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• February 20, 2015 20 Feb'15

  BlackBerry 10.3.1 review: Access Android apps and Blend

  BlackBerry has finally released version 10.3.1 of its mobile operating system, which gives access to the Amazon Android app store

• February 19, 2015 19 Feb'15

  Intel Security warns of six social engineering techniques targeting businesses

  An Intel Security report encourages businesses to address and educate employees on “six levers of influence” used by hackers

• February 17, 2015 17 Feb'15

  International spyware operation linked to NSA

  The US National Security Agency has reportedly hidden surveillance software in the hard drives of several top computer makers

• February 16, 2015 16 Feb'15

  MasterCard to pilot facial, voice and fingerprint authentication

  MasterCard will pilot a biometric authentication and verification tool this year as part of cyber security technology investment

• February 16, 2015 16 Feb'15

  $1bn cyber heist underlines need for detection, say security experts

  The theft of up to $1bn from financial institutions in a daring cyber crime operation underlines the need for monitoring, say security experts

• February 12, 2015 12 Feb'15

  Damballa report highlights the limitations of prevention-centric security

  Anti-virus (AV) suppliers can take more than six months to create signatures for malware, according to a report from security firm Damballa

• February 11, 2015 11 Feb'15

  General election 2015: Major parties focus on tech agenda

  With advancements around data protection and state surveillance of internet traffic, the UK is heading into its first tech-aware general election

• February 06, 2015 06 Feb'15

  Symantec continues cloud investment in spite of poor Q3 results

  Symantec has reported third quarter 2015 revenue of $1.64bn, a drop of 4% compared with $1.70bn over the same period in 2014

• February 06, 2015 06 Feb'15

  National Police ICT Company finally set to start operations

  A national Police ICT Company is set to begin operations after finally being approved by the UK’s police and crime commissioners

• February 06, 2015 06 Feb'15

  Sony data breach claims first scalp as co-chair steps down

  Amy Pascal, co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment, steps down in wake of data breach that exposed "inappropriate" comments in emails

• February 05, 2015 05 Feb'15

  FCC’s Tom Wheeler offers up net neutrality plan

  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may rule in favour of a strong regulatory environment to preserve the open internet

• February 05, 2015 05 Feb'15

  Ross Ulbricht faces life for Silk Road dark market conviction

  Ross Ulbricht faces life in jail after being convicted of seven charges related to the Silk Road online illegal drugs dark market

• February 04, 2015 04 Feb'15

  IoT could be key to farming, says Beecham Research

  The internet of things could be key to the farming industry meeting the challenge of increasing food production by 70% by 2050, says report

• February 04, 2015 04 Feb'15

  Sony says cyber attack will cost $15m

  Sony expects the investigation and remediation costs of the November 2014 cyber attack on its movie subsidiary will amount to $15m

• February 03, 2015 03 Feb'15

  EC3 announces industry partnership in fight against cyber crime

  Europol's European Cybercrime Centre has partnered with security firm AnubisNetworks to help fight the global threat of cyber crime

• February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15

  Cyber crime is a threat to global economy, says researcher

  Halting cyber crime could have a positive impact on the global economy, says Intel Security Europe security researcher and CTO

• February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15

  Darknet technologies have legitimate security uses, says researcher

  Darket technologies have legitimate security applications for business, says security investigator

• February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15

  Former Capital One data analysts charged with mining customer data

  US financial services regulator SEC charges two former employees of financial services firm Capital One with insider trading

• January 28, 2015 28 Jan'15

  Data Protection Day: Five steps to securing data

  Data management firm Iron Mountain has compiled five steps to securing data to mark Data Protection Day

• January 26, 2015 26 Jan'15

  QinetiQ hosts latest Cyber Security Challenge competition

  UK defence firm QinetiQ challenged amateur cyber defenders in a realistic global online terrorist attack simulation

• January 20, 2015 20 Jan'15

  Younger users prefer biometrics to passwords

  Younger bank customers would rather use biometrics than PINs and passwords for security, according to Visa Europe

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  Security Think Tank: How to deal with wiper malware

  How much should businesses worry about destructive, computer-killing malware, and what steps should they take to mitigate attacks?

