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• April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15

  Alleged White House hack highlights typical security failings, say experts

  The alleged penetration of sensitive White House computer networks highlights typical security failings, say information security experts

• April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15

  CIO interview: Bruna Pellicci, global head of IT, Ashurst

  Global law firm Ashurst is rolling out a new IT strategy based on single platforms worldwide for its core business areas

• April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15

  Foods manufacturer ConAgra expects to save $5m a year with data analytics

  Food manufacturer ConAgra Foods is using data analytics technology to improve how it makes decisions about hiring and deploying its workforce

• April 01, 2015 01 Apr'15

  'Bored' RBS investment chairman Rory Cullinan resigns after daughter's Snapchat message goes public

  Royal Bank of Scotland’s investment bank chairman Rory Cullinan leaves after a Snapchat message to his daughter appeared in Instagram

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  Brecon Beacons National Park soups up staff comms with Unify

  Brecon Beacons National Park Authority deploys Unify’s OpenScape voice technology to keep remote staff and home workers in touch

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  Microsoft adds ODF 1.2 to Office 365 to adhere to government demands

  Microsoft will roll out the ability export documents in open document format (ODF) in Office 365, regardless of original file format, to adhere to government policy

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  AWS gets EU approval for data replication outside of Europe

  The European Union Data Protection Authorities has approved Amazon Web Services’ Data Processing Agreement

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  Vodafone adds banking capability to mobile wallet

  Mobile operator Vodafone is enabling its customers to add banking functionality to their Vodafone Wallets

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  IT is more important than marketing for banks

  IT spending will grow at the expense of other areas such as marketing as optimism in financial services increases

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  DDoS losses potentially £100k an hour, survey shows

  DDoS attacks could expose 40% of businesses to losses of £100,000 or more an hour at peak times, a survey shows

• March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15

  Rural payments service failed GDS assessment but still went live

  The troubled rural payments digital service failed its most recent assessment by the Government Digital Service, but was still launched to farmers

• March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15

  KPMG teams up with Microsoft to boost enterprise cloud adoption

  Advisory firm to draw on Microsoft technologies to deliver cloud-based data analytics, and business transformation services to clients

• March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15

  British Airways rewards scheme hack highlights password problem

  The hacking of British Airways’ executive club frequent flyer accounts shows the importance of using strong, unique passwords for all online accounts

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  NHS announces £78m technology fund for health and social care providers

  The NHS will give £78m integrated digital care funding to health and social care providers in 2015 to help them invest in technology

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  National Police ICT Company operational after four years of wrangling

  The national Police ICT Company is operational and aims to save £465m a year – nearly four years after Theresa May proposed its creation

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  UK government pays £150m to Raytheon to settle e-Borders dispute

  UK government agrees to pay Raytheon £150m to settle dispute over the cancellation of e-Borders contract

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  Talk Talk moves HR systems to cloud

  Managers now have accurate information on their workforce numbers, salary and overtime costs

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  Nordics' Glenna research cloud project underway

  Researchers in the Nordics will soon enjoy a new cloud infrastructure from which to share systems and resources

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  Retiring MP aims to uncover truth of alleged Post Office computer system problems

  Retiring MP James Arbuthnot is determined to get to the bottom of problems with the Post Office system that led to subpostmasters being blamed for account shortfalls

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  MPs slam Defra for making rural payments 'digital by default'

  MPs have slammed the government’s decision to make rural payment claims from farmers a 'digital by default' service

• March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

  Samsung targets business with Microsoft tools integration

  Samsung has pre-installed Microsoft OneNote, OneDrive, and Skype on the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, as it expands into business

• March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

  UK attacks on crypto keys and digital certificates endemic

  All UK security professionals polled in a global survey have responded to attacks on keys and certificates in past two years

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  UK government adds five authentication providers to Gov.uk Verify identity management system

  The Government Digital Service (GDS) adds five authentication providers to the Gov.uk Verify identity and access management scheme

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  Santander launches ISA mobile app

  Spanish banking giant Santander launches a mobile app to help consumers navigate the ISA market

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  Identity fraud still top UK fraud threat

  Identity fraud continues to be the single biggest fraud threat, according to the latest report by UK fraud prevention service Cifas

