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• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  Europeans users of Yahoo have PCs turned into Bitcoin miners

  Some malware distributed by Yahoo’s ad servers in the first week of the year, turned victims’ PCs into bitcoin miners

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  Can wearable technology fit the enterprise agenda?

  Over the next few years wearable tech is expected to make an impact both in the consumer and enterprise market. CIOs should consider the implications

• January 07, 2014 07 Jan'14

  Intel phases out McAfee security brand

  Intel has announced that, as it introduces new security products, it will replace the McAfee brand with that of 'Intel Security'

• January 07, 2014 07 Jan'14

  CES 2014: Intel shows Edison-powered onesie

  Intel has unveiled a computer the size of an SD memory card to power next-generation wearable devices such as a baby onesie

• January 07, 2014 07 Jan'14

  Security Think Tank: Information security strategy should support the business

  How should Edward Snowden's revelations about the NSA and GCHQ influence future information security strategies in the UK?

• January 07, 2014 07 Jan'14

  Pirate Bay plans new censorship-busting browser

  File-sharing site The Pirate Bay plans to take a second censorship-avoiding browser

• January 07, 2014 07 Jan'14

  Samsung expects profits to fall

  Samsung Electronics has announced it expects profits to fall in the fourth quarter of 2013

• January 06, 2014 06 Jan'14

  Accenture: get ready for the smart tech revolution

  Consumers are gravitating towards wearable devices like smart watches to complement their digital lifestyle, a new study from Accenture has found

• January 06, 2014 06 Jan'14

  Infosec Skills, BCS announce winners of Cyber Security Challenge

  Stuart Pringle, Simon Robinson and Robert Wyllie have won over £2,000 of training and a place in the semi-final of the current UK Cyber Security Challenge

• January 06, 2014 06 Jan'14

  NHS collects patient care data from GPs

  NHS England expands patient data collection from hospitals to include general practice, raising data protection questions

• January 06, 2014 06 Jan'14

  Yahoo claims malicious ads under control

  Yahoo says the situation is under control after its advertising network served up malware to thousands of visitors last week

• January 03, 2014 03 Jan'14

  FireEye acquires Mandiant in $1bn deal

  Security firm FireEye has bought Mandiant in a deal worth just over $1bn

• January 03, 2014 03 Jan'14

  Snapchat to implement anti-abuse security measures

  Snapchat is to release an updated version of its app after hackers downloaded usernames and phone numbers for 4.6 million accounts

• January 03, 2014 03 Jan'14

  Facebook faces lawsuit over monitoring private messages

  Facebook is facing a lawsuit that claims it scans the contents of private messages to profile the user’s online activity

• January 02, 2014 02 Jan'14

  Apple denies creating backdoor for NSA

  Apple has denied working with the US National Security Agency to create a backdoor in any of its products

• January 02, 2014 02 Jan'14

  Hacktivists hijack Skype social media accounts

  Hacktivists have hijacked the blog and twitter accounts of Microsoft’s Skype internet voice and video calling service

• January 02, 2014 02 Jan'14

  Snapchat hackers expose details of 4.6 million users

  Hackers have posted the usernames and mobile phone numbers of 4.6 million US Snapchat account holders online

• December 30, 2013 30 Dec'13

  Top 10 supplier profiles 2013

  Are you thinking of doing business with an IT technology supplier? Check out our independent profiles of the leading technology companies.

• December 27, 2013 27 Dec'13

  Top 10 UK cyber security stories of 2013

  Cyber security has moved up the national agenda in the past year, with the UK government paying increasing attention to bolstering UK cyber defences

• December 24, 2013 24 Dec'13

  Top 10 IT security stories of 2013

  The need to evolve IT security strategies to match new and emerging threats has come clearly to the fore in the past year

• December 24, 2013 24 Dec'13

  Top 10 IT privacy stories of 2013

  Stories related to whistleblower Edward Snowden’s revelations about internet mass surveillance programmes by the US and the UK have dominated this year

• December 23, 2013 23 Dec'13

  Top 10 CIO interviews of 2013

  The top IT leaders in the UK talked to Computer Weekly throughout 2013 to share their opinions and experiences of modern technology leadership

• December 17, 2013 17 Dec'13

  Peugeot deploys 10,000 BlackBerry Z10s

  Car maker Peugeot is deploying 10,000 BlackBerry Z10 smartphones across its Spanish and French operations

• December 16, 2013 16 Dec'13

  Nvidia delivers GPU grid to power Citrix virtual workstations

  Nvidia has released vGPU grid technology for Citrix XenDeskop and Xenserver to support remote, hardware accelerated graphics processing.

• December 13, 2013 13 Dec'13

  Avon drops SAP big bang transformation

  Cosmetics giant Avon has halted its multi-year SAP rollout due to a poor return on investment.

