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IT for government and public sector
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July 01, 2014
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Home Office encourages SMEs to help with IT overhaul
The Home Office announces plans to abandon its old outsourcing mega-deals and procure future IT services through G-Cloud
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July 01, 2014
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Most people keen to share biometric data for smoother travel
A study has revealed that 89% of citizens agree with the use of biometric identification to aid travel
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July 01, 2014
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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
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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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July 01, 2014
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Google loses US appeal over Street View data collection
Failure of appeal leaves Google facing legal action over Street View data collection programme
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June 30, 2014
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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
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MoJ writes off £56m from duplicate shared services programme
The Ministry of Justice has been forced to write off £56.3m from its shared Shared Services Programme
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June 30, 2014
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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
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Efforts to detect terrorism hampered by mass surveillance, says former NSA technical director
US at risk of missing terrorist threats under huge volume of surveillance data, says former NSA technical director
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June 30, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 26, 2014
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Child maintenance IT system costs still rising, says NAO
The costs of setting up a new IT system for child maintenance have risen again – to £352m
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June 26, 2014
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Big IT suppliers top government spending on contracts
IT firms are earning the most from government contracts, with HP alone earning more than £1.7bn a year
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June 26, 2014
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NAO confirms plan to review Universal Credit again this year
The National Audit Office announces it will conduct a second investigation into the DWP's Universal Credit project this year
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June 25, 2014
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BMA votes for Care.data to be explicitly opt-in
The British Medical Association (BMA) has voiced concerns that the Care.data programme should be explicitly opt-in
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June 25, 2014
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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
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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
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Council IT chiefs aim to avoid repeat of PSN compliance debacle
Socitm president Nick Roberts reveals how public sector IT chiefs hope to avoid a repeat of PSN compliance problems
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June 25, 2014
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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
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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
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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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Under new management: next steps for the Public Services Network
GDS director of common technology services Andy Beale discusses future plans for the Public Services Network
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June 23, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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 23, 2014
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CW500: Digital customer engagement
The CW500 Club event in June blew away the myths around digital customer engagement
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June 20, 2014
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Concern over connectivity glitches in Whitehall IT overhaul
Ministers have raised concerns about network connectivity after a government move to a new multi-sourcing model of IT procurement
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June 20, 2014
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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
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Government commits to greater transparency for IT contracts
The government has committed to providing greater visibility around suppliers’ performance, costs and revenues when outsourcing services
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June 20, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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
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BBC sets up expert group of cloud controllers
The BBC has set up a central group of IT, security and user communities to manage its purchase and use of cloud computing
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June 19, 2014
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BDUK to grill local authorities on broadband postcode data
New BDUK CEO Chris Townsend plans urgent review of local authorities to establish which are releasing broadband postcode data
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June 19, 2014
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Government reveals winning bids in superfast broadband trials
Government reveals names of eight suppliers that have won a share of a £10m funding pot to trial superfast broadband in rural areas
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June 19, 2014
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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
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Don’t let bean counters determine your cloud strategy, says Bank of England CIO
John Finch, the CIO of the Bank of England, warns users to be wary of financial promises made by cloud providers
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June 18, 2014
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Tesco Clubcard founder worried about Care.data
One of Britain’s pioneers of big data has raised his concerns about NHS England’s use of data and its Care.data programme
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June 18, 2014
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Deputy mayor of London wages war on Oracle
Deputy mayor of London for business and enterprise, Kit Malthouse, has waged war on the database giant Oracle over its licensing fees
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June 18, 2014
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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 18, 2014
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Interview: G-Cloud director Tony Singleton
The future of G-Cloud is safe, says its director Tony Singleton - and it is only going to grow and become more important for digital government
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June 17, 2014
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Department of Health sets out technology priorities for coming year
The Department of Health (DoH) has outlined changes in the way technology and information will be used over the coming year
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June 17, 2014
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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
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HSCIC tightens controls over patient data following data lapse
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) aims to guarantee stricter controls over the use of patient data within the NHS
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June 17, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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
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G-Cloud chief receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list
G-Cloud and digital commercial programme director, Tony Singleton, has received an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list
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June 16, 2014
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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
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Specsavers appoints Phil Pavitt as global CIO
Specsavers has appointed former Aviva and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) IT chief Phil Pavitt as its new global CIO
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June 16, 2014
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House of Lords sets up Digital Skills Select Committee
The House of Lords has set up a select committee for digital skills
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June 16, 2014
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Government removes G-Cloud from list of risk-monitored projects
The G-Cloud programme has been removed from the Cabinet Office’s portfolio of government projects monitored for risk
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June 16, 2014
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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
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Government watchdog set for second investigation into Universal Credit IT
The National Audit Office (NAO) is considering a second investigation into the controversial Universal Credit IT project
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June 13, 2014
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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
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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
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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 13, 2014
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Cloud suppliers call for clearer guidelines over revised security classifications
Cloud suppliers have raised concerns over the lack of guidance surrounding the government’s latest security classifications.
