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August 22, 2012
22
Aug'12
Dell expects tough next quarter
Dell expects third-quarter revenue to be down between 2% and 5% on second-quarter levels due to the “uncertain economic environment”
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August 21, 2012
21
Aug'12
Latest Cyber Security Challenge to address Linux skills shortage
The UK national Cyber Security Challenge has launched another competition aimed at addressing a critical Linux security skills gap
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August 10, 2012
10
Aug'12
Entrust commits to SSL despite CA/Browser Forum exit
Security firm Entrust has announced that it is withdrawing from a voluntary online security standards organisation that it co-founded and co-chaired for six years
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August 10, 2012
10
Aug'12
New Gauss cyberweapon targets Middle East
A new Flame and Stuxnet-related cyber-threat, dubbed Gauss, is targeting users in the Middle East, security researchers have revealed.
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August 09, 2012
09
Aug'12
Nearly half of firms supporting BYOD report data breaches
Nearly half of enterprises that allow bring your own device (BYOD) schemes have experienced a data breach, a study has revealed.
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August 09, 2012
09
Aug'12
Virtualisation is often a missed security opportunity
Virtualisation can improve security, but only if it is done correctly, says Rik Ferguson, director of security research at Trend Micro.
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August 07, 2012
07
Aug'12
Interview: Warren East, CEO of chip designer ARM
ARM chief discusses the growth of machine to machine technology, patent wars and why he hopes the company will stay independent
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August 06, 2012
06
Aug'12
US passes resolution to block UN control of the internet
The US House of Representatives has voted unanimously to approve a resolution preventing greater UN power of the Internet
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August 06, 2012
06
Aug'12
LinkedIn data breach costs more than $1m
LinkedIn says the forensic investigation and other recovery costs of the data breach in June could have topped $1m.
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August 03, 2012
03
Aug'12
Edinburgh Napier University to boost UK cyber defence skills
Edinburgh Napier University is launching a part-time MSc in Advanced Security and Cybercrime to help business combat rising levels of online crime.
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August 03, 2012
03
Aug'12
US to oppose plans for UN control of the internet
The US has confirmed it will resist efforts to put the internet under the control of the UN.
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August 03, 2012
03
Aug'12
Google changes Android policy to tackle malicious apps
Google has introduced stricter rules for Android applications to reduce the number of malicious apps in the Google Play app market
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August 03, 2012
03
Aug'12
Facebook share price hits new lows on news of fake accounts
Facebook shares have hit a new low after reporting slowing advertising revenue growth and admitting more than 83 million accounts may be fake
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August 02, 2012
02
Aug'12
NCC Group to acquire Matasano Security
International escrow and assurance services provider NCC Group is to acquire US-based Matasano Security in £8.4m deal.
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August 01, 2012
01
Aug'12
Big data analytics can reduce cyber risks, says ISF
Big data analytics has the potential to reduce the growing number of cyber security risks and increase business agility, says the ISF.
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August 01, 2012
01
Aug'12
Unsafe password practices cause Dropbox spam scare
Dropbox has confirmed that usernames and passwords stolen from other websites were used to sign in to a small number of Dropbox accounts.
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August 01, 2012
01
Aug'12
Twitter initiated ban on UK journalist
Twitter has admitted encouraging US broadcaster and commercial partner NBC to file a complaint that led to the suspension of a UK journalist's account
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July 31, 2012
31
Jul'12
Isolate games PCs warns researcher after Ubisoft flaw comes to light
A researcher who discovered a security flaw in Ubisoft's Uplay gaming application says PCs used for gaming should be isolated from business and other networks
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July 31, 2012
31
Jul'12
Cyber threats affect banks worldwide
Nearly a quarter of the world's banks were hit by security breaches in the past year, a study shows
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July 30, 2012
30
Jul'12
Analysis: Security not the only thing cloud adopters overlook
Security is not the only thing that is being overlooked by eager adopters of cloud-based services, it seems, with incident response also being neglected
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July 30, 2012
30
Jul'12
Hackers steal personal details of 8.7 million mobile subscribers
Hackers have accessed the personal details of 8.7 million mobile phone subscribers to South Korea's second largest telecommunications company
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July 30, 2012
30
Jul'12
US cyber chief calls on hackers to make internet secure
The head of the US Cyber Command has called on hackers to help make the internet more secure
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July 27, 2012
27
Jul'12
Twitter users targeted by Blackhole malware
Twitter users are being targeted by tweets containing malicious links that claim recipients are pictured in an online photo
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July 26, 2012
26
Jul'12
Facebook to expand rewards for hackers
Facebook is to expand its reward scheme for hackers who uncover vulnerabilities in its products to include network vulnerabilities
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July 26, 2012
26
Jul'12
Australian telco AAPT confirms Anonymous data breach
Australian telecoms firm AAPT confirms business customer data was breached by hacktivist group Anonymous at an external service provider
