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• September 22, 2015 22 Sep'15

  Telcos could help drive cloud services into SMEs, says report

  A study commissioned by cloud services marketplaces provider BCSG says telcos are a natural route to market for SME cloud services

• September 22, 2015 22 Sep'15

  Australian organisations need to catch up in identity and access management

  Australian organisations are lagging behind in terms of identity management, which is not lost on Deloitte as the company expands its Australia-focused resources in this area

• September 22, 2015 22 Sep'15

  BT unveils ultrafast broadband pledge card to support digital economy

  At an event in London, BT sets out four key pledges around broadband and connectivity to ensure and secure the digital future of the UK

• September 22, 2015 22 Sep'15

  DVLA looking for new CIO after completing major insourcing project

  The DVLA is looking for a new CIO as incumbent Iain Patterson completes major insourcing projects and moves back to Cabinet Office

• September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15

  Singapore general election reveals growing importance of social media

  Organisations in all sectors in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries are recognising the influence of social networking

• September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15

  Defence minister Michael Fallon promises increased MOD spending with SMEs

  Opening up the Ministry of Defence (MOD) supply chain to access SME innovation is vital to meet its technology needs, says secretary for defence Michael Fallon

• September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15

  Cambridge University Hospitals loses CEO and CFO amidst Monitor investigation

  Cambridge NHS CEO and chief finance officer quit the trust, while Monitor investigates its finances and £200m eHospital programme

• September 15, 2015 15 Sep'15

  Accenture buys Cloud Sherpas for SaaS applications push

  Accenture sets out plans to acquire Salesforce consultancy business and give enterprises a helping hand with moving to the cloud

• September 14, 2015 14 Sep'15

  UK citizens fear data breaches are going undetected

  The rise in high-profile security breaches has led to an increasingly worried UK public, calling for 24-hour monitoring of sensitive information

• September 11, 2015 11 Sep'15

  Financial services watchdog wastes money on Oracle licences

  The Financial Conduct Authority admits it has fallen victim to the complex nature of software licensing that dogs companies in the sector it serves

• September 11, 2015 11 Sep'15

  The growing importance of the Nordic CIO

  IT is becoming more important to businesses, in part due to the digital revolution, and the women and men who lead IT are now increasingly coveted

• September 11, 2015 11 Sep'15

  Security industry welcomes GCHQ password guidelines

  GCHQ's guidance on password policy covers some of the most pressing issues facing UK businesses and employees today, according to Skyhigh Networks

• September 11, 2015 11 Sep'15

  Tennis governing body ATP outsources digital development

  The men's world tennis governing body, the ATP, signs Infosys to help it use digital technology to better engage fans and players

• September 10, 2015 10 Sep'15

  Researchers discover Android PIN locker ransomware

  Researchers say LockerPIN is a self-defending, aggressive piece of ransomware currently targeting Android devices, mainly in the US

• September 10, 2015 10 Sep'15

  US health insurer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield hit by data breach

  Forensic investigation reveals a data breach at US health insurer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield exposing up to 11 million records 21 months after the first intrusion

• September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15

  Open Data Institute: Public sector could save money using SME consultancies

  The Open Data Institute (ODI) investigates public sector spending on consultancy services from large and small companies

• September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15

  Security pros failing to address digital certificate risks, survey shows

  Even though 90% of security professionals believe a leading CA will be compromised in next two years, only 13% have existing automation to deal with that happening

• September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15

  Security vulnerability management more than patching, warns Secunia

  Keeping track of what makes an IT environment vulnerable is an ongoing and complex task, according to Secunia

• September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15

  Cisco presents security recommendations to Australian government

  The Australian government has received cyber security advice from Cisco after the networking giant aswered its call for support

• September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15

  Report highlights benefits and challenges of data use in Australia and New Zealand

  NetApp identifies the benefits organisations in Australia and New Zealand can glean from data and highlights the challenges they face in doing so

• September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15

  Chef secures $40m spending round as enterprise DevOps adoption soars

  Automation software supplier Chef dismisses buyout talk after sharing details of latest funding round

