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June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
DDoS attacks a growing concern for UK, BT study shows

DDoS attacks are a growing concern for UK organisations, a study has revealed
June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
Facebook under fire over secret experiment on users

Facebook has come under fire for conducting a psychology experiment on 689,000 users without their consent
June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14
Government behind UK cyber security economy

The government says ensuring the UK has the cyber security skills it needs is about defence and economic growth
June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14
Facebook moves Instagram photos out of Amazon and into own datacentre

Facebook has moved all the user photos on Instagram out of Amazon’s cloud platform into its own internal datacentre and cut costs

June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14
Wearable tech must comply with privacy laws, warns ICO

Wearable technology must comply with UK data privacy laws, warns the ICO
June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14
Google begins complying with European takedown requests

Google has begun removing search results in response to takedown requests from European citizens
June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14
German government terminates Verizon contract over NSA snooping fears

The German government has terminated a contract with Verizon over concerns of snooping by the National Security Agency (NSA)
June 26, 2014 26 Jun'14
BBC to trial UHD over IP network at Commonwealth Games

The BBC will trial ultra-high definition broadcasts and IP network content delivery at a showcase during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14
Cloud access brokers top security technology, says Gartner

Cloud access security brokers are the top security technology trend for 2014, according to Gartner
June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14
UK police forces fail to impress in ICO audit

Only one out of 17 UK police forces audited by the ICO achieved the top assurance rating for compliance with data protection laws

June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14
Iraqis use Firechat app to bypass internet block

Iraqis are using mesh messaging app Firechat to circumvent a government block on net access
June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14
Montana notifies 1.3 million residents of 11-month old data breach

The US state of Montana has just notified 1.3 million residents of a data breach in the state health department that took place in July 2013
June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14
Cyber thieves tap over €500,000 from European bank

Cyber thieves drained more than €500,000 from customers at a European bank in one week, researchers have discovered
June 23, 2014 23 Jun'14
Internet of things will put pressure on enterprise security, says Proofpoint

The internet of things will give attackers more ways to deliver malware into the enterprise, says Proofpoint
June 23, 2014 23 Jun'14
Syrian hacktivists find new way to target Reuters

Syrian hacktivists have found a new way of targeting Reuters, highlighting the need for greater supply chain security
June 23, 2014 23 Jun'14
Jihadists in Iraq hijack World Cup hashtags

The militant Islamic group ISIS is hijacking Twitter hashtags for the 2014 World Cup to spread its message
June 23, 2014 23 Jun'14
NSA granted extension to collect phone data

The NSA has been granted an extension of 90 days to continue collecting US phone records in bulk
June 23, 2014 23 Jun'14
CW500: Digital customer engagement

The CW500 Club event in June blew away the myths around digital customer engagement
June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14
Growing call for anonymity online, says Cambridge researcher

While it is difficult to be anonymous online, new technology is making it possible to protect users' privacy better, says a Cambridge researcher
June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14
UK divided on government role in cyberspace, survey shows

UK citizens are divided on the role of government in cyberspace, a survey has revealed
June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14
Researchers find critical Android security problem in Google Play

Researchers have discovered a critical security problem in Google Play, the official Android app store
June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14
Former UK security minister calls for tighter surveillance law

Former security minister Pauline Neville-Jones has called for the law on internet surveillance to be tightened up
June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14
Android and Windows Phone to get kill switch

Google and Microsoft are to add a kill-switch to their mobile operating systems to help reduce smartphone theft
June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14
BBC sets up expert group of cloud controllers

The BBC has set up a central group of IT, security and user communities to manage its purchase and use of cloud computing
June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14
Facebook launches Slingshot to rival Snapchat

Facebook has launched its limited lifetime messaging app Slingshot in the US to rival Snapchat
June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14
Top European court to rule on NSA Facebook data privacy challenge

Europe’s top court will rule on whether data protection authorities should audit data Facebook allegedly gives to the US National Security Agency
June 18, 2014 18 Jun'14
GCHQ launches pilot to share cyber threat intelligence