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July 25, 2012
25
Jul'12
Cheap consumer hardware cracks complex passwords in seconds
A dream tool for hackers capable of cracking nine billion passwords a second can be bought for as little as £400, warns hosting firm UKFast
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July 25, 2012
25
Jul'12
Three top ISPs refuse to sign UK internet code of practice
Three top internet service providers (ISPs) refuse to sign up to a code of conduct aimed at guaranteeing full and open access to the internet
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July 24, 2012
24
Jul'12
Stonesoft releases AET defence system and free test tool
Security firm Stonesoft has released an Advanced Evasion Technique (AET) defence system and testing tool in quick succession
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July 24, 2012
24
Jul'12
EC opens cybersecurity consultation
The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on cybersecurity, seeking the views of governments, businesses and citizens
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July 19, 2012
19
Jul'12
Many global firms unaware of online risk, finds KPMG
Many global organisations could do a lot more to protect their private data and reduce exposure to attacks by hackers, according to KPMG
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July 19, 2012
19
Jul'12
Europol leads initiative to pool cyber crime intelligence
Europol is to lead an initiative pooling cyber crime intelligence from business, government, law enforcement and security agencies
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July 19, 2012
19
Jul'12
Security researchers join forces to bring down Grum botnet
Security researchers have collaborated to take down Grum, the world’s third-largest botnet of hijacked computers
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July 19, 2012
19
Jul'12
Microsoft reveals 26 October launch for Windows 8
Microsoft has updated announcements that Windows 8 will be available in October, by revealing an exact launch date
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July 18, 2012
18
Jul'12
UK Cyber Security Challenge zeroes in on software developers
The UK national Cyber Security Challenge has launched another competition aimed at finding software developers to defend critical national infrastructure.
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July 18, 2012
18
Jul'12
Microsoft faces substantial EC fine over browser rules breach
Microsoft faces a large fine for failing to offer Windows users a choice of web browser despite apologising to the European Commission (EC)
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July 17, 2012
17
Jul'12
UK cyber protection should be more aggressive, say MPs
The UK should declare cyber war on states and cyber criminals who target the country, say MPs
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July 16, 2012
16
Jul'12
Sophos combines endpoint security and UTM
Security firm Sophos combines endpoint protection and unified threat management (UTM) products into a single physical or virtual appliance
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July 16, 2012
16
Jul'12
Hacker gets eight years for role in $3m hacking spree
A trio of US cybercriminals has been given stiff sentences in a case that netted $3m and has important lessons for businesses
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July 13, 2012
13
Jul'12
Yahoo Voices breach highlights basic security failings
The data breach of the details of more than 450,000 Yahoo account holders highlights common enterprise security failings, say experts
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July 13, 2012
13
Jul'12
O2 claims mobile network is fully restored
O2 claims it has fixed network problems that left hundreds of thousands of customers without mobile voice and data connections for up to 24 hours
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July 13, 2012
13
Jul'12
The most influential women in UK IT
Computer Weekly is pleased to announce the first ever list of the most influential women in UK IT
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July 12, 2012
12
Jul'12
£1m competition opens to find tech start-up with the X factor
A global competition with a £1m prize has opened with the aim of finding and funding an entrepreneur with a good idea for a start-up business in London
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July 11, 2012
11
Jul'12
Websense launches cyber security intelligence services
Security firm Websense is to launch cyber security intelligence services to enable businesses to tap into the resources of its research teams
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July 10, 2012
10
Jul'12
Websense takes aim at modern hacker attack methods
Defenders need to know themselves as well as their enemy and this can be applied to defending information security, says security firm Websense
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July 10, 2012
10
Jul'12
Eurotunnel selects QlikView over SAP for business intelligence applications
Eurotunnel, which runs Le Shuttle, is using business analytics applications built with QlikView to analyse data from its SAP system
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July 09, 2012
09
Jul'12
Google Android OS Trojan virus hits 100K devices in China
Trojan malware has hit 100,000 devices using the Google Android operating system (OS) in China, say security researchers
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July 06, 2012
06
Jul'12
Virus could cut 20,000 UK computers from web on Monday, FBI warns
The DNS Changer virus could cause 20,000 computers in the UK – of 350,000 worldwide - to lose web access on 9 July, the FBI has warned
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July 04, 2012
04
Jul'12
European Parliament rejects Acta
The European Parliament has rejected the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta)
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July 04, 2012
04
Jul'12
European Parliament votes on fate of Acta
The European Parliament is scheduled to vote today to decide the fate of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta)
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July 04, 2012
04
Jul'12
Network Rail selects Informatica MDM platform for whole-system view
Network Rail chose Informatica for the MDM stage of its change programme, aimed at reducing costs by 30% by 2019. Its Orbis unit is working with Capgemini on an eight-year asset information effort.
