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May 03, 2012 03 May'12
UK prepared for Olympic cyber attack, says minister

The 2012 Olympics in London will not be immune to cyber attacks, but the UK is prepared, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude.
May 03, 2012 03 May'12
Hackers deploy new attack method targeting Android

Compromised websites are serving a new Trojan targeting Android devices, warns security firm Lookout.
May 03, 2012 03 May'12
European copyright ruling good for IT innovation, say lawyers

The top European court's ruling on copyright is good news for innovation, say lawyers
May 02, 2012 02 May'12
Oracle zero-day patch should be applied with caution, warns Qualys

Oracle has released an out-of-band patch for a zero-day vulnerability, but security firm Qualys warns against rushing to apply it

May 02, 2012 02 May'12
Boingo joins Deutsche Telekom for in-flight Wi-Fi in Europe

Wi-Fi hotspot firm Boingo has announced a partnership with Deutsche Telekom to deliver wireless internet to travellers on Lufthansa flights
May 02, 2012 02 May'12
Hasty legislation a threat to internet freedom, says OSCE watchdog

Hasty legislation passed by governments in response to security fears poses a threat to internet freedom, says global media watchdog OSCE
May 02, 2012 02 May'12
US to legislate to protect Facebook passwords from employers

The US is planning legislation that will protect Facebook passwords from prying employers
April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12
Half of UK networks vulnerable to APTs

Many UK corporate networks are vulnerable to advanced persistent threats (APTs), a survey has revealed.
April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12
EC asks for help to cut costs of high-speed networks

The European Commission is asking for help on ways to cut the cost of setting up new networks for high-speed internet.
April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12
ICO issues first monetary penalty to the NHS

The Information Commissioner's Office has served the first monetary penalty against the NHS for a serious breach of the Data Protection Act.

April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12
CIO interview: David Bulman, chief information officer, Virgin Atlantic

Six months after joining Virgin Atlantic as CIO, David Bulman is leading a transformation at the airline with mobile technology at its heart.
April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12
Malware targets Macs and PCs

A malware attack is targeting computers running Mac OS and Windows, says security firm Sophos
April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12
4GBritain campaign calls on government to expedite 4G roll out

Mobile network Everything Everywhere has set up a campaign that calls on government to speed up the provision of 4G mobile data services in the UK.
April 26, 2012 26 Apr'12
Train firm replaces bespoke software off-the-shelf

Angel Trains is preparing itself for massive changes to the rail industry by replacing bespoke applications with Oracle software.
April 26, 2012 26 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Organisations need new approach to defending networks

Networks cannot be defended against advanced attacks, which demand a new response from business, say security experts at Infosec 2012
April 26, 2012 26 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Unscrubbed hard drives a threat to business, says ICO

Unscrubbed hard drives on computers that are decommissioned and sold on represent a significant risk to business
April 26, 2012 26 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Information commissioner Christopher Graham lashes out at critics

Information commissioner Christopher Graham has lashed out at critics in his keynote speech at Infosec Europe 2012 taking place in London
April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12
Conficker remains big malware threat to business

The Conficker worm is still one of the biggest malware threats to business, according to the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report
April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Internet security body to tackle SSL problems

The Trustworthy Internet Movement (TIM) is to tackle implementation and governance internet communication protocol (SSL) as its first project.
April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Patching alone can deliver 80% protection

Keeping software up to date with security patches can deliver 80% protection from cyber threats, says security firm Secunia.
April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12
1 in 5 Macs harbours malware, report reveals

One fifth of Mac computers are carrying one or more instances of Windows malware and one in 36 are carrying Mac OS X malware.
April 24, 2012 24 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Record security breaches cost UK firms billions

UK firms are suffering a record number of security breaches, costing billions of pounds a year, a survey of more than 400 businesses shows.
April 24, 2012 24 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Government committed to raising cyber security awareness, says Willetts

