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• August 14, 2018 14 Aug'18

  FBI warns of global ATM cyber crime spree

  The FBI has issued a warning to banks that cyber criminals are planning to steal millions in a coordinated worldwide attack on cash machines

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  ICO strengthens commitment to technology and innovation

  Information Commissioner’s Office has demonstrated its commitment to technology and innovation by appointing a new executive director to focus on this area

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  Banks lead in digital era fraud detection

  All e-commerce businesses should follow the banks’ lead in how to detect fraud in the digital era, says RSA fraud and risk expert

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  Most security pros concerned about election infrastructure

  A majority of information security professionals believe that election infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber attack, a survey shows

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  Government pumps £51m into Welsh tech hub

  Chancellor Philip Hammond promises £51m in additional investment for researchers and entrepreneurs to drive tech innovation in Wales

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  Oracle accused of ‘misleading’ investors over source of cloud revenue growth

  Database software giant faces claims in the US that it misled investors and analysts over the source of its cloud revenue growth

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  UK firms concerned about cyber arms race

  Continuous investment and activity are key in the cyber arms race, according to Databarracks, as research shows UK firms are worried about keeping up with security challenges

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  HP Inc to kit out new Spurs stadium

  Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is building a technically advanced stadium to take fan experience to new heights. It will include zBook workstations, as used on the International Space Station

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  Millions of businesses vulnerable to fax-based cyber attack

  Hackers could exploit security vulnerabilities in fax machines to launch cyber attacks in millions of organisations around the world, researchers warn, underlining the need for cyber resilience

• August 10, 2018 10 Aug'18

  Mimecast extends core email security to enable cyber resilience

  Mimecast continues to widen its cyber security capability through in-house development and strategic acquisition, as well as extend its core email security technologies to all other areas it applies

• August 10, 2018 10 Aug'18

  Butlin’s warns of potential personal data breach

  Holiday camp chain blames cyber breach on a phishing attack, implying that attackers were able to steal user credentials to access customer data – and underlining the need for security awareness training

• August 10, 2018 10 Aug'18

  Atos sets out vision for a digital Scotland

  Scotland has the potential to create a competitive advantage in the global economy through digital technologies, and could even become a cloud datacentre hub, according to Atos

• August 10, 2018 10 Aug'18

  NCR patches ATM vulnerabilities

  NCR has patched ATM vulnerabilities discovered by Positive Technologies

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Education secretary urges tech industry to transform classrooms

  Education secretary Damian Hinds has called upon large technology firms to use tech to tackle some of the biggest issues in schools

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Under half of firms use vulnerability assessments

  Less than half of organisations base their cyber defences on strategic vulnerability assessments, and a third of these do the bare minimum to meet compliance requirements, a study shows

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  ICO fines Emma’s Diary £140,000

  The UK’s privacy watchdog has fined a marketing company for illegally collecting and selling personal information for political campaigning

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Ex-HMRC tax inspector sounds alarm over suitability of IR35 online status checker tool

  As the private sector consultation on IR35 draws to a close, a former HM Revenue & Customs inspector calls into further question the suitability of the government's online tool for assessing contractors’ tax status

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Smart cities a tempting target for cyber attackers

  Smart cities are an attractive target for cyber attackers because of the growing number of connected systems embedded throughout their infrastructure

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Brace for more Triton-like attacks, researchers warn

  The world has not seen the last of industrial control system (ICS) attacks like Triton, researchers have warned

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Government sets out vision for better use of rail data

  The government and the rail industry have developed a joint action plan to remove barriers to better data use by improving access to data, developing better standards, increasing skills and encouraging collaboration

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Incomplete visibility a top security failing

  Incomplete visibility of IT environments is among the most common basic enterprise security failings, as most organisations are still failing to achieve basic cyber security hygiene, a survey reveals

• August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18

  IPSE warns government off private sector IR35 reform, as 'no deal' Brexit fears grow

  As the government prepares to close its consultation on extending the IR35 reforms to the private sector, IPSE airs concerns over the economic impact the move could have, as talk of a "no deal" Brexit for the UK continues

• August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18

  Liam Maxwell to swap government for AWS

  Government tech adviser Liam Maxwell is understood to be leaving government for a role at Amazon Web Services

• August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18

  Check Point warns of WhatsApp vulnerabilities

  Researchers are warning of vulnerabilities in WhatsApp that allow threat actors to intercept and manipulate messages sent in a group chat

• August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18

  Cyber security double agents most common in the UK

  Cyber security professionals who alternate between criminal and legitimate activities or move full-time into cyber criminal activity are more common in the UK than other countries, a report reveals

• August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18

  Dutch healthcare institutions need to think like tech sector

  The healthcare industry needs to approach technological innovation in a different way if it is to maximise the benefits for staff and patients

