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IT for telecoms and internet organisations
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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
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October 10, 2013
10
Oct'13
Ofcom hikes spectrum licence prices
Mobile regulator Ofcom more than quadruples the annual fees mobile operators will have to pay for 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum bands
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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
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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
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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
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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
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September 30, 2013
30
Sep'13
EE hit by weekend of outages
Mobile operator EE confirms issues on its network but keeps quiet about the causes
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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
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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
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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
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September 26, 2013
26
Sep'13
What does the Public Accounts Committee want from BDUK?
MPs slammed the BDUK broadband process for making it too easy for BT. But how to rectify the situation? We take an in-depth look at the report
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September 26, 2013
26
Sep'13
MPs slam BT's rural broadband tactics
MPs have slammed BT's business practices in the roll-out of rural and superfast broadband
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September 19, 2013
19
Sep'13
NSA reveals how Snowden accessed secret Prism files
Prism whistleblower Edward Snowden accessed secret documents through a file-share, the NSA has revealed
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September 18, 2013
18
Sep'13
BlackBerry quietly launches Z30 smartphone
Mobile manufacturer BlackBerry has launched its latest flagship smartphone, the Z30, to little fanfare
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September 16, 2013
16
Sep'13
Risk assessment key to cloud adoption, says Isaca
There is mass confusion among small and medium businesses about cloud computing, says Amar Singh, chair of Isaca UK
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September 13, 2013
13
Sep'13
Vodafone appoints new UK CEO
After five years in charge, Vodafone veteran Guy Laurence is leaving his role to head up Canadian firm Rogers Communications and will be replaced by Jeroen Hoencamp
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September 10, 2013
10
Sep'13
Vodafone confirms five Midlands cities for 4G
Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield will all get Vodafone’s 4G services from the end of September
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September 09, 2013
09
Sep'13
Most websites could be targeted through PHP, warns Imperva
Hackers are focusing on vulnerabilities in PHP web application development platform, threatening most websites, warns Imperva
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September 03, 2013
03
Sep'13
Disinfecting PCs false security, says security expert
Many companies proud of their ability to identify and clean malware infected machines are missing a trick, says veteran security expert
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August 30, 2013
30
Aug'13
Three promises unlimited 4G in December
The smaller of the UK’s mobile operators claims its 4G offerings will be worth the wait
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August 27, 2013
27
Aug'13
BT to shut down dial-up in September
BT tempts its customers over to broadband services, although also offers PlusNet narrowband alternative for those outside of its footprint
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August 22, 2013
22
Aug'13
Charlie McMurdie joins PwC’s cyber practice
Charlie McMurdie, former head of the Metro Police central e-crime unit, is joining business consultancy firm PwC as its senior crime adviser
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August 16, 2013
16
Aug'13
Multimillion-pound broadband project axed in Yorkshire
Despite millions of taxpayer’s pounds sunk into the Digital Region project in South Yorkshire, the councils involved decide to drop it to save £12.5m
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August 07, 2013
07
Aug'13
Vodafone announces 4G launch date
Vodafone becomes the third mobile operator to confirm the launch of its 4G network, which will go live on the same day as O2
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July 30, 2013
30
Jul'13
ICO to investigate sale of online dating profiles
The UK’s data protection watchdog is to investigate the sale of 10,000 online dating profiles to the BBC’s Panorama programme
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July 29, 2013
29
Jul'13
Continual vigilance key to security, says Damballa
UK businesses must update their approach to cyber security to look for signs of compromise continually
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July 26, 2013
26
Jul'13
FireEye partners with Phishme for multi-layered security
Security technology developer FireEye has partnered with phishing awareness training firm PhishMe to offer a multi-layered approach to securing information networks
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July 25, 2013
25
Jul'13
MI5 and GCHQ call for FTSE 350 cyber health check
Intelligence agencies MI5 and GCHQ call on UK’s top listed companies to take part in a cyber governance health check
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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 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
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 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
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 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
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
National broadband projects key to UN goals
The Broadband Commission claims national projects are the best way to ensure the benefits of the internet are enjoyed by all
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July 12, 2013
12
Jul'13
O2 extends 4G backhaul with Virgin Media Business
Mobile operator O2 will use Virgin Media Business’s superfast fibre network to bring capacity for its 4G roll-out later in 2013
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July 11, 2013
11
Jul'13
Ofcom proposes cuts to wholesale broadband charges
The telecoms regulator wants to reduce the wholesale price BT charges to smaller ISPs, which it hopes will lead to price drops for broadband and landline packages
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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 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 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
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 04, 2013
04
Jul'13
DCMS to force BT’s hand on rural broadband gaps
Maria Miller sets up a meeting to answer calls from local broadband providers and try to make BT identify where they will be needed to connect the final 10% of the UK to superfast fibre
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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 03, 2013
03
Jul'13
EE confirms July date for doubling 4G speeds
Mobile operator EE will double the speeds of its 4G network in 12 UK cities from 4 July 2013, giving customers bandwidth of up to 150Mbps
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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?