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• April 25, 2013 25 Apr'13

  Lib Dems will block Snoopers’ Charter, says Nick Clegg

  The draft Communications Data Bill will not go ahead while the Lib Dems are in government, says deputy prime minister Nick Clegg

• April 22, 2013 22 Apr'13

  Infosec 2013: University research challenges reliability of IPS

  Research shows intrusion prevention systems (IPS) are not as effective at detecting malicious activity as some might think

• April 22, 2013 22 Apr'13

  Security spend misaligned with threats, says security veteran

  Security budget allocations have remained the same for the past 15 years, but threats have changed, says Shlomo Kramer, chief executive at security firm Imperva

• April 22, 2013 22 Apr'13

  US jails LulzSec hacker Cody Kretsinger

  The US has jailed a member of hacktivist group LulzSec for a year for his role in breaching computer systems at Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2011

• April 19, 2013 19 Apr'13

  Conficker makes way for web-based attacks, says Microsoft

  Web attacks emerge as top threat as businesses finally begin to win the battle against Conficker and other worms, says Microsoft

• April 19, 2013 19 Apr'13

  Microsoft reports strong quarterly results for all divisions

  Microsoft reported profit of $6bn for the past quarter, up 17% from a year ago, despite a mixed response to Windows 8 and a decline in PC sales

• April 15, 2013 15 Apr'13

  Anonymous hacks North Korean websites for a second time

  Members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective claim to have again hacked several prominent North Korean websites

• April 15, 2013 15 Apr'13

  Google reaches deal with EU competition authorities

  Google has reportedly reached a deal with European Union (EU) competition authorities over concerns about its business practices

• April 12, 2013 12 Apr'13

  Google has another go at allaying EU competition concerns

  Google has submitted a fresh set of proposals to address European concerns about its business practices and avoid punitive action

• April 11, 2013 11 Apr'13

  Bots and web apps among top threats to data security, says Check Point

  Bots, viruses, breaches and attacks are a constant and real threat to the information security of organisations

• April 11, 2013 11 Apr'13

  Porn websites pose malware risk, says researcher

  Browsing popular pornography internet sites pose a growing risk of malware infection, according to a security researcher

• April 11, 2013 11 Apr'13

  South Korea accuses North Korea of launching cyber attacks

  South Korea blames North Korea for the cyber attacks that shut down thousands of computers at broadcasters and banks two weeks ago

• April 10, 2013 10 Apr'13

  Mott MacDonald rolls out unified communications

  Global engineering firm Mott MacDonald signs Tata Communications for a five-year unified communications deal worth over $20m

• April 03, 2013 03 Apr'13

  Case Study: 192business switches to tokenisation to speed up business processes

  Online payment card verification firm 192business uses tokenisation to speed up its processes and protect credit card details from fraud

• April 03, 2013 03 Apr'13

  US Army practises poor data security on mobile devices

  Pentagon inspector general finds smartphones and tablets the US Army buys are not configured to protect sensitive data and allow remote wipe

• April 03, 2013 03 Apr'13

  Anonymous threatens to declare cyber war on North Korea

  Anonymous hacktivist collective has threatened North Korea with cyber war if leader Kim Jong-un does not resign and install free democracy

• April 02, 2013 02 Apr'13

  Google closer to action from European privacy regulators

  Google is another step closer to action by privacy regulators across Europe for failing to change the way it manages user data

• March 27, 2013 27 Mar'13

  UK government sets up cyber security fusion cell

  A cyber security “fusion cell” for cross-sector threat data sharing aims to put government, industry and information security analysts side-by-side

• March 26, 2013 26 Mar'13

  Employees ignore security rules, say infosec pros

  Most information security professionals believe corporate employees wilfully ignore security rules, survey at RSA Conference 2013 reveals

• March 25, 2013 25 Mar'13

  Malware in counterfeit software to cost business $114bn in 2013

  Dealing with malware in counterfeit software will cost global enterprises an estimated $114bn in 2013, says research firm IDC

• March 22, 2013 22 Mar'13

  Six security issues to tackle before encrypting cloud data

  Concern about security and privacy is likely to drive adoption of cloud encryption, but there are six security issues businesses should tackle

• March 15, 2013 15 Mar'13

  AstraZeneca appoints new CIO David Smoley

  Pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca has appointment David Smoley as chief information officer

• March 13, 2013 13 Mar'13

  US authorities investigate hack of Michelle Obama and other high-profile people

  US authorities are investigating hackers who allegedly stole financial information belonging to US first lady Michelle Obama

• March 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  Phishing emails sent in pairs to lend authenticity, says training company

  Phishing emails are now being deployed in pairs to create the illusion of authenticity, says security awareness training company PhishMe

• March 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  Microsoft releases four critical security updates

  Microsoft is to release four “critical” patches in its monthly Patch Tuesday security update, according to the advance notice.

