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March 31, 2014
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Mar'14
Snowden revelations have changed attitudes to cloud, study claims
Snowden's revelations of internet surveillance have changed attitudes to cloud computing, a study claims
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March 31, 2014
31
Mar'14
UK finally launches national cyber emergency team
After several delays, government has finally launched the first national computer emergency response team, CERT-UK
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March 31, 2014
31
Mar'14
Business counts cost of cyber attackers’ secret weapon
Businesses are counting the cost of failing to defend against advanced evasion techniques (AETs), a report reveals
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March 31, 2014
31
Mar'14
Thales to secure connectivity of Highways Agency
Thales has been awarded a 5-year contract to provide secure network connectivity services for the Highways Agency
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March 28, 2014
28
Mar'14
All companies can help fight cybercrime, says Microsoft
All companies have a role to play in helping to fight cybercrime, says Microsoft
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March 28, 2014
28
Mar'14
Google says government data requests are up 120% since 2009
Government requests for information about Google customers, have increased by 120% since 2009
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March 28, 2014
28
Mar'14
Turkey now targeting YouTube
Turkey appears to be attempting to block YouTube a day after a court ordered an end to the ban on Twitter
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March 27, 2014
27
Mar'14
Security an unnecessary expense, say one in six techies
One in six IT professionals see security as an unnecessary expense, a study has revealed
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March 27, 2014
27
Mar'14
State surveillance keeping a third of firms from the cloud
A third of security professionals do not keep corporate data in the cloud because of fears of government snooping, survey reveals
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March 27, 2014
27
Mar'14
Russian ministers ditch iPads over security concerns
Russian ministers have ditched their Apple iPads in favour of Samsung tablets because of security concerns
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March 27, 2014
27
Mar'14
Twitter expects Turkey to lift ban after court ruling
Twitter expects the ban on its service to be lifted in Turkey after a local court issued a stay of execution on last week’s banning order
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March 26, 2014
26
Mar'14
Blinkbox serves videos through Microsoft Azure
On-demand video service, BlinkBox, has used Microsoft’s Azure infrastructure as a service to support video encoding and storage
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March 26, 2014
26
Mar'14
UK plans to professionalise infosec are too rigid, says (ISC)2
(ISC)2 has raised concerns about aspects of government plans to professionalise information security
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March 26, 2014
26
Mar'14
ICO updates corporate plan for better data protection
The latest corporate plan from the ICO promises a fresh approach to handling public concerns about data protection
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March 26, 2014
26
Mar'14
Facebook pays $2bn for virtual reality company Oculus
Facebook announces it will buy virtual reality firm Oculus VR for $2bn and adapt the VR technology to communication and media applications
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March 26, 2014
26
Mar'14
Labour calls for mandatory cyber breach reporting
The Labour Party has called for another UK defence review to consider creating a statutory requirement for firms to report serious cyber attacks
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March 25, 2014
25
Mar'14
Study supports economic approach to tackling cybercrime
Cybercrime black markets have reached unprecedented levels of maturity and growth, a study reveals
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March 25, 2014
25
Mar'14
White House wants to overhaul NSA phone data collection
The White House is set to call for major changes to the NSA phone metadata surveillance programme
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March 25, 2014
25
Mar'14
China demands explanation of NSA spying on Huawei
China demands an explanation from the US over reports that its National Security Agency (NSA) infiltrated the networks of Chinese telecoms firm Huawei
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March 24, 2014
24
Mar'14
Microsoft set to roll out anti-cybercrime strategy in Europe
Microsoft plans to expand its botnet disruption strategy beyond the US to Europe and other regions
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March 24, 2014
24
Mar'14
Turkey attempts to increase block on Twitter
Turkey has increased its efforts to block access to Twitter after many user found ways around a government-imposed ban
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March 24, 2014
24
Mar'14
NSA infiltrated Huawei, claim Snowden leak documents
The National Security Agency (NSA) created “back doors” in the networks of Chinese telecoms firm Huawei, claim documents leaked by Edward Snowden
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March 21, 2014
21
Mar'14
Customer privacy an ongoing challenge, says Unilever
Unilever has set up a programme to address the continually evolving challenge of privacy issues relating to customer data
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March 21, 2014
21
Mar'14
NSA considers publishing transparency report
The NSA may publish transparency reports on the amount of surveillance it is doing, according to its deputy director
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March 21, 2014
21
Mar'14
Interview: Dan Taylor, head of BBC iPlayer
When the BBC set about its coverage for the 2012 London Olympics, it changed audience expectations of how to view content online
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March 21, 2014
21
Mar'14
Google encrypts Gmail to protect against NSA snooping
Google has announced it will always use an encrypted HTTPS connection when Gmail users check or send email
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March 21, 2014
21
Mar'14
Turkey blocks access to Twitter
Turkey is blocking access to Twitter after users posted allegations of government corruption
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March 21, 2014
