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IT for government and public sector
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November 26, 2013
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IT suppliers relaxed about contract visibility
IT and BPO suppliers Atos and Capita say they are relaxed about being more open about the often obscured details of large government contracts, as outsourcing giants are put under pressure by MPs to open up to public scrutiny
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November 26, 2013
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Spanish health authority cuts costs with Xbox consultations
Accenture has been working with the health authorities in Spain’s Basque Country to reduce healthcare costs through technology
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November 26, 2013
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White hat Wi-Fi hacking shows vulnerability of business data
Whitehat hackers have shown that senstitive data can be sniffed easily from public Wi-Fi hotspots
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November 26, 2013
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FTSE 350 firms complete cyber risk assessment
Most FTSE 350 companies put cyber risk on the board agenda, but many need to improve how they manage that risk
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November 25, 2013
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Global public sector outsourcing far outstrips private sector
Global public sector organisations spent €7.4bn in the third quarter on IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing (BPO), compared with €4.6bn in the private sector.
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November 25, 2013
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Twitter increases protection from government snooping
Twitter has announced moves to protect users' data from snooping by government intelligence agencies
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November 25, 2013
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150 subpostmasters file claims over 'faulty' Horizon accounting system
About 150 subpostmasters have filed claims to the investigation into the allegedly faulty Post Office accounting system used by thousands of subpostmaters
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November 25, 2013
25
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Racing Post warns users of website breach
The Racing Post is advising users of its website to change their passwords for other sites if they use the same one in case hackers break the encryption
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November 22, 2013
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UK CERT moves to next phase with director Chris Gibson
Chris Gibson has been confirmed at the director of the UK’s new national computer emergency response team
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November 22, 2013
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Is this the future for local government IT?
Pioneering councils are moving to the public cloud and aiming to deliver 'government as a platform' through componentised IT services
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November 22, 2013
22
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Banks and governments targeted by invisible hijacking attacks
Net monitoring firm Renesys says it has uncovered evidence of mass hijackings of network traffic
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November 22, 2013
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Samsung gets $160m off patent damages to Apple
A California court has ordered Samsung to pay a further $290m to Apple for infringing payments, taking the total in damages to $840m
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November 22, 2013
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Tim Berners-Lee calls for protection of basic rights online
Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee has called for bold steps to protect basic human rights online
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November 21, 2013
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Scientists banish NAS sprawl with Red Hat scale-out NAS software
Reading University meteorology department tackles NAS sprawl with Red Hat open source storage software to build scale-out NAS cluster on commodity x86 server hardware
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November 21, 2013
21
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CSA appoints Microsoft’s Adrienne Hall to board
The CSA has appointed Adrienne Hall, from Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft, to its board of directors
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November 21, 2013
21
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McAfee finds code-validation dodging Android malware
Cyber attackers are using malware to circumvent digital signature app validation on Android and PCs, says McAfee
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November 21, 2013
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ICO investigates claims of data breach by LG smart TVs
The ICO is investigating claims that some LG TVs are reporting viewing habits even if privacy settings are activated
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November 21, 2013
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Pegasystems CEO Alan Trefler plans his next move for the $500m software company
Alan Trefler discusses his plans for Pegasystems, the BPM and CRM specialist that has grown into a $500m a year company
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November 21, 2013
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NSA analysed UK data in secret deal, says Snowden
The NSA analysed phone, internet and email records of UK citizens under a secret deal with UK counterparts, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden
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November 20, 2013
20
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Case study: McGraw-Hill Education mobilises with Salesforce
The educational resources provider utilises Salesforce to develop a mobile app and get its sales reps selling more on campus
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November 20, 2013
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Report highlights poor UK attitudes to mobile security
Businesses should note that many UK mobile users do not take security precautions and do not know how to guard against data theft
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November 20, 2013
20
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SMEs failing to prioritise cyber security, study shows
Senior managers at SMEs are failing to prioritise cyber security, a study reveals
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November 20, 2013
20
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US mobile carriers accused of choosing profit over security
US mobile phone carriers have been accused of choosing profits over security by rejecting Samsung’s offer of a kill switch to disable lost or stolen devices
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November 20, 2013
20
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Yahoo to encrypt user data
Yahoo is to encrypt all user data that moves between its datacentres by April 2014 in a bid to regain trust
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November 19, 2013
19
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Avoid BYOD pitfalls to ensure business benefit, says Amtel
As companies embrace BYOD plans, the same mistakes continue to be made, says PJ Gupta, CEO of Amtel
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November 19, 2013
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Campaigners angry over Microsoft, Skype privacy ruling
Campaign group Europe v Facebook has criticised the decision by Luxembourg’s data protection authorities to clear Microsoft and its Skype division of privacy violations
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November 19, 2013
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PM says dark web can be policed
David Cameron says UK and US intelligence agencies will help fight child abuse images on the dark web
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November 19, 2013
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Twitter introduces “life-saving” alert service
Twitter has introduced an alert service for emergency services and government agencies in the UK and Ireland
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November 19, 2013
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Google reaches $17m multi-state settlement over Safari snooping
Google has reached a $17m settlement agreement with 10 US states for bypassing Apple Safari privacy settings
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November 18, 2013
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Scottish environment agency cuts carbon through desktop virtualisation
A quarter of staff at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) are accessing applications via Citrix
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November 18, 2013
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APIs key to security of internet of things, says Axway
The internet of things has raised security and privacy concerns, but there is a way to take control, says data management firm Axway.