The UK is facing the challenge of deriving economic and social value from the internet, says Universities and Science Minister David Willetts.
April 24, 2012 24 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Hackers harness automation for website attacks

Hackers are using automated tools to compromise websites and plunder company databases, security researchers have found.
April 23, 2012 23 Apr'12
UK firms see competitors as greater cyber attack risk than criminals

More than half of UK firms expect a cyber attack in the next six months, but see competitors as a greater risk than criminals
April 20, 2012 20 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Firms leaving cloud data security to chance, study shows

UK businesses are failing to check the security controls surrounding their data in the cloud, a study has revealed.
April 20, 2012 20 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Three main data-related risks to business

There are three main risks to business related to data protection, according to the ICO.
April 20, 2012 20 Apr'12
Microsoft beats analyst Q3 estimates with $17.41bn revenues

Microsoft has reported $17.41bn third quarter revenues, beating analyst estimates
April 19, 2012 19 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Education is key to safer cloud contracts, says Suffolk CIO

Many businesses are discovering some nasty security surprises from their cloud providers, but that is no reason to shy away, says Mark Adams-Wright, chief information officer, Suffolk County Council.
April 19, 2012 19 Apr'12
Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says government snooping bill is dangerous

Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee criticises plans to allow security services to spy on internet users' e-mails, phone calls and internet browsing habits
April 18, 2012 18 Apr'12
UK organisations unprepared for EU data breach disclosure law

UK businesses admit they would be unable to identify individuals affected by a data breach within the EU's proposed 24 hour time frame
April 18, 2012 18 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Poor mobile security exposes UK firms to massive risk, study shows

UK organisations are running IT security risks by failing to respond to the trend of employees using their own mobile devices for work
April 18, 2012 18 Apr'12
(ISC)2 revamps advisory board to boost public profile of infosec professionals

Information security body (ISC)2 has revamped its advisory board to mobilise the professional community and shape public policy
April 18, 2012 18 Apr'12
UK websites still riddled with undisclosed cookies, study finds

Many UK organisations still have work to do to comply with the so-called "cookie law" that comes into force on 26 May
April 17, 2012 17 Apr'12
Enterprise Holdings uses ServiceNow to boost IT management

Car rental company Enterprise Holdings is deploying ServiceNow’s cloud services for IT service automation.
April 16, 2012 16 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: BYOD great for infosec profession, says IT head

Supporting a bring your own device (BYOD) programme is relatively simple, says the head of IT infrastructure and support services at the Geneva-based World Meteorological Organisation.
April 16, 2012 16 Apr'12
Team Poison hacking highlights need for phone security

The recording of conversations on Scotland Yard’s anti-terror hotline by hacktivist group Team Poison highlights the importance of security for telecommunications, say security experts.
April 12, 2012 12 Apr'12
BlackBerry most secure mobile platform, research finds

BlackBerry leads the pack when it comes to secure mobile platforms, according to a study by security firm Trend Micro, Bloor Research and Altimeter Group.
April 12, 2012 12 Apr'12
Not too late to prepare for cookie law deadline, says ICO

Information Commissioner Christopher Graham says it is not too late for UK organisations to prepare for the "cookie law" deadline at the end of May.
April 11, 2012 11 Apr'12
Busy security patch month for Microsoft administrators

Microsoft has released six patches, four critical, for 11 vulnerabilities in Office, Windows and various server products in its April security update.
April 10, 2012 10 Apr'12
Social media a treasure trove for hackers, Imperva warns business

A study by Imperva revealed that hackers have developed techniques for stealing information from social media sites such as Facebook
April 05, 2012 05 Apr'12
Flybe puts flight crew safety manuals on iPads

Airline Flybe is providing flight crew with iPads to allow them access safety manuals
April 05, 2012 05 Apr'12
London businesses under-prepared for Olympics, study shows

