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February 12, 2015
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Feb'15
Airwave's Tetra emergency services radio "costly and inflexible"
Incumbent Airwave failed to advance to the next stage of the Emergency Services Network procurement because its Tetra radio technology was too inflexible for current needs, according to reports
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February 04, 2015
04
Feb'15
National Grid uses IBM to add predictive maintenance capabilities
National Grid is using cloud-based analytics powered by IBM SoftLayer to provide preventative maintenance
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December 15, 2014
15
Dec'14
Lloyd’s Register Foundation grants £10m to Alan Turing Institute
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation has announced £10m in funding over five years to support research by the Alan Turing Institute
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December 11, 2014
11
Dec'14
DECC publishes annual report on delayed smart meter scheme
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published its annual report on the roll-out of smart electricity and gas meters
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November 21, 2014
21
Nov'14
EDF extends IT outsourcing contract with Capgemini
Utilities company EDF Energy has extended its IT outsourcing contract with Capgemini by another two years
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October 27, 2014
27
Oct'14
Incident response: a common failing
Organisations hit by cyber attacks often lack an effective incident response plan. Why are so many unprepared?
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October 27, 2014
27
Oct'14
Hitachi Data Systems ploughs ahead with social innovation plans
Hitachi Innovation Forum expects 16,000 delegates to share user cases on how technology is making society safer
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October 22, 2014
22
Oct'14
Firms lack technology for workforce of the future
European businesses will rely increasingly on freelance, geographically dispersed employees as they vie to attract the top skills to their organisations over the next 5 years.
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October 22, 2014
22
Oct'14
EMC buys out Cisco’s stakes in VCE as year-on-year revenue jumps 9%
Storage giant EMC has reported a 9% increase year on year for the third quarter of 2014, thanks to revenue rises across its divisions
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October 15, 2014
15
Oct'14
Industrial control systems: What are the security challenges?
Targeted attacks on industrial control systems are the biggest threat to critical national infrastructure, says Kaspersky Lab
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October 10, 2014
10
Oct'14
Fear and loathing could hold back UK internet of things, says KPMG report
More than two-thirds of UK consumers fear growing number of interconnected devices make it too easy for things to go wrong
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October 02, 2014
02
Oct'14
DDN launches scale-out NAS GS7K GPFS product bundle
DataDirect Networks launches the GS7K, a pre-configured GPFS scale-out NAS/parallel file system storage product
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September 23, 2014
23
Sep'14
UKtech50 2014 - help us choose the 50 most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly is launching the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT - tell us your nominations
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September 17, 2014
17
Sep'14
Risk management key to cyber strategy, says BP
Cyber attacks constitute a group-level risk that is managed as part of BP’s standard set of risk management processes, says group chief
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September 08, 2014
08
Sep'14
BP spends £2m developing apps to train business leaders
BP is scrapping online courses in favour of apps and portals that can deliver bite-sized information and training when it's needed
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July 10, 2014
10
Jul'14
UK leads international partnership to fight financial malware
The UK National Crime Agency is leading international collaboration between law enforcement and the private sector to fight bank theft malware
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July 09, 2014
09
Jul'14
Why using voice biometrics is a good idea
Banks and other organisations are turning to voice biometrics, but why do they believe the technology is good idea?
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July 07, 2014
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Jul'14
Smart light bulbs get security update
Smart light bulb maker LIFX has issued a firmware update after security researchers exposed a security weakness
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July 04, 2014
04
Jul'14
Security Think Tank: The dos and don’ts of a good incident response plan
What does a good information security incident response plan look like?