• September 08, 2015 08 Sep'15

  Porn used as lure for mobile ransomware attacks, Zscaler warns

  Adult Player app is the latest example of a growing list of mobile ransomware, which is becoming an increasingly popular way for cyber criminals to extort money from victims

• September 07, 2015 07 Sep'15

  Security researchers disclose flaws in Kaspersky and FireEye products

  Kaspersky Lab has responded within 24 hours to a vulnerability disclosure, even thanking controversial researcher Tavis Ormandy for his work

• September 07, 2015 07 Sep'15

  Toshiba share price up despite £208m loss

  Toshiba investors are said to be relieved that, by meeting the latest deadline to post its results, the company has avoided the risk of delisting

• September 04, 2015 04 Sep'15

  US State Department plans cyber security playbook

  The US State Department issues a request for information to determine the capabilities of commercial industry to provide and maintain a cyber security playbook

• September 03, 2015 03 Sep'15

  HIV clinic data breach shows lessons not learned

  The latest NHS data breach comes after repeated warnings in recent years by the ICO about the risk of disclosing personal data through poor email practices

• September 03, 2015 03 Sep'15

  Rapid7 research exposes internet of things security problems

  Security flaws exposed on internet-connected baby monitors indicate the poor state of consumer internet of things (IoT) security that businesses should not ignore, warns Rapid7

• September 02, 2015 02 Sep'15

  HP supports shift to securing interactions

  HP unveils two products to round out its user behaviour security analytics offering and help businesses cope with a "tsunami" of security data

• September 02, 2015 02 Sep'15

  Top technology companies develop royalty-free media formats

  Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix have joined forces to develop fast, interoperable and royalty-free online media formats

• September 01, 2015 01 Sep'15

  DDoS attack on NCA highlights need to be prepared, says Barracuda Networks

  A Lizard Squad DDoS attack the NCA says is a fact of life highlights the need for organisations to be prepared, according to Barracuda Networks

• September 01, 2015 01 Sep'15

  Use 2FA to mitigate KeyRaider iOS malware, says Rapid7

  KeyRaider iOS malware targeting iPhone users in China and 17 other countries including the UK has raised enterprise security concerns

• September 01, 2015 01 Sep'15

  Webroot to help enable IoT security

  Webroot has released an IoT Security Toolkit for device makers, systems integrators and technology partners

• September 01, 2015 01 Sep'15

  Ransomware growing rapidly, warns Intel’s McAfee Labs

  Malware infection continues to rise as cyber crime is backed by a fully-fledged industry and businesses fail to do all they can to protect themselves, says a report by Intel's McAfee Labs

• August 27, 2015 27 Aug'15

  Rapid7 calls on router makers to eliminate backdoors

  Until manufacturers stop using default passwords, we will continue to see opportunistic attacks on home and small business routers, says Rapid7's Tod Beardsley

• August 27, 2015 27 Aug'15

  Intel invests $60m in Chinese drone company Yuneec

  Intel's $60m investment follows smaller investments in two other drone manufacturers as part of the chip maker’s strategy to gain ground against competitors

• August 26, 2015 26 Aug'15

  Singapore hosts Aliyun's new Asean-based cloud data center

  Alibaba's cloud computing arm is opening a data center in Singapore, which is good news for Asean businesses looking for more cloud options

• August 26, 2015 26 Aug'15

  Strong US dollar hits European server shipments as CIOs protect IT budgets

  Gartner server shipment figures highlight the impact of a strong US dollar on European IT buying habits as the global economy braces for another period of uncertainty

• August 26, 2015 26 Aug'15

  Chetan Dube: The man behind the robot that will help man extend his horizons

  IPsoft founder talks about the artificial intelligence platform that could be an example of IT developments that, he says, might transform the future of the human race

• August 25, 2015 25 Aug'15

  Symantec expands to IoT protection as part of new strategy

  Boosting its information protection capabilities, Symantec has expanded its portfolio to include embedded critical systems protection to protect internet of things devices

• August 24, 2015 24 Aug'15

  Network security easier than most businesses think, says Kaspersky Lab

  The best cyber security protection for any business requires a mixture of enforcement and education, according to a guide by Kaspersky Lab

