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• March 03, 2014 03 Mar'14

  RSA 2014: FBI director promises surveillance with privacy

  FBI director James Comey tells RSA Conference 2014 that surveillance is necessary, but promises to ensure privacy

• March 03, 2014 03 Mar'14

  Labour to call for crackdown on cyber crime

  Labour is to call for a crackdown on cyber crime related to child pornography and terrorism

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Analysis: What is RSA’s relationship with the NSA?

  After RSA 2014, are we any closer to understanding RSA's relationship with the NSA?

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Microsoft urges businesses on Windows XP to migrate

  Organisations running Windows XP should migrate to a more recent version of the operating system for security reasons, says Microsoft

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Microsoft takes aim at passwords

  Microsoft says it is determined to solve the problem of ineffective authentication that relies on usernames and passwords

• February 26, 2014 26 Feb'14

  RSA 2014: Principles key to digital world, says Microsoft

  The world needs to set norms around behaviour in cyber space, says Scott Charney, corporate vice president, Trustworthy Computing Group at Microsoft

• February 26, 2014 26 Feb'14

  RSA 2014: Coviello rejects rumours of deal with NSA

  RSA tackles accusations of NSA collusion and calls for international co-operation on cyber security in the opening keynote of RSA Conference 2014

• February 26, 2014 26 Feb'14

  £3m UK grant to tackle malicious app collusion

  UK-based researchers are to use a £3m grant to investigate ways of countering malicious apps that collude with each other to infect smartphones

• February 25, 2014 25 Feb'14

  Microsoft launches technical preview of Emet 5.0

  Microsoft has launched the technical preview of the latest version of its free enhanced mitigation experience toolkit (Emet)

• February 25, 2014 25 Feb'14

  RSA announces Managed Security Partner programme

  RSA has announced a programme designed to enable a new generation of managed security services

• February 25, 2014 25 Feb'14

  Standardisation key to future security, say experts

  The adoption of security standards to enable automated self-healing systems is key to data protection in future

• February 21, 2014 21 Feb'14

  Employee mobiles expose firms to attack, says Webroot

  Employees mobile devices expose companies to malicious applications and attacks, according to the latest mobile threat report from Webroot

• February 21, 2014 21 Feb'14

  Adobe releases second critical security update for Flash Player in three weeks

  Adobe has released the second critical security update for its Flash Player plug-in in less than three weeks

• February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14

  Diageo selects TCS for global services

  Drinks maker Diageo has chosen Indian IT services firm TCS to support its IT infrastructure transformation

• February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14

  Businesses ignore unknown threats despite cost, study shows

  Many UK organisations are ignoring the next wave of unknown security threats despite the cost, a study shows

• February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14

  University of Maryland hackers access 300,000 records

  The University of Maryland has admitted cyber attackers have accessed records of more than 300,000 staff and students

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  Employee monitoring under the radar, says security expert

  Snowden has stirred national debate on internet surveillance, but employee monitoring barely gets a mention, says Weblife Balance chief David Melnick

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  UK firms see 1,000+ internal data breaches a day, study finds

  Internal threats are not a high priority for UK firms despite more than 1,000 internal data breaches a day

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  NHS England puts patient database on hold

  NHS England is to delay by six months the roll-out of its controversial Care.data scheme for sharing patient records through a central database

• February 18, 2014 18 Feb'14

  AstraZeneca to bring IT in-house but remain offshore

  Pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca plans to cut back on IT outsourcing but will retain offshore delivery through a captive centre in India

• February 18, 2014 18 Feb'14

  ISF principal analyst Adrian Davis to join (ISC)2

  ISF principal analyst Adrian Davis is to Join (ISC)2 as head of the Europe, Middle East and Africa regional office

• February 18, 2014 18 Feb'14

  Cut Microsoft admin rights to mitigate 92% of threats, study shows

  Removing Microsoft admin rights from employees mitigates 92% of critical vulnerabilities reported in 2013

• February 17, 2014 17 Feb'14

  Medical database could undermine privacy, says NHS risk assessment

  NHS England’s own risk analysis says the planned care data system could undermine patient confidentiality

• February 17, 2014 17 Feb'14

  Kickstarter notifies users of data breach after four days

  Online crowdfunding website Kickstarter has admitted that attackers have gained access to user data