Only 23% of businesses in London and surrounding regions are fully prepared for the potential disruption caused by the 2012 Olympic Games, a YouGov survey has revealed
April 04, 2012 04 Apr'12
Lancashire council signs £62.5m superfast broadband deal

Lancashire County Council has agreed a £62.5m deal to roll-out superfast broadband across the county.
April 04, 2012 04 Apr'12
Government puts brakes on web snooping plans

In a U-turn over plans to allow security services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and web browsing, the legislation will be published only in draft
April 02, 2012 02 Apr'12
UK business fears impact of new EU data protection framework

More than half of senior UK IT managers in large enterprises believe the proposed new EU data protection framework will cost their business more money, a survey has revealed
March 30, 2012 30 Mar'12
Biggest upgrade to PAYE system to go live in April

The biggest upgrade to the UK's PAYE system since the 1950s goes live within two weeks.
March 29, 2012 29 Mar'12
EC vice-president Viviane Reding calls on MEPs to hasten EU data protection reform

EC vice-president Viviane Reding has urged MEPs to hasten reforms to EU Data Protection law, saying it can't wait two years for adoption
March 29, 2012 29 Mar'12
Twitter bug bumps followers without permission

Twitter has admitted users are being affected by a bug that randomly bumps fellow tweeters from their follow lists without permission
March 28, 2012 28 Mar'12
Collaborative strike takes down second Hlux/Kelihos botnet

A security industry collaborative strike has taken down the second Hlux or Kelihos botnet
March 28, 2012 28 Mar'12
Twitter and Google reject UK calls for censorship

Google and Twitter have rejected calls by a UK parliamentary committee to introduce measures to stop users breaking privacy injunctions, saying it would be impossible to censor content effectively
March 27, 2012 27 Mar'12
EU to set up cyber crime centre

The European Commission (EC) is proposing a European Cybercrime Centre in efforts to tackle rising levels of online crime across Europe
March 26, 2012 26 Mar'12
Will 2012 be the year of the first significant smartphone attacks?

Security researchers have warned of mobile malware for years but will 2012 prove the year of the first significant attacks on smartphones?
March 26, 2012 26 Mar'12
London Overground passengers get free Wi-Fi

London Overground has announced passengers will get an hour's free internet access with Wi-Fi hotspots at all 56 stations on the network
March 23, 2012 23 Mar'12
Google improves security of cloud services

Google has improved security by enabling cloud-hosted services like Cloud Storage to authenticate interaction with applications using certificate-based technology.
March 23, 2012 23 Mar'12
Case Study: NATS delivers Office 2010, Visio and MS Project on virtual desktops

National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is rolling out virtual desktops as part of a wider change management programme.
March 22, 2012 22 Mar'12
Internet security demands a Europe-wide strategy, says Neelie Kroes

Internet security cannot be confined to national security agencies because cyber threats come from around the world and readily cross borders, according to European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes
March 22, 2012 22 Mar'12
Improved internet security forces criminals to change tactics, says IBM

Cybercriminals are being forced to change their tactics due to improvements in several areas of internet security, such as a reduction in vulnerabilities
March 22, 2012 22 Mar'12
2011 the year of the hacktivist, Verizon data breach report reveals

The Verizon 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report reveals the dramatic rise of “hacktivism” or cyber hacking to advance political and social objectives
March 20, 2012 20 Mar'12
Data protection: It's often about locking the front door

Organisations face costly data breaches, but attacks are not necessarily sophisticated. How are criminals accessing corporate networks?
March 19, 2012 19 Mar'12
IBM moves access to UK drivers' private data offshore to datacentre in India

The UK government is to allow IBM to have access to the personal data of the UK's 43 million drivers from an Indian datacentre to cut costs.
March 16, 2012 16 Mar'12
Proposed EU data protection bad for business, says CBI

The proposed EU data protection framework will burden businesses and threaten innovation, says the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
March 15, 2012 15 Mar'12
Gartner IAM summit: Identity and access management in flux but progressing