• August 24, 2015 24 Aug'15

  Norwegian IT firm Evry to slash up to 550 jobs

  Company aims to save NOK400-500m a year to help it achieve goal of being the "Nordic champion in IT services", says CEO

• August 24, 2015 24 Aug'15

  Teachers teaching teachers – how Google for Education fuels collaborative learning

  Google’s head of education explains why the use of technology in classrooms is critical and how Google’s education technology is sparking collaboration between teachers

• August 21, 2015 21 Aug'15

  UK bucks worldwide security question trend

  Businesses are moving towards authentication methods that are easy to use and more secure than security questions, according to an Okta report

• August 20, 2015 20 Aug'15

  Stephen Allott leaves post as SME Crown Representative

  Crown Representative for SMEs takes up new role in G-Cloud and Digital Marketplace development

• August 20, 2015 20 Aug'15

  NCC Group sponsors second 10K cyber security competition

  With a prize of £10,000, the NCC Group 10K competition is open to any individual or group with an idea or concept that could help improve cyber security

• August 19, 2015 19 Aug'15

  Finnish insurer LähiTapiola reveals outsourcing secrets behind €180m deal

  Outsourcing played a critical role in the merger of two Finnish insurers and will transform the IT at the newly created organisation

• August 19, 2015 19 Aug'15

  Logistics software innovator Sendle takes on Australia's package-delivery monopoly

  Software is shaking up the delivery services sector in Australia. The creator of a new challenger talks to Computer Weekly

• August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15

  Cloud storage service Wuala to close in November

  Seagate-owned cloud storage player confirms its closure and gives users three months' notice to remove their data from its servers

• August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15

  IaaS providers pin hopes on spending cut reprieve for G-Cloud 7

  G-Cloud suppliers are calling on the government to step up, rather than scale back, investment in the framework as spending cuts loom

• August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15

  Australian Cyber Security Centre sets baseline for businesses

  The ACSC wants more organisations to take responsibility for protecting their information resources and computer systems

• August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15

  Heartbleed bug has had positive effect on OpenSSL, says Rapid7

  The effect of Heartbleed has been “hugely positive” on OpenSSL, according to Rapid7's Tod Beardsley

• August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15

  FireEye latest security firm to join forces with Europol

  Law enforcement and private industry need to work together to effectively combat cyber crime, says Europol as it signs an MoU with another cyber security firm

• August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15

  Ambient sound could speed adoption of 2FA, say security researchers

  Swiss researchers have proposed a two-factor authentication system that does not require user interaction to help speed adoption of strong security

• August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15

  AT&T a key NSA partner in internet spying Snowden docs show

  The NSA considered its relationship with AT&T to be unique and especially productive, leaked documents show

• August 16, 2015 16 Aug'15

  Mobile phone users at risk as hackers bug and track victims

  An investigation by Australian TV show 60 Minutes demonstrates how hackers based thousands of miles away in Germany were able to record the calls of an Australian senator and track his movements

• August 14, 2015 14 Aug'15

  Met Police seeks MSPs as digital forensic investigations move closer to the frontline

  Metropolitan Police Force wants to make it easier for frontline staff to embark on forensic investigations involving digital devices with the help of MSPs

• August 14, 2015 14 Aug'15

  Security flaw exposes billions of mobile phone users to eavesdropping

  Hackers, fraudsters, rogue governments and unscrupulous commercial operators are exploiting flaws in the architecture of the mobile phone signalling system known as SS7

• August 14, 2015 14 Aug'15

  Google gets more time to respond to European anti-competitive charges

  The EC has granted Google a second extension of the deadline to respond to anti-competitive charges

• August 13, 2015 13 Aug'15

  Business not keeping up with rapid changes in cyber attacks, says Proofpoint

  Most striking development in the first half of 2015 was a big shift from URL-based cyber attacks to attacks that rely on malicious document attachments

• August 13, 2015 13 Aug'15

  Rapid7 seeks greater security collaboration with technology firms

  Rapid7 is working to promote better relations between the security community and the rapidly increasing number of de facto technology companies

