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March 14, 2018
14
Mar'18
WhatsApp to suspend data sharing with Facebook
WhatsApp has agreed to stop sharing personal data with Facebook until data protection concerns are addressed
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March 14, 2018
14
Mar'18
Kenyan solar supplier leans on IoT and fintech for new growth
Mastercard packed its stand at Mobile World Congress with new use cases for fintech in the developing world and launched a new partnership with Kenyan solar energy supplier M-KOPA
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March 14, 2018
14
Mar'18
Researchers accused of irresponsible disclosure of AMD chip flaws
Israel-based researchers have been accused of irresponsible disclosure for going public with more than a dozen security flaws discovered in AMD processors
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March 13, 2018
13
Mar'18
Stoke Council picks VX Fiber to light up fibre broadband network
VX Fiber’s Open Access Platform will allow Stoke-on-Trent council to realise a return on its fibre investment while bringing gigabit broadband services to homes and businesses
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March 13, 2018
13
Mar'18
Government hands out £95m for local full-fibre broadband
The government has named the first recipients of a £190m tranche of funding to realise local full-fibre broadband projects
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March 13, 2018
13
Mar'18
Slingshot router malware: a warning for businesses
A stealthy malware that has been used to carry out cyber espionage undetected for six years should raise a red flag to businesses, say security commentators
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March 12, 2018
12
Mar'18
Digital for rural areas worth up to £26bn to UK economy
A study commissioned by Amazon has posited that greater use of digital tools and services could be worth between £12bn and £26bn per annum to the UK economy
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March 12, 2018
12
Mar'18
Eight new cyber threats a second in Q4 2017, McAfee report reveals
There was an increase in cyber attacks on healthcare organisations, the use of fileless malware and cryptocurrency mining in the last three months of 2017, with eight new threats a second
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March 12, 2018
12
Mar'18
Scottish government to spend £25m to fill 4G coverage gaps
The Scottish government has announced a £25m programme to infill gaps in 4G mobile network coverage across Scotland
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March 09, 2018
09
Mar'18
Government reveals winners of 5G mobile competition
The government has unveiled the winners of a multimillion-pound competition to create 5G mobile network testbeds around the UK
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March 09, 2018
09
Mar'18
UK government criticised over lack of GDPR explanation
Most IT decision makers in the UK are critical of the government for failing to educate organisations about the GDPR and its implications, and few have a clear understanding of it, a survey shows
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March 09, 2018
09
Mar'18
Cryptojacking cyber criminals up their game
Cyber criminals hijacking computing resources to mine for cryptocurrencies are raising their efforts to bypass enterprise security controls, researchers have found
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March 08, 2018
08
Mar'18
UK cyber security certification pilot launched
UK businesses now have the opportunity to improve their cyber security and prove they have taken steps to protect data they hold, thanks to a police-backed certification scheme
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March 08, 2018
08
Mar'18
Businesses warned not to ignore cryptojacking threat
Businesses should not ignore the threat of malware designed to carry out illicit cryptocurrency mining, warns NTT Security
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March 07, 2018
07
Mar'18
Businesses under pressure to allow easier access to cloud
Businesses are under pressure from employees to use consumer-focused authentication methods for cloud applications, but that could have both positive and negative security implications, warns Gemalto
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March 07, 2018
07
Mar'18
Cyber security is a team sport, says NCSC
The UK’s national cyber security agency aims to help organisations understand the need to act collaboratively and collectively against the cyber threat, urging them to raise the bar
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March 06, 2018
06
Mar'18
Most Britons concerned about personal data sharing
Most UK consumers are concerned about personal data they have shared online, but few know the extent of that data or their rights, a survey shows, indicating a need for education and transparency
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March 05, 2018
05
Mar'18
Most healthcare organisations have been breached, report shows
Less than a third of global healthcare organisations remain untouched, as data breaches rise across the industry, a report reveals
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March 05, 2018
05
Mar'18
Fibre broadband network builder challenges ASA on fake fibre
CityFibre has filed for a judicial review of the Advertising Standards Authority’s November 2017 decision to allow fibre-to-the-cabinet broadband to be advertised as fibre
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March 05, 2018
05
Mar'18
Interview: Andy Street, mayor of the West Midlands
West Midlands mayor Andy Street talks about why digital is key to the region’s economic growth, his hunt for a chief digital officer, and the importance of skills and collaboration
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March 02, 2018
02
Mar'18
Cyber crime is a top threat to UK charities, says NCSC
Cyber crime poses the most serious threats to UK charities, the National Cyber Security Centre has warned
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March 02, 2018
02
Mar'18
Equifax ups breach figure by a further 2.5 million
Credit rating agency Equifax has increased the number of US records believed to have been compromised in 2017
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March 02, 2018
02
Mar'18
Memcached servers irresistible to DDoS attackers, expert warns
In the light of the biggest distributed denial of service attack to date against GitHub, organisations should ditch memcached servers or risk a blizzard of blistering attacks, says security researcher
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March 01, 2018
01
Mar'18
Trust underpins innovation, says UK information commissioner
Underlining the relevance of data protection legislation to business, the UK information commissioner says consumer trust is key to innovation
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March 01, 2018
01
Mar'18
Ofcom to enforce new rules on broadband speed disclosure
Telecoms regulator Ofcom is to impose new measures on broadband providers, forcing them to provide better information about speeds to consumers