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  Monitise no longer up for sale

  Mobile banking software company Monitise to continue as an independent company rather than seek to be taken over

• March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15

  Dutch bank ING puts HR services in the cloud

  Finance company ING is using cloud-based software from ServiceNow to deliver HR services to its 25,000 staff in the Netherlands

• March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15

  Google warns of fake digital certificates

  Google has warned of unauthorised digital certificates issued for several of its domains that could be used to intercept data traffic

• March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15

  MPs seek reassurance over Post Office mediation scheme

  Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) select committee seeks reassurances over the Post Office mediation scheme

• March 23, 2015 23 Mar'15

  Women have a big part to play in the future of the fintech industry

  International Women’s Day sparks debate around the lack of females holding board-level positions in the fintech sector and elsewhere

• March 23, 2015 23 Mar'15

  Sabadell to migrate TSB IT to proprietary banking platform with £450m sweetener

  Spanish bank Sabadell will move TSB IT systems to its own in-house core banking platform

• March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15

  What went wrong with Defra's rural payments system?

  A £154m system to process payments to farmers has been forced to resort to paper forms. What went wrong – and is this a digital disaster?

• March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15

  Home devices threaten enterprise data security, warn researchers

  Poor or lacking security on ADSL routers and other devices used by teleworkers a threat to global enterprise information security

• March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15

  Information Commissioner's Office calls for transparent public sector outsourcing

  For greater transparency, public sector buyers and suppliers should be open about their dealings before signing contracts, says ICO

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  BIS sets out to assist development of digital sharing economy

  The government has set out a number of proposals to assist in the development of the £9bn trade body Sharing Economy UK

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Holland & Barrett outsources data handling to ITC Infotech

  IT services firm ITC Infotech manages customer data for health food business to help it glean business value from the information

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Ofcom finalises BT wholesale broadband pricing rules

  Ofcom finalises plans to introduce wholesale broadband pricing rules to promote competition and investment in superfast broadband

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Government creates Crown Hosting venture with Ark Data Centres

  Cabinet Office signs seven-year joint venture agreement with Ark Data Centres to create Crown Hosting Service

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Target agrees to $10m breach compensation

  US retailer Target has agreed to a $10m compensation package for victims of its 2013 data breach

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Current account comparison from Gocompare announced in Budget 2015

  The government used the Budget to announce changes in the banking sector that will increase consumer and business choice

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Internet of things and 5G network research priority in 2015 Budget

  Research into the internet of things and the 5G networks to support it figured highly in chancellor George Osborne’s 2015 Budget

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Satya Nadella: Every business will be a software business

  Digitisation may the buzzword business leaders are trying to grasp, but Microsoft has begun its journey to build a digitisation product portfolio

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Premera hack exposes 11 million financial and medical records

  US health insurance firm Premera Blue Cross reveals an IT systems breach, exposing financial and medical records of 11 million customers

• March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15

  Microsoft warns of fake SSL certificate for Windows Live

  Microsoft has warned that a fake security certificate has been issued for the Windows Live domain that could be abused by attackers

• March 13, 2015 13 Mar'15

  Lookout bets on big data analytics to secure enterprise mobiles

  Mobile security SaaS provider Lookout is betting on its cloud-based big data analytics capability to attract enterprise customers

• March 13, 2015 13 Mar'15

  IBM could create blockchain-based digital payments infrastructure for central banks

  IBM has held informal talks with some central banks about building an infrastructure that can provide them with bitcoin-like digital payments systems

• March 13, 2015 13 Mar'15

  Japan recruits hackers for cyber security force

  The Japanese government plans to recruit hackers to identify and protect against cyber security threats

• March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15

  CIO interview: Ivor Nicholson, Nottinghamshire County Council

  Nottinghamshire County Council is facing £77m in cuts by 2018 and by rolling out new services, it plans to save £8m through technology alone

• March 11, 2015 11 Mar'15

  Microsoft Azure brings success for McDonald's Sweden

  McDonald's Sweden's Microsoft Azure system is named best-in-class across the fast food organisation's global operation

• March 11, 2015 11 Mar'15

  Why IAM is topping security investments in 2015

  It is not surprising identity and access management (IAM) is set to move to the fore in 2015