• August 13, 2015 13 Aug'15

  Lenovo to cut jobs as it faces 'severe' challenges

  Lenovo says the last quarter saw “severe challenges” in its main PC, tablet and smartphone markets

• August 12, 2015 12 Aug'15

  FOI response reveals G-Cloud suppliers escape fines for missing MISO sales data deadlines

  Freedom of Information response suggests Cabinet Office is taking a softly-softly approach to clamping down on non-compliant G-Cloud suppliers

• August 12, 2015 12 Aug'15

  Case study: How Finnish Saas provider LeadDesk cut its testing time in half

  Finland-based call centre software maker LeadDesk has cut software development times and improved processes through automation software

• August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15

  Small IT firms most susceptible to going under due to late payments

  Small businesses, particularly those supplying IT, should look at alternative financing models as late payments put them at risk of closure

• August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15

  Peer-to-peer lenders galore apply for regulatory approval

  The number of companies applying to become authorised peer-to-peer lenders goes beyond expectations as the appetite for non-bank lenders increases

• August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15

  IT budgets squashed by 20% currency price hike

  CIOs could struggle to get the best value from next year's IT budget as the strong US dollar drives up costs

• August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15

  FBI uncovers cyber insider trading gang

  Nine suspects are expected to be charged in the US with insider trading based on corporate press releases stolen by hackers before they had been made public

• August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15

  Google now an Alphabet company

  Alphabet is a new parent company that includes a “slimmed down” Google alongside companies not related to core internet products

• August 10, 2015 10 Aug'15

  Autoglass moves to cloud-based IT infrastructure

  Autoglass has signed a 10-year outsourcing deal with US supplier CSC that will see its IT infrastructure move into the cloud

• August 10, 2015 10 Aug'15

  The IT supporting Finland’s Angry Birds 2

  The sequel to online game Angry Birds has been developed to withstand huge usage volumes, supported by scalable, cloud-based technology

• August 07, 2015 07 Aug'15

  Many firms still failing to test and secure web applications, says Rapid7

  Web application security is not getting the focus and attention it needs because of a lack of awareness of the risks by security professionals and developers alike, says Rapid7

• August 06, 2015 06 Aug'15

  Get into Docker for big job prospects

  Linux skills, especially Docker and Python, are in high demand and are commanding ever-higher salaries

• August 05, 2015 05 Aug'15

  Insurer Vitality outsources IT to Atos

  Insurance company Vitality aims to improve collaboration between its staff and increase customer satisfaction through an IT revamp

• August 05, 2015 05 Aug'15

  BlackHat 2015: Firms must switch focus to data security, says Imperva

  Without using any exploits, hackers can turn synchronisation services such as Dropbox, GoogleDrive and Box into a devastating attack tool, warns Imperva

• August 04, 2015 04 Aug'15

  Outsourcing hits record levels in Europe

  Outsourcing activity in Europe recovers after a lull in the lead up to the UK general election, with more contracts than ever before

• August 04, 2015 04 Aug'15

  Quarter of world’s population will bank on mobiles by 2019

  With a quarter of the world's population expected to use their mobiles to bank by 2019, traditional retail banks must get their strategies right

• August 03, 2015 03 Aug'15

  Huawei supplier ecosystem to help financial industry emulate internet giants

  Huawei targets the European finance sector, with a focus on the UK, through an ecosystem of niche IT suppliers

• August 03, 2015 03 Aug'15

  Why the time is ripe for security behaviour analytics

  Recent months have seen an uptick in announcements by security suppliers around behavioural analytics, but what is driving this trend?

