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IT for government and public sector
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July 17, 2013
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Jul'13
BT accused of ‘bullying tactics’ over BDUK
BT accused of bullying local authorities while negotiating broadband roll-out schemes, threatening to put them ‘to the bottom of the list’
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July 17, 2013
17
Jul'13
GDS tracks 'digital by default' progress of top 25 government services
Government Digital Service (GDS) launches website to track progress of the 25 services targeted as the first to go online under the digital strategy
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July 17, 2013
17
Jul'13
GCHQ’s use of Prism not illegal, MPs find
Allegations that GCHQ circumvented UK law by using the US Prism programme are unfounded, says intelligence and security committee
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July 17, 2013
17
Jul'13
Tech firms target piracy profiting websites
Tech firms including Google, Yahoo and Microsoft join an initiative targeting websites that profit from piracy by cutting off advert revenue
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July 17, 2013
17
Jul'13
Tumblr issues security update for iPhone and iPad app
Tumblr has released a security update to the iOS version of its app to fix a flaw that allowed passwords to be compromised
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July 17, 2013
17
Jul'13
Yahoo wins legal fight on Prism documents
Yahoo has won the fight to have papers from a key 2008 court case declassified and published in a bid for greater transparency about the US Prism internet surveillance programme
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July 16, 2013
16
Jul'13
G-Cloud key to government SME spending target
G-Cloud is key to channeling 25% of central government spending through SMEs by 2015, says Mark Smitham, principal cyber security advisor
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July 16, 2013
16
Jul'13
Public cloud secure, G-Cloud conference told
Public cloud is more secure than any private cloud is likely to be says Richard Sykes, chair of the Cloud Industry Forum
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July 16, 2013
16
Jul'13
More than one-fifth of UK firms hit by DDoS attacks in 2012
More than a fifth of UK firms experienced a disruptive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in 2012
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July 15, 2013
15
Jul'13
UK defence industry to fast-track supply chain security
The UK’s Defence Cyber Protection Partnership seeks to implement controls to quickly increase supply chain security
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July 15, 2013
15
Jul'13
Black market for software security flaws reaches new highs
The black market in previously undiscovered vulnerabilities in commercial software is so established that the average flaw sells for up to $160,000
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July 15, 2013
15
Jul'13
National broadband projects key to UN goals
The Broadband Commission claims national projects are the best way to ensure the benefits of the internet are enjoyed by all
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July 15, 2013
15
Jul'13
UK police use powers to seize personal data at borders
UK police are using counter-terrorism laws to seize the mobile phones of people entering the UK and download personal data
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July 15, 2013
15
Jul'13
US attempts to blocks plans for tax crackdown internet firms
US officials are reportedly attempting to block plans for international tax rules aimed at tax avoidance by firms such as Google and Amazon
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July 15, 2013
15
Jul'13
Germany to push for better internet data protection
Germany wants internet firms to be more transparent about how they are using personal data, says chancellor Angela Merkel
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July 12, 2013
12
Jul'13
Mark Hall may quit Whitehall after being snubbed for HMRC CIO role
Mark Hall, the acting CIO at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), has not been given the job full-time and may quit government
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July 12, 2013
12
Jul'13
What McAfee's acquisition of Stonesoft means for the companies and their customers
Computer Weekly looks at what McAfee's acquisition of Stonesoft means for the companies and their customers
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July 12, 2013
12
Jul'13
ICO issues £200,000 penalty for failed IT disposal
The Information Commissioner’s Office penalises NHS Surrey with a £200,000 fine for leaving patient data on discarded PCs
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July 12, 2013
12
Jul'13
BlackBerry ready to enable India to track messages
BlackBerry is ready to provide Indian law enforcement authorities with a way to track emails, email attachments and chats sent over its services
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July 12, 2013
12
Jul'13
Microsoft denies helping NSA to spy
Microsoft has denied that the company helped US intelligence services spy on users’ web chats, emails and data in cloud storage facilities
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July 11, 2013
11
Jul'13
OpenCorporates makes company data public
Company data is being made available as part of an initiative to place more government data in the public domain
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July 11, 2013
11
Jul'13
Security metrics fail to aid exec understanding, say IT pros
IT professionals struggle to communicate effectively about security to senior executives, a study on risk-based security management reveals
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July 11, 2013
11
Jul'13
Manchester opens up transport data with Microsoft CityNext
Manchester is one of the first cities on Microsoft’s CityNext initiative to digitise public services using the cloud
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July 11, 2013
11
Jul'13
Yahoo wants Fisa objections revealed
Yahoo is the latest company implicated in the Prism internet surveillance programme to call for more transparency around its involvement
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July 10, 2013
10
Jul'13
Head of Universal Credit denies IT problems
Howard Shiplee tells the work and pensions select committee all is well, denying reports of the failing IT system behind Universal Credit
