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IT security
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July 17, 2015
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United Airlines begins bug bounty payouts
United Airlines has paid out the maximum award to two hackers, which means the flaws are likely to be remote code execution vulnerabilities
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July 17, 2015
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UK man arrested for hacking into US government computers
Briton Lauri Love is accused of hacking into various US agencies, including the US army, Nasa, the federal reserve and the environmental protection agency
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July 14, 2015
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Anyone still running Windows Server 2003 is now at risk
Businesses still running Windows server 2003 are vulnerable to attack from hackers looking to exploit security holes
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July 14, 2015
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Vodafone scheme to help SMEs get online
Vodafone is to trial a series of digital workshops for SMEs aimed at equipping them with a stronger online presence
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July 14, 2015
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Land Rover praised for recall over software security bug
BT Security head Mark Hughes says Land Rover's recall of vehicles to fix a software security flaw is a sensible step to address evolving criminal threats
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July 14, 2015
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Jul'15
Symantec bets on simplicity, cloud and mobile
Symantec is not trying to be all things to all people, but is instead focusing on threats and protecting information in the mobile and cloud environments
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July 10, 2015
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Jul'15
UK sales teams are the most exposed to cyber attacks, study reveals
UK sales staff, callcentre agents and customer services teams are among the most highly targeted by cyber attacks, yet few firms give these groups IT security training, a study shows
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July 08, 2015
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Symantec uncovers Morpho cyber espionage operation
A cyber espionage group has targeted high-profile technology, internet, commodities and pharmaceutical companies in the US, Europe and Canada, reports Symantec
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July 08, 2015
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MtGox chief Mark Karpeles arrested for fraud
Former chief Mark Karpeles is under arrest on suspicion of $1m fraud and involvement in the disappearance of 650,000 bitcoins
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July 07, 2015
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Dashlane bullish about the future despite LastPass hack
Password management firm Dashlane is confident its business model will evolve and continue to be relevant even if passwords eventually disappear
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July 06, 2015
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The internet of things could save the honeybee from extinction
Gemalto’s M2M unit is developing an ambitious project with agricultural science firm Eltopia and the University of Minnesota. The objective: to save the honeybee from extinction
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July 06, 2015
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Jul'15
Italy’s Hacking Team gets hacked
Unknown hackers have posted a torrent file-sharing link to more than 400GB of Hacking Team data, including source code, internal documents and emails that could reveal the identity of customers
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July 03, 2015
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Wi-Fi enhances guest experience and profitability for Belgian theme park
Bobbejaanland, one of the largest theme parks in Belgium, is using a Fortinet Wi-Fi network to offer visitors access on the go, and improve its management capabilities
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July 02, 2015
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How Deutsche Telekom plans to challenge AWS and Google in the cloud
German telco Deutsche Telekom wants to evolve into the public cloud and plans to beat sector giants such as Amazon and Google at their own game
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July 02, 2015
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Facebook wins first round in European privacy battle
Facebook has welcomed a Vienna court’s rejection of a 25,000-strong class action lawsuit against the social networking firm for allegedly breaching European privacy laws
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July 01, 2015
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UK universities revise computer course guidelines to boost ranks of cyber warriors
UK universities revise course guidelines to transform computing degree courses and ensure that undergraduates learn cyber security skills
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June 29, 2015
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Cisco launches IoT System for enterprise and smart cities
Cisco unveils 15 products to address the growing complexity of internet of things deployments
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June 26, 2015
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Computer Weekly European User Awards 2015 winners revealed
The winners have been announced for the Computer Weekly European User Awards 2015. See who made the top spots
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June 26, 2015
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Dutch court orders Facebook to identify revenge porn poster
Facebook has a legal obligation to provide information about a user who posted a revenge porn video on the site, a Dutch court has ruled
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June 24, 2015
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IT professionals give Windows 10 Start button the thumbs up
A survey of European and North American IT professionals has found that the return of the Start button is the most enticing feature in Microsoft's latest operating system
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June 23, 2015
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Pharmaceutical companies use BPM to cut cost of clinical trial drugs
Pharmaceutical companies have developed an IT system to secure the supply of medicines they need for clinical studies, saving hundreds of thousands on their drugs bill in the process
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June 22, 2015
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Government Digital Service insists Verify safe despite claims of vulnerabilities
An academic paper suggests the Gov.uk Verify system could be used as a spy network, but the Government Digital Service (GDS) insists this is not the case
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June 17, 2015
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FBI investigates US baseball team over rival's hacking allegations
FBI investigations, into claims a US baseball team stole data from a rival, highlights cyber crime perpetrated by competitors – not just anonymous criminals
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June 17, 2015
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DD4B cyber extortion gang ramps up operations
Cyber criminals using DDoS attacks to extort funds from victims are carrying out more attacks despite a $26,000 bounty
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June 12, 2015
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Government preparing to let private sector companies use its Verify identity scheme
The Cabinet Office is talking to banks, insurers and retailers to establish Gov.uk Verify identity assurance as a national scheme
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June 11, 2015
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Kaspersky Lab praised for handling of Duqu 2.0 cyber attack
Kaspersky Lab determined the best approach to cyber attack was to not only admit that it had been hacked, but also to provide extensive information on the malware
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June 10, 2015
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International police operation arrests cyber fraud gang
Police in six countries have arrested 49 people suspected of committing financial fraud involving email account intrusions
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June 03, 2015
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VMware puts network virtualisation to work in McAfee environments
VMware announces an integrated system to automate distribution and enforcement of McAfee’s network security platform using its NSX network virtualisation system
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June 02, 2015
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The drivers and inhibitors of cyber security evolution
A study shows a shift in IT security spending to detection and response – but why are most organisations falling way behind the more enlightened front runners?