Identity and access management (IAM) remains in a state of flux as architectures and standards evolve. But does that mean no progress in managing identity?
March 15, 2012 15 Mar'12
London Underground Wi-Fi connectivity due within months

London Underground passengers will be able to tap into Wi-Fi networks at 80 of 217 stations within a few months and 127 stations by the end of the year.
March 14, 2012 14 Mar'12
Big picture view wins UK Cyber Security Challenge for Cambridge student Jonathan Millican

The UK's newest Cyber Security Challenge champion, Jonathan Millican, scooped top honours in the final in Bristol last weekend because of his ability to see the big picture
March 14, 2012 14 Mar'12
Microsoft urges businesses to apply critical RDP patch

Microsoft is urging organisations to apply the single critical update in this month's Patch Tuesday release as soon as possible.
March 13, 2012 13 Mar'12
UK Cybersecurity Challenge opens up to infosec professionals

The third UK Cybersecurity Challenge will be bigger, more varied, and offer skills testing opportunities for information security professionals for the first time
March 12, 2012 12 Mar'12
Businesses should take action on identity and access management, says Gartner

Identity is more important than ever, but businesses are still not managing it very well in the midst of an architectural and policy transition, says Gartner
March 12, 2012 12 Mar'12
Cambridge first-year student wins UK cybersecurity challenge

Cambridge first-year student Jonathan Millican has been crowned the UK's second cybersecurity champion
March 09, 2012 09 Mar'12
Conficker still a threat to business, finds Security Intelligence Report

Conficker and other malware that exploit a vulnerability in the Windows Autorun feature continue to be top threats to business, according to security researchers at Microsoft
March 09, 2012 09 Mar'12
Police Central e-Crime Unit arrests anti-abortion hacktivist suspect

The Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) has arrested a man in Wednesbury, West Midlands, on suspicion of hacking the website of the UK's largest abortion clinic
March 09, 2012 09 Mar'12
Google's Chrome browser hacked twice in one day

Google's Chrome browser – untouchable in the past two Pwn2Own challenges – was the first to be compromised at CanSecWest 2012
March 08, 2012 08 Mar'12
Proposed EU data protection framework needs work, says ICO

There is a lot that is welcome in the proposed EU data protection framework, says deputy information commissioner David Smith.
March 08, 2012 08 Mar'12
Smartcards for transport to be rolled out nationally

The government is working with industry to roll out smartcard ticketing similar to London’s Oyster card across England and Wales.
March 08, 2012 08 Mar'12
UK views on data protection will go to Brussels, says Lord McNally

Government negotiators will take UK views to negotiations over the proposed EU data protection regulatory framework, says justice minister Lord McNally
March 07, 2012 07 Mar'12
BT and Talk Talk lose appeal against Digital Economy Act

Internet service providers BT and Talk Talk have lost an appeal against measures to tackle copyright infringement online in the Digital Economy Act
March 07, 2012 07 Mar'12
FBI informer Hector Xavier Monsegur aids in arrest of LulzSec hackers

Authorities in the US, UK and Republic of Ireland have arrested seven suspected members of hacktivist group LulzSec, including Hector Xavier Monsegur, who helped investigators
March 06, 2012 06 Mar'12
Laptop remains top mobile enterprise device, study reveals

The laptop remains the most popular mobile device for work despite an influx of smartphones and tablets, a study has revealed
March 01, 2012 01 Mar'12
RSA 2012: IT security experts urge enterprises to ban smartphone BYOD schemes

Enterprises should ban employees from using their own smartphones for work, a panel of IT security practitioners told the RSA Conference 2012
March 01, 2012 01 Mar'12
RSA 2012: Trustworthy Internet Movement launched

The trustworthiness of the internet is at risk, Philippe Courtot, chief executive officer at Qualys, warned attendees of RSA Conference 2012.
March 01, 2012 01 Mar'12
RSA 2012: Forget about hacktivists, say security experts