GCHQ is to help critical national infrastructure firms defend against cyber attack in a pilot for sharing threat intelligence
June 18, 2014 18 Jun'14
YouTube to block indie labels unwilling to join paid service

YouTube plans to drop music videos from independent record labels unwilling to join its new subscription music service
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
Data sharing key to fighting document fraud, says former cop

Sharing data on lost, stolen and fraudulent identity documents would go a long way to stamping out fraud, says former cop
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
UK forced to reveal online snooping policy

A top UK counter-terrorism official has been forced to reveal a secret government policy justifying the mass surveillance of UK citizens
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
Iraqi government blocks social media

The government in Iraq is reportedly blocking access to social media sites amid growing armed conflict in the country
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
Domino’s breach underlines value of personal data, say experts

The latest cyber breach to hit a high-profile brand underlines the high value of personal data, say security experts
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
Cyber security an economic opportunity, says UK government

Cyber security should not be seen as a necessary evil, but an economic opportunity, says UK government
June 16, 2014 16 Jun'14
Microsoft admits running out of IP addresses for Azure

Microsoft has assured US Azure customers data remains in the US, despite running out of US-registered IP addresses at times
June 13, 2014 13 Jun'14
Boards need to get behind application security, says Owasp

CISOs are becoming more concerned about web application security, but there is still a long way to go, says Owasp
June 13, 2014 13 Jun'14
Svpeng Android ransomware targets UK users

A variant of the Svpeng Trojan is holding Android users to ransom in the UK and other English-speaking countries
June 13, 2014 13 Jun'14
Apple’s iOS8 set to improve Wi-Fi privacy

Apple’s iOS8 uses randomly generated MAC addresses in scanning for Wi-Fi to make it difficult for advertisers to spy on users
June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14
UK business not taking mobile security seriously, survey shows

UK businesses are not taking mobile security seriously despite mounting costs, a survey shows
June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14
UK calls for global effort to tackle IP theft

The UK is calling for international collaboration to fight piracy and counterfeiting to protect intellectual property
June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14
Twitter suspends TweetDeck over XSS security flaw

Twitter has been forced to suspend its Tweetdeck client temporarily to investigate and fix an XSS security flaw
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
Cyber crime a top fraud concern for UK business

Cyber crime is a top fraud concern for UK businesses, according to the latest EY Global Fraud Survey
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
Larry Ellison lifts the lid on Oracle's in-memory database

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has taken the wrappers off the company’s in-memory database, trumpeting its 'real-time' performance capability.
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
EE drives mobile phone deals with CRM software implementation

Mobile phone operator Everything Everywhere claims a 400% increase in phone deals after rolling out customer relationship management software
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
Google to acquire satellite firm Skybox Imaging

Google has confirmed that it is to acquire satellite firm Skybox Imaging in a $500m deal
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
Evernote hit by DDoS attack

US-based online note-taking and storage firm Evernote has restored services after being hit by a DDoS attack
June 10, 2014 10 Jun'14
UK finance industry launches cyber security framework

UK finance industry launches a cyber security framework for sharing threat intelligence, testing cyber security and benchmarking service providers
June 10, 2014 10 Jun'14
Continuous monitoring key to retail cyber security, says Ponemon

Retailers should look to continuous monitoring to tackle cyber attacks, according to a Ponemon Institute survey of IT security professionals
June 09, 2014 09 Jun'14
Cybercrime costs business £265bn a year, report reveals

Cybercrime costs worldwide business an estimated at £265bn a year, a study has revealed
June 09, 2014 09 Jun'14
Google plans to flag censored search results

Google plans to indicate when search results have been censored under European right to be forgotten ruling
June 09, 2014 09 Jun'14
Turing Test 2014 marks historic milestone in artificial intelligence

A computer program has made history by passing the artificial intelligence test set by computer science pioneer Alan Turing
June 06, 2014 06 Jun'14
Web apps are open doors to hackers, says Trend Micro