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June 12, 2014
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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
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Government to launch digital marketplace in September
The government’s digital marketplace is due to go into alpha testing in the coming days, ahead of live user testing in September
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June 12, 2014
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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
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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 12, 2014
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Legal net tightens on Prism in the UK as police investigate legality of US interception
The US Prism spying programme faces a potential criminal investigation in the UK following a complaint to police
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June 11, 2014
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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
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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
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Register to vote online goes live
The latest online transactional service from government has gone live as part of the ‘digital by default’ initiative
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June 11, 2014
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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
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Google to acquire satellite firm Skybox Imaging
Google has confirmed that it is to acquire satellite firm Skybox Imaging in a $500m deal
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June 11, 2014
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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
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How the FBI is using technology to put customers first
Businesses and public sector organisations are under pressure to use technology to put the needs of customers first
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June 10, 2014
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Government claims further £200m in digital savings
The government has claimed a further £200m worth of savings from digital over the past year
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June 10, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Google plans to flag censored search results
Google plans to indicate when search results have been censored under European right to be forgotten ruling
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June 09, 2014
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Turing Test 2014 marks historic milestone in artificial intelligence
A computer program has made history by passing the artificial intelligence test set by computer science pioneer Alan Turing
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June 06, 2014
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DWP begins IT transformational programme
The Department for Work and Pensions is starting the first roll-out of its IT transformational programme
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June 06, 2014
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Web apps are open doors to hackers, says Trend Micro
Web applications are very often an open door to hackers, says security company Trend Micro
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June 06, 2014
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Heartbleed leads to discovery of more OpenSSL flaws
Following Heartbleed, six more OpenSSL vulnerabilties have been discovered
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June 06, 2014
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Microsoft retaliates to China’s Windows 8 spying claims
Microsoft has launched a social media campaign against China’s claims that Windows 8 is being used for US spying
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June 05, 2014
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MPs accuse MPA of disguising Universal Credit in a “veil of secrecy”
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused the Major Projects Authority (MPA) of disguising the troubled Universal Credit programme in a “veil of secrecy” by not providing a rating on its current status
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June 05, 2014
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Microsoft calls for US to respect privacy
Microsoft has taken its strongest stance to date against the US government’s far reaching snooping laws
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June 05, 2014
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G-Cloud is lacklustre and needs transparency, says industry body CIF
Industry body blames G-Cloud's lack of transparency for poor uptake of cloud by public sector organisations
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June 05, 2014
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2015 general election manifestos need IT in their DNA
All the major political parties must put IT at the core of their manifestos, with policies to support IT for individuals, businesses and the government, says an influential think-tank
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June 05, 2014
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CIOs should 'leave innovation to marketing'
CIOs should focus on managing the technical infrastructure and leave innovation to other parts of the business – conclusion of a major study.
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June 04, 2014
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Gloucester City Council outsources IT
Gloucester City Council is aiming to save £600,000 through a contract with Civica to provide IT services for six years
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June 04, 2014
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Revised EU data protection in effect already, says lawyer
Proposed changes to European Union (EU) data protection laws are already in effect, says privacy lawyer Stewart Room
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June 04, 2014
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Turkey finally restores access to YouTube
Turkey has restored access to YouTube, two months after banning the site and attempting to block access to it
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June 03, 2014
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Most data security relatively simple, says NHS security officer
Most of data security is relatively simple, says NHS trust information security officer Derrick Bates
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June 03, 2014
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Met Office swaps Oracle for PostgreSQL
UK weather service the Met Office has started swapping Oracle for Postgre SQL in a strategy to deploy more open source technology
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June 03, 2014
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Councils spent less than 1% of IT budget on G-Cloud
Less than 1% of the £440m spent on IT by 26 county councils was invested in services on the G-Cloud public sector app store, says IT supplier
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June 03, 2014
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European retail data breaches largely hidden, SC Congress told
European data breaches in retail and other sectors are largely hidden due to a lack of breach disclosure laws
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June 03, 2014
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Coventry to become gigabit city with core metro fibre upgrade
Coventry City Council entrusts upgrade of its 140km Coventry Core metro fibre network to CityFibre