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IT for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
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May 13, 2016
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May'16
Swift reports another Bangladesh central bank-style cyber attack
Global financial messaging organisation Swift warns of a highly adaptive cyber criminal campaign targeting banks with user credentials to submit transfer requests
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May 12, 2016
12
May'16
IAM central to Deutsche Bank’s digital transformation
Deutsche Bank is using a centralised identity and access management (IAM) system and an application program interface (API) architecture for digital transformation
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May 12, 2016
12
May'16
CCS technology products framework to focus on quality, not cost
The Crown Commercial Service’s £4bn technology products and services framework opens up for SMEs and moves focus to quality rather than price
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May 11, 2016
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May'16
Ebay sellers demand better broadband and mobile
A study of SME sellers conducted by eBay in the UK finds that many feel held back by poor broadband and mobile coverage
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May 09, 2016
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May'16
EE expands 4G roll-out with satellite backhaul
EE signs communications provider Avanti to use satellite capacity for mobile backhaul on its 4G network at a number of sites in the UK
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May 06, 2016
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May'16
Ransomware emerges as a top cyber threat to business
Security researchers at Kasperky Lab and FireEye confirm that the upward trend of ransomware is continuing and has emerged as a top threat to business
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May 05, 2016
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May'16
BT pledges to pass two million homes with FTTP by 2020
Telecoms giant ramps up rhetoric around ultrafast broadband following Ofcom’s criticism in its recent market review
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May 04, 2016
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May'16
D-Day for GDPR is 25 May 2018
The European Parliament’s official publication of the General Data Protection Regulation means it will become enforceable on 25 May 2018
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April 29, 2016
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Apr'16
Cyber security in Belgium will gain prominence after terror attacks
Belgium’s physical security has been branded inadequate, so how does the country’s cyber security measure up?
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April 29, 2016
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Apr'16
Saudi Arabia could warm to cloud computing, so long as regulation and connectivity keep pace
One of the world’s biggest oil producers has responded to tumbling crude prices by announcing a $2tn war chest to fund an economic diversification strategy, with IT set to be a beneficiary
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April 28, 2016
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Apr'16
Disrupting IT in the Nordics, from banks to taxis
IT is dramatically changing traditional industry sectors in the Nordic region. Computer Weekly examines the transformation
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April 27, 2016
27
Apr'16
Mobilising a workforce drives up performance and productivity
Mobile workers are also more creative, satisfied and loyal, says EIU study
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April 27, 2016
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Apr'16
IPv6 alone will not secure IoT, warns GE CISO
It is important for all users of the internet of things to understand what they are getting into with IPv6, and to be aware of the risks and myths, says GE CISO Hanns Proenen
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April 27, 2016
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Apr'16
Singapore is second most cloud ready country in Asia-Pacific
Broadband quality, data privacy and pro-business regime makes Singapore the second most cloud ready country in the Apac region
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April 26, 2016
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Apr'16
Business failing to learn lessons of past cyber attacks, report shows
Organisations are still failing to address basic security issues and well-known attack methods, Verizon’s latest Data Breach Investigations Report reveals
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April 25, 2016
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Apr'16
Indonesian internet users turn to smartphones to go online
Organisations with a cyber footprint in Indonesia must understand most internet users in the country access online content and services on smartphones
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April 19, 2016
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Apr'16
Employees’ use of personal devices puts firms at risk of malware infection, says report
Downloaders care about their own security while grabbing pirated content, not that of their employers
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April 11, 2016
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Apr'16
Hyperoptic launches FTTP services in Brighton
Hyperoptic rolls out its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband service to housing developments in Brighton
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April 08, 2016
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Apr'16
Interview: GDS CTO Liam Maxwell and deputy CTO Andy Beale
Government Digital Service’s Liam Maxwell and Andy Beale talk about the service’s future, its relationship with departments, tactical outsourcing extensions and lessons learned
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April 07, 2016
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Apr'16
Digital Leaders Awards open for public vote
The Digital Leaders 100 is open for a public vote to decide the winners of this year’s awards, including Digital Leader and FinTech Innovation of the Year
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March 30, 2016
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Mar'16
HMRC reaches agreement with IT suppliers on Aspire contract exit
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) plans on going to market next month for a number of smaller IT services contracts for a phased exit of its Aspire outsourcing deal
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March 30, 2016
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Mar'16
Security should be driven by business, says Corvid’s Andrew Nanson
Information security should be business-driven and investments assessed for their effectiveness and business value, according to Corvid CTO
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March 29, 2016
29
Mar'16
Cyber criminals use Microsoft PowerShell in ransomware attacks
A newly discovered family of ransomware, dubbed PowerWare, uses Microsoft PowerShell to target organisations through macro-enabled documents
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March 24, 2016
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Mar'16
Businesses urged to update Apple software to dodge zero-day attacks
Security experts are urging Apple Mac, iPhone and iPad users to update their operating systems to avoid data-stealing attacks that exploit a new zero-day vulnerability
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March 23, 2016
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Mar'16
Canadian Elizabeth Denham set for the UK's next information commissioner