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July 02, 2012
02
Jul'12
Analysis: Businesses are not securing virtual environments. Why?
Virtualisation is the norm, yet a third of companies admit they have not invested in security for their virtual computing environments. Why not?
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June 29, 2012
29
Jun'12
Companies fail to secure virtual environments
A third of companies admit they have not invested in security for their virtual computing environments, a survey has revealed
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June 29, 2012
29
Jun'12
Delta brings Wi-Fi to international flights
The US airline will enable Wi-Fi connectivity on its flights serving the UK, along with its other international destinations
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June 27, 2012
27
Jun'12
Network security: Is new technology bypassing traditional controls?
Network security practices are among the most mature, but can businesses be sure network traffic is not sneaking past traditional controls?
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June 27, 2012
27
Jun'12
FTC sues Wyndham Worldwide hotel group over data breaches
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing hotel group Wyndham Worldwide over claims it failed to secure customer data
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June 27, 2012
27
Jun'12
Six arrested in the UK in worldwide FBI-led credit card data sting
Six people in the UK and 12 in the US arrested in an FBI-led sting operation that netted a total of 24 credit card cyber fraudsters in 13 countries
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June 26, 2012
26
Jun'12
Microsoft to acquire Yammer in $1.2bn deal
Microsoft has announced that it is to acquire enterprise social networking firm Yammer for $1.2bn in cash.
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June 25, 2012
25
Jun'12
Businesses fail to prepare for travel chaos during London 2012 Olympic Games
With just one month before the London 2012 Olympic Games, most employees are unaware of plans to allow them to work from home
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June 25, 2012
25
Jun'12
Two UK teenagers plead guilty to hacking charges
Two UK teenage members of hacktivist group LulzSec have pleaded guilty to charges linked with attacks on several high-profile websites
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June 25, 2012
25
Jun'12
Senior managers unaware of data locations, survey reveals
Two thirds of senior managers do not know where all their company data resides, according to a survey conducted by governance firm Varonis
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June 22, 2012
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Jun'12
Government puts final £6m grant into engineering apprenticeship fund
The government puts the last £6m grant into the Higher Apprenticeship Fund to create more opportunities in low-carbon and space engineering
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June 21, 2012
21
Jun'12
ROP mitigations top contenders for Microsoft's BlueHat Prize
Microsoft has announced the three finalists of its inaugural BlueHat innovative security protections competition
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June 21, 2012
21
Jun'12
Microsoft uses disruption strategy to tackle botnets
Disruption is the best way of tackling botnet-based cybercrime, says Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit
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June 20, 2012
20
Jun'12
European aeronautical supplier hit by Microsoft zero-day exploit
A European aeronautical supplier's website has been infected with zero-day exploit, say security researchers
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June 19, 2012
19
Jun'12
Microsoft updates free mitigation tool for enterprises
Software mitigation techniques are an important element of layered security for enterprises, says Microsoft
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June 19, 2012
19
Jun'12
Metadata could better control personal data, says Microsoft
In an increasingly data-centric world, we need to focus on the use of data, says Microsoft's Scott Charney
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June 18, 2012
18
Jun'12
US Sequoia machine takes title of fastest supercomputer
The US has overtaken Japan in the race for the world’s fastest supercomputer, with the Sequoia computer achieving 16.32 petaflop/s
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June 18, 2012
18
Jun'12
Cyber crime study concludes emphasis on defence costs too much
The cost of protection against cyber crime far exceeds the cost of the threat itself, a Cambridge University-led study has concluded
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June 18, 2012
18
Jun'12
Asian scientists call for government action on supercomputers
Scientists in India, China, Japan, Korea and India have called on their governments to collaborate on supercomputer technology
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June 14, 2012
14
Jun'12
New domain names a haven for hackers, security experts warn
The planned introduction new internet domain names could have security implications, warn researchers
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June 14, 2012
14
Jun'12
US indicts suspected UK LulzSec member
The US has indicted suspected UK LulzSec member Ryan Cleary, who may face extradition
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June 13, 2012
13
Jun'12
Many top UK executives still do not understand cyber threats, says ISSA
Many senior executives are still failing to understand the level of international cyber threat to their organisations, says ISSA.
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June 13, 2012
13
Jun'12
SMEs struggling in the face of BYOD and new cyber threats
SMEs are struggling to keep IT infrastructure up to date with cyber threats and new ways of working, a survey shows.
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June 13, 2012
13
Jun'12
ICO re-opens Google Street View Wi-Fi data investigation
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is to re-open its investigation into Wi-Fi data harvesting by Google's Street View vehicles
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June 12, 2012
12
Jun'12
Privileged accounts are hacker sweet spot
Businesses are largely failing to block hackers from exploiting privileged IT accounts to access sensitive commercial data, a survey has revealed
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June 12, 2012
12
Jun'12
2012: Will this be the year TPM finally comes of age?