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November 18, 2013
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UK police warn of malware campaign targeting mainly SMEs
UK police warn of a mass email-borne malware campaign aimed mainly at SMEs
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November 18, 2013
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Google and Microsoft to block searches for child porn
Google and Microsoft have announced measures to make it more difficult to find child abuse images online
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November 15, 2013
15
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First UK Certified Incident Response firms named
Five consultancies have been named in the government's Certified Incident Response scheme
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November 15, 2013
15
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Cyber collateral damage a concern for all, says Lancope
All organisations could be affected by cyber attack collateral damage, says network security firm Lancope
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November 15, 2013
15
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uMotif wins Cisco Big Awards 2013
Digital health startup uMotif has won first place at the Cisco Big Awards 2013
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November 15, 2013
15
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Google book scanning plan gets green light
Google's controversial plan to scan millions of books and sell them online has finally been given the green light by a New York court
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November 15, 2013
15
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Microsoft unveils state-of-the-art Cybercrime Center
Microsoft has opened a Cybercrime Center that combines legal and technical expertise, tools and technology, with cross-industry expertise
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November 14, 2013
14
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Mobile malware infections relatively low, study shows
Malware targeting Google’s Android operating system is not yet as big a problem as some security suppliers claim, study reveals
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November 14, 2013
14
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Europe to follow US clearance of mobile devices on flights
The European aviation regulator is to follow the US lead in easing restrictions on the use of mobile electronic devices during flights
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November 14, 2013
14
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US teen hacker pleads guilty to webcam blackmail
A US teenager pleads guilty to hacking computer webcams to take photos of women in the US and Ireland to blackmail them
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November 14, 2013
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Facebook adds security test for Adobe hacking victims
Facebook identifies users compromised by the theft of Adobe credentials with security questions before granting them access
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November 13, 2013
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Conservative Party slammed for erasing its internet history
The Conservative Party has been widely criticised after Computer Weekly revealed it removed all its pre-General Election speeches from the web
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November 13, 2013
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Peterborough becomes ‘gigabit city’ after council inks fibre network deal
Peterborough City Council signs CityFibre for a privately funded fibre network offering 1Gbps to 80% of its businesses by 2015
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November 13, 2013
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Disruption key to data protection, says HP
Enterprise information security needs to go beyond traditional ways of thinking, according to Hewlett Packard
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November 13, 2013
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More than half top bank websites hacked, study shows
More than half of the world’s 50 biggest bank websites have been hit by security incidents, a study has revealed
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November 13, 2013
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English patients want electronic access to their records
English patients are willing to change doctors to access to Electronic Medical Records (EMR), but only 16% of them currently have access, according to Accenture
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November 13, 2013
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Microsoft IE zero-days top November’s security priorities
Microsoft has published eight security bulletins for the November 2013 Patch Tuesday monthly security update, addressing 19 vulnerabilities
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November 13, 2013
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MacRumors fears user database was hacked
Subscribers to MacRumors user forums have been advised to change passwords because of a suspected data breach after site was hacked
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November 13, 2013
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CIO interview: John Finch, CIO, Bank of England, on the IT behind UK monetary policy
UK monetary forecasts are underpinned by data and analytics from the Bank of England
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November 12, 2013
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UK government digital services framework goes live
A digital services framework designed to give the public sector access to suppliers to help them design and build public services has gone live
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November 12, 2013
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Operation Waking Shark 2 is good, but is it enough?
