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• November 01, 2013 01 Nov'13

  US tech firms call for NSA reforms

  Top technology firms have called for reforms to the US government’s internet surveillance programmes

• October 31, 2013 31 Oct'13

  Threat info sharing tough, says RSA conference committee

  There is no quick fix to enabling cyber threat information sharing, says the European RSA Conference Programme Committee

• October 31, 2013 31 Oct'13

  Olympic cyber security down to design and testing, says BT

  Cyber security at the London 2012 Olympic Games was based on principles of security by design and extensive testing, says BT

• October 31, 2013 31 Oct'13

  Adobe admits hack hit 10 times more users than expected

  Adobe has revealed that a recent cyber attack compromised more than ten times the number of accounts initially reported

• October 31, 2013 31 Oct'13

  UKtech50 2013 - Vote for the most influential person in UK IT

  Who do you think is the most influential person in UK IT? Cast your vote for the UKtech50 list by choosing from our judges' shortlist of 50 leaders

• October 31, 2013 31 Oct'13

  Google and Yahoo lash out over reports of NSA interception

  Google has expressed outrage while Yahoo has reiterated denials of complicity in response to reports that the NSA tapped into datacentre links

• October 31, 2013 31 Oct'13

  Media agencies must go “digital first” to survive, says The Guardian

  Embracing digital is the only way media organisations will survive, said chief technology officer of The Guardian, Tanya Cordrey

• October 30, 2013 30 Oct'13

  Qualys launches security metrics project

  Security firm Qualys has launched a security metrics initiative at RSA Europe 2013 conference in Amsterdam

• October 30, 2013 30 Oct'13

  Microsoft reveals operational security methodology

  Microsoft has lifted the veil on how it maintains security for more than 200 cloud services, including Office 365, Windows Azure and Outlook.com

• October 29, 2013 29 Oct'13

  Analysis: RSA says security needs to change, but what does that mean?

  RSA executive chairman Art Coviello has issued a call to action to the security industry to improve technology and collaboration

• October 29, 2013 29 Oct'13

  Most businesses need to transform IT security, says RSA

  No modern network or IT system can withstand the onslaught of a skilled adversary, given focus and time, says Amit Yoran, general manager of RSA

• October 28, 2013 28 Oct'13

  Analysis: What’s PCI DSS V3.0 all about?

  The latest version of PCI DSS is due for publication on 7 November, but what can merchants expect?

• October 28, 2013 28 Oct'13

  Latest version of PCI DSS reaches final stages

  Around 500 global stakeholders are to meet this week to give the final community feedback on the next version of PCI DSS

• October 28, 2013 28 Oct'13

  NYSE tests systems ahead of Twitter IPO

  The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) says a weekend test run of Twitter's initial public offering was successful

• October 28, 2013 28 Oct'13

  Cyber attack shuts down Israeli toll road tunnel

  A cyber attack has shut down a major link in Israel's national road network, experts claim

• October 25, 2013 25 Oct'13

  Official PHP website confirms server compromise

  The official website for the PHP scripting language has confirmed that hackers compromised two of its servers

• October 25, 2013 25 Oct'13

  Twitter sets share range to value firm at $11bn.

  Twitter has set a range of $17 to $20 for shares in its IPO in November, valuing the microblogging firm at $11bn

• October 25, 2013 25 Oct'13

  Samsung reports record Q3 profits of £4.8bn

  Samsung has reported record third quarter profits of £4.8bn driven mainly by revenues from memory chips

• October 25, 2013 25 Oct'13

  Microsoft shares up on strong Q3 results

  Microsoft shares rose 6% on third quarter earnings of $5.2bn, a 17% increase compared with the same period the year before

• October 24, 2013 24 Oct'13

  Thales launches critical infrastructure cyber security lab

  Thales has set up a cyber security lab dedicated to help improve the security of critical national infrastructure, government and business

• October 24, 2013 24 Oct'13

  Naming authority Icann announces internet domains in Arabic, Chinese and Cyrillic

  Internet naming authority Icann has announced four non-Latin generic top-level domains in Arabic, Chinese and Cyrillic scripts

• October 24, 2013 24 Oct'13

  Facebook to trial warnings for extreme content

  Facebook is to trial warning messages on extreme content after an outcry over its decision to lift a ban on beheading videos

• October 23, 2013 23 Oct'13

  Information sharing key to security, say European experts

  Faster threat information sharing is essential in the face of increasingly sophisticated attacks, say European experts

• October 23, 2013 23 Oct'13

  Security finally able to enable business, says Voltage

  New security technologies are finally making it easier for security to enable the business and drive value, says Voltage Security

• October 23, 2013 23 Oct'13

  Time to review cyber trust, says ICSPA

  The world needs to reset the clock on trust after Snowden's revelations on US internet surveillance, says ICSPA