• February 17, 2014 17 Feb'14

  Google acquires audio ID startup SlickLogin

  Google has acquired Israeli startup SlickLogin, which enables online services to authenticate a user with sound waves

• February 14, 2014 14 Feb'14

  Well-defined mobile strategies needed for business growth

  Businesses with ambition to grow must have a formalised and well-defined mobile strategy

• February 14, 2014 14 Feb'14

  Top banking botnets study victims' behaviour, Dell report reveals

  Five of the top eight banking Trojans capture snapshots of victims’ behaviour, profiling their online interactions, Dell research reveals

• February 14, 2014 14 Feb'14

  Tesco.com deactivates accounts after hackers publish logon details

  Tesco.com has deactivated more than 2,000 customer accounts after hackers posted a list of usernames and passwords online

• February 13, 2014 13 Feb'14

  Software industry group welcomes US cyber security framework

  BSA, The Software Alliance has welcomed the launch of the US Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber security

• February 13, 2014 13 Feb'14

  EU should use US trade talks to win data privacy, say MEPs

  MEPs have approved an inquiry report that calls for a new EU-US trade deal to be blocked unless the US fully respects EU citizens’ data privacy

• February 12, 2014 12 Feb'14

  Password-free online authentication a step closer

  The elimination of insecure passwords for online services is another step closer.

• February 12, 2014 12 Feb'14

  Annual global cost of identity theft as high as £3bn

  The annual worldwide impact of phishing and various forms of identity theft could be as high as $3bn a survey has revealed

• February 12, 2014 12 Feb'14

  NTP-based DDoS attacks a concern, says Cloudflare

  Security firm Cloudflare says it spotted and stopped a massive DDoS attack that exploited a vulnerability in the infrastructure of the internet

• February 11, 2014 11 Feb'14

  (ISC)2 expands online security awareness programme to Ireland

  The (ISC)2 Foundation has launched its Safe and Secure Online programme in Ireland, to commemorate Safer Internet Day 2014

• February 11, 2014 11 Feb'14

  Rights groups call on White House to open privacy review

  A coalition of 25 rights groups is calling for a 90-day US government review of big data and the future of privacy to be opened up to the public

• February 11, 2014 11 Feb'14

  PCI DSS compliance still too low, says Verizon

  Compliance with the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) remains low, according to a study of assessments around the world

• February 11, 2014 11 Feb'14

  UK among targets of 'Mask' advanced cyber espionage campaign

  The UK has been hit more than 100 times in an advanced global cyber espionage campaign that has gone undetected for more than five years

• February 10, 2014 10 Feb'14

  Dyson invests £5m in UK robotics

  Engineering firm Dyson invests £5m in a robotics lab to pit a UK team against Google to become world leader in artificial intelligence

• February 10, 2014 10 Feb'14

  NSA failed to detect Snowden’s unsophisticated insider attack

  The NSA failed to detect the relatively unsophisticated data mining activities of whistleblower Edward Snowden, it has emerged

• February 10, 2014 10 Feb'14

  Barclays bank leaks thousands of customer records

  Regulators investigate Barclays after a whistleblower claims the bank leaked 27,000 customer records

• February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14

  UK inquiry into spy agency laws flawed, say campaign groups

  Leading UK civil liberties and privacy groups have raised concerns about the ISC's planned inquiry into laws governing intelligence agencies

• February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14

  Twitter wants more transparency on government data requests

  Twitter is considering taking legal action to establish the right to publish more details about government requests for user data

• February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14

  Turkey seeks tighter internet control

  Turkey moves closer to even tighter government control of the internet after pushing new internet regulations through parliament

• February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14

  LinkedIn shares 15% down on latest financial report

  Shares in professional networking service LinkedIn dropped 15% in after-hours trading on the latest financial report

• February 06, 2014 06 Feb'14

  Technological risks could undermine SME business confidence

  The threat of network failures, cyber attacks and data loss is overshadowing growing business confidence among UK SMEs, survey finds

• February 06, 2014 06 Feb'14

  GCHQ used DoS attacks against Anonymous, show Snowden documents

  UK spy agency GCHQ used denial of service (DoS) attacks against Anonymous, according to documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden

• February 06, 2014 06 Feb'14

  UK critical infrastructure at risk of cyber attack, says IET report

  UK critical national infrastructure is at risk of cyber attack, says a report by consultancy Atkins for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