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  FTSE 350 firms still have long way to go on cyber risk

  Many FTSE 350 firms still have a long way to go to manage the risks of a cyber attack, a government-backed cyber governance health check has revealed

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  Obama calls for single US data breach notification law

  The US president is calling for a single US data breach notification law as part of proposed legislation to improve data security

• January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15

  Attackers bypass conventional security, says FireEye study

  Hackers breach most conventional, signature-based security technologies, with 27% involving advanced threats

• January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15

  IT fails to get a grip on shadow applications

  IT managers are unaware how much shadow IT is used by their business, the Cloud Security Alliance has warned

• January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15

  Sony Pictures admits it was unprepared for November’s cyber attack

  Sony Pictures admits it was not prepared for the nature and extent of the cyber attack that hit the company last November

• January 09, 2015 09 Jan'15

  Traditional security putting UK businesses at risk, study shows

  Traditional approaches to security are exposing UK businesses to heightened risk of attack, a study shows

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  Cyber attack now primary weapon for countries, says ViaSat UK

  Cyber attacks are becoming the first weapon of choice for countries in conflict, says ViaSat UK

• January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15

  Online money transfer provider Xoom suffers multimillion-dollar fraud

  Digital money transfer provider Xoom has admitted to suffering a $30.8m loss at the hands of fraudsters

• January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15

  Google under fire over Windows zero-day disclosure

  Google has come under fire for publishing a proof-of-concept attack exploiting a flaw in Windows 8.1 before Microsoft had released a security update

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Hackers can exploit free mobile apps to steal data, study shows

  Hackers can access private data by exploiting vulnerabilities mainly in free mobile apps, according to security researchers

• December 31, 2014 31 Dec'14

  Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2014

  Computer Weekly looks back at the most significant stories on cyber crime in the past 12 months

• December 18, 2014 18 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Mercedes AMG Petronas IT director on the need for speed in IT

  When Matt Harris became IT director for F1 team Mercedes AMG Petronas in 2009, IT costs needed to be slashed

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  Fears over the IT security of new banks are overblown

  Challenger banks such as PayPal are perceived to be less secure than traditional banks when protecting personal data. But is this the case?

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  Cabinet Office begins procurement for next stage of Gov.uk Verify

  The Cabinet Office has submitted a tender notice for a £150m three-year framework for the provision of identity assurance services

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges

  US government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries

• 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

• December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14

  Care.data faces more delays over concerns about patients

  The NHS’s Care.data scheme may face more delays due to concerns over lack of publicity and clarity of the proposed programme

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Social media threats to business on the rise, says report

  Social media threats to business are increasing, according to the first in-depth analysis covering Fortune 100 companies

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

  Hacker group Lizard Squad downs Sony PlayStation Network

  Sony remains in the firing line of hackers – who have now brought down its PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  Cyber criminals are targeting smartphone supply chains, warn researchers

  A new mobile trojan dubbed “DeathRing” is being pre-loaded onto smartphones somewhere in the supply chain, warn researchers

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  Sony hack exposes poor security practices

  Sony Pictures Entertainment remains tight-lipped about its recent cyber attack, but security lessons can be drawn from what is known

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  Films leaked online after Sony Pictures hack

  High-quality copies of still-to-be-released films have been leaked online a week after Sony Pictures Entertainment was reportedly hacked

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  CGI secures communications between pilots and air traffic control

  Satellite communications firm Inmarsat has outsourced the provision of security IT and services to CGI

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  BSI urges UK businesses to bolster cyber security

  UK businesses are at risk of reputational damage due to lack of awareness on how to protect their data assets, BSI research shows

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  How resilient is the public cloud?

  The recent downtime that affected some Azure services following an update illustrates the precarious balance CIOs face in the cloud era

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  National Trust for Scotland overcomes legacy network challenge

  The National Trust for Scotland has replaced a historical network infrastructure with a core service from Brocade

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Cert-UK calls for better cyber threat data-sharing

  Cert-UK has called for more UK firms to join the government’s Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Russian webcam-spying site highlights common security failing

  A Russian website collecting images from internet-connected cameras highlights a common security failing, say security professionals