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July 24, 2013
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Jul'13
Retailers fail to face up to online fraud, survey shows
One in five retailers is not taking online fraud seriously enough, the latest Retail Fraud Survey from Martec International shows
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July 24, 2013
24
Jul'13
Lakeland warns customers of potential data breach
Lakeland is warning of a potential data breach after a “sophisticated and sustained attack” exploited a recently-identified Java flaw
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July 24, 2013
24
Jul'13
Syrian hacktvists hit second mobile app in a week
A Syrian hacktivist group has hacked into systems behind the Viber mobile app in the second such attack in a week
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July 24, 2013
24
Jul'13
Lax FTSE 350 cyber security puts UK at risk, says KPMG
Cyber leaks at FTSE 350 firms are putting the UK’s economic growth and national security at risk, says business consultancy firm KPMG
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July 23, 2013
23
Jul'13
Cisco buys cyber security company Sourcefire for $2.7bn
Networking giant Cisco has reached an agreement to buy cyber security business Sourcefire in a $2.7bn deal
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July 23, 2013
23
Jul'13
Survey reveals true global cost of cyber attacks
Cyber crime and espionage costs between $300bn and $1tn in annual global losses, a study has revealed
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July 23, 2013
23
Jul'13
Millions of mobiles vulnerable to Sim security flaw
A newly discovered vulnerability in mobile Sim cards could allow hackers to access text messages, voicemail and location data
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July 23, 2013
23
Jul'13
Facebook app gives millions internet access through low-end phones
Facebook app enables internet access for more than 100 million people in developing countries using low-end phones
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July 23, 2013
23
Jul'13
Web app attacks demand automated defences, study finds
Automation is the most effective way to tackle multiple prolonged cyber attacks on web applications, a study has confirmed
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July 22, 2013
22
Jul'13
Insider threat: Balancing security with privacy
How can organisations increase security without affecting productivity or encroaching on employees’ right to privacy?
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July 22, 2013
22
Jul'13
Apple overhauls developer systems after hack
Apple is overhauling its developer systems and its developer website is still down after hackers tried to steal developer personal details
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July 22, 2013
22
Jul'13
Hack exposes details of nearly two million Ubuntu Forum users
The Ubuntu Forum website has been taken down after attackers defaced the homepage and accessed the details of 1,820,000 users
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July 22, 2013
22
Jul'13
UK to block online porn by default
The UK is to block online pornography by default to all new internet users, David Cameron is to announce
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July 19, 2013
19
Jul'13
Technology firms appeal to Obama over Prism scandal
A technology industry alliance has appealed to President Obama for greater transparency to reduce the harm of links to Prism
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July 19, 2013
19
Jul'13
Facebook to acquire UK startup Monoidics
Facebook is to acquire UK startup Monoidics, which makes code verification and analysis tools and specialises in detecting coding errors
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July 19, 2013
19
Jul'13
Google fails to meet estimates under mobile pressure
Google reported $14.11bn revenues for the quarter ended 30 June 2013, a 19% increase on 2012 but below $14.4bn estimates
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July 19, 2013
19
Jul'13
Remote access a priority for latest Oracle patch update
The vulnerabilities that allow for remote unauthenticated access should be a priority for administrators applying the latest Oracle Critical Patch Update
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July 19, 2013
19
Jul'13
Microsoft takes $900m hit on Surface RT
Microsoft has reported net income of $4.97bn on revenues of $19.9bn for the quarter ending 30 June 2013
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July 18, 2013
18
Jul'13
Government agrees to review Huawei’s Cyber Security Evaluation Centre
The UK government is to conduct a review of Huawei’s Cyber Security Evaluation Centre to ensure the right measures to protect UK telecommunications
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July 18, 2013
18
Jul'13
Google competition proposals not good enough, says EC
Competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia wants Google to readdress fears that it is abusing its market domination for its own gain
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July 17, 2013
17
Jul'13
GCHQ’s use of Prism not illegal, MPs find
Allegations that GCHQ circumvented UK law by using the US Prism programme are unfounded, says intelligence and security committee
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July 17, 2013
17
Jul'13
Tech firms target piracy profiting websites
Tech firms including Google, Yahoo and Microsoft join an initiative targeting websites that profit from piracy by cutting off advert revenue
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July 17, 2013
17
Jul'13
Tumblr issues security update for iPhone and iPad app
Tumblr has released a security update to the iOS version of its app to fix a flaw that allowed passwords to be compromised
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July 17, 2013
17
Jul'13
Yahoo wins legal fight on Prism documents
Yahoo has won the fight to have papers from a key 2008 court case declassified and published in a bid for greater transparency about the US Prism internet surveillance programme
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July 16, 2013
16
Jul'13
G-Cloud key to government SME spending target
G-Cloud is key to channeling 25% of central government spending through SMEs by 2015, says Mark Smitham, principal cyber security advisor
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July 16, 2013
16
Jul'13
Public cloud secure, G-Cloud conference told
Public cloud is more secure than any private cloud is likely to be says Richard Sykes, chair of the Cloud Industry Forum
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July 16, 2013
16
Jul'13
More than one-fifth of UK firms hit by DDoS attacks in 2012