• February 04, 2014 04 Feb'14

  HP investigators find Autonomy made 80% less profit than stated

  HP investigators say UK firm Autonomy, acquired for $11.7bn in 2011, made 80% less profit than originally stated

• February 04, 2014 04 Feb'14

  NHS site malicious redirects are a warning to developers

  A coding error that redirected NHS website visitors to malicious content should be a warning to developers, say security experts

• February 03, 2014 03 Feb'14

  Web app security fixes down to 11 days in 2013

  Suppliers of web apps improved the rate of delivery for security fixes in 2013, but still take 11 days on average

• February 03, 2014 03 Feb'14

  Zeus variant by-passing security, say researchers

  A variant of the data-stealing Zeus Trojan best known for targeting online banking uses a new technique to bypass security systems.

• January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14

  Hackers access Yahoo Mail with stolen passwords

  Yahoo has revealed that hackers have tried to access some Yahoo Mail accounts with stolen passwords

• January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14

  Amazon shares fall despite strong Q4 results

  Amazon reported record revenues of $25.6bn in the fourth quarter of 2013, up 20% on the previous year, but below analyst expectations

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Information security salaries set to rise in 2014

  Salaries for information security professionals are set to rise across the board in 2014 as demand increases

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Alleged SpyEye mastermind pleads guilty to fraud

  The alleged mastermind of the SpyEye banking Trojan has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud in a US court

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Hacktivists hit Angry Birds website after spying claims

  Hacktivists have attacked the wesbite of Angry Birds maker Rovio over UK and US spying revelations

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Lenovo buys Google’s Motorola Mobility in $3bn deal

  Google has announced the sale of its Motorola Mobility unit to Chinese computer maker Lenovo in a $3bn deal

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  UK Eurozone suppliers can no longer ignore Sepa standard

  UK suppliers to Eurozone businesses risk losing customers if they cannot take payment using the Single European Payments Area (Sepa) standard

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  Cyber security quest strong in UK, says Isaca

  There is a strong interest in cyber security in the UK, says Rob Stroud, international president-elect for Isaca

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  Property developer Lend Lease switches to infrastructure as a service to improve agility

  Property developer Lend Lease deploys infrastructure as a service from Logicalis to replace its 10-year-old datacentre and cut costs

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  Angry Birds maker wants industry response to mobile app spying

  Angry Birds maker to re-evaluate its relationship with ad networks after revelations that spy agencies can access user data

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  Privacy considered a shared responsibility, survey shows

  Users of online services believe responsibility for privacy is shared by governments, technology suppliers and individuals, a survey has revealed

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  Transparency deal fails to meet all surveillance demands

  Tech firms win greater transparency on government data requests, but no reductions in how much is collected

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  FBI cracks down on hacker-for-hire websites

  The FBI has arrested five people in connection with several websites offering hacking services

• January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14

  Apple shares down on flat profits

  Apple share fell almost 9% in after-hours trading despite reporting record quarterly revenue of $57.6bn for the quarter ending 28 December 2013

• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  Security basics overlooked, says Heathrow CISO

  Data security is complex, but the basics are often overlooked says Mark Jones, chief information security officer at Heathrow Airports Limited

• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  Google, Samsung sign 10-year technology cross-licensing deal

  Google and Samsung have signed a global patent cross-licensing agreement to reduce "the potential for litigation"

• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  Google acquires UK startup DeepMind

  Google has acquired London-based UK startup DeepMind in a deal reportedly worth $400m

• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  NSA involved in industrial espionage, says Snowden

  The US National Security Agency’s cyber surveillance is not confined to matters of national security, says whistleblower Edward Snowden

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  CNN latest target of Syrian hacktivists

  CNN is the latest western media organisation believed to have been targeted by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) hacktivist group

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  Microsoft shares up on better than expected results

  Microsoft's shares rose nearly 4% on news of better than expected financial results for the quarter ending 31 December 2013

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  New Snapchat security measure easily by-passed, says researcher

  A new Snapchat security measure to verify users are human is easily by-passed, says researcher

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  US startup aims to turn tables on hackers

  US startup Shape Security is turning the tables against hackers by using one of their own techniques against them

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  HB Fuller sticks with HR in the cloud

  Cloud based HR system gives adhesives maker the ability to manage its global workforce