• December 12, 2013 12 Dec'13

  UK cyber security progress welcomed

  The UK government’s report on progress the National Cyber Security Programme has widely been welcomed by the IT security community and industry

• December 12, 2013 12 Dec'13

  UK to review laws governing spy agencies in 2014

  Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) is calling for written submissions for its inquiry into the laws governing intelligence agencies

• December 12, 2013 12 Dec'13

  Four arrested in £1m London cyber bank heist

  Police have arrested four people suspected cyber criminals and seized £80,000 in cash and a live grenade after the theft of £1m from two banks

• December 12, 2013 12 Dec'13

  Government to expand cyber security partnerships

  The UK government introduces security kitemark pas part of plans to expanding partnerships on cyber security with the private sector in 2014

• December 11, 2013 11 Dec'13

  Research reveals widespread mobile app hacking

  The top 100 paid Android apps and 56% of the top 100 paid Apple iOS apps have been hacked, research has revealed

• December 11, 2013 11 Dec'13

  US researchers share plans for low-cost metal 3D printer

  Researchers at Michigan Technological University (MTU) have developed a low-cost 3D printer capable of producing steel objects

• December 11, 2013 11 Dec'13

  Thirteen plead guilty to Anonymous DDoS attack on Paypal

  Thirteen people have pleaded guilty to taking part in DDoS attacks on eBay’s Paypal, organised by the Anonymous hacker group in 2010

• December 11, 2013 11 Dec'13

  Ransomware looks set to increase, warns Sophos

  Cyber criminals are planning to produce new forms of ransomware on an unprecedented scale, according to IT security firm Sophos

• December 09, 2013 09 Dec'13

  Computer system failure delays hundreds of UK flights

  Hundreds of flights at several UK airports were delayed or cancelled at the weekend because of a computer failure at National Air Traffic Services (NATS)

• December 09, 2013 09 Dec'13

  Top tech firms call for worldwide surveillance reform

  Top technology firms have joined forces to call for urgent reforms of all internet surveillance programmes

• December 06, 2013 06 Dec'13

  Microsoft to protect customers from government snooping

  Microsoft has announced it is to take measures to increase the security of customer data to protect against government snooping

• December 06, 2013 06 Dec'13

  Microsoft leads major disruption of ZeroAccess botnet

  Microsoft, the FBI and Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) have disrupted ZeroAccess, one of the world’s largest botnets

• December 05, 2013 05 Dec'13

  Automation key to balancing agility and security, says AlgoSec

  Automated critical business application management enables a more agile business and enhances security, says security policy management firm AlgoSec

• December 05, 2013 05 Dec'13

  Google robotics project sparks speculation

  Google has revealed it has acquired seven robotics companies in the past six months, sparking speculation about what it plans to develop

• December 05, 2013 05 Dec'13

  Hackers post millions of stolen passwords online

  Security researchers have discovered more than two million stolen passwords for Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, LinkedIn and other online services

• December 05, 2013 05 Dec'13

  NSA tracks 5 billion phone records daily, Snowden docs show

  The NSA tracks nearly 5 billion mobile phone records a day, according to the latest documents revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden

• December 04, 2013 04 Dec'13

  Proof-of-concept malware jumps air gap with sound card

  Researchers demonstrate proof-of-concept malware exfiltrating data using high-frequency transmissions inaudible to humans

• December 04, 2013 04 Dec'13

  The Guardian denies Snowden stories damaged national security

  Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger defends decision to publish stories on documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden

• December 04, 2013 04 Dec'13

  UK proposes formal talks on cyber security with China

  Prime minister David Cameron has called on China to be more open about cyber security

• December 03, 2013 03 Dec'13

  Scabal moves to the cloud for storage flexibility

  Clothing manufacturer Scabal is moving its entire IT infrastructure to Interoute’s cloud for flexibie storage

• December 02, 2013 02 Dec'13

  Interview: Steve Furber on UK chip innovation

  ARM chip designers Stephen Furber and Sophie Wilson will be honoured at the Economist Innovation awards on 3 December 2013

• November 29, 2013 29 Nov'13

  Google could face Dutch fine over privacy policy

  Google could face a fine after Dutch authorities find the firm’s 2012 privacy policy violates local data protection law

• November 29, 2013 29 Nov'13

  US admits pirating military software

  The US government has agreed to pay a $50m copyright infringement settlement to a logistics software firm

• November 28, 2013 28 Nov'13

  Global real estate firm gets edge with cloud and mobile upgrade

  Real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield has achieved competitive advatage by embracing cloud and mobility

• November 28, 2013 28 Nov'13

  EU calls on US to rebuild trust in post-Snowden era

  The EC has called on the US to provide guarantees to restore trust in the wake of spying revelations