• October 23, 2013 23 Oct'13

  US publishes draft cyber security framework

  The US has published a draft framework of voluntary cyber security standards aimed at reducing risks to critical national infrastructure

• October 23, 2013 23 Oct'13

  Google to release two-factor security token

  Google is planning a two-factor authentication token, the firm’s principal engineer has confirmed

• October 22, 2013 22 Oct'13

  IT security a new challenge post Snowden, ISSE conference told

  Business is facing a new challenge in securing data in a post Edward Snowden era, ISSE 2013 conference told

• October 22, 2013 22 Oct'13

  Computer science needs business and people skills, says professor

  Universities need to broaden teaching of computer science if the mismatch between graduate skills and business IT requirements grows.

• October 21, 2013 21 Oct'13

  NCA begins major cyber recruitment campaign

  The UK’s new National Crime Agency (NCA) has begun a major recruitment drive for cyber crime fighters and intelligence officers

• October 21, 2013 21 Oct'13

  UK must legislate on critical cyber security, says ViaSat

  The UK must set rules for the cyber security of critical national infrastructure, says chief of communications firm ViaSat UK

• October 21, 2013 21 Oct'13

  Microsoft withdraws faulty Windows RT 8.1 update for Surface tablets

  Microsoft has widthdrawn its Windows 8.1 update for Surface RT tablets after some users reported system crashes

• October 21, 2013 21 Oct'13

  China no longer top source of cyber attacks

  Indonesia has overtaken China as the top source of cyber attacks, according to a report by Akamai

• October 18, 2013 18 Oct'13

  US researchers find 25 security vulnerabilities in SCADA systems

  US researchers have identified 25 zero-day vulnerabilities in industrial control SCADA software from 20 suppliers that is used to control critical infrastructure systems

• October 18, 2013 18 Oct'13

  Huawei denies government influence and calls for cyber security standards

  Huawei has reiterated denials of government influence and called for common international cyber security standards

• October 18, 2013 18 Oct'13

  Google share price at record high on third quarter results

  Google’s share price has hit a record high in response to better-than-expected third quarter results

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  New tech a top security challenge, says Isaca CEO

  A top challenge facing information security professionals is the multiple points of entry created by new technologies, says Ron Hale, acting CEO of Isaca

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  UK calls for open internet to spur economic growth

  The UK has called for an open and borderless internet at the opening ceremony of the Seoul Conference on Cyberspace 2013 in South Korea

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  DDoS attacks more than treble in the past year, report reveals

  The number of DDoS attacks over 20Gbps so far this year is more than three times greater than for the whole of 2012 data shows

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  Dexter payment card malware variant hits South Africa

  The Dexter payment card skimming malware discovered last year has resurfaced in South Africa, resulting in millions of pounds lost to fraud

• October 16, 2013 16 Oct'13

  Enterprises struggle with security challenge of BYOD, study shows

  Organisations are struggling to solve the security problems created by personal devices accessing corporate data, a study has revealed

• October 16, 2013 16 Oct'13

  Neustar to host first DDoS awareness day

  Communications firm Neustar is to host the first international awareness day on distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks

• October 16, 2013 16 Oct'13

  Intel profits dip as glitch delays Broadwell chip

  Intel profits dipped after it announced that production of its next-generation PC chip, Broadwell, will be delayed by a quarter

• October 16, 2013 16 Oct'13

  Yahoo puts positive spin on third quarter despite revenue drop

  Yahoo has reported revenue of $1.14bn for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, a 5% fall compared with the same period a year ago

• October 15, 2013 15 Oct'13

  The ICO issues BYOD warning after breach

  The ICO is calling on organisations to ensure data protection policies reflect how employees are using personal devices for work

• October 15, 2013 15 Oct'13

  UK businesses call for support to close virtual security skills gap

  Most UK businesses want to see virtual security guidelines put in place to help organisations understand best practice

• October 15, 2013 15 Oct'13

  D-Link begins fixing router backdoor

  D-Link has begun releasing security patches to close the backdoor discovered on some of its routers

• October 15, 2013 15 Oct'13

  BT, GCHQ and NCA set challenge to find UK cyber defenders

  BT, GCHQ and the National Crime Agency (NCA) join forces to test finalists in this year's Cyber Security Challenge UK

• October 14, 2013 14 Oct'13

  McAfee exposes scope of digitally funded crime extends to contract killings

  Virtual currencies are being used for a very wide range of crime – including contract killings – says a report by security firm McAfee

• October 14, 2013 14 Oct'13

  Upfront security better and cheaper, says expert

  Businesses can increase data protection and decrease cost by baking in information security from the start of any IT project

