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• January 30, 2017 30 Jan'17

  Consumers do not trust companies with personal data, survey shows

  UK firms still have much work to do in preparing for GDPR compliance, minimising the risk of identity theft and regaining trust, according to law firm Winckworth Sherwood

• January 27, 2017 27 Jan'17

  GDPR highlighted on Data Protection Day

  Businesses dealing with EU citizens' data urged to ensure they are on track to comply with the GDPR in less than 16 months, as the world marks Data Protection Day 2017

• January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17

  Facebook ups security with Fido U2F two-factor authentication

  Social media giant is enabling users to increase the security of their logins with Fido U2F USB security keys

• January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17

  Security spending leaving data vulnerable, study finds

  Cyber breaches are increasing despite increased security spending, a study shows, highlighting that security investment decisions are not aligned with actual cyber threats

• January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17

  Microsoft’s cloud privacy battle may go to US Supreme Court

  The US Department of Justice is considering going to the Supreme Court after an appeals court refused to revisit its July 2016 landmark ruling blocking government access to Microsoft servers in Ireland

• January 25, 2017 25 Jan'17

  US man jailed for hacking into celebrity accounts

  Edward Majerczyk is jailed for 9 months and ordered to pay $5,700 compensation for hacking iCloud and Gmail accounts and stealing celebrity nude photos

• January 25, 2017 25 Jan'17

  Society urged to nurture cyber talent at Microsoft security conference

  Cyber security investigative reporter Brian Krebs urges society to cultivate more “hackers for good” in today’s age of internet supervillains

• January 25, 2017 25 Jan'17

  Twitter botnet has cyber security implications, say researchers

  A researcher is urging the security community to consider the implications of massive botnets of fake Twitter accounts

• January 24, 2017 24 Jan'17

  Bromium mobilises endpoints to fight cyber attacks

  Bromium evolves its micro-virtualisation security technology to gather threat intelligence from endpoints and automate checks and responses across an enterprise

• January 23, 2017 23 Jan'17

  Lloyds Bank hit by massive DDoS attack

  It has emerged that UK banks have been targeted by a DDoS campaign that affected services intermittently only at the Lloyds Banking Group

• January 23, 2017 23 Jan'17

  Saudi Arabian bank enables customers to print their own debit cards

  Fingerprint scan at self-service units will authorise Al Rajhi Bank customers to print debit cards, statements and other documentation

• January 20, 2017 20 Jan'17

  Pay rises tipped for IT security and data analysis roles in 2017

  Increase in high-profile data breaches and the need for data insight are seen as contributory factors in salary rises for IT security and data analytics staff

• January 20, 2017 20 Jan'17

  Lords ‘deeply concerned’ about Digital Economy Bill data-sharing clauses

  Digital Economy Bill comes under fire again for its data-sharing principles, this time from the House of Lords Delegated Powers Committee

• January 20, 2017 20 Jan'17

  ICO sets out plans to issue GDPR guidance

  Information Commissioner’s Office encourages business to review guidance on the General Data Protection Regulation as it is published to identify what areas need to be addressed in 2017

• January 20, 2017 20 Jan'17

  DDoS protection provider alleged to be Mirai botnet creator

  Investigative journalist Brian Krebs believes distributed denial of service mitigation firm owner is the author of malware designed to enable massive IoT botnet-enabled DDoS attacks

• January 19, 2017 19 Jan'17

  National crime survey figures show growing cyber crime

  Cyber crime is on the up and is now included in official crime figures

• January 19, 2017 19 Jan'17

  Carbanak shows how attackers hijack legitimate tools

  Criminal gang’s abuse of Google services highlights the trend of attackers using legitimate tools to launch and manage attacks

• January 19, 2017 19 Jan'17

  UK firms struggling to manage cyber threats, survey shows

  Businesses want security suppliers to offer more complementary products and collaborate more effectively as they struggle to manage data protection in the light of new laws, a survey shows

• January 18, 2017 18 Jan'17

  Lack of diversity risks creating big gaps in AI

  A panel discussion at the World Economic Forum has highlighted the need to widen the artificial intelligence developer skills pool