More than a fifth of UK firms experienced a disruptive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in 2012
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July 15, 2013
15
Jul'13
UK defence industry to fast-track supply chain security
The UK’s Defence Cyber Protection Partnership seeks to implement controls to quickly increase supply chain security
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July 15, 2013
15
Jul'13
Black market for software security flaws reaches new highs
The black market in previously undiscovered vulnerabilities in commercial software is so established that the average flaw sells for up to $160,000
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July 15, 2013
15
Jul'13
UK police use powers to seize personal data at borders
UK police are using counter-terrorism laws to seize the mobile phones of people entering the UK and download personal data
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July 15, 2013
15
Jul'13
US attempts to blocks plans for tax crackdown internet firms
US officials are reportedly attempting to block plans for international tax rules aimed at tax avoidance by firms such as Google and Amazon
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July 15, 2013
15
Jul'13
Germany to push for better internet data protection
Germany wants internet firms to be more transparent about how they are using personal data, says chancellor Angela Merkel
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July 12, 2013
12
Jul'13
What McAfee's acquisition of Stonesoft means for the companies and their customers
Computer Weekly looks at what McAfee's acquisition of Stonesoft means for the companies and their customers
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July 12, 2013
12
Jul'13
ICO issues £200,000 penalty for failed IT disposal
The Information Commissioner’s Office penalises NHS Surrey with a £200,000 fine for leaving patient data on discarded PCs
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July 12, 2013
12
Jul'13
BlackBerry ready to enable India to track messages
BlackBerry is ready to provide Indian law enforcement authorities with a way to track emails, email attachments and chats sent over its services
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July 12, 2013
12
Jul'13
Microsoft denies helping NSA to spy
Microsoft has denied that the company helped US intelligence services spy on users’ web chats, emails and data in cloud storage facilities
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July 11, 2013
11
Jul'13
Security metrics fail to aid exec understanding, say IT pros
IT professionals struggle to communicate effectively about security to senior executives, a study on risk-based security management reveals
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July 11, 2013
11
Jul'13
Yahoo wants Fisa objections revealed
Yahoo is the latest company implicated in the Prism internet surveillance programme to call for more transparency around its involvement
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July 11, 2013
11
Jul'13
Apple guilty of e-book price fixing
Apple has been found guilty of conspiring with five publishers to raise the prices of e-books to challenge Amazon's dominance of the market
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July 10, 2013
10
Jul'13
Cyber threats at highest level ever, say MPs
Despite the increased profile of cyber security threats, counter-terrorism remains the primary focus of the UK’s intelligence agencies
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July 10, 2013
10
Jul'13
CIO interview: Stuart Wright, director of IT & networks, Sega Europe
Simplifying IT with a move to the cloud and reducing costs have been the main drivers of an IT overhaul at games publisher Sega Europe
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July 10, 2013
10
Jul'13
Patched IE8 flaw used for targeted attacks, says Microsoft
Microsoft says hackers have attacked computers by exploiting a flaw in Internet Explorer 8 disclosed in May 2013 by a Google researcher
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July 10, 2013
10
Jul'13
US emergency broadcasts can be hacked, say researchers
Researchers warn that the US broadcast system that enables the president to talk to the country within 10 minutes of a disaster can be hacked
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July 10, 2013
10
Jul'13
Microsoft notches up over 3,000 copyright cases
In its battle against piracy, Microsoft says it has settled 3,265 copyright cases in the past year and warns of links to malware distribution
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July 09, 2013
09
Jul'13
Will cloud services follow the evolution of the banking industry?
Cloud service providers say security will become the very reason companies choose cloud services in future
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July 09, 2013
09
Jul'13
Espionage the goal of cyber attacks on South Korea, say researchers
The cyber attack that took South Korean broadcasters and banks offline in March was part of a covert espionage campaign, says McAfee
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July 09, 2013
09
Jul'13
Privacy International challenges US and UK internet spying
Lobby group Privacy International has filed a legal challenge to internet surveillance programmes by US and UK intelligence agencies
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July 08, 2013
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Jul'13
CIO interview: Bob Harris, CTO, Channel 4 - on big data
C4 is using big data to gain insight into audience behaviour but CTO Bob Harris says it is difficult to analyse data before you know its value
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July 08, 2013
08
Jul'13
McAfee completes Stonesoft acquisition
Intel-owned McAfee has completed its acquisition of Finnish firewall firm Stonesoft in a $389m deal announced in May
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July 08, 2013
08
Jul'13
UK takes cyber threats to infrastructure seriously
The UK is taking seriously potential cyber threats to critical national infrastructure, according to GCHQ head Iain Lobban
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
Apple phishing attacks up, warns Kaspersky Lab
Spam emails with links to fraudulent websites are increasing as the theft of Apple IDs and credit card information escalates
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
Tougher EU penalties for cyber crime not enough, say security experts
The European Parliament has adopted a draft directive to toughen up EU penalties for cyber crime, but security experts say this is not enough on its own
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
Security Think Tank: Prism unlikely to change much
Does the data collected by Prism put the US Government at risk from other state or non-state sponsored activists?
