guidelines lack clarity, says IET

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) calls on government to clarify what cyber security advice UK firms should follow
April 07, 2014 07 Apr'14
IET calls on government to set example over Windows XP

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) calls on the UK government to replace all copies of the obsolete Windows XP OS
April 04, 2014 04 Apr'14
ICO issues data protection warning to users of Windows XP

The ICO has issued a warning about the potential data protection risks due to the end of support for Windows XP
April 04, 2014 04 Apr'14
European parliament votes in support of net neutrality

The European parliament has voted in support of proposed telecoms legislation that aims to enforce net neutrality rules.
April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14
Get rid of Windows XP quick, says Gartner

Gartner is advising businesses to ditch Windows XP as soon as possible because of the security risks
April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14
Accenture plans to hire 2,000 staff across the UK in 2014

IT services firm Accenture will hire 2,000 workers in England and Scotland this year for roles across the business in the retail, banking and capital markets
April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14
Yahoo encrypts users' data to boost security and privacy after NSA revelations

Yahoo is the latest internet company to start encrypting users' data to try to win back trust after disclosures over National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance
April 02, 2014 02 Apr'14
Millions of routers open to criminal exploitation, study shows

More than 24 million routers worldwide could be used by cyber criminals to launch DDoS attacks, a study shows
April 02, 2014 02 Apr'14
Study alleges deeper NSA influence on RSA

RSA adopted a second NSA-developed encryption tool, increasing the agency's spying capabilities, a study claims
April 02, 2014 02 Apr'14
LinkedIn halts Sell Hack plugin revealing email addresses

Sell Hack has suspended functionality to reveal LinkedIn email addresses in response to a cease-and-desist order
April 02, 2014 02 Apr'14
Businesses must rethink HR IT as traditional jobs disintegrate

HR software needs a complete rethink to deliver services to an increasingly dispersed workforce, says cloud technology specialist
April 01, 2014 01 Apr'14
UK reaches key milestone in cyber security

CERT-UK is a key milestone in the development of the UK’s cyber security capabilities, says director Chris Gibson
April 01, 2014 01 Apr'14
Turkey adopts new tactic to block social media

Turkey has reportedly started hijacking net addresses in an attempt to step up blocks on social media
April 01, 2014 01 Apr'14
UK update to copyright law imminent

The UK is to update its 1988 copyright law for the digital age in line with a nearly three-year-old review
April 01, 2014 01 Apr'14
BT and government under fresh fire over rural broadband

BT and the government have come under fresh criticism over the provision of broadband services to rural areas
March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14
Cyber security is economic opportunity for the UK, says government

Cyber security is an essential feature of the UK’s economy, says government
March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14
Snowden revelations have changed attitudes to cloud, study claims

Snowden's revelations of internet surveillance have changed attitudes to cloud computing, a study claims
March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14
UK finally launches national cyber emergency team

After several delays, government has finally launched the first national computer emergency response team, CERT-UK
March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14
Business counts cost of cyber attackers’ secret weapon

Businesses are counting the cost of failing to defend against advanced evasion techniques (AETs), a report reveals
March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14
Thales to secure connectivity of Highways Agency

Thales has been awarded a 5-year contract to provide secure network connectivity services for the Highways Agency
March 28, 2014 28 Mar'14
All companies can help fight cybercrime, says Microsoft

All companies have a role to play in helping to fight cybercrime, says Microsoft
March 28, 2014 28 Mar'14
Google says government data requests are up 120% since 2009

Government requests for information about Google customers, have increased by 120% since 2009
March 28, 2014 28 Mar'14
Turkey now targeting YouTube

Turkey appears to be attempting to block YouTube a day after a court ordered an end to the ban on Twitter
March 27, 2014 27 Mar'14
Security an unnecessary expense, say one in six techies

One in six IT professionals see security as an unnecessary expense, a study has revealed
March 27, 2014 27 Mar'14
State surveillance keeping a third of firms from the cloud

A third of security professionals do not keep corporate data in the cloud because of fears of government snooping, survey reveals
March 27, 2014 27 Mar'14
Russian ministers ditch iPads over security concerns

Russian ministers have ditched their Apple iPads in favour of Samsung tablets because of security concerns
March 27, 2014 27 Mar'14
Twitter expects Turkey to lift ban after court ruling

Twitter expects the ban on its service to be lifted in Turkey after a local court issued a stay of execution on last week’s banning order
March 26, 2014 26 Mar'14
UK plans to professionalise infosec are too rigid, says (ISC)2

(ISC)2 has raised concerns about aspects of government plans to professionalise information security
March 26, 2014 26 Mar'14
Asia Pacific ranked badly by Gartner on privacy and security for offshore IT

Gartner research of nine countries in Asia Pacific for offshore IT delivery rated all of them either ‘poor’ or ‘fair’ on the data/IP security and privacy criterion
March 26, 2014 26 Mar'14
ICO updates corporate plan for better data protection

The latest corporate plan from the ICO promises a fresh approach to handling public concerns about data protection
March 26, 2014 26 Mar'14
Labour calls for mandatory cyber breach reporting

The Labour Party has called for another UK defence review to consider creating a statutory requirement for firms to report serious cyber attacks
March 25, 2014 25 Mar'14
Study supports economic approach to tackling cybercrime