Web applications are very often an open door to hackers, says security company Trend Micro
June 06, 2014 06 Jun'14
Heartbleed leads to discovery of more OpenSSL flaws

Following Heartbleed, six more OpenSSL vulnerabilties have been discovered
June 06, 2014 06 Jun'14
Microsoft retaliates to China’s Windows 8 spying claims

Microsoft has launched a social media campaign against China’s claims that Windows 8 is being used for US spying
June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14
UK government launches cyber security support scheme

Government issues guidance and certification to help businesses with cyber security as part of the national Cyber Security Strategy
June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14
CIOs should 'leave innovation to marketing'

CIOs should focus on managing the technical infrastructure and leave innovation to other parts of the business – conclusion of a major study.
June 04, 2014 04 Jun'14
Revised EU data protection in effect already, says lawyer

Proposed changes to European Union (EU) data protection laws are already in effect, says privacy lawyer Stewart Room
June 04, 2014 04 Jun'14
Apple opens door to virtual currencies for App Store

Apple has changed its App Store guidelines to reverse a ban on allowing in-app payments using virtual currencies such as the Bitcoin
June 04, 2014 04 Jun'14
Turkey finally restores access to YouTube

Turkey has restored access to YouTube, two months after banning the site and attempting to block access to it
June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
Most data security relatively simple, says NHS security officer

Most of data security is relatively simple, says NHS trust information security officer Derrick Bates
June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
European retail data breaches largely hidden, SC Congress told

European data breaches in retail and other sectors are largely hidden due to a lack of breach disclosure laws
June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
Russian cyber crime kingpin sought after worldwide server raids

Businesses urged to take action after a worldwide raid on GameOver Zeus servers
June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14
Clearswift bets on adaptive redaction technology

Clearswift is betting on adaptive redaction to secure best-of-breed rating in content-aware data loss prevention
June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14
Top firms failing on security awareness training, CISOs reveal

Top companies are failing to provide cyber security awareness training to employees, a poll of CISOs reveals
June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14
Cyber threats hiding in plain sight, says Palo Alto Networks

Cyber attackers exploit commonly used business applications to bypass security controls, research shows
May 30, 2014 30 May'14
UK shoe retailer Office hit by data breach

Data breach at UK shoe retailer Office prompts calls for online firms to beef up security around customer details
May 30, 2014 30 May'14
IT supplier insolvencies fall for first time as economy recovers

Technology companies have reached a turning point as insolvencies fall for the first time in 2014
May 30, 2014 30 May'14
Turkey’s constitutional court rules against YouTube block

Turkey’s constitutional court has ruled that a government block on YouTube violates laws on freedom of expression
May 30, 2014 30 May'14
Google launches right-to-be-forgotten application form

Google has introduced an online application form for Europeans who want personal data to be removed from online search results
May 29, 2014 29 May'14
BSkyB retunes IT to ready-for-anything datacentre quad

British broadcaster BSkyB has based its IT on four core datacentres that are resilient, interconnected, energy-efficient and cloud-ready
May 29, 2014 29 May'14
UK National Cyber Crime Unit open to business

The UK's National Cyber Crime Unit is open to working with the private sector, says deputy director Andy Archibald
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Many UK firms failing to identify cyber security risks, says Schillings

Many UK businesses are still failing to identify their true cyber security risks, says risk consulting, law and cyber security firm, Schillings
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Microsoft warns against hack that allows Windows XP updates

Microsoft has warned against using a hack that enables Windows XP to continue to receive security updates
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Hacker turned FBI informant spared jail

A former LulzSec hacktivist turned FBI informer has been spared further time in jail for co-operating with authorities
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Spotify warns of data breach

Music-streaming service Spotify is the latest high-profile online service that has had to admit that it has been hit by a data breach
May 27, 2014 27 May'14
Cloud innovation boosts card data security

Cloud innovation is enabling businesses to access a secure, cost-effective means of protecting sensitive card payment data
May 27, 2014 27 May'14
Android Outlook app has privacy issues, warn researchers

