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• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  Lloyds Risk Index: Cyber crime is a top three issue for CEOs

  An Ipsos survey for Lloyds Risk Index 2013 has found that cyber risk is a major concern for CEOs and senior executives

• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  ICO issues £200,000 penalty for failed IT disposal

  The Information Commissioner’s Office penalises NHS Surrey with a £200,000 fine for leaving patient data on discarded PCs

• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  Infosys grows cloud business as US investigation looms

  Services firm Infosys has reported a 13.6% increase in revenue to $2bn for the second quarter of 2013

• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  Startup profile: Clear Returns

  Clear Returns is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that provides online retailers with real-time information on their products and customers

• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  BlackBerry ready to enable India to track messages

  BlackBerry is ready to provide Indian law enforcement authorities with a way to track emails, email attachments and chats sent over its services

• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  Carl Icahn raises bid for Dell

  US investor Carl Icahn is to raise his offer for PC maker Dell to try to stop a $24.4bn buyout by company founder Michael Dell

• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  Microsoft denies helping NSA to spy

  Microsoft has denied that the company helped US intelligence services spy on users’ web chats, emails and data in cloud storage facilities

• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  YouSendIt rebrands to Hightail

  After a year in the job, CEO Brad Garlinghouse makes a bold move and changes the cloud service provider’s name from YouSendIt to Hightail

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Steve Ballmer launches Microsoft 2.0

  Steve Ballmer plans to reinvent Microsoft with a big push to develop hardware from phones to set top boxes, as it attempts to remain relevant

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Security metrics fail to aid exec understanding, say IT pros

  IT professionals struggle to communicate effectively about security to senior executives, a study on risk-based security management reveals

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Windows out of touch as PC shipments crash

  All manufacturers except Lenovo showed a massive decline in PC sales, with buyers continuing to purchase tablets over laptop devices

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Yahoo wants Fisa objections revealed

  Yahoo is the latest company implicated in the Prism internet surveillance programme to call for more transparency around its involvement

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Icahn wants judge to appraise Dell buyout offer

  Billionaire US investor Carl Icahn says he will go to court to get a better price for his stake in the computer manufacturer Dell

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Apple guilty of e-book price fixing

  Apple has been found guilty of conspiring with five publishers to raise the prices of e-books to challenge Amazon's dominance of the market

• July 10, 2013 10 Jul'13

  IT directors attack dire software licensing schemes

  Software companies are making it difficult for IT departments to buy legitimate software

• July 10, 2013 10 Jul'13

  Cyber threats at highest level ever, say MPs

  Despite the increased profile of cyber security threats, counter-terrorism remains the primary focus of the UK’s intelligence agencies

• July 10, 2013 10 Jul'13

  Patched IE8 flaw used for targeted attacks, says Microsoft

  Microsoft says hackers have attacked computers by exploiting a flaw in Internet Explorer 8 disclosed in May 2013 by a Google researcher

• July 10, 2013 10 Jul'13

  US emergency broadcasts can be hacked, say researchers

  Researchers warn that the US broadcast system that enables the president to talk to the country within 10 minutes of a disaster can be hacked

• July 10, 2013 10 Jul'13

  Microsoft notches up over 3,000 copyright cases

  In its battle against piracy, Microsoft says it has settled 3,265 copyright cases in the past year and warns of links to malware distribution

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  Lock in fears deterring businesses from moving data into the cloud

  Businesses are shying away from putting their data into cloud over fears that they may become locked-in to one supplier, it was claimed today.

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  Government tenders for agile digital developers

  The Government Procurement Service (GPS) is putting a cross government framework for agile software development services

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  CERN rolls out Oracle IT management

  CERN is using Oracle enterprise IT management software to monitor and manage its Oracle applications, middleware, databases and hardware

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  Will cloud services follow the evolution of the banking industry?

  Cloud service providers say security will become the very reason companies choose cloud services in future

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  Water company trials smart meter connectivity

  South Staffs Water is running a trial of long-range radio communications connected to 1,000 smart water meters

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  Microsoft rallies partners to build hybrid Azure

  Microsoft is set