• January 18, 2017 18 Jan'17

  2017 may be crisis year for DDoS attacks, warns Deloitte

  The proliferation of IoT devices and IoT exploit kits may make 2017 a turning point in DDoS attacks requiring new defence tactics, warns Deloitte

• January 17, 2017 17 Jan'17

  UK business at risk due to severe security skills shortage

  Job site Indeed urges the UK’s tech sector to pull together to attract more people into cyber security roles, as a study shows the UK skills gap is among the worst in the world

• January 16, 2017 16 Jan'17

  England’s largest NHS trust investigates cyber attack

  A cyber attack on England's largest NHS trust has underlined the importance of cyber security at healthcare organisations and has raised renewed fears about NHS legacy IT systems

• January 13, 2017 13 Jan'17

  Facebook under fire for WhatsApp security backdoor

  A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in the way WhatsApp implements encryption, raising concerns that it will be exploited by governments to spy on users

• January 13, 2017 13 Jan'17

  Obama administration relaxes NSA data-sharing rules

  Civil liberties organisations express concern at US move to disseminate raw NSA communications surveillance to 16 other government agencies

• January 13, 2017 13 Jan'17

  Davos: Technology poses new risks to jobs, economies and society

  Politicians and business leaders will discuss the risks posed by technology to jobs, political stability and cyber security at the World Economic Forum in Davos

• January 12, 2017 12 Jan'17

  TechUK launches framework to build public trust in the IoT

  Tech sector association techUK wants to help overcome public distrust in the internet of things

• January 12, 2017 12 Jan'17

  Flawed GoDaddy security certificates show need for control

  Vulnerabilities in digital security certificates highlight the need for organisations to be able to exercise more control over those certificates

• January 12, 2017 12 Jan'17

  US college admits paying $28,000 ransom to cyber attackers

  Los Angeles college was forced to pay ransomware attackers after being locked out of key computer systems and data

• January 11, 2017 11 Jan'17

  Firms should take note of EC privacy proposals, warns KPMG

  Professional services firm KPMG is urging UK firms to ensure they are prepared for proposed EU privacy rules for electronic communications set to become law by May 2018

• January 11, 2017 11 Jan'17

  World Economic Forum warns of AI business risk

  Ahead of its annual meeting in Davos, the World Economic Forum warns that artificial intelligence needs strong governance

• January 11, 2017 11 Jan'17

  Australian websites defaced by Tunisian Islamist hacktivists

  Tunisian Islamist hacktivists have defaced websites in Australia, Russia, Italy and Pakistan with messages calling for a halt to the killing of civilians in Syria

• January 11, 2017 11 Jan'17

  Deloitte predicts major advances in mobile technology in 2017

  Deloitte’s 16th TMT Predictions report highlights advances in mobile networking and device technology

• January 10, 2017 10 Jan'17

  Liberty launches cash appeal to challenge Snoopers’ Charter

  Civil rights group Liberty is appealing for donations to raise £10,000 by 8 February 2017 to challenge the lawfulness of bulk surveillance powers in the new Investigatory Powers Act

• January 10, 2017 10 Jan'17

  Cyber security scare stories could sharpen focus at banks

  There are continual cyber attacks on banks, and although most are repelled, there is significant room for improvement

• January 06, 2017 06 Jan'17

  Ransomware expected to dominate in 2017

  Ransomware and IoT-enabled attacks are expected to continue, while 2017 will see the rise of data integrity attacks, targeting of cloud infrastructure and the use of AI by attackers, experts predict

• January 06, 2017 06 Jan'17

  Security research links Russia to US election cyber attacks

  Security researchers say the hacking of the US Democratic National Convention's email system is linked to a wider Russian cyber campaign

• January 05, 2017 05 Jan'17

  UK youngsters unwittingly exposing private data

  The UK children's commissioner has called for better support for child privacy after study shows most are unknowingly agreeing to share private data

• January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17

  California legislates against ransomware

  US state introduces legislation to make it easier to bring ransomware attackers to justice and jail them for up to four years

• January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17

  Flight booking systems easy to hack, researchers warn

  Malicious actors could infiltrate systems to alter passenger information and even cancel bookings, Chaos Communications Congress told