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  CERT-UK to drive international cyber security collaboration

  The UK’s new national computer emergency response team (CERT-UK) is set to drive international cyber security collaboration once it becomes operational

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  European experts divided on success of cyber security

  European IT security experts are divided on the success of cyber security, it emerged at the 6th International Forum on Cyber Security in Lille

• January 21, 2014 21 Jan'14

  Global approach vital to fight cyber threats, says French minister

  Only a global approach will be able to counter the global threats in cyberspace, says French interior minister

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  Williams Group hires ex-Lotus CIO Graeme Hackland as IT director

  Former Lotus F1 Team CIO will be responsible for IT at Williams F1 Team and Williams Advanced Engineering.

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  Tech firms lobby to keep open tax avoidance loopholes

  Big US tech firms are lobbying the OECD not to close tax loopholes they exploit to pay less tax in the UK and elsewhere

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  NHS England database raises privacy concerns

  Privacy groups have raised concerns about NHS England’s plans to create a single database of medical data

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  US telecoms companies say proposed NSA reforms fall short

  US telecoms firms are unhappy about president Barack Obama’s proposed reforms to the NSA's mass collection of US phone data

• January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14

  Enterprise can learn from small business security, says Avira

  Businesses needs to rethink their approach to security and focus on people instead of technology in the face of the consumerisation of IT, says security firm Avira

• January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14

  BCS launches cyber awareness initiative

  National cyber awareness that will ultimately support the UK’s digital economy is the aim of the latest initiative by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

• January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14

  Google fails in first attempt to block UK privacy case

  Google has failed to block attempts by UK users to sue the company for bypassing privacy settings in Apple’s Safari browser to track online behaviour

• January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14

  NSA harvested 200 million texts a day, investigation finds

  The NSA is capable of collecting and storing almost 200 million text messages a day from around the world, say reports

• January 15, 2014 15 Jan'14

  Net neutrality rule unconstitutional, says US court

  A US court rules that a principle preventing broadband providers blocking or promoting online services is unconstitutional

• January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14

  Target to invest $5m in cyber security awareness

  Cyber breach-hit US retailer Target is to invest $5m in a cyber security education campaign

• January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14

  Top European IT initiative to support business in 2014?

  Expanding IT to support business growth is one of the biggest areas of focus for IT departments in 2014, so what does this mean?

• January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14

  US transport chief highlights privacy concerns over car technology

  The increasing use of computer technology in cars raises questions about privacy, says US transportation secretary Anthony Foxx

• January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14

  Google bets on internet of things with Nest acquisition

  Google is betting on the internet of things (IoT) by acquiring smart thermostat maker Nest Labs in a deal worth $3.2bn

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  Neiman Marcus warns that data breach may affect customers

  US retailer Neiman Marcus has warned that cyber attackers may have stolen customers' payment card information in December

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  Syrian hacking group breaches Microsoft Twitter accounts

  Purported members of the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) hacktivist group have hijacked two Microsoft Twitter accounts and a blog

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  Predictions 2014: How CIOs plan to spend their 2014 IT budget

  Computer Weekly asks IT experts what they believe will be the biggest areas of IT investment in 2014, and how different industries will be spending their IT budgets.

• January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14

  Government tells UK SMEs to be 'cyber streetwise'

  Government is urging SMEs to become "cyber streetwise," to reduce the risk of cyber attack

• January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14

  France fines Google for failing to rewrite privacy policy

  France’s privacy watchdog, CNIL, has fined Google €150,000 for failing to conform to EU data laws

• January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14

  Network-based security tops European agenda for 2014

  Network-based security is the top security initiative for European companies in 2014, research shows

• January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14

  LinkedIn files lawsuit to identify hackers

  LinkedIn has filed a lawsuit aimed at identifying hackers who by-passed security measures to copy member data

• January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14

  Mass surveillance must end, says EU inquiry

  The European parliament’s civil liberties committee has called for an end to the collection of personal data by UK and US intelligence agencies

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  Sepa deadline extended by six months

  The European Commission has proposed an extension to the deadline for European countries to be compliant with the Single European Payments Area (Sepa) of six months in a final warning to laggards

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  NIST invested in protest-hit RSA Conference

  The US National Institute of Standards and Technology has paid $16,500 for a booth at the protest-hit RSA Conference 2014, it has emerged