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July 10, 2013
10
Jul'13
Cyber threats at highest level ever, say MPs
Despite the increased profile of cyber security threats, counter-terrorism remains the primary focus of the UK’s intelligence agencies
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July 10, 2013
10
Jul'13
Ofcom liberalises 2G and 3G spectrum for 4G
The telecoms regulator Ofcom allows UK mobile operators to use their existing 2G and 3G spectrum for to provide 4G services
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July 10, 2013
10
Jul'13
Patched IE8 flaw used for targeted attacks, says Microsoft
Microsoft says hackers have attacked computers by exploiting a flaw in Internet Explorer 8 disclosed in May 2013 by a Google researcher
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July 10, 2013
10
Jul'13
US emergency broadcasts can be hacked, say researchers
Researchers warn that the US broadcast system that enables the president to talk to the country within 10 minutes of a disaster can be hacked
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July 10, 2013
10
Jul'13
Microsoft notches up over 3,000 copyright cases
In its battle against piracy, Microsoft says it has settled 3,265 copyright cases in the past year and warns of links to malware distribution
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July 09, 2013
09
Jul'13
Government tenders for agile digital developers
The Government Procurement Service (GPS) is putting a cross government framework for agile software development services
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July 09, 2013
09
Jul'13
Andrew Miller MP: £500m figure ‘plucked out of the air’
Chairman of the Science and Technology Committee, Andrew Miller, says he is unconvinced of the IT savings touted by the Efficiency and Reform group
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July 09, 2013
09
Jul'13
Will cloud services follow the evolution of the banking industry?
Cloud service providers say security will become the very reason companies choose cloud services in future
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July 09, 2013
09
Jul'13
Scotland signs deal on broadband roll-out
Funding of £264m has been announced by the Scottish government to roll out broadband to 85% of the country’s homes and businesses by 2015
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July 09, 2013
09
Jul'13
Espionage the goal of cyber attacks on South Korea, say researchers
The cyber attack that took South Korean broadcasters and banks offline in March was part of a covert espionage campaign, says McAfee
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July 09, 2013
09
Jul'13
STC doubts government ‘digital by default’ strategy
The Science and Technology Committee (STC) questions Francis Maude over how much the 'digital by default' strategy can save the tax payer
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July 09, 2013
09
Jul'13
Privacy International challenges US and UK internet spying
Lobby group Privacy International has filed a legal challenge to internet surveillance programmes by US and UK intelligence agencies
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July 08, 2013
08
Jul'13
Post Office Horizon system investigation reveals concerns
Investigation into the allegedly faulty accounting system used by sub-postmasters has revealed serious concerns
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July 08, 2013
08
Jul'13
Government saves £500m by going digital
Latest report from the Efficiency and Reform Group claims central government saved £500m by moving services onto digital platforms
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July 08, 2013
08
Jul'13
McAfee completes Stonesoft acquisition
Intel-owned McAfee has completed its acquisition of Finnish firewall firm Stonesoft in a $389m deal announced in May
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July 08, 2013
08
Jul'13
UK takes cyber threats to infrastructure seriously
The UK is taking seriously potential cyber threats to critical national infrastructure, according to GCHQ head Iain Lobban
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
Apple phishing attacks up, warns Kaspersky Lab
Spam emails with links to fraudulent websites are increasing as the theft of Apple IDs and credit card information escalates
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
Tougher EU penalties for cyber crime not enough, say security experts
The European Parliament has adopted a draft directive to toughen up EU penalties for cyber crime, but security experts say this is not enough on its own
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
Security Think Tank: Prism unlikely to change much
Does the data collected by Prism put the US Government at risk from other state or non-state sponsored activists?
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
UK joins EU demands for Google to rewrite privacy policy
The UK’s privacy watchdog has joined data protection authorities in France, Spain, Germany and Italy in demanding changes to Google’s privacy policy
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
NSA Prism scandal could hit US cloud providers, says EC vice-president
EC vice-president Neelie Kroes says US cloud services providers could lose business because of fears over US Prism surveillance programme
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
MoD teams up with defence firms for cyber security
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) joins nine large defence and telecoms companies to strengthen the UK’s cyber security
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July 04, 2013
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Jul'13
NAO slams DCMS for ‘slippage’ of broadband scheme
NAO’s report on the BDUK programme criticises the DCMS for letting the scheme fall 22 months behind and limiting competition for contracts
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July 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
DCMS to force BT’s hand on rural broadband gaps
Maria Miller sets up a meeting to answer calls from local broadband providers and try to make BT identify where they will be needed to connect the final 10% of the UK to superfast fibre
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July 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
FBI warns of increased spear phishing attacks
The FBI has issued a warning about an increase in spear-phishing attacks targeting multiple industry sectors
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July 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
Are alternative mobile operators the answer to roaming charges?