The information security industry has widely welcomed Operation Waking Shark 2, but some have also raised some concerns
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November 12, 2013
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National Audit Office reports concerns over government supplier dominance
The National Audit Office (NAO) reports the public sector spent £6.6bn on four outsourced service providers, including IT service providers
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November 12, 2013
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Mass surveillance a bad idea, says Information Commissioner Christopher Graham
Information Commissioner Christopher Graham says issues of national security must not overshadow concerns of legitimate public interest
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November 12, 2013
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Web surveillance not a good idea, says Info Commissioner
Information Commissioner Christopher Graham says issues of national security cannot be allowed to overshadow concerns of legitimate public interest
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November 11, 2013
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EE criticises government for being fixed on fixed-line broadband
As EE launches 4G Wi-Fi services across rural Cumbria, the operator’s CEO criticises the government for focusing too heavily on fixed broadband infrastructure
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November 11, 2013
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BT backtracks on broadband postcode publication
BT tells Computer Weekly local councils' BDUK broadband data is too commercially sensitive to publish
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November 11, 2013
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FireEye security researchers unearth two IE zero-days
Researchers at security firm FireEye have identified two new Microsoft Internet Explorer zero-day exploits
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November 11, 2013
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Security experts welcome UK banking cyber attack test
Security experts welcome a cyber threat exercise to test the resilience of the financial infrastructure to withstand cyber attacks
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November 08, 2013
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Mobile malware threats jump 26% in third quarter
The number of mobile malware threat families increased by 26% in the third quarter of 2013 to 259, according to F-Secure.
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November 08, 2013
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University of Aberdeen - North East of Scotland Shared Data Centre
North East of Scotland Shared Data Centre has won the public sector project prize in Computer Weekly's European Datacentre Awards
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November 08, 2013
08
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What is new in PCI DSS V3?
The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council has published the latest version of the data security standards
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November 08, 2013
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NSA and GCHQ mass surveillance violates EU law, study finds
Mass internet surveillance by US and UK intelligence agencies violates European law, according to a study by two academics
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November 07, 2013
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UK intelligence heads defend mass surveillance operations
Heads of the UK’s intelligence services insist all they do in term of mass surveillance is strictly within the confines of UK law
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November 07, 2013
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Further education college graduates to near all-virtual with Dell Compellent SAN
College of North West London replaces ageing EMC SAN with tiered storage for virtual machines and apps on Dell Compellent SC040s
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November 07, 2013
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Microsoft zero-day vulnerability exploited more widely than expected
Hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in the graphics component of several key Microsoft products more widely than was initially thought
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November 07, 2013
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'Extraordinarily poor' Universal Credit project needs clear IT stategy, say MPs
MPs say the Department for Work and Pensions must set out a clear IT strategy for Universal Credit and state how much money will be written off
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November 07, 2013
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Fear of cyber attack driving a shift from risk-based security, says Gartner
Fear of advanced cyber attacks is driving a shift from tried-and-tested risk-based security tactics, a survey has found
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November 07, 2013
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Latest payment card security standard takes new approach
The latest version of the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is aimed at making security part of “business as usual”
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November 07, 2013
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Spy agency encryption cracking foolish, says web inventor
Tim Berners-Lee has called for debate about “dysfunctional and unaccountable” supervision of US and UK intelligence agencies
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November 06, 2013
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Huawei invests $600m in 5G mobile R&D
Network company Huawei has announced it will invest at least $600m in research and development for 5G technologies by 2018
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November 06, 2013
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UK trust in mobile apps low, Isaca report reveals
Only 4% of UK consumers consider the makers of their mobile phone apps as the entity they most trust with personal data, a survey reveals
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November 06, 2013
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Free Wi-Fi available throughout Birmingham city centre
Birmingham City Council has teamed up with Virgin Media Business and Global Reach Technology to provide free Wi-Fi throughout its city centre
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November 06, 2013
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School gets Nimble hybrid flash and Barracuda hybrid cloud backup
Berkshire private college has revamped data protection with Nimble hybrid flash storage and Barracuda hybrid cloud backup
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November 06, 2013
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US government tops Apple customer data request list
The US government tops the list of governments requesting customer data from Apple, according to the firm’s latest transparency report
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November 06, 2013
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Microsoft warns of security flaw in key software products
Microsoft has warned that hackers could exploit a zero-day vulnerability in the graphics component of key products to gain control of computers
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November 06, 2013
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Free guide highlights legal pitfalls of enterprise collaboration
Intralinks and Field Fisher Waterhouse have published a free guide to help enterprises share information without violating data protection laws
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November 05, 2013
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Government urged to release planning data for future city construction
Data will have a large role to play in the designing of buildings in future cities, but the UK government needs to make data from planning and designs accessible now
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November 05, 2013
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UK government behind mobile broadband, says Ed Vaizey
Mobile broadband is one of the technologies that can see us through to a fully connected society, says communications minister Ed Vaizey
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November 05, 2013
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University cuts software installation time from days to hours
The University of Dundee claims to have reduced the time its central IT department takes to install software to over 1,300 academics from days to hours, after investing in privilege management software
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November 05, 2013
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Government’s latest shared service could benefit from Steria's success
The back-office shared services company created by the government and Steria will benefit from experience gained on the NHS shared business service
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November 05, 2013
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SQLi has long been unsolved, but has that finally changed?