Will 2012 be the year that TPM finally delivers on its potential to provide a hardware-based "root of trust" for enterprise information security?
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June 11, 2012
11
Jun'12
Flame malware gets kill command
The controllers of Flame, the most powerful cyber weapon discovered to date, have recently sent a kill command that removes the malware from some infected computers
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June 11, 2012
11
Jun'12
UK cyber fraud gang jailed for selling identity theft kits online
Six members of a UK cyber fraud ring have been jailed for selling identity theft kits online after pleading guilty at Southwark crown court
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June 08, 2012
08
Jun'12
SMEs up in arms over cookie law
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are up in arms about the last-minute changes made to policy on the newly-enforced cookie law.
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June 08, 2012
08
Jun'12
O2 is latest ISP to block The Pirate Bay
O2 is the latest UK internet service provider to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay in line with a High Court order issued at the beginning of May
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June 08, 2012
08
Jun'12
eHarmony, Last.fm join LinkedIn with password leaks
Online dating site eHarmony and Last.fm have joined LinkedIn with password leaks, as hackers focus on social networks
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June 08, 2012
08
Jun'12
Apple faces £1.43m fine in Australian 4G iPad case
Apple has agreed to pay a £1.43m fine for misleading Australians about the 4G capacity of its latest iPad in a case brought by the national consumer watchdog
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June 07, 2012
07
Jun'12
Businesses told to take LinkedIn hack seriously
Security experts are warning that the publication of encrypted LinkedIn passwords could pose a serious risk to business
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June 07, 2012
07
Jun'12
LinkedIn confirms "some" passwords stolen
LinkedIn has confirmed that "some" of the stolen passwords posted by a hacker online correspond to accounts on the professional networking site
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June 06, 2012
06
Jun'12
Top 10 tips for IPv6 security
Many organisations are being misled about the complexities surrounding IPv6 security, according to security firm Stonesoft
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June 06, 2012
06
Jun'12
Flame modules hijack Windows update
Microsoft has released a security update for its Windows operating system to block three fraudulent certificates used by Flame
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June 06, 2012
06
Jun'12
Google to warn users of state-sponsored attacks
Google has announced that it will alert users if they are being targeted by suspected state-sponsored attacks.
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June 06, 2012
06
Jun'12
Majority of UK websites fail to comply with cookie law
Most UK websites are not yet compliant with the newly enforced cookie law, a study has revealed
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June 01, 2012
01
Jun'12
ICO hits NHS Trust with biggest penalty to date
The ICO has fined Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust £325,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act
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June 01, 2012
01
Jun'12
Google wins Oracle spat over Java
Google has claimed victory in one of the central arguments in its high-profile court battle with Oracle
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May 31, 2012
31
May'12
Key EU parliamentary committees vote on Acta
Three European Parliamentary committees are to vote this week on the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta)
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May 30, 2012
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May'12
Flame: What are the immediate implications for business?
Security researchers discovered the most powerful cyber weapon to date, but what does the latest threat, dubbed Flame, mean for IT security?
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May 29, 2012
29
May'12
IT security linked to saving lives, survey reveals
More than a quarter of companies believe that if their websites go down or they suffer a major security breach it could potentially cost lives, a survey has revealed.
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May 29, 2012
29
May'12
UK lottery operator keeps eye on cyber threats
UK National Lottery operator Camelot has bolstered its cyber defences in response to an increase in targeted attacks on high-profile organisations
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May 28, 2012
28
May'12
Security researchers discover powerful cyber espionage weapon 'Flame'
Security researchers have discovered a cyber espionage weapon, dubbed 'Flame', with a functionality greater than any other known threat
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May 28, 2012
28
May'12
Google Apps for Business wins ISO 27001 certification
Google Apps for Business has earned ISO 27001 certification, a move welcomed by analysts and the UK cloud computing industry
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May 28, 2012
28
May'12
EC website fails to comply with EU data privacy cookie law
As the UK starts enforcing EU rules on cookies, it emerges that the EC's own website does not comply with the data privacy legislation
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May 28, 2012
28
May'12
Everything Everywhere brings NFC to buses
The mobile operator partnership teams with Stagecoach for NFC payments on bus and rail travel
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May 28, 2012
28
May'12
UK regulator PhonepayPlus shuts down Angry Birds smartphone scam
UK users of Android smartphones have been targeted by premium-rate phone scams masquerading as popular apps such as Angry Birds
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May 28, 2012
28
May'12
ICO criticised for last-minute changes to cookie law
The ICO has come under fire for updating its policy on the newly-enforced cookie law at the last minute