EU law to allow travellers to choose alternative operators abroad takes effect in 2014. But will operators be ready and is there a better way?
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July 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
Indonesian student wins global Kaspersky Lab security competition
An entry from Indonesia’s Bandung Institute of Technology has won the Kaspersky Lab Cyber Security for the Next Generation 2013 competition
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July 03, 2013
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UK to look to army reserves for cyber security specialists
Army reservists will become specialists in cyber security as part of an overhaul announced by defence secretary Philip Hammond
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July 03, 2013
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Microsoft unveils prototype 3D touchcreen
Microsoft is working on a 3D touchscreen that enables users to 'feel' through tactile feedback and manipulate images
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July 03, 2013
03
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Assassin’s Creed developer hacked, exposing user details
Ubisoft is the latest computer games company to be hacked, with usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords compromised
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July 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
OFT investigates public sector IT outsourcing
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) calls on public sector IT services suppliers and buyers to relate their experiences
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July 02, 2013
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NHS IT to embrace open source
A new report from NHS England promises open source will be at the heart of the plans to digitise the health service
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July 02, 2013
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Security Think Tank: Prism – Sitting duck or elaborate honeypot?
Does the data collected by Prism put the US Government at risk from other state or non-state sponsored activists?
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July 02, 2013
02
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Collaboration key to malware success, says Microsoft
Collaborative malware is one of the latest techniques cyber attackers are using to ensure their malicious programs cannot be removed
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July 02, 2013
02
Jul'13
Senior MPs flout EU cookie law
Two years after the EU cookie regulation and UK law came into force, not all UK websites are compliant, including the sites of 13 senior MPs
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July 01, 2013
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Mobile operators cut roaming costs across Europe
The cost of using your mobile phone across continental Europe will come down today as new EU regulations come into force
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July 01, 2013
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Stuxnet leak investigation leads to project originator
The US government investigation into Stuxnet leak of classified information leads to retired general in the Marines, James Cartwright
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July 01, 2013
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CERN openlab and Rackspace to create reference architecture for hybrid cloud
CERN openlab will create a reference architecture and operational model for hybrid cloud with Rackspace
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July 01, 2013
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UK hit by 70 cyber espionage campaigns a month, says GCHQ
GCHQ director confirms the government is targeted by some 70 sophisticated cyber espionage campaigns every month
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July 01, 2013
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East Surrey College refreshes ageing XP desktop estate with VDI
East Surrey College has refreshed its ageing desktop estate with a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
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July 01, 2013
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The Washington Post reveals more details of NSA Prism programme
The Washington Post has published new slides detailing processes in the US Prism online surveillance system
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July 01, 2013
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Seven Saudi social media activists jailed
Seven men have been jailed in Saudi Arabia for using Facebook and other social media to encourage anti-government protests
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June 28, 2013
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Nottingham targets troubled families with data analysis
Nottingham County Council cuts the time to identify troubled families, from two weeks to two hours, with a data matching tool
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June 28, 2013
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HMRC gets £200m in digital services investment
HMRC's digital services to receive £200m of government investment, in a move expected to save £51m year on administrative costs
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June 28, 2013
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Secure Wi-Fi and digital documents set to transform UK courts
Courtrooms will be fitted with secure Wi-Fi as part of a £160m programme to improve the efficiency of the Criminal Justice System
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June 28, 2013
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Hounslow signs Salesforce G-Cloud deal
Hounslow Council has signed a G-Cloud deal with Salesforce.com in a move which will form the basis of a new technology platform strategy
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June 28, 2013
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UK leads calls for internet era tax laws
The UK is calling for international tax rules to be brought up to date for the internet world to stop tax evasion by firms like Google and Amazon
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June 28, 2013
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NSA allowed to collect US email records, secret documents reveal
The National Security Agency (NSA) collected internet and email records of US citizens for more than 10 years, documents reveal
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June 27, 2013
27
Jun'13
PSN and G-cloud prove major advantages for UK public sector, says HMRC
HMRC has benefited by centralising data storage systems on public cloud and adopting public services network (PSN) strategy
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June 27, 2013
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Uefa considers BYOD policy for Euro 2016
Uefa is considering a bring your own device (BYOD) strategy for its 7,000 volunteers during Euro 2016 to save costs on IT devices
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June 27, 2013
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SMEs should eye government legacy for future business, says Bracken
SMEs should look to the government’s IT legacy infrastructure for future business, according to Mike Bracken, head of the Government Digital Service
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June 27, 2013
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Government commits extra £250m in superfast broadband spend
The government has committed an additional £250m of superfast broadband spend to increase coverage for 95% of the UK by 2017
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June 27, 2013
27
Jun'13
Is the time for antivirus software past?