• October 11, 2013 11 Oct'13

  Skype under investigation over link to NSA

  Skype is under investigation by Luxembourg's data protection authorities over links with the NSA's Prism surveillance programme

• October 11, 2013 11 Oct'13

  Richard Horne joins PwC’s cyber practice

  Richard Horne, former managing director of cyber security at Barclays Bank, is joining PwC's cyber security practice

• October 11, 2013 11 Oct'13

  Facebook will not allow anyone to hide

  Facebook is removing a privacy setting that enabled people to hide their profiles from the social networking site’s search function

• October 11, 2013 11 Oct'13

  NCA notches up first phishing conviction

  The National Crime Agency (NCA) Cyber Crime Unit has notched up its first conviction of a phishing offender after an investigation

• October 11, 2013 11 Oct'13

  Top tech firms plan cross-platform cookie alternatives

  Microsoft, Google and other top tech firms are planning cookie alternatives to improve their ability to track users

• October 11, 2013 11 Oct'13

  Legitimate users of Tor need not worry, says NCA

  The National Crime Agency (NCA) says criminals cannot hide on the internet, but legitimate business users of anonymity software Tor are safe

• October 10, 2013 10 Oct'13

  Google to reward open source security fixes

  Google has announced plans to reward developers for proactive security improvements for select open source projects

• October 10, 2013 10 Oct'13

  Blackhole and Cool exploit kit suspect arrested

  Russian police have arrested a man suspected of creating the Blackhole and Cool exploit kits

• October 09, 2013 09 Oct'13

  UK security researcher first to win top Microsoft bounty

  A UK security researcher is the first to win $100,000 in one of three new Microsoft bug bounty programmes

• October 09, 2013 09 Oct'13

  US set to ban Samsung products

  Some older Samsung devices are set to be banned in the US in the latest round of patent battles with US rival Apple

• October 09, 2013 09 Oct'13

  NCA investigates “deep web” after UK Silk Road arrests

  The UK National Crime Agency is investigating hidden internet operations after UK Silk Road arrests

• October 09, 2013 09 Oct'13

  Pro-Palestinian hacktivists hit security sites

  Pro-Palestinian hacktivists have attacked the websites of two IT security firms and a mobile messaging service

• October 08, 2013 08 Oct'13

  Rugby Football Union uses analytics to educate and engage with users

  The RFU is introducing data analytics technologies for public use to encourage engagement with existing fans and education of the sport

• October 08, 2013 08 Oct'13

  Cyber crimes costs UK businesses average of £3m per year

  Cyber crime costs UK organisations around £3m a year on average a study has revealed

• October 08, 2013 08 Oct'13

  FireEye discovers rapidly growing class of mobile threats

  FireEye researchers have discovered a rapidly growing class of mobile threats affecting at least 200 million users

• October 08, 2013 08 Oct'13

  Technology advances are main driver to new consumption models

  Advances in technology are changing the way consumers buy and use goods and services, but technical complexity is a concern

• October 08, 2013 08 Oct'13

  Microsoft pays out $128K to security bug hunters

  Microsoft has paid out more than $128,000 since introducing bug bounty programmes in June

• October 08, 2013 08 Oct'13

  Major gaps in enterprise insider threat detection, study shows

  There are major gaps in the ability of large enterprises to detect and address insider threats, a study shows

• October 07, 2013 07 Oct'13

  Big business still struggling with social media, says TCS

  Almost two-thirds of big firms have employees dedicated to using social media, but only 10% report any business benefits

• October 07, 2013 07 Oct'13

  UK National Cyber Crime Unit becomes operational

  The UK's National Cyber Crime Unit has become operational as part of the new National Crime Agency

• October 07, 2013 07 Oct'13

  RSA Europe 2013 to get practical about big data

  Big data is to dominate the agenda at the RSA Europe Conference 2013 taking place in Amsterdam from 29 – 31 October, but will be more practical than theoretical, says programme chair

• October 07, 2013 07 Oct'13

  Amazon faces union strike threat in Germany

  A German services union is threatening online retailer Amazon with another strike over wages in the run-up to Christmas

• October 07, 2013 07 Oct'13

  Banks to test cyber defences

  UK banks are to take part in the most extensive cyber threat exercise in two years to test their ability to survive a sustained online attack

• October 04, 2013 04 Oct'13

  Awareness training not enough, says security researcher

  Cyber security awareness training of employees does not go far enough to be effective, says McAfee research director

• October 04, 2013 04 Oct'13

  McAfee Focus 2013: Digitally signed malware a fast-growing threat, say researchers

  Digitally signed malware is a fast-growing threat aimed at bypassing whitelisting and sandboxing, say security researchers

• October 04, 2013 04 Oct'13

  Time to reinvent security, says Intel president

  Future IT security will be not be like it has been in the past, says Renée James, president of Intel