• January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17

  Thai military to recruit civilian “cyber warriors”

  The Thai military is to recruit civilian experts to help improve IT systems and cyber defence capabilities

• January 03, 2017 03 Jan'17

  Power firm quashes reports of US grid breached by Russian hackers

  A US power utility company confirms that the US power grid was not breached by Russian hackers as reported by some US media

• January 03, 2017 03 Jan'17

  London Ambulance Service suffers New Year system crash

  Control room staff forced to use pen and paper as five-hour outage hits performance of ambulance service’s communication systems

• January 03, 2017 03 Jan'17

  Three-quarters of enterprises collecting IoT data, says 451 Research

  A study of IoT buying plans by analysts at 451 Research shows robust growth ahead during 2017

• January 03, 2017 03 Jan'17

  Australian state’s human rights commission website hit by hacktivists

  Anonymous hacktivists deface Victoria Human Rights Commission website with message in support of AnonPlus social networking service

• December 29, 2016 29 Dec'16

  Top 10 HR technology stories of 2016

  Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly's most popular stories on HR technology in 2016

• December 23, 2016 23 Dec'16

  Top 10 networking stories of 2016

  A look back at Computer Weekly’s most-read networking stories of 2016

• December 22, 2016 22 Dec'16

  Top 10 state surveillance, investigatory powers and activism stories of 2016

  This year saw the UK introduce the Snoopers' Charter, legalising some of the most extensive government surveillance powers in the world. Computer Weekly exposed state monitoring of Parliamentary emails, and reported on activist Lauri Love's legal ...

• December 21, 2016 21 Dec'16

  European court delivers blow to Snoopers’ Charter

  Parts of the controversial Investigatory Powers Act relating to the bulk collection of communications data have been ruled unlawful by the European Court of Justice

• December 21, 2016 21 Dec'16

  Top 10 IT security stories of 2016

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 IT security stories of 2016:

• December 20, 2016 20 Dec'16

  Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2016

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cyber crime stories of 2016:

• December 19, 2016 19 Dec'16

  Review of 2016: Top 10 CW Benelux articles

  Here are the 10 most popular Benelux-focused Computer Weekly articles of 2016

• December 18, 2016 18 Dec'16

  Could blockchain revolutionise the Middle East?

  The Middle East could pioneer the use of blockchain, transforming the processes used by organisations in the region

• December 15, 2016 15 Dec'16

  Typo allowed Russian hackers to access US Democratic Party emails

  Typographical mistake in an email warning of a phishing attack on the US Democrats led to thousands of private emails being accessed and published by Russian-backed hackers

• December 15, 2016 15 Dec'16

  Yahoo hacked: One billion users affected by August 2013 data breach, company confirms

  Yahoo confirms details of a historic data breach, dating back to 2013, affecting one billion users

• December 14, 2016 14 Dec'16

  Swedish trading venue Nasdaq Stockholm fined for cyber security failures

  The Swedish financial services regulator FI fines Nasdaq Stockholm and its clearing operation for not managing its security supplier adequately

• December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16

  Saudi Arabia enterprise IT trends for 2017

  Computer Weekly looks at the technologies that will dominate enterprise IT in Saudi Arabia next year

• December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16

  KFC hacked: Customers urged to reset loyalty scheme passwords

  Fast food giant has emailed all 1.2 million members of its loyalty scheme, urging them to change their passwords after its recent data breach

• December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16

  European cloud adoption grows thanks to Microsoft Office 365 push

  Google broke the mould with a cloud-based office productivity suite, but it now appears to be losing ground to Microsoft

• December 12, 2016 12 Dec'16

  Citrix: How the great survivor challenges the tech giants

  In spite of Microsoft and VMware encroaching on its core product areas, Citrix is a company which seems to have “staying power”

• December 09, 2016 09 Dec'16

  Blackberry changes tack to secure enterprise internet of things

  After dropping devices to concentrate on mobile device management, Blackberry is poised to take on IoT security under John Chen’s leadership

• December 09, 2016 09 Dec'16

  IT Priorities 2017: Buyers look for network privacy, visibility tools

  The 2017 Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey shows growing interest in network privacy, security and management, but SDN and NFV are still lagging