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
UK joins EU demands for Google to rewrite privacy policy
The UK’s privacy watchdog has joined data protection authorities in France, Spain, Germany and Italy in demanding changes to Google’s privacy policy
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
NSA Prism scandal could hit US cloud providers, says EC vice-president
EC vice-president Neelie Kroes says US cloud services providers could lose business because of fears over US Prism surveillance programme
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July 05, 2013
05
Jul'13
MoD teams up with defence firms for cyber security
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) joins nine large defence and telecoms companies to strengthen the UK’s cyber security
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July 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
Rangers FC get Wi-Fi from Huawei
Scottish football club Glasgow Rangers kits out its Ibrox stadium with Huawei technology to bring Wi-Fi to fans and visitors
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July 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
FBI warns of increased spear phishing attacks
The FBI has issued a warning about an increase in spear-phishing attacks targeting multiple industry sectors
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July 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
Yahoo acquires smart email service Xobni
Yahoo buys smart email service Xobni, hot on the heels of another multimillion dollar deal for Qwiki, maker of an iPhone short movie app
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July 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
Indonesian student wins global Kaspersky Lab security competition
An entry from Indonesia’s Bandung Institute of Technology has won the Kaspersky Lab Cyber Security for the Next Generation 2013 competition
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July 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
UK to look to army reserves for cyber security specialists
Army reservists will become specialists in cyber security as part of an overhaul announced by defence secretary Philip Hammond
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July 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
Microsoft unveils prototype 3D touchcreen
Microsoft is working on a 3D touchscreen that enables users to 'feel' through tactile feedback and manipulate images
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July 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
Yahoo acquires short movie app maker Qwiki
Yahoo has made another acquisition aimed at bolstering its position in the mobile space as part of efforts to regain lost market share
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July 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
Assassin’s Creed developer hacked, exposing user details
Ubisoft is the latest computer games company to be hacked, with usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords compromised
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July 02, 2013
02
Jul'13
Security Think Tank: Prism – Sitting duck or elaborate honeypot?
Does the data collected by Prism put the US Government at risk from other state or non-state sponsored activists?
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July 02, 2013
02
Jul'13
Collaboration key to malware success, says Microsoft
Collaborative malware is one of the latest techniques cyber attackers are using to ensure their malicious programs cannot be removed
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July 02, 2013
02
Jul'13
Senior MPs flout EU cookie law
Two years after the EU cookie regulation and UK law came into force, not all UK websites are compliant, including the sites of 13 senior MPs
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July 02, 2013
02
Jul'13
Google another step closer to EC action over business practices
Google is a step closer to punitive action by the European Commission after complainants rejected its latest set of proposals to allay concerns about its business practices
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July 01, 2013
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Jul'13
Stuxnet leak investigation leads to project originator
The US government investigation into Stuxnet leak of classified information leads to retired general in the Marines, James Cartwright
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July 01, 2013
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Jul'13
UK hit by 70 cyber espionage campaigns a month, says GCHQ
GCHQ director confirms the government is targeted by some 70 sophisticated cyber espionage campaigns every month
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July 01, 2013
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Jul'13
The Washington Post reveals more details of NSA Prism programme
The Washington Post has published new slides detailing processes in the US Prism online surveillance system
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July 01, 2013
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Jul'13
Seven Saudi social media activists jailed
Seven men have been jailed in Saudi Arabia for using Facebook and other social media to encourage anti-government protests
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June 28, 2013
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UK leads calls for internet era tax laws
The UK is calling for international tax rules to be brought up to date for the internet world to stop tax evasion by firms like Google and Amazon
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June 28, 2013
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Jun'13
NSA allowed to collect US email records, secret documents reveal
The National Security Agency (NSA) collected internet and email records of US citizens for more than 10 years, documents reveal
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June 27, 2013
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Jun'13
Uefa considers BYOD policy for Euro 2016
Uefa is considering a bring your own device (BYOD) strategy for its 7,000 volunteers during Euro 2016 to save costs on IT devices
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June 27, 2013
27
Jun'13
Is the time for antivirus software past?