21
Mar'14
Microsoft in hot water over email search
Microsoft is in hot water after looking through a blogger’s email account to find the source of leaked code for Windows 8
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March 20, 2014
20
Mar'14
Technology focus in securing BYOD is a mistake, say experts
Focusing on technology in trying to secure mobile devices is a mistake, say IT and legal experts
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March 20, 2014
20
Mar'14
Info sharing key to security, say IT professionals
Sharing information about cyber threats, attacks and attack mitigations is crucial to data security, says a panel of information security professionals
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March 19, 2014
19
Mar'14
Pirated software malware to cost business $491bn in 2014, study shows
Malware deliberately loaded into pirated or counterfeit software is expected cost enterprises $491bn in 2014
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March 19, 2014
19
Mar'14
Firms urged to take tough action on Unix-based cyber attack
Security researchers have urged businesses to take action on a cyber criminal campaign that has seized control of 25,000+ Unix servers worldwide
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March 18, 2014
18
Mar'14
Big data analytics key to crime fighting, says Microsoft
Big data analytics is increasingly playing a role in fighting cyber crime, according to Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit
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March 17, 2014
17
Mar'14
SMEs believes they are immune to cyber attack
Most SMEs believe they are not at real risk of cyber attack, a survey has revealed
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March 14, 2014
14
Mar'14
Morrisons data theft smacks of insider hacktivism, say security experts
The theft of payroll data from supermarket chain Morrison smacks of insider hacktivism, say security industry representatives
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March 14, 2014
14
Mar'14
London cyber war game in final of Cyber Security Challenge
The UK's top amateur cyber defenders will compete to defend the City of London from a simulated attack in the Cyber Security Challenge final
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March 14, 2014
14
Mar'14
Google encrypts search in China to protect users
Google has started encrypting searches made by people in China to prevent government censors detecting sensitive search terms
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March 14, 2014
14
Mar'14
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says US spying a threat to the internet
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says the US government should be the champion for the internet, not a threat
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March 13, 2014
13
Mar'14
GCHQ helped NSA with spy malware, Snowden docs show
GCHQ played an integral role in developing a surveillance malware campaign by the NSA, the latest Snowden documents show
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March 13, 2014
13
Mar'14
Why HR departments need to hire IT specialists
Technology will fundamentally change the way people work, says psychology professor
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March 13, 2014
13
Mar'14
BCS reports £2m losses on commercial activities
The Chartered Institute of IT (BCS) is 'haemorrhaging cash reserves' while its membership remains virtually static
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March 13, 2014
13
Mar'14
Government promotes cyber security profession in schools
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills announces plans to teach children as young as 11 about careers in in the cyber security sector
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March 12, 2014
12
Mar'14
MEPs call for immediate halt to NSA surveillance
The European Parliament's consent to the EU-US trade deal "could be endangered" if mass surveillance by the NSA does not stop, say MEPs
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March 12, 2014
12
Mar'14
MEPs adopt draft reformed data protection rules
The European Parliament has voted to adopt its draught version of a reformed data protection regime
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March 12, 2014
12
Mar'14
More than 162,000 WordPress sites used in DDoS attack
Security researchers have uncovered a DDoS attack that used more than 162,000 legitimate and unwitting WordPress websites
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March 12, 2014
12
Mar'14
Tim Berners-Lee calls for internet users’ "bill of rights"
World Wide Web creator marks its 25th anniversary by calling for a “free, open and truly global internet” enshrined in a "bill of rights"
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March 12, 2014
12
Mar'14
UK to help lead world fight against cyber crime
The UK must exploit its unique position to build an international strategy on tackling cyber crime, says National Cyber Crime Unit head
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March 11, 2014
11
Mar'14
BBC launches redesigned iPlayer video-on-demand service
The BBC launches the latest version of its video-on-demand service with improved navigation and recommendation features and sign-in function
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March 11, 2014
11
Mar'14
Internet of things cannot be about products alone, warn experts
The UK technology industry has welcomed government support for the internet of things, but warns that security and infrastructure cannot be overlooked.
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March 10, 2014
10
Mar'14
BBC starts search for new CTO
The BBC is about to advertise the vacant chief technology officer (CTO) job to replace John Linwood, sacked after the DMI project failure
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March 10, 2014
10
Mar'14
Phishing attacks track mobile adoption, research shows
Phishing attacks on mobile devices are increasing as adoption of internet-connected mobile devices and services grows
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March 10, 2014
10
Mar'14
Dark web key enabler for cyber criminals, say McAfee researchers
The dark web is a key conduit for the malware industry to refine and distribute its products and services, say security researchers
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March 10, 2014
10
Mar'14
UK more than doubles funds to build internet of things
UK government more than doubles funding for technology companies making devices that communicate over the internet.