Microsoft’s Outlook.com app for Android is exposing users' data, warn security researchers
May 27, 2014 27 May'14
Apple calls for patent retrial to get bigger payout from Samsung

Apple has asked for a retrial in the hopes of increasing a $119.6m damages payout from rival Samsung
May 27, 2014 27 May'14
FBI informer Hector Xavier Monsegur helps halt over 300 cyber attacks

Prosecutors call for lenience for LulzSec hacktivist Hector Xavier Monsegur, for stopping hundreds of cyber attacks since his arrest
May 23, 2014 23 May'14
Loan management firm deploys data-centric leak prevention

Loan management firm Whitestar has reduced the risk of leaking personal or confidential information by deploying a data-centric classification and encryption system
May 23, 2014 23 May'14
eBay under fire over handling of data breach

eBay is coming under increasing criticism over its handling of the data breach that exposed millions of user records
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
Government to help UK business get cyber security basics right

Government is to launch a scheme soon aimed at helping UK businesses get the basics of cyber security right
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
Anonymous suspects arrested for hacking government websites

Australian police have arrested two suspected members of Anonymous for hacking government and corporate websites
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
ZDI outs Microsoft for failing to patch critical IE8 zero-day flaw

A critical flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 has gone unfixed since October 2013, says HP's Zero-Day Initiative
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
Recruitment firm secures mobile email with containers

Global recruitment firm SThree has boosted productivity through mobilising email using secure containers
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
The Weather Company crowdsources extra forecast points

“Weather is the original big data,” says Bryson Koehler, CIO of the the organisation behind the Weather Channel in the US
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
Businesses increase IT spending at fastest rate for eight years, say IT leaders

IT spending is up, but role of CIOs under threat as companies appoint chief digital officers
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
NHS trust improves processes with secure iPad apps

The Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has boosted efficiency and cut delays and costs using secure applications on tablet computers
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
US cyber criminal jailed for 20 years

US authorities have jailed a cyber criminal for 20 years, for trading in stolen credit cards and identities
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
US charges Chinese military officers with cyber espionage

The US has charged five Chinese military officers with hacking into US companies to steal trade secrets
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
UK operation nets 17 suspected Blackshades cyber attackers

A UK-wide cyber crime operation has netted 17 suspected users of Blackshades data-stealing malware
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
Retail easy pickings for hackers, says Verizon

Retailers are making it relatively easy for hackers to steal lucrative financial data, says Verizon
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
YouTube Twitch acquisition not imminent, say reports

YouTube’s acquisition of videogame-streaming company Twitch is not imminent, according to latest reports
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
Internet of things security is relevant to business, says researcher

Internet of things is relevant to enterprise information security professionals, says researcher
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
NCA competition launches 2015 Cyber Security Challenge UK

A competition developed by the UK’s new National Crime Agency is to launch the latest Cyber Security Challenge UK
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
Minnesota passes mobile kill switch law to stop theft

Minnesota has become the first US state to introduce legislation aimed at reducing the theft of smartphones
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
Net neutrality under threat from US plan

The US telecoms regulator has approved proposals that opponents believe will quash the principle of net neutrality
May 15, 2014 15 May'14
Ex-BBC CTO claims he was the scapegoat for failed DMI project

John Linwood, former chief technology officer at the BBC, claimed he is the “fall guy” for the failed £100m Digital Media Initiative.
May 15, 2014 15 May'14
Yahoo buys Snapchat rival Blink

Yahoo has acquired Snapchat rival Blink, but will shut down the app to use its developers to boost Yahoo's mobile presence
May 15, 2014 15 May'14
Business needs to shift budget to relevant security, says Verizon

Businesses need to invest in blocking the real threats most likely to hit them, says Verizon's Eddie Schwartz
May 15, 2014 15 May'14
Google hit with take-down requests after European privacy ruling

Google is receiving requests to remove links after the European Court of Justice supported the right to be forgotten in a landmark ruling