Since the appearance of malware in the 1970s, adoption of antivirus (AV) software has steadily grown, but is it time to move on?
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June 27, 2013
27
Jun'13
US consumer watchdog wants sponsored search returns clearly marked
US trading authorities have ordered the world’s most popular search engines to clearly identify search returns sponsored by advertisers
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June 27, 2013
27
Jun'13
Government abandons super-connected cities broadband plans
Government plans to spend £150m on broadband infrastructure have been watered down after legal challenges by Virgin Media and BT
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June 26, 2013
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Jun'13
Encrypting enterprises miss out on cloud benefits
Enterprises sending encrypted data to the cloud are missing out on some of the greatest benefits of cloud computing, says Thales e-Security
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June 26, 2013
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Jun'13
Cloud, mobile and Macs the next targets for hackers, says Kaspersky Lab
Cloud computing, mobile devices and non-Windows operating systems will become the next targets for cyber attackers, says Kaspersky Lab
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June 24, 2013
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Jun'13
Cloud adoption immature, shows security survey
Adoption of cloud-based services is still immature in terms of security and privacy, a global survey of more than 4,000 organisations in seven countries has revealed
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June 24, 2013
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Jun'13
Identity management key to browser-based IT strategy
A cloud-based identity management system is key to enabling a browser-based IT strategy at online recruitment firm Reed.co.uk
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June 24, 2013
24
Jun'13
Mobile security model flawed, says Mobile Helix
Many companies are embracing mobile devices wrongly because the current security model is flawed, says security startup Mobile Helix
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June 24, 2013
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Jun'13
Trend Micro joins Interpol fight against cyber crime
Security firm Trend Micro has signed up to help support Interpol’s global law enforcement programmes against cyber crime
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June 24, 2013
24
Jun'13
Consumers demand action to protect their privacy online
Consumers across the world want more to be done to protect their privacy online according to new research
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June 24, 2013
24
Jun'13
Facebook bug exposes six million users' details unintentionally
Facebook has admitted that a bug caused the phone numbers and email addresses of six million users to be shared unintentionally
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June 21, 2013
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Jun'13
Most firms underestimate volume of malware, study shows
Most companies greatly underestimate the number of malicious programs appearing daily, a global survey of more than 2,000 IT professionals has revealed
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June 21, 2013
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Jun'13
ICO takes further action on Google’s collection of Wi-Fi data
The ICO has taken further action against Google over the collection of Wi-Fi data by its Street View cars, but has stopped short of a monetary penalty
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June 21, 2013
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Jun'13
UK businesses failing to secure virtual environments, study finds
Most UK businesses are failing to secure data in virtual environments, a survey of IT decision makers has revealed
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June 21, 2013
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Jun'13
Government launches cyber awareness campaign
UK government debuts the first stage of a £4m cyber awareness campaign as part of the National Cyber Security Programme
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June 21, 2013
21
Jun'13
EU data protection regulators begin action against Google
Privacy regulators across Europe are beginning to take action against Google for failing to change the way it manages user data
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June 20, 2013
20
Jun'13
LinkedIn social networking site hit by DNS hijacking
Professional networking site LinkedIn has been hit by a DNS hijacking attack, but the service appears to have been restored after two breaks
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June 20, 2013
20
Jun'13
Microsoft reverses Xbox One game restrictions
Microsoft has reversed its controversial decision to impose restrictions on pre-owned games for its latest Xbox One console
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June 20, 2013
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Jun'13
DuckDuckGo trebles searches after Prism surveillance scandal
DuckDuckGo, which does not track users' activities, has shot to prominence since US Prism online monitoring programme was revealed
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June 20, 2013
20
Jun'13
Microsoft offers cash rewards for security bug hunters
Microsoft unveils security bounty programmes to improve its products through responsible disclosure of flaws that could be exploited by hackers
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June 19, 2013
19
Jun'13
Grass Roots Group extends Google roll-out with Play apps
Grass Roots Group (GRG) is among a number of organisations expanding its Google deployment with apps from the Play marketplace
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June 19, 2013
19
Jun'13
Lock up admin accounts to defeat hackers, says Cyber-Ark
Hackers typically target privileged admin accounts to gain access to all computer systems, says David Higgins, senior sales manager Cyber-Ark
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June 18, 2013
18
Jun'13
Yahoo joins tech firms declaring US data request numbers
Yahoo is the latest technology firm to reveal statistics on US government surveillance requests
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June 18, 2013
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Jun'13
PM calls meeting to tackle online porn
Prime Minister David Cameron has called a meeting with internet firms to discuss ways of blocking images of child sex abuse and to prevent children from viewing pornography online
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June 13, 2013
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Jun'13
Cyber attacks top banking risk, says Bank of England
Cyber attacks are the top risk for UK banks, says Andrew Haldane, director of financial stability at the Bank of England