• August 03, 2015 03 Aug'15

  Microsoft to invest $100m in Uber

  Uber is valued at close to $51bn after the latest round of funding, which reportedly includes a Microsoft investment of $100m

• July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15

  Commercial software more secure than open source, finds report

  A study has found that commercial code is more compliant than open source code with security compliance standards, such as the Owasp top 10 and the CWE top 25

• July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15

  Obama orders superfast computer for 2025

  The US is aiming to build a supercomputer that is able to process one exaflop or a billion billion operations a second to process big data

• July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15

  Ark Data Centres to underpin delivery of BT's managed cloud services

  BT signs multi-year deal with datacentre provider to support its push into the cloud integrator market

• July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15

  Facebook to boost Internet.org with UK drone

  Facebook is ready to test a UK-developed drone that is designed to fly in a circle with a radius of about 1.8 miles and provide internet coverage for an area with a radius of 30 miles

• July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15

  Consultancies hit amid rise in IT company insolvencies

  Rising insolvencies among IT companies contrasts with a fall in the rate of company failures in the wider economy

• July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15

  Sony posts best quarterly results in eight years

  Sony posts its strongest June quarter since 2007 with profits driven mainly by Sony’s PlayStation 4 software and its camera sensors

• July 30, 2015 30 Jul'15

  Google pledges security training for 10,000 UK internet users

  Google will host free workshops in five UK cities and 30 schools on safeguarding passwords, updating account settings, finding stolen devices and checking where data is being shared

• July 30, 2015 30 Jul'15

  Executive interview: Lenovo targets key tech provider position

  Lenovo has set its sights on becoming the number one technology provider for corporates and consumers. We speak to the company’s UK general manager David McQuarrie

• July 29, 2015 29 Jul'15

  Local government cyber security awareness low, study shows

  A poll of local government employees reveals that almost half do not know if their current IT security practices would offer suitable protection against the growing threat of cyber crime

• July 28, 2015 28 Jul'15

  UK youngsters need support online, says iRights

  A report by the iRights initiative aims to provide an insight into how government can join with technology companies, civil society and business to make a better digital world for young people

• July 27, 2015 27 Jul'15

  World Trade Organisation strikes $1.3tn deal to wipe out IT trade tariffs

  World Trade Organisation's planned update to the 1996 Information Technology Agreement could see prices fall across a wide range of technology products

• July 23, 2015 23 Jul'15

  APMG opens door to military-grade cyber security assessments

  Developed for the MoD, the CDCAT tool enables any business to assess and manage its cyber defence capabilities using continually updated multiple cyber security controls and inputs

• July 23, 2015 23 Jul'15

  Smartwatches a new frontier for cyber attack, HP study shows

  Ten smartwatches tested by HP Fortify contained significant vulnerabilities, including insufficient authentication, lack of encryption and privacy concerns

• July 23, 2015 23 Jul'15

  Qualcomm to cut staff and costs as quarterly profits falls by 47%

  Although Qualcomm's profit of $1.2bn for the past quarter is up by 12% on the previous quarter, the figure is down by 47% compared with the same period in 2014

• July 22, 2015 22 Jul'15

  Jeep hack raises questions about responsibility for security

  The hack of a Jeep raises the question whether users or car manufacturers should be responsible for protecting against cyber attackers

• July 22, 2015 22 Jul'15

  Yahoo revenues up but profits down

  Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer says she is “extremely pleased” with the 15% revenue growth in the second quarter despite a $22m loss

• July 22, 2015 22 Jul'15

  iPhone, Mac and services deliver record quarter for Apple

  Apple posted quarterly revenue of $49.6bn, up by 33% compared with a year ago, while quarterly net profit was up by 39% to $10.7bn

• July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15

  Microsoft issues emergency fix for Windows flaw

  Microsoft has issued an out-of-band patch for a security flaw in all supported versions of Windows that could allow attackers to take complete control of the affected system

• July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15

  Mainframe fails to save IBM from 13th declining quarter

  IBM's second-quarter revenue was down 13% year-on-year to $20.8bn, but IBM said the decline is only 1%, adjusting for the sale of its x86 server business and the impact of the strong dollar

• July 20, 2015 20 Jul'15

  ViaSat UK wins £3.8m contract for military vehicle encryption

  ViaSat UK is to provide an encryption system for British Army armoured vehicles to ensure sensitive mission and intelligence stored on and gathered by Scout SVs will never be put at risk

• July 20, 2015 20 Jul'15

  HP Cloud 28+ on course to go live in December 2015 with 200 members

  HP's push to create a one-stop-shop for European Union cloud users is on course, claims Europe, Middle-East and Africa vice-president