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July 03, 2014
03
Jul'14
Facebook apologises over psychological experiments
Facebook has apologised over the controversial psychological experiments carried out on 689,000 users without their consent in 2012
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July 01, 2014
01
Jul'14
Industrial control systems increasingly under attack, says Kaspersky
Targeted attacks on industrial control systems take place on a regular and increasing basis, says Kaspersky Lab
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June 30, 2014
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Jun'14
Facebook under fire over secret experiment on users
Facebook has come under fire for conducting a psychology experiment on 689,000 users without their consent
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June 27, 2014
27
Jun'14
Wearable tech must comply with privacy laws, warns ICO
Wearable technology must comply with UK data privacy laws, warns the ICO
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June 27, 2014
27
Jun'14
Google begins complying with European takedown requests
Google has begun removing search results in response to takedown requests from European citizens
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June 20, 2014
20
Jun'14
Centrica's datacentre move to HP still not complete after three and a half years
Centrica is yet to transfer its entire datacentre operations to HP despite signing a contract with the supplier in 2010
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June 17, 2014
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Jun'14
Domino’s breach underlines value of personal data, say experts
The latest cyber breach to hit a high-profile brand underlines the high value of personal data, say security experts
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June 16, 2014
16
Jun'14
Microsoft admits running out of IP addresses for Azure
Microsoft has assured US Azure customers data remains in the US, despite running out of US-registered IP addresses at times
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June 11, 2014
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Jun'14
EE drives mobile phone deals with CRM software implementation
Mobile phone operator Everything Everywhere claims a 400% increase in phone deals after rolling out customer relationship management software
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June 09, 2014
09
Jun'14
IT departments unprepared for internet of things
Only 41% of IT professionals are working on projects to prepare their business for the internet of things
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June 09, 2014
09
Jun'14
Turing Test 2014 marks historic milestone in artificial intelligence
A computer program has made history by passing the artificial intelligence test set by computer science pioneer Alan Turing
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June 06, 2014
06
Jun'14
Microsoft retaliates to China’s Windows 8 spying claims
Microsoft has launched a social media campaign against China’s claims that Windows 8 is being used for US spying
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June 05, 2014
05
Jun'14
CIOs should 'leave innovation to marketing'
CIOs should focus on managing the technical infrastructure and leave innovation to other parts of the business – conclusion of a major study.
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June 02, 2014
02
Jun'14
Cyber threats hiding in plain sight, says Palo Alto Networks
Cyber attackers exploit commonly used business applications to bypass security controls, research shows
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May 30, 2014
30
May'14
UK shoe retailer Office hit by data breach
Data breach at UK shoe retailer Office prompts calls for online firms to beef up security around customer details
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May 30, 2014
30
May'14
IT supplier insolvencies fall for first time as economy recovers
Technology companies have reached a turning point as insolvencies fall for the first time in 2014
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May 30, 2014
30
May'14
Google launches right-to-be-forgotten application form
Google has introduced an online application form for Europeans who want personal data to be removed from online search results
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May 27, 2014
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May'14
Android Outlook app has privacy issues, warn researchers
Microsoft’s Outlook.com app for Android is exposing users' data, warn security researchers
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May 23, 2014
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May'14
eBay under fire over handling of data breach
eBay is coming under increasing criticism over its handling of the data breach that exposed millions of user records
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May 20, 2014
20
May'14
US cyber criminal jailed for 20 years
US authorities have jailed a cyber criminal for 20 years, for trading in stolen credit cards and identities
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May 20, 2014
20
May'14
Shell thinks technology first in preparation for internet of everything
Shell is reshaping its business to think technology first as it uses the internet of everything to change its business processes
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May 16, 2014
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May'14
Internet of things security is relevant to business, says researcher
Internet of things is relevant to enterprise information security professionals, says researcher
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May 16, 2014
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May'14
Minnesota passes mobile kill switch law to stop theft
Minnesota has become the first US state to introduce legislation aimed at reducing the theft of smartphones
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May 09, 2014
09
May'14
Orange data breach underlines need for encryption, say experts
The theft of 1.3 million customer records from Orange, France underlines the need for encryption, say experts
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May 09, 2014
09
May'14
Facebook debuts ‘Rapid Deployment Data Centre’ design in Swedish facility
Facebook is expanding its Luleå datacentre in Sweden by deploying Rapid Deployment Data Centre (RDDC) design developed in collaboration with Emerson Power Network
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May 08, 2014
08
May'14
Internet privacy could thwart data security, warns expert
Steps to improve online privacy could thwart data security, warns security expert Hugh Thompson
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May 02, 2014
02
May'14
Addressing security and privacy on the industrial internet
The smart grid and smart meters are part of the wider industrial internet, which will offer insight into people’s life at home. What are the security implications?
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May 02, 2014
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May'14
City University London launches data science and cyber security courses
City University London will this year begin its first post-graduate courses in data science and cybersecurity.
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May 01, 2014
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May'14
British Gas brings central heating control to smartphones with AWS
British Gas used public cloud IT to enable people remotely control their homes’ central heating with smartphone apps and save on utility bills
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April 30, 2014
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Apr'14
Infosec 2014: Threat knowledge is key to cyber security, say experts
Business should improve awareness of cyber risks to stay ahead of criminals, say experts
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April 30, 2014
30
Apr'14
Software developers suffer as IT companies endure rising insolvencies
Increase in the number of IT insolvencies expected as the economy improves