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• 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

  Twitter introduces “life-saving” alert service

  Twitter has introduced an alert service for emergency services and government agencies in the UK and Ireland

• 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

  Google book scanning plan gets green light

  Google's controversial plan to scan millions of books and sell them online has finally been given the green light by a New York court

• 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

  Movie FX house gets Avere NAS caching for Gravity production

  Movie special effects production shop Framestore deploys Avere NAS acceleration and caching to boost access to high-resolution movie files in 1PB storage infrastructure

• 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

  Europe to follow US clearance of mobile devices on flights

  The European aviation regulator is to follow the US lead in easing restrictions on the use of mobile electronic devices during flights

• 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 11, 2013 11 Nov'13

  CIO interview: Daniel Heaf, CDO, BBC Worldwide

  As chief digital officer at BBC Worldwide, Daniel Heaf doesn’t believe in 'innovation for innovation’s sake' - it's all about the audience

• 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 08, 2013 08 Nov'13

  Twitter shares up 73% on target for IPO

  Twitter’s shares closed on the first day of trading at $44.90, almost 73% higher than the company’s initial target of $26

• 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

• November 07, 2013 07 Nov'13

  Microsoft zero-day vulnerability exploited more widely than expected

  Hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in the graphics component of several key Microsoft products more widely than was initially thought

• November 07, 2013 07 Nov'13

  Fear of cyber attack driving a shift from risk-based security, says Gartner

  Fear of advanced cyber attacks is driving a shift from tried-and-tested risk-based security tactics, a survey has found

• November 07, 2013 07 Nov'13

  Latest payment card security standard takes new approach

  The latest version of the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is aimed at making security part of “business as usual”

• November 07, 2013 07 Nov'13

  Spy agency encryption cracking foolish, says web inventor

  Tim Berners-Lee has called for debate about “dysfunctional and unaccountable” supervision of US and UK intelligence agencies

• November 07, 2013 07 Nov'13

  Twitter IPO target sets value at $14.2bn

  Microblogging service Twitter is to make its New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) debut at $26 a share on 7 November 2013, valuing it at $14.2bn

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  Huawei invests $600m in 5G mobile R&D

  Network company Huawei has announced it will invest at least $600m in research and development for 5G technologies by 2018

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  UK trust in mobile apps low, Isaca report reveals

  Only 4% of UK consumers consider the makers of their mobile phone apps as the entity they most trust with personal data, a survey reveals

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  US government tops Apple customer data request list

  The US government tops the list of governments requesting customer data from Apple, according to the firm’s latest transparency report

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  Microsoft warns of security flaw in key software products

  Microsoft has warned that hackers could exploit a zero-day vulnerability in the graphics component of key products to gain control of computers

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  Free guide highlights legal pitfalls of enterprise collaboration

  Intralinks and Field Fisher Waterhouse have published a free guide to help enterprises share information without violating data protection laws

• November 05, 2013 05 Nov'13

  UK government behind mobile broadband, says Ed Vaizey

  Mobile broadband is one of the technologies that can see us through to a fully connected society, says communications minister Ed Vaizey

• November 05, 2013 05 Nov'13

  SQLi has long been unsolved, but has that finally changed?

  SQL injection (SQLi) attacks have remained unsolved for more than 15 years, but that could be about to change

• November 04, 2013 04 Nov'13

  (ISC)2 launches security credential for healthcare

  Information security body (ISC)2 has launched a certification for security practitioners in the healthcare industry

• November 04, 2013 04 Nov'13

  Hacktivists deface Australian websites over spying reports

  Indonesian hacktivists have defaced Australian websites in response to reports that the Australian embassy was used for spying

• November 04, 2013 04 Nov'13

  Tesco face-scanning ad screens raise privacy concerns

  Privacy groups raise concerns about Tesco’s plan to scan customers' faces in petrol stations for customised advertisements

• November 01, 2013 01 Nov'13

  Payment card industry updates security

  PCI DSS council has published a list of approved point-to-point encryption systems for the payment card industry

• November 01, 2013 01 Nov'13

  Information security still immature, RSA conference told

  In five years’ time the security industry will have matured into a data-driven profession, RSA conference told

• November 01, 2013 01 Nov'13

  BSI certifies first two CSA STAR cloud providers

  The BSI has certified the first two cloud service providers in the CSA Security, Trust and Assurance scheme

• November 01, 2013 01 Nov'13

  Websense identifies info-harvesting profile on LinkedIn

  Security researchers have discovered a LinkedIn scam profile configured to gain intelligence on LinkedIn users

• November 01, 2013 01 Nov'13

  UK to study US clearance for mobile devices throughout flights

  UK authorities are to study a decision by US aviation regulator FAA to allow the use of mobile devices throughout flights

• 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