Canadian privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham is to become the UK's next information commissioner as government pushes ahead with the snoopers' charter
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March 23, 2016
23
Mar'16
US hospital claims to have fought off a ransomware attack
A hospital in Kentucky claims to have regained control of its IT systems five days after cyber criminals hit it with a ransomware attack
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March 21, 2016
21
Mar'16
Southend Council to connect key sites with dark fibre network
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council selects CityFibre to supply a 50km dark fibre network across 120 public sector sites in the town
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March 21, 2016
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Mar'16
National Cyber Security Centre to be UK authority on information security
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is to be the UK's one-stop authority on infosec, based in London and led by GCHQ's Ciaran Martin
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March 14, 2016
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Mar'16
NHS England injects £55m to boost e-Referrals uptake
NHS England will use £55m to reward GPs and hospitals using digital referrals by 2018 to increase uptake of its e-Referrals programme
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March 09, 2016
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Mar'16
Lack of security knowledge limiting business initiatives, survey shows
Security concerns are limiting the adoption of cloud and mobility throughout organisations, according to the first Dell Data Security Survey
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March 02, 2016
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Mar'16
GDS hindered delivery of rural payments programme, says PAC
The rural payments programme was a “Whitehall fiasco” with too much focus on the digital front end, says the public accounts committee (PAC)
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March 01, 2016
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Mar'16
RSAC16: US works on data access agreement with UK
The US is negotiating with the UK to establish a new framework that will permit UK authorities to access electronic communications directly from US companies
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February 25, 2016
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Feb'16
Cyber crime is fastest growing economic crime, says PwC report
More than half of UK organisations say they expect to be the victim of cyber crime in the next two years, suggesting it will become the UK’s largest economic crime, says a PwC report
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February 23, 2016
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Feb'16
Social engineering confirmed as top information security threat
Cyber attackers shifted away from automated exploits in 2015 and instead tricked people into doing the dirty work, Proofpoint researchers found
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February 22, 2016
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Feb'16
HR technology heads to cloud in Finland
Computer Weekly talked to Finnish experts about Finnish enterprises moving to cloud-based HR IT systems
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February 17, 2016
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Feb'16
HMRC shares details of IT transformation plans
HM Revenue & Customs has published its IT strategy outlining how it plans to transform its IT estate by taking a platform approach, moving to virtual infrastructure and cloud-based services
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February 16, 2016
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Feb'16
EU managers need to up cyber security collaboration, study finds
There is still much work to be done in the area of collaboration and sharing responsibility when it comes to preventing data breaches, a study has found
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February 12, 2016
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Feb'16
US IT professionals overconfident in cyber attack detection, study finds
Most US IT professionals are confident in key security controls to detect cyber attacks – but unsure how long it would take automated tools to discover a breach
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February 11, 2016
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Feb'16
Social engineering is top hacking method, survey shows
Social engineering tops the list of popular hacking methods, underlining the need for continuous monitoring, according to security firm Balabit
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February 11, 2016
11
Feb'16
TechUK calls on government to take reports on spy laws seriously
Government must address the fundamental concerns raised by expert witnesses, MPs and Lords about the draft Investigatory Powers Bill, says TechUK
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February 10, 2016
10
Feb'16
MK:Smart enlists IoT supplier ThingWorx for speedy development
Milton Keynes smart city project selects ThingWorx to provide a rapid application deployment environment
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February 08, 2016
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Feb'16
Bulk data collection unnecessary for surveillance, says cyber expert
Opting for bulk data collection and other intrusive surveillance overlooks other means available that do not involve collateral damage to businesses and innocent people, says cyber expert
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February 04, 2016
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Feb'16
Google’s Chrome to flag deceptive embedded content
Browser will warn of any embedded content such as ads that pretend to act like, and look and feel like, a trusted entity
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February 01, 2016
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Feb'16
DDoS is most common cyber attack on financial institutions
January’s attack on HSBC is typical for the financial sector, but no business should consider itself unlikely to be targeted in this way, say security experts
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January 29, 2016
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Jan'16
ICO launches data privacy assessment tool for SMEs
The ICO has launched an online self-assessment tool to help SMEs to comply with data protection laws and improve data handling procedures
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January 28, 2016
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Jan'16
Business urged to take action on data privacy
Security professionals use Data Protection Day to encourage businesses to do more to protect personal data
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January 27, 2016
27
Jan'16
Keep data safe or risk financial impact, ICO warns business
The knock-on effect of a data breach can be devastating for a company, warns information commissioner Christopher Graham
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January 27, 2016
27
Jan'16
New government plan to support cyber security startups
Government has announced a £250,000 programme to increase the rate of cyber security startup development in the UK
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January 27, 2016
27
Jan'16
Average DDoS attacks fatal to most businesses, report reveals
Criminal activity is top motivation for DDoS attacks as average attacks become strong enough to down most businesses, Arbor Networks report reveals
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January 22, 2016
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Jan'16
$54m cyber fraud hits aircraft supplier share price
Austrian aircraft industry supplier reports cyber fraud loss of $54m, way above the average cost of the worst breaches in the UK of up to $4.4m in 2015