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March 07, 2014
07
Mar'14
ICO fines charity £200,000 for data breach
The ICO has imposed a monetary penalty of £200,000 on the British Pregnancy Advice Service (BPAS) for exposing thousands of personal details to a malicious hacker
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March 07, 2014
07
Mar'14
Privacy groups call for review of Facebook Whatsapp deal
Privacy groups are calling for a halt to Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp until it clarifies how it plans to use the personal data of WhatsApp's members
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March 07, 2014
07
Mar'14
Europol issues public Wi-Fi security warning
Europol has issued a warning about sending sensitive information over public Wi-Fi hotspots
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March 06, 2014
06
Mar'14
Security by design still not a reality, says security veteran
In all the great technological innovation the world is seeing, security is still an afterthought, says Jarno Limnell, director of cyber security, Stonesoft
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March 06, 2014
06
Mar'14
Porn still most potent mobile malware channel, says Blue Coat
Malvertising is putting mobile users at risk and has overtaken pornography as the highest volume delivery channel of mobile malware, study shows
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March 06, 2014
06
Mar'14
Ukraine and Russia locked in a cyber stand-off
Security experts have warned that Ukraine and Russia are locked in a cyber stand-off amid diplomatic efforts to reduce political tensions
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March 06, 2014
06
Mar'14
Target’s CIO resigns after massive data breach
Target’s chief information officer has resigned two-and-a-half months after a data breach impacting about 40 million credit and data debit cards
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March 05, 2014
05
Mar'14
US holds hearing on data security
The US House of Representatives subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit is to hold a hearing on data security
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March 05, 2014
05
Mar'14
Chinese mobile underground shows need for security, says report
Chinese cyber criminals are increasingly targeting smartphone users through underground products and services, a report by Trend Micro reveals
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March 05, 2014
05
Mar'14
Channel 4 CTO Bob Harris leaves to set up consultancy firm
Channel 4 chief technology officer Bob Harris is leaving the broadcaster at the end of March to set up his own consultancy business
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March 05, 2014
05
Mar'14
Clegg calls for transparency in UK security surveillance
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg calls for greater transparency and stronger oversight of the UK intelligence agencies
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March 04, 2014
04
Mar'14
Web-based attacks double in 2013, study finds
Web-based malware attacks doubled in the second half of 2013 in comparison with the first half, according to the latest threat report from F-Secure Labs
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March 04, 2014
04
Mar'14
IT threats top business concerns, report shows
IT-related threats provide the greatest concern for businesses, a report has revealed
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March 04, 2014
04
Mar'14
Identity theft linked to 60% of UK fraud in 2013
The misuse of the personal data of victims, accounted for more than 60% of all fraud in the UK in 2013, a study reveals
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March 04, 2014
04
Mar'14
Financial services sector attracts most cyber crime, says PwC study
More than a third of financial sector organisations say they have been victims of cyber crime, compared with only 17% in other industries
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March 04, 2014
04
Mar'14
Blogger finds basic security flaw in UK Parliament’s website
The UK Parliament's website contained basic flaws that left it vulnerable to hacking, a computer blogger has revealed
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March 04, 2014
04
Mar'14
Team Cymru exposes SOHO router compromise
Team Cymru has discovered a widespread compromise of consumer-grade small office/home office (SOHO) routers
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March 03, 2014
03
Mar'14
RSA 2014: Malware rates linked to socio-economic factors
Regional cyber vulnerabilities are not linked to any single factor, but to a variety of different socio-economic factors, says Microsoft
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March 03, 2014
03
Mar'14
RSA 2014: Microsoft and partners defend botnet disruption
Microsoft and its partners have defended disrupting criminal botnets at RSA Conference 2014
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March 03, 2014
03
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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
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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
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February 27, 2014
27
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Analysis: What is RSA’s relationship with the NSA?
After RSA 2014, are we any closer to understanding RSA's relationship with the NSA?
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February 27, 2014
27
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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
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February 27, 2014
27
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Microsoft takes aim at passwords
Microsoft says it is determined to solve the problem of ineffective authentication that relies on usernames and passwords
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February 26, 2014
26
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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
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February 26, 2014
26
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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
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February 26, 2014
26
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£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
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February 25, 2014
25
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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)
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February 25, 2014
25
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RSA announces Managed Security Partner programme
RSA has announced a programme designed to enable a new generation of managed security services
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February 25, 2014
25
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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
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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
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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
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February 20, 2014
20
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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
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February 20, 2014
20
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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
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February 20, 2014
20
Feb'14
Facebook acquires WhatsApp in $19bn deal
Facebook has acquired messaging service WhatsApp in a deal worth $19bn in cash and shares
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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
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February 19, 2014
19
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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
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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
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February 18, 2014
18
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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
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February 18, 2014
18
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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
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February 17, 2014
17
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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
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February 17, 2014
17
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Kickstarter notifies users of data breach after four days
Online crowdfunding website Kickstarter has admitted that attackers have gained access to user data
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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
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February 14, 2014
14
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BBC starts search for suppliers to replace £2bn Atos outsourcing deal
The BBC is moving away from its single-supplier outsourcing deal to a multi-sourced 'tower' approach for its technology services
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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
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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
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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