SQL injection (SQLi) attacks have remained unsolved for more than 15 years, but that could be about to change
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November 04, 2013
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Crown Hosting Service to save £530m from government IT bill by 2018
Government Digital Service to establish new Crown Hosting Service to consolidate hosting across Whitehall, saving £530m per year by 2018
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November 04, 2013
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DWP ministers to decide whether to scrap all of the £300m Universal Credit IT
Ministers at the DWP are to decide this month whether to scrap all of the £300m Universal Credit IT systems and start again from scratch
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November 04, 2013
04
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(ISC)2 launches security credential for healthcare
Information security body (ISC)2 has launched a certification for security practitioners in the healthcare industry
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November 04, 2013
04
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Hacktivists deface Australian websites over spying reports
Indonesian hacktivists have defaced Australian websites in response to reports that the Australian embassy was used for spying
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November 04, 2013
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Atlantis VDI storage helps hospitals save £500,000 a year
Leicester hospitals study Atlantis ILIO flash caching to boost VDI storage efficiency and cut £500,000 a year from hardware refresh
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November 01, 2013
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Payment card industry updates security
PCI DSS council has published a list of approved point-to-point encryption systems for the payment card industry
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November 01, 2013
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Information security still immature, RSA conference told
In five years’ time the security industry will have matured into a data-driven profession, RSA conference told
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November 01, 2013
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DWP refused to release Universal Credit IT review to MPs
DWP has refused to provide MPs with a copy of a review of the IT for the troubled Universal Credit project by programme chief Howard Shiplee
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November 01, 2013
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Governments need to work with tech startups to solve social problems
Governments around the world should look to startups to solve social problems more efficiently
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November 01, 2013
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BSI certifies first two CSA STAR cloud providers
The BSI has certified the first two cloud service providers in the CSA Security, Trust and Assurance scheme
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November 01, 2013
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Cabinet Office selects Steria to form £1bn government shared service
The Cabinet Office is working with Steria to create a joint venture that will consolidate government back-office functions, in a deal worth up to £1bn
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November 01, 2013
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Websense identifies info-harvesting profile on LinkedIn
Security researchers have discovered a LinkedIn scam profile configured to gain intelligence on LinkedIn users
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November 01, 2013
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UK startups call for change
The Web Summit conference in Dublin was a hot bed for technology startups, who told Computer Weekly about the challenges they face.
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November 01, 2013
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US tech firms call for NSA reforms
Top technology firms have called for reforms to the US government’s internet surveillance programmes
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October 31, 2013
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Threat info sharing tough, says RSA conference committee
There is no quick fix to enabling cyber threat information sharing, says the European RSA Conference Programme Committee
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October 31, 2013
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BDUK seeks new CEO
The top job within the division with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport charged with rolling out broadband across the UK is up for grabs
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October 31, 2013
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ISG to publish report on global public sector IT outsourcing
IT outsourcing market intelligence company ISG will soon release its first ever global public sector research report, reflecting the growing importance of the sector to the global outsourcing industry
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October 31, 2013
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Government calls for more data scientists in the UK
The government is calling on industry and academia to help produce more data scientists in the UK