Cybercrime black markets have reached unprecedented levels of maturity and growth, a study reveals
March 25, 2014 25 Mar'14
SITA harnesses Indian suppliers for finance and procurement systems

Airport business communications and IT service provider SITA is working with two India based IT services firms to transform and support finance systems
March 25, 2014 25 Mar'14
White House wants to overhaul NSA phone data collection

The White House is set to call for major changes to the NSA phone metadata surveillance programme
March 25, 2014 25 Mar'14
China demands explanation of NSA spying on Huawei

China demands an explanation from the US over reports that its National Security Agency (NSA) infiltrated the networks of Chinese telecoms firm Huawei
March 24, 2014 24 Mar'14
Grant Thornton spends £3m in move to cloud HR services

Financial advisory firm invests in cloud talent management as it gears up to expand its operations in the UK
March 24, 2014 24 Mar'14
Microsoft set to roll out anti-cybercrime strategy in Europe

Microsoft plans to expand its botnet disruption strategy beyond the US to Europe and other regions
March 24, 2014 24 Mar'14
Lincolnshire County Council outsources to Serco

Lincolnshire County Council has agreed to outsource services including IT to Serco in five-year deal worth £70m and will next month embark on a 12-month transition from its existing supplier
March 24, 2014 24 Mar'14
Turkey attempts to increase block on Twitter

Turkey has increased its efforts to block access to Twitter after many user found ways around a government-imposed ban
March 24, 2014 24 Mar'14
NSA infiltrated Huawei, claim Snowden leak documents

The National Security Agency (NSA) created “back doors” in the networks of Chinese telecoms firm Huawei, claim documents leaked by Edward Snowden
March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14
Customer privacy an ongoing challenge, says Unilever

Unilever has set up a programme to address the continually evolving challenge of privacy issues relating to customer data
March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14
NSA considers publishing transparency report

The NSA may publish transparency reports on the amount of surveillance it is doing, according to its deputy director
March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14
Google encrypts Gmail to protect against NSA snooping

Google has announced it will always use an encrypted HTTPS connection when Gmail users check or send email
March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14
Turkey blocks access to Twitter

Turkey is blocking access to Twitter after users posted allegations of government corruption
March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14
Microsoft in hot water over email search

Microsoft is in hot water after looking through a blogger’s email account to find the source of leaked code for Windows 8
March 20, 2014 20 Mar'14
Technology focus in securing BYOD is a mistake, say experts

Focusing on technology in trying to secure mobile devices is a mistake, say IT and legal experts
March 20, 2014 20 Mar'14
Application support and maintenance costs increase 29%

The cost of supporting and maintaining applications is increasing every year for Global 2000 companies in the US and UK, according to a study of 300 CIOs
March 20, 2014 20 Mar'14
Info sharing key to security, say IT professionals

Sharing information about cyber threats, attacks and attack mitigations is crucial to data security, says a panel of information security professionals
March 19, 2014 19 Mar'14
CIOs to rip up outsourcing rule book

Almost three-quarters of CIOs will change their IT outsourcing relationships in the next three years
March 19, 2014 19 Mar'14
Interview: Francisco D’Souza. How do established IT suppliers keep growing?

The last few years has seen IT budgets decimated and as a result IT suppliers have been forced to change their business models. The emergence of the digital world and globalisation are just two trends shaping the future of IT services
March 19, 2014 19 Mar'14
Pirated software malware to cost business $491bn in 2014, study shows

Malware deliberately loaded into pirated or counterfeit software is expected cost enterprises $491bn in 2014
March 19, 2014 19 Mar'14
Firms urged to take tough action on Unix-based cyber attack

Security researchers have urged businesses to take action on a cyber criminal campaign that has seized control of 25,000+ Unix servers worldwide
March 18, 2014 18 Mar'14
Big data analytics key to crime fighting, says Microsoft

Big data analytics is increasingly playing a role in fighting cyber crime, according to Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit
March 17, 2014 17 Mar'14
SMEs believes they are immune to cyber attack

Most SMEs believe they are not at real risk of cyber attack, a survey has revealed
March 14, 2014 14 Mar'14
Morrisons data theft smacks of insider hacktivism, say security experts

The theft of payroll data from supermarket chain Morrison smacks of insider hacktivism, say security industry representatives
March 14, 2014 14 Mar'14
London cyber war game in final of Cyber Security Challenge

The UK's top amateur cyber defenders will compete to defend the City of London from a simulated attack in the Cyber Security Challenge final
March 14, 2014 14 Mar'14
Work service providers to gain greater analytics value

Organisations buying business process optimisation services are keen to make the most of data analytics.
March 14, 2014 14 Mar'14
Government failing to manage contractors, say MPs

The government is failing to manage its outsourcers, who must be more ethical in their practices, according to the Public Accounts Committee
March 14, 2014 14 Mar'14
Google encrypts search in China to protect users

Google has started encrypting searches made by people in China to prevent government censors detecting sensitive search terms
March 14, 2014 14 Mar'14
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says US spying a threat to the internet

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says the US government should be the champion for the internet, not a threat
March 13, 2014 13 Mar'14
Ukraine IT industry calls for government action to protect sector

The Ukrainian IT industry has set out actions the new national government should take to protect the sector amid political turmoil
March 13, 2014 13 Mar'14
GCHQ helped NSA with spy malware, Snowden docs show

GCHQ played an integral role in developing a surveillance malware campaign by the NSA, the latest Snowden documents show