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April 30, 2014
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Apr'14
Infosec 2014: US tech dominance Europe's fault, says Mikko Hypponen
Europeans are to blame for the dominance of internet data by US tech firms, says security expert Mikko Hypponen
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April 30, 2014
30
Apr'14
Software developers suffer as IT companies endure rising insolvencies
Increase in the number of IT insolvencies expected as the economy improves
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April 30, 2014
30
Apr'14
Infosec 2014: Datacentre security key to cloud security, says Google
The security challenges of the cloud are fundamentally the same as those of any in-house datacentre, says Google
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April 29, 2014
29
Apr'14
Infosec 2014: UK data breaches slightly down but cost way up, report shows
The number of UK data breaches has gone down in the past year, but the cost has increased significantly, a report shows
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April 29, 2014
29
Apr'14
Most security professionals helpless to stop data theft, study shows
A global study has uncovered the deficient, disconnected and in-the-dark conditions that challenge IT security professionals
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April 29, 2014
29
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Infosec 2014: Cyber safety will take joint effort, says top EU cyber cop
Cyber security depends on the joint efforts of all stakeholders, says European Cybercrime Centre head
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April 29, 2014
29
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UK and Ireland cyber attacks up 300% in 2013, says FireEye
UK and Ireland enterprises were hit by an average of more than 70 new infections a day in 2013, a report shows
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April 29, 2014
29
Apr'14
Scottish bankruptcy agency outsources system development
Scotland’s insolvency service has outsourced the development and support of its insolvency registration service to supplier Lockheed Martin
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April 29, 2014
29
Apr'14
Infosec 2014: Firms moving to cloud despite security fears, study shows
Businesses are moving sensitive or confidential data into public cloud services, despite security fears, a study shows
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April 28, 2014
28
Apr'14
Management buy-in key to heading cyber risk, says Geodis CISO
Security risk management and investment needs buy-in from top management, says Sharvind Appiah, CISO at transport and logistics firm Geodis
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April 28, 2014
28
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Business understanding is key to security, says Elsevier CISO
Security professionals must have a good understanding of the business they support, says Elsevier CISO David Cass
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April 28, 2014
28
Apr'14
Security at app inception vital, says Pearson SOC director
Security professionals need to get involved in application development, says Becky Pinkard, SOC director at Pearson
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April 28, 2014
28
Apr'14
ISACA launches cyber-security skills programme
IT association ISACA launches Cybersecurity Nexus programme to help address the security skills shortage
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April 28, 2014
28
Apr'14
Microsoft warns of new zero-day Internet Explorer flaw
Microsoft has issued a security warning about a zero-day vulnerability in all versions of its Internet Explorer browser
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April 25, 2014
25
Apr'14
Cyber threat detection paramount, says SANS fellow
Cyber threat prevention is ideal, but detection is a must, says Eric Cole, SANS Institute fellow
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April 25, 2014
25
Apr'14
Heartbleed prompts tech firms to pledge open-source support
Top tech firms have joined forces to support open-source software to help prevent future bugs like Heartbleed
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April 25, 2014
25
Apr'14
Amazon’s soaring first-quarter sales fail to impress investors
Amazon has failed to impress investors despite a 32% jump in first-quarter profits and a 23% increase in sales
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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April 16, 2014
16
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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
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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
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April 15, 2014
15
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How small tech firms can reduce cyber risk
Five things small to medium-sized technology firms can do to reduce their cyber risks
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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April 08, 2014
08
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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
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April 08, 2014
08
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UK to review snooping powers of authorities
UK surveillance watchdog is to investigate whether authorities make too many communications data requests
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April 08, 2014
08
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Top EU court declares data retention directive invalid
The European Court of Justice has declared the EU Data Retention Directive invalid
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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
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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
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April 07, 2014
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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
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April 07, 2014
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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
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April 04, 2014
04
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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
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April 04, 2014
04
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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.
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April 03, 2014
03
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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
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April 03, 2014
03
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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
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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
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April 02, 2014
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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
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April 02, 2014
02
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Study alleges deeper NSA influence on RSA
RSA adopted a second NSA-developed encryption tool, increasing the agency's spying capabilities, a study claims
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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
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April 02, 2014
02
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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
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April 01, 2014
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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
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April 01, 2014
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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
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April 01, 2014
01
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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
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April 01, 2014
01
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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
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March 31, 2014
31
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Cyber security is economic opportunity for the UK, says government
Cyber security is an essential feature of the UK’s economy, says government
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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
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March 31, 2014
31
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UK finally launches national cyber emergency team
After several delays, government has finally launched the first national computer emergency response team, CERT-UK
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March 31, 2014
31
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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
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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
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March 28, 2014
28
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All companies can help fight cybercrime, says Microsoft
All companies have a role to play in helping to fight cybercrime, says Microsoft
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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
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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
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March 27, 2014
27
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Security an unnecessary expense, say one in six techies
One in six IT professionals see security as an unnecessary expense, a study has revealed
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March 27, 2014
27
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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
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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
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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
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March 26, 2014
26
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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
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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
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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
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March 26, 2014
26
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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March 24, 2014
24
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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March 21, 2014
21
Mar'14
Turkey blocks access to Twitter
Turkey is blocking access to Twitter after users posted allegations of government corruption
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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