• November 28, 2013 28 Nov'13

  NSA planned to discredit Islamist radicals with porn web history

  US authorities considered exposing details of visits to online porn sites to discredit prominent Islamist radicals, according to latest Snowden document

• November 28, 2013 28 Nov'13

  UK set to announce plans to tackle extremism online

  The government plans to order broadband providers to block extremist websites identified by a specialist unit set

• November 27, 2013 27 Nov'13

  Many enterprises not getting value of consumerisation, says IDC

  There is still a wide variety of approaches to mobility and consumerisation within the enterprise, says IDC

• November 26, 2013 26 Nov'13

  NCA changed UK cyber crime fighting, says NCCU head

  The NCA has changed the UK law enforcement landscape, says Andy Archibald, head of the NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit

• November 26, 2013 26 Nov'13

  Government lays out 2014 cyber security agenda

  The UK government has reiterated its commitment to addressing cyber security and laid out some plans for 2014 at the Cyber Security Summit 2013

• November 26, 2013 26 Nov'13

  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

• November 26, 2013 26 Nov'13

  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

• November 25, 2013 25 Nov'13

  Twitter increases protection from government snooping

  Twitter has announced moves to protect users' data from snooping by government intelligence agencies

• November 25, 2013 25 Nov'13

  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

• November 25, 2013 25 Nov'13

  Apple acquires Kinect developer PrimeSense

  Apple has confirmed the acquisition of Israeli motion-sensing firm PrimeSense

• November 22, 2013 22 Nov'13

  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

• November 22, 2013 22 Nov'13

  Jaguar Land Rover builds data sharing infrastructure

  Jaguar Landrover (JLR) has used a proposed data sharing standard to improve car development within its product lifecycle management (PLM) system.

• November 22, 2013 22 Nov'13

  Banks and governments targeted by invisible hijacking attacks

  Net monitoring firm Renesys says it has uncovered evidence of mass hijackings of network traffic

• November 22, 2013 22 Nov'13

  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

• November 22, 2013 22 Nov'13

  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

• November 21, 2013 21 Nov'13

  CSA appoints Microsoft’s Adrienne Hall to board

  The CSA has appointed Adrienne Hall, from Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft, to its board of directors

• November 21, 2013 21 Nov'13

  McAfee finds code-validation dodging Android malware

  Cyber attackers are using malware to circumvent digital signature app validation on Android and PCs, says McAfee

• November 21, 2013 21 Nov'13

  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

• November 21, 2013 21 Nov'13

  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

• November 21, 2013 21 Nov'13

  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

• November 20, 2013 20 Nov'13

  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

• November 20, 2013 20 Nov'13

  SMEs failing to prioritise cyber security, study shows

  Senior managers at SMEs are failing to prioritise cyber security, a study reveals

• November 20, 2013 20 Nov'13

  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

• November 20, 2013 20 Nov'13

  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

• November 19, 2013 19 Nov'13

  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

• November 19, 2013 19 Nov'13

  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

• November 19, 2013 19 Nov'13

  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

• November 19, 2013 19 Nov'13

  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

• November 18, 2013 18 Nov'13

  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.

• November 18, 2013 18 Nov'13

  UK police warn of malware campaign targeting mainly SMEs

  UK police warn of a mass email-borne malware campaign aimed mainly at SMEs

• November 18, 2013 18 Nov'13

  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

• November 15, 2013 15 Nov'13

  First UK Certified Incident Response firms named

  Five consultancies have been named in the government's Certified Incident Response scheme

• November 15, 2013 15 Nov'13

  Cyber collateral damage a concern for all, says Lancope

  All organisations could be affected by cyber attack collateral damage, says network security firm Lancope

• November 15, 2013 15 Nov'13

  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

• November 14, 2013 14 Nov'13

  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

• November 14, 2013 14 Nov'13

  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

• November 14, 2013 14 Nov'13

  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

• November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13

  Disruption key to data protection, says HP

  Enterprise information security needs to go beyond traditional ways of thinking, according to Hewlett Packard

• November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13

  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

• November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13

  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

• November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13

  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

• November 12, 2013 12 Nov'13

  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

• November 12, 2013 12 Nov'13

  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

• November 12, 2013 12 Nov'13

  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

• November 11, 2013 11 Nov'13

  FireEye security researchers unearth two IE zero-days

  Researchers at security firm FireEye have identified two new Microsoft Internet Explorer zero-day exploits

• November 11, 2013 11 Nov'13

  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

• November 08, 2013 08 Nov'13

  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.

• November 08, 2013 08 Nov'13

  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

• November 08, 2013 08 Nov'13

  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

• November 07, 2013 07 Nov'13

  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