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March 01, 2018
01
Mar'18
ICO head tops DataIQ data leader list
The UK’s information commissioner has been named at the top data leader for 2018 in the DataIQ 100 list of most influential data leaders
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February 28, 2018
28
Feb'18
Affiliate marketing industry failing on privacy compliance
The affiliate marketing industry needs to clean up its act in terms of privacy law compliance, a review of more than 900 websites has revealed
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February 28, 2018
28
Feb'18
Salary is not top way to attract cybersec pros, report reveals
Salary is not the highest priority for cyber security professionals, a report on hiring and retaining top cyber security talent shows
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February 28, 2018
28
Feb'18
Firms failing to learn from cyber attacks
Organisations are failing to learn from cyber attacks, and lax security practices are leaving organisations worldwide open to damaging cyber attacks, a report reveals
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February 28, 2018
28
Feb'18
Businesses urged to patch Oracle WebLogic flaw
Security researchers are again urging businesses to patch an Oracle WebLogic flaw that continues to be exploited by cyber criminals to mine cryptocurrencies
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February 27, 2018
27
Feb'18
King’s College dumps legacy SAN for Nimble hybrid flash
Cambridge college triples storage capacity for VMware virtualised environment and adds Veeam backup. Nimble hybrid flash ensures rapid data access with Sata bulk storage behind
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February 27, 2018
27
Feb'18
Understanding the cyber threat key to UK defence, says NCSC
Understanding cyber threats is key to defending the UK and ensuring it is a safe place to do business, says the National Cyber Security Centre
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February 27, 2018
27
Feb'18
GDPR will have positive ripple effect, says US consumer group
New EU data protection laws will have a positive ripple effect around the world, according to a US consumer group
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February 26, 2018
26
Feb'18
Cryptomining is top attack type, says Malwarebytes
Malicious cryptomining has been the top cyber criminal activity detected since September 2017, a report reveals
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February 26, 2018
26
Feb'18
Cyber criminals catching up with nation state attacks
The trickle-down effect of advanced “military-grade” tools is seeing the gap between cyber criminal and nation state attack capabilities closing, outpacing many organisations’ defence capabilities
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February 26, 2018
26
Feb'18
2018 could be year of mobile malware, says McAfee
Security firm announces several mobile industry partnerships as its latest mobile threat report shows mobile malware is becoming increasingly popular with cyber attackers
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February 26, 2018
26
Feb'18
Most UK small firms still not prepared for GDPR, FSB survey shows
Most small businesses are not prepared for new data regulations, according to research by the Federation of Small Businesses
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February 23, 2018
23
Feb'18
GDPR is having positive impact on privacy profession, says IAPP
The EU’s new data protection rules are driving greater interest in the privacy profession, and provide an opportunity to develop new business plans, says privacy association
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February 23, 2018
23
Feb'18
Public education important in new data protection era, says ICO
UK information commissioner Elizabeth Denham tells Data Protection 2018 event of the tough requirements ahead in a new age of data regulation
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February 23, 2018
23
Feb'18
Ofcom pledges to halve the cost of full-fibre broadband network builds
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has finalised plans to make full-fibre broadband network builds cheaper, and encourage more private sector investment
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February 23, 2018
23
Feb'18
Avast discovers Tempting Cedar Android spyware campaign
Security researchers have uncovered a three-year-old Android spyware campaign spread through social media and targeting people in the Middle East
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February 22, 2018
22
Feb'18
5G mobile network rocks up in Brighton
Digital Catapult and the Coast to Capital LEP will switch on a 5G mobile network test bed in Brighton in April 2018
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February 22, 2018
22
Feb'18
Google calls out Microsoft for failing to fix reported flaw
Google’s Project Zero has gone public with a Windows 10 flaw that Microsoft claimed to have fixed in its February security update
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February 22, 2018
22
Feb'18
Email attacks and incident detection top security challenges
Email inboxes are the weakest link in security perimeters, and companies struggle with detecting security incidents quickly and accurately, a report finds
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February 21, 2018
21
Feb'18
UK organisations failing to take action against fraud
UK organisations are facing increasingly complex and costly incidents of fraud partly due to increasing cyber fraud, yet few are making use of the anti-fraud technologies available, a survey has revealed
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February 21, 2018
21
Feb'18
Manchester Science Partnerships opens competition to drive data science and tech startups forward
Manchester Science Partnerships has begun a competition for startups to win free desk space at its Tech Incubator
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February 21, 2018
21
Feb'18
CityFibre launches consumer broadband partnership in Aberdeen
CityFibre and Vodafone are preparing to launch a consumer FTTP broadband service in Aberdeen
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February 21, 2018
21
Feb'18
Security leaders investing in automation and AI, study shows
Automation and artificial Intelligence are being used to defend against cyber threats, says report, but experts warn that these tools and technologies can be exploited by attackers
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February 21, 2018
21
Feb'18
VX Fiber brings Swedish open access full-fibre broadband model to UK
Flush with success in its home market, Swedish open access full-fibre broadband specialist VX Fiber is launching in the UK, with plans to shake up service delivery to users by helping local councils monetise their network assets
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February 21, 2018
21
Feb'18
Economic impact of cyber crime is significant and rising
Cyber attacks are becoming easier to carry out while defences remain inadequate, study shows