• March 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  AstraZeneca opts for co-operation after IBM falls out

  AstraZeneca has changed its approach to outsourcing to encourage co-operation with suppliers after its deal with IBM failed to deliver

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  What is RSA's build, buy, partner strategy?

  Computer Weekly takes a closer look at RSA's build, buy, partner strategy

• February 28, 2013 28 Feb'13

  RSA 2013: Suppliers need to prepare for new security vulnerability handling standards

  Software makers and online service providers need to prepare for two ISO standards on vulnerability handling processes due by the end of 2013

• February 26, 2013 26 Feb'13

  RSA 2013: Obama cyber order will have significant effect, says DoHS

  President Barack Obama’s executive order on cybersecurity is a “very big deal” says Mark Weatherford, deputy under-secretary for cybersecurity at the US Department of Homeland Security (DoHS).

• February 22, 2013 22 Feb'13

  Music companies critical of Google’s anti-piracy efforts

  Music companies have accused Google of failing to fulfil a pledge not to give prominent rankings in search results to websites offering illegal music downloads.

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  Bad outsourcing decisions cause 63% of data breaches

  Bad outsourcing decisions nearly two-thirds of data breaches investigated by security firm Trustwave in the past year

• February 06, 2013 06 Feb'13

  EU cyber strategy aimed at boosting preparedness and cooperation

  The European cyber security strategy addresses insufficient national preparedness and boosting co-operation in the region, says the EC

• February 06, 2013 06 Feb'13

  Business avoids cloud over fear of government snooping

  Almost half of IT professionals are deterred from keeping sensitive data in the cloud because of fear of government intervention and possible legal action, a survey has revealed

• February 06, 2013 06 Feb'13

  Twitter strengthens login security after hacker attack

  Days after a hacking attack, it has emerged that Twitter plans to strengthen its login security with two-factor authentication

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  Why has NAC, like DLP, failed to take off?

  Why are organisations not investing in systems that are designed to keep malicious actors out of their networks?

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  Procter & Gamble appoints new UK CIO as predecessor moves to Ipsos

  Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has appointed a new UK CIO following the departure last month of previous incumbent, Dave Ubachs

• January 25, 2013 25 Jan'13

  Encryption is safe bet, says SafeNet

  Encryption is the only thing that can give peace of mind to CIOs and CISOs, says Dave Hansen, president and CEO of security firm SafeNet

• January 24, 2013 24 Jan'13

  ICO hits Sony with £250,000 data breach penalty

  The Information Commissioner’s office (ICO) has fined Sony Computer Entertainment Europe £250,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act

• January 22, 2013 22 Jan'13

  Why has DLP never taken off?

  Why is data loss prevention (DLP) technology not being adopted if it provides the very protection most businesses need?

• January 14, 2013 14 Jan'13

  Oracle rushes out patches for Java zero days

  Oracle has released two out-of-band security updates for the latest zero day vulnerabilities in Java

• January 11, 2013 11 Jan'13

  Disable Java to protect from latest zero-day

  Security researchers are warning of a zero-day vulnerability in all versions of Java, including the latest Java 7 update 10

• January 10, 2013 10 Jan'13

  Software piracy international in scope, says Fast

  The scale of software piracy is both international in scope and military in its execution, says the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast)

• January 07, 2013 07 Jan'13

  Ernst & Young email keyword analysis identifies fraudsters

  Fraud investigators have revealed the most common words used in email conversations by employees engaged in rogue trading and fraud

• January 02, 2013 02 Jan'13

  Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch co-operates in HP fraud probe

  Former CEO and founder of Autonomy Mike Lynch says he will co-operate with a US investigation into fraud alleged by parent firm HP

• December 28, 2012 28 Dec'12

  Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2012

  Ten articles that illustrate some of the major trends in cyber crime in 2012

• December 19, 2012 19 Dec'12

  Unilever ramps up social networking for recruitment

  Unilever has agreed a five-year HR BPO contract with Accenture that will expand the manufacturer’s recruitment activity into social networking

• December 18, 2012 18 Dec'12

  Mott MacDonald rolls out Microsoft software globally

  Engineering firm Mott MacDonald is rolling out Microsoft products globally over the next year as it moves towards a Microsoft-centric business strategy

• December 12, 2012 12 Dec'12

  Ghost Shell hacktivists publish over a million credentials

  The Ghost Shell group, an offshoot of the Anonymous hacking collective has published the log-in details from 1.6 million accounts

• December 12, 2012 12 Dec'12

  Low-level tasks eat up 30% of IT departments' time, report reveals

  IT departments spend 30% of their time carrying out basic tasks and are growing frustrated with the lack of time available to focus on transformational work

• December 10, 2012 10 Dec'12

  UK CIOs see EU regulation as key

  A third of UK CIOs are more concerned with EU regulation, such as the data protection directive, than their own local laws, a study has revealed.