• December 08, 2016 08 Dec'16

  PowerShell security threats greater than ever, researchers warn

  Administrators should upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft PowerShell and enable extended logging and monitoring capabilities in the light of a surge in related security threats, warn researchers

• December 08, 2016 08 Dec'16

  More than 2,000 TalkTalk routers hijacked by Mirai botnet variant

  Security researchers are urging ISPs to issue emergency patches for Marai botnet infections after 2,374 TalkTalk routers were linked in a regional botnet

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  UKtech50 interview: ARM Holdings CEO Simon Segars

  The UKtech50 most influential person in UK IT 2016, ARM Holdings CEO Simon Segars, shares his thoughts on the consequences of Brexit, access to skills and the importance of security in a world full of connected devices

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  Few iOS apps in enterprises meet Apple’s new security mandate

  Most iOS apps in the enterprise pose potential security risks, according to research by Appthority

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  IT Priorities 2017: What will IT decision makers be focusing on?

  Each year, Computer Weekly asks CIOs and senior IT decision makers what they will be investing in during the 12 months ahead

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  40 firms to trial IBM Watson cognitive computing for cyber security

  Forty companies sign up to apply IBM’s Watson cognitive computing systems to cyber security, but threat intelligence experts caution against total reliance on such systems

• December 06, 2016 06 Dec'16

  Dailymotion breach prompts calls for password alternatives

  The latest breach of millions of user details prompts fresh calls for better security of user data and an alternative to passwords

• December 06, 2016 06 Dec'16

  UK falls below global cyber security confidence

  Global confidence in ability to accurately assess cyber risk has fallen in the past year, but the UK has fallen below the global average

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  The ICO drafts in expertise of former diplomat

  Former British diplomat Rob Luke takes up the role of the ICO’s second deputy commissioner in January 2017

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Europol hosts simulated cyber attack on retail sector

  Europol and MasterCard hold a retail cyber attack simulation exercise to raise awareness of the issue and how to respond to attacks, as well as promote information sharing in the sector

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  IT Priorities 2017: UK and European firms to continue to invest in data protection ahead of GDPR

  Data protection is to remain a key focus for IT security investment for European firms in 2017, but the emphasis is on cloud and mobile security as companies move to these technology platforms

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016

  Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016

• December 02, 2016 02 Dec'16

  Security veteran urges firms to prioritise spear phishing defence

  UK firms should prioritise defence against spear phishing as a key component of cyber attacks, according to security veteran Peter Wood

• December 02, 2016 02 Dec'16

  UK helps dismantle Avalanche global cyber network

  The UK's National Crime Agency has contributed to the takedown of a cloud-based cyber crime network in a collaborative law enforcement operation involving 30 countries

• December 02, 2016 02 Dec'16

  Academics link payment card vulnerability to Tesco Bank cyber heist

  UK academics uncover a vulnerability in online payment systems, which they say could have been used in the Tesco Bank cyber heist

• December 01, 2016 01 Dec'16

  Mirai botnet hits Post Office Broadband and Kcom customers

  Broadband providers Post Office Broadband and Kcom are among a number of operators to have been hit by a hack targeting Zyxel routing hardware

• December 01, 2016 01 Dec'16

  US and UK government expand surveillance powers

  The US has introduced wide new hacking powers for federal agents a day after the UK's Investigatory Powers Act firmed up bulk surveillance powers for intelligence and polices services

• December 01, 2016 01 Dec'16

  Mozilla and Tor issue patches for Firefox flaw exposing Tor users

  Users of Tor anonymous browsing urged to update to the latest versions of relevant software to block an exploit that collects IP and MAC addresses to identify users

• November 30, 2016 30 Nov'16

  Mastercard uses artificial intelligence for transaction approval

  Mastercard is using artificial intelligence to reduce the number of transactions that are wrongly declined, while maintaining security

• November 30, 2016 30 Nov'16

  Thousands of National Lottery accounts hacked

  National Lottery operator Camelot says the log-in details of thousands of people who do the lottery online have been stolen