• August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18

  Nordic fintech becomes a significant global player

  The Nordic region accounted for three of the 10 biggest financial technology deals in the first half of 2018

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  M&S partners with Doddle for easier click-and-collect returns

  Retailer is using Powered by Doddle on its in-store devices to allow returns of online items, as well as the use of click-and-collect services

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  Government invests £3m in Wales-based Stem hub

  A science centre in Wales will be given £3m to develop a Stem hub, which will reach more diverse audiences for its delivery of science and technology teaching content

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  Starbucks to advise on development of bitcoin trading platform

  Coffee giant Starbucks has joined a group of firms advising Intercontinental Exchange on the development of a digital assets platform

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  AI security hype putting businesses at risk

  The hype around artificial intelligence may be putting businesses at risk, according to a study that found most IT decision-makers believe AI is the answer to all cyber security challenges

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  In-flight Wi-Fi availability drives passenger loyalty

  A report published by Inmarsat appears to suggest that airlines which make on-board Wi-Fi more easily available are seeing more loyal customers as a result

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  Lack of Dmarc email validation puts brands and customers at risk 

  There is a worldwide lack of Dmarc email validation to defend against fraud and phishing attacks, putting organisations and customers at risk, a study shows

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  Industrial control systems a specialised cyber target

  Cyber attackers specialising in industrial control systems are fast, efficient and able to move between IT and OT environments, a study has revealed

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  Starling raises the fintech stakes with banking-as-a-service

  Challenger bank enables companies outside the financial sector to offer their customers savings and current accounts via the bank’s APIs

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  Mobile banking Trojans reach all-time high

  Mobile banking Trojans topped the list of cyber threats in the second quarter of the year, according to research by Kaspersky Lab

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  Highlands and Islands broadband roll-out extended

  The Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband roll-out is targeting 25,000 additional homes and businesses in the Highlands and Islands region

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  Sweaty Betty revamps website to cater for digital customers

  Activewear brand has partnered with e-commerce firm Tryzens to launch a responsive site that is better suited to its increasingly digital customers

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  DfT pledges to spend one-third of its procurement budget on SMEs by 2022

  Department for Transport’s SME action plan promises to increase its spend with small and medium-sized enterprises to 33% by the end of this parliament

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  Half of UK consumers to exercise GDPR rights within a year

  More than half of UK consumers will exercise their General Data Protection Regulation rights within a year and almost two-thirds will retract or review data use because of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, a study shows

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  Virus outbreak at iPhone chip plant could delay shipments

  A computer virus at an iPhone chip manufacturing plant could delay shipments of Apple’s latest smartphones, but the impact will be limited, say analysts

• August 03, 2018 03 Aug'18

  Advertised broadband speeds dropping across UK

  Since new advertising standards around broadband were introduced in May 2018, most providers have cut the speeds they advertise, or stopped making speed claims altogether

• August 03, 2018 03 Aug'18

  BEIS research and development budget nearly £8bn in 2018/19

  Working to reach the government’s target of spending 2.4% of GDP on research and development by 2027, BEIS has increased its budget to nearly £8bn in 2018/19

• August 03, 2018 03 Aug'18

  Hyperoptic raises £250m funding to roll out full-fibre broadband

  Broadband supplier Hyperoptic claims its latest round of funding is the largest ever single investment in the UK’s burgeoning full-fibre market

• August 03, 2018 03 Aug'18

  CIO interview: Alex von Schirmeister, CDTIO, RS Components

  The electronics distributor’s chief digital, technology and innovation officer (CDTIO) on putting in place a new IT infrastructure, creating a digital business and accepting risk

• August 03, 2018 03 Aug'18

  Google to alert firms of state-sponsored attacks on G Suite users

  As cyber security increasingly becomes a market differentiator, Google has announced that businesses using G Suite cloud-based software can opt in to cyber attack alerts

• August 02, 2018 02 Aug'18

  Audi to test 5G use cases in car production

  German carmaker Audi is working with Sweden’s Ericsson to run field tests of 5G mobile networking technology exploring its applications on the factory floor

• August 02, 2018 02 Aug'18

  Three-quarters of UK adults have not heard of open banking

  Open banking will struggle to deliver what it promises unless people are made aware of its existence and what it could do for them

• August 02, 2018 02 Aug'18

  Government launches digital economy competition review

  Obama’s former chief economic advisor will lead panel on competition in the digital economy to ensure regulations are fit for purpose

• August 02, 2018 02 Aug'18

  Data has potential to enhance UK economy and productivity, says government

  Government paper sets out potential for data to drive economic value, and highlights series of challenges that need to be addressed to fully gain benefits