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June 01, 2015
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Most of more than 733,000 police communications data requests approved
Big Brother Watch is calling for a curb on the scale of police access to communications data and greater transparency in the use of this data
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May 29, 2015
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Data classification key to IP protection, says Titus
Data classification can help organisations get more value out of encryption and data loss prevention systems
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May 29, 2015
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Computer Weekly European User Awards 2015 shortlist
Find out who made the Computer Weekly European User Awards 2015 shortlist
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May 29, 2015
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May'15
Google announces security features for Android
Google announces better app permission controls and other Android security changes at its Google I/O developer conference
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May 27, 2015
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CIF cloud certification scheme wins European Commission's backing
Cloud Industry Forum's Code of Practice has been added to European list of trusted certification schemes
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May 27, 2015
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Social engineering attacks more complex than ever, says expert
Expert warns attackers are starting to use increasingly sophisticated ways to get people in organisations to help them circumvent security controls
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May 26, 2015
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NATS failure down to bug from the 90s and redundant code
A bug present in Nats since 1990s has been identified as the root cause of the five-hour outage of UK air traffic control on 12 December 2014
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May 22, 2015
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Researchers raise privacy concerns about Bluetooth Low Energy devices
Researchers have raised privacy concerns about a growing number of devices using Bluetooth Low Energy technology
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May 21, 2015
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CIO interview: Austerity drives joined-up council IT with Force.com
Peterborough has become a big user of software-as-a-service for council services. We speak to its IT head
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May 20, 2015
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BT Openreach turns to Crimestoppers to catch cable thieves
Openreach extends its partnership with crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers to tackle cable theft
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May 19, 2015
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Google slashes public cloud prices to undercut rivals
Google cuts cost of its public cloud services to pass on hardware savings in line with Moore's Law
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May 19, 2015
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St Louis Federal Reserve Bank not target of DNS hack, say experts
The hacking of a domain name server (DNS) for the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis is more likely to be aimed at customers than the bank itself, say security experts
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May 18, 2015
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Wi-Fi Global Congress: Hotspot 2.0 standard addresses wireless security holes
At Wi-Fi Global Congress, Ruckus Wireless announces it will be first to market with the second release of Hotspot 2.0
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May 18, 2015
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Whitehall technology chiefs vetoed new Windows XP support deal
Government technology chiefs vetoed a new deal with Microsoft to continue Windows XP support to force laggards to move off the OS
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May 14, 2015
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Digital age a turning point for policing, says commissioner Leppard
Policing in the digital age will face a turning point in the next two years, according to City of London Police commissioner Adrian Leppard
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May 12, 2015
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Former nurse’s career blighted after blowing whistle on IT problems
Southwark's continuing care database included names of patients who had been dead for several years, a tribunal is told
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May 11, 2015
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PSNGB rebrands to drive information sharing across PSN
PSNGB, the trade association set up to promote the Public Services Network, rebrands itself as Innopsis and says its work is far from over
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May 08, 2015
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The IoT industry needs to do more to secure data, says Beecham Research
There are key areas where the industry supporting the internet of things (IoT) needs to provide better security, according to Beecham Research
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May 07, 2015
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Businesses should prepare for black swans, says resiliency consultant
While black swan events are random and unexpected, businesses can still prepare for them, according to a resiliency consultant
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May 07, 2015
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Future IAM will need to be broader, says Martin Kuppinger
Identity and access management systems need to look at all forms of identity, not just employees or users, says KuppingerCole analyst
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April 30, 2015
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IoT benefits and privacy not mutually exclusive, says industry expert
It is possible to mitigate the privacy and security risks of the internet of things (IoT) without losing its benefits, according to an industry expert