• November 29, 2016 29 Nov'16

  Deutsche Telekom botnet attack underlines infrastructure vulnerabilities

  German telco says its broadband outages are linked to a botched attempt to hijack routers, which security experts say further underlines the cyber threat to internet connected infrastructure

• November 28, 2016 28 Nov'16

  IBM blamed for Australian census website crash

  Computer giant reportedly pays $30m to Australian government as reports are released from two inquiries into DDoS attacks on census website

• November 28, 2016 28 Nov'16

  San Francisco transport system hit by ransomware attack

  San Francisco's transport agency appears to be the latest target of cyber criminals using encryption malware to hold organisations to ransom

• November 28, 2016 28 Nov'16

  HMRC geared up to block 500 million phishing emails a year

  HMRC is first department to implement technology to block phishing emails as part of UK government’s active cyber defence programme and self-testing strategy

• November 28, 2016 28 Nov'16

  Petition to force MPs to consider debate on surveillance bill

  Open Rights Group has called on parliament to debate the Investigatory Powers Bill and review it in light of pending court actions, after petition against the bill tops 100,000 signatories

• November 25, 2016 25 Nov'16

  One in four Wi-Fi hotspots vulnerable to attack, study finds

  At least one in four Wi-Fi hotspots are open to attack, a study by Kaspersky Lab reveals

• November 25, 2016 25 Nov'16

  US Navy breach highlights third-party cyber risk

  The personal details of more than 130,000 current and former US Navy personnel have been exposed in a breach linked to the compromise of third-party supplier’s laptop

• November 25, 2016 25 Nov'16

  Experts attack Digital Economy Bill for lack of data-sharing safeguards

  Group of 26 experts criticises Digital Economy Bill for vague information-sharing provisions and lack of safeguards, calling on the government to take action

• November 25, 2016 25 Nov'16

  UK firms neglecting cyber security, say 74% of IT managers

  Most UK firms lack the time and resources to ensure adequate cyber security and data protection, according to a survey of IT managers

• November 24, 2016 24 Nov'16

  Customer data integration a market opportunity, says CXP Group consultant

  Technology and service providers should focus on customer data integration to help businesses improve customer satisfaction, says CXP Group consultant Nicole Dufft

• November 24, 2016 24 Nov'16

  Gigya is consumer identify leader, finds KuppingerCole

  Gigya, Ping Identity, Salesforce, ForgeRock are the current leaders in the consumer identity and access management market, according to a report by KuppingerCole

• November 24, 2016 24 Nov'16

  Bletchley Park to teach teenagers to become cyber experts

  A cyber security college is to be set up at Bletchley Park, home to the men and women who decoded German cyphers during the Second World War

• November 24, 2016 24 Nov'16

  A single, integrated consumer ID system is best, says Martin Kuppinger

  A bi-modal, integrated IAM system will help avoid the pitfalls associated with other approaches to consumer identity, according to Martin Kuppinger

• November 23, 2016 23 Nov'16

  Are Asean organisations ready for blockchain technology?

  Blockchain promises to increase the efficiency and security of transactions in industries way beyond its financial services roots. But what does it mean in the Asean region?

• November 23, 2016 23 Nov'16

  High-assurance identity top priority for government and finance

  The UK government and financial sector is working together to meet the need for high-assurance identity globally

• November 23, 2016 23 Nov'16

  Customer identity evolves over time, says Gigya

  Customer identity evolves through a series of interactions to enable richer data for improved marketing and customer experiences, says Gigya co-founder Rooly Eliezerov

• November 22, 2016 22 Nov'16

  Consumer identity key to digital transformation

  Customer identity and access management has benefits for consumers and service providers alike, but is key to digital transformation, says KuppingerCole

• November 22, 2016 22 Nov'16

  Alleged hacker Lauri Love’s ‘life will be destroyed’ under Trump regime

  Supporters fear for activist Lauri Love if his extradition to face hacking charges to the US goes ahead

• November 18, 2016 18 Nov'16

  Three breach highlights several security issues, says (ISC)2

  Customer data breaches continue to demonstrate that companies are still not treating cyber risk like every other business risk, says Adrian Davis of (ISC)2