Businesses should forget about hacktivists and concentrate on getting the security basics right, a panel of IT security practitioners told attendees of RSA Conference 2012 in San Francisco
February 29, 2012 29 Feb'12
RSA 2012: RSA takes market-leader position seriously, says Heiser

RSA takes its market-leader position seriously to pull together the IT security industry, says Tom Heiser, president of RSA.
February 28, 2012 28 Feb'12
RSA 2012: RSA issues security industry call to arms

Security supplier RSA urges the security industry to collaborate to win the war against cyber threats to information security
February 28, 2012 28 Feb'12
RSA 2012: Trustworthy computing more important than ever, says Microsoft

Information security is becoming increasingly challenging rather than easier, according to Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing group
February 24, 2012 24 Feb'12
More than two-thirds of companies risk downtime, survey reveals

Most companies are risking downtime of their critical business systems in the light of recent data breaches suffered by third-party digital certificate authorities (CAs), a survey has revealed.
February 23, 2012 23 Feb'12
OSSIM update enables cyber threat intelligence sharing

The latest update to the Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) base system includes a mechanism for sharing cyber threat intelligence.
February 22, 2012 22 Feb'12
Acta ratification stalled pending top EU court ruling

The European Commission is to refer the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta) to the European Union's top court for legal guidance.
February 22, 2012 22 Feb'12
SAP and Samsung team up to push enterprise Android

SAP and Samsung are reported to be joining forces to make mobile devices running Google's Android operating system safer to use in the corporate environment.
February 21, 2012 21 Feb'12
Google bypassed IE too, says Microsoft

Microsoft has accused Google of bypassing the privacy settings of Internet Explorer users after Safari faux pas
February 16, 2012 16 Feb'12
Cisco wants EU to reconsider Microsoft Skype deal

Cisco is calling on European Union authorities to reconsider the unconditional approval of Microsoft’s $8.5bn acquisition of Skype.
February 14, 2012 14 Feb'12
Infosec offers stability and mobility in 2012, survey shows

The information security profession offers stability and mobility, according to the latest Career Impact Survey by industry and certification body (ISC)².
February 14, 2012 14 Feb'12
President of European Parliament critical of Acta

After a weekend of public protests against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta), the president of the European Parliament has added his voice to those of critcs.
February 13, 2012 13 Feb'12
IE update top priority for Patch Tuesday

Microsoft releases nine bulletins addressing 21 vulnerabilities in its monthly Patch Tuesday security update on 14 February
February 13, 2012 13 Feb'12
Thousands of Europeans protest against Acta

Thousands of people have taken part in co-ordinated marches across Europe in protest against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta)
February 10, 2012 10 Feb'12
Police requested Oyster card data 22,000 times

The Metropolitan Police has requested to see data on Oyster cards 22,000 times since 2008.
February 10, 2012 10 Feb'12
ICO asks government to extend powers of compulsory audit

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has submitted a business case to the government for extending the privacy watchdog’s powers to carry out compulsory audits.
February 10, 2012 10 Feb'12
US agency NOAA moves 25,000 users from RIM BlackBerry to Apple iOS

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) loses 25,000 users as US government agency NOAA moves staff to rival Apple iOS
February 10, 2012 10 Feb'12
Google launches cloud storage service Drive to rival Apple iCloud

Google is launching a cloud storage service called Drive to rival Dropbox and Apple’s iCloud
February 10, 2012 10 Feb'12
LinkedIn Q4 revenue more than doubles

Social networking site LinkedIn has reported 2011 fourth quarter revenue of $167.7m, up 105% from Q4 2010; and net income of $6.9m, an increase of 30%
February 09, 2012 09 Feb'12
ACPO announces 3 regional cybercrime units

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has announced the launch of three regional police cybercrime units at a cost of £6m.