• October 03, 2013 03 Oct'13

  World needs to understand cyber threat, say Leon Panetta

  The world needs to understand that cyber threat is really about crippling attack, says former US secretary of state Leon Panetta

• October 03, 2013 03 Oct'13

  FBI shuts down Silk Road online drug market

  The FBI has shut down the Silk Road online drug market and arrested kingpin Ross Ulbricht, previously known only as Dread Pirate Roberts

• October 03, 2013 03 Oct'13

  McAfee Focus 2013: APTs more dangerous than ever, says researcher

  Advanced persistent threats (APTs) pose more of a threat than ever, says a researcher at Intel-owned security organisation McAfee

• October 03, 2013 03 Oct'13

  McAfee Focus 2013: Security is about enabling tech benefits, says McAfee

  Information technology can benefit people only if they trust they can use it without risk, says McAfee president

• October 02, 2013 02 Oct'13

  McAfee Focus 2013: McAfee leadership upbeat about Stonesoft acquisition

  Intel-owned security firm McAfee is upbeat about its acquisition of Stonesoft and its future capability to tackle security differently

• October 01, 2013 01 Oct'13

  Biometrics key to frictionless authentication, says BioCatch

  Biometrics provides hassle-free, invisible, yet highly accurate user authentication, says Israeli startup

• October 01, 2013 01 Oct'13

  IT security industry still immature, says (ISC)2 board member

  The information security industry is still immature and failing to act or speak as one, says Dave Lewis, (ISC)2 board member

• September 30, 2013 30 Sep'13

  Developing a new strategy for information security

  What are the chief challenges facing information security practitioners and what are the solutions?

• September 27, 2013 27 Sep'13

  Cyber attack retaliation a bad idea, says international panel

  Retaliatory cyber attacks are not a good idea, an international panel has told a joint security practitioners conference in Chicago

• September 27, 2013 27 Sep'13

  Financial markets next big cyber target, says US expert

  Manipulation of international financial markets will be the next evolution of cyber crime, says US Cyber Consequences Unit chief

• September 27, 2013 27 Sep'13

  Continuous monitoring has great promise, says IA specialist

  Continuous monitoring is fast becoming a security buzzword, but it is a way for security professionals to regain lost ground, says IA specialist

• September 27, 2013 27 Sep'13

  Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2013

  Cyber crime featured heavily in security news coverage in 2013, with cyber criminals and cyber law enforcers upping their games with each passing month

• September 27, 2013 27 Sep'13

  Software acquisition is risk acquisition, says industry panel

  New software often means new security vulnerabilities, panel tells the (ISC)2 Security Congress 2013

• September 26, 2013 26 Sep'13

  Education and skills key to cyber security, says (ISC)2

  Information security professionals are making progress, but they are still losing the race, says (ISC)2 head

• September 26, 2013 26 Sep'13

  Time for a new security paradigm, says ex-military CIO

  Security is constantly changing, which means security professionals need to be proactive, says a former US military CIO

• September 25, 2013 25 Sep'13

  Enterprise security increasingly challenging, study finds

  Enterprise IT security executives are facing broad, complex and sometimes conflicting security challenges, an (ISC)² study has revealed

• September 25, 2013 25 Sep'13

  UK risks falling behind in cloud adoption, report reveals

  Cloud adoption is slower than UK businesses would like, due to issues around data protection, legislation and regulation, a survey has revealed

• September 25, 2013 25 Sep'13

  Pen tests must effect cultural change, says security veteran

  Penetration tests are worthless unless they can be used to show how to mitigate potential damage of cyber attacks, says security expert Ira Winkler

• September 25, 2013 25 Sep'13

  Secure cloud adoption is all about risk, says industry panel

  Always take a risk-based approach to cloud adoption, a panel has told security professionals at the (ISC)2 Security Congress 2013 in Chicago

• September 25, 2013 25 Sep'13

  Anti-phishing vital in Scada protection, says expert

  A high proportion of cyber attacks, including those against Scada control systems, are enabled by phishing attacks.

• September 20, 2013 20 Sep'13

  Cyber bank robberies a warning for business, say experts

  Barclays has joined Santander in being targeted by criminals who took control of bank computers using inexpensive kit

• September 20, 2013 20 Sep'13

  FireEye announces pricing of IPO

  Security firm FireEye has announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 15.2 million at $20 a share

• September 20, 2013 20 Sep'13

  Data analytics at MoD could save money and lives, says report

  Applying big data analytics at the MoD could save money and lives, says a report by the Royal United Services Institute

• September 20, 2013 20 Sep'13

  RSA vetoes NSA-linked encryption algorithm

  RSA advises customers to stop using the encryption algorithm leaked documents suggest contains a back door placed by the NSA