Since the appearance of malware in the 1970s, adoption of antivirus (AV) software has steadily grown, but is it time to move on?
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June 27, 2013
27
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US consumer watchdog wants sponsored search returns clearly marked
US trading authorities have ordered the world’s most popular search engines to clearly identify search returns sponsored by advertisers
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June 27, 2013
27
Jun'13
Government abandons super-connected cities broadband plans
Government plans to spend £150m on broadband infrastructure have been watered down after legal challenges by Virgin Media and BT
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June 26, 2013
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Storage firm Guardtime relies on maths for transparent data security
Estonian storage company Guardtime claims its security technology makes data more transparent, but will it be embraced by Europe?
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June 26, 2013
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Government commits to future broadband spend in 2015-16
Government will continue to invest in broadband in 2015-16, says chancellor George Osborne
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June 26, 2013
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Encrypting enterprises miss out on cloud benefits
Enterprises sending encrypted data to the cloud are missing out on some of the greatest benefits of cloud computing, says Thales e-Security
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June 26, 2013
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Jun'13
Cloud, mobile and Macs the next targets for hackers, says Kaspersky Lab
Cloud computing, mobile devices and non-Windows operating systems will become the next targets for cyber attackers, says Kaspersky Lab
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June 24, 2013
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Cloud adoption immature, shows security survey
Adoption of cloud-based services is still immature in terms of security and privacy, a global survey of more than 4,000 organisations in seven countries has revealed
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June 24, 2013
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Jun'13
Identity management key to browser-based IT strategy
A cloud-based identity management system is key to enabling a browser-based IT strategy at online recruitment firm Reed.co.uk
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June 24, 2013
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Mobile security model flawed, says Mobile Helix
Many companies are embracing mobile devices wrongly because the current security model is flawed, says security startup Mobile Helix
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June 24, 2013
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Trend Micro joins Interpol fight against cyber crime
Security firm Trend Micro has signed up to help support Interpol’s global law enforcement programmes against cyber crime
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June 24, 2013
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Consumers demand action to protect their privacy online
Consumers across the world want more to be done to protect their privacy online according to new research
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June 24, 2013
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Facebook bug exposes six million users' details unintentionally
Facebook has admitted that a bug caused the phone numbers and email addresses of six million users to be shared unintentionally
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June 21, 2013
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Most firms underestimate volume of malware, study shows
Most companies greatly underestimate the number of malicious programs appearing daily, a global survey of more than 2,000 IT professionals has revealed
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June 21, 2013
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Jun'13
ICO takes further action on Google’s collection of Wi-Fi data
The ICO has taken further action against Google over the collection of Wi-Fi data by its Street View cars, but has stopped short of a monetary penalty
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June 21, 2013
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UK businesses failing to secure virtual environments, study finds
Most UK businesses are failing to secure data in virtual environments, a survey of IT decision makers has revealed
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June 21, 2013
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Government launches cyber awareness campaign
UK government debuts the first stage of a £4m cyber awareness campaign as part of the National Cyber Security Programme
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June 21, 2013
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EU data protection regulators begin action against Google
Privacy regulators across Europe are beginning to take action against Google for failing to change the way it manages user data
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June 20, 2013
20
Jun'13
Vodafone to build public sector network in Ireland
The Irish arm of the mobile network is chosen by the government to build a fibre network exclusively for public sector organisations
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June 20, 2013
20
Jun'13
Data linkage shows correlation in mental and physical health
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has used data linking analysis to find mental health service users have double the rate of hospital attendances compared with the general population
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June 20, 2013
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Jun'13
Camden Council goes BYOD with Accellion
Camden adopts a bring your own device (BYOD) strategy to save money, improve security and bring their IT systems into the modern era
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June 20, 2013
20
Jun'13
LinkedIn social networking site hit by DNS hijacking
Professional networking site LinkedIn has been hit by a DNS hijacking attack, but the service appears to have been restored after two breaks
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June 20, 2013
20
Jun'13
DuckDuckGo trebles searches after Prism surveillance scandal
DuckDuckGo, which does not track users' activities, has shot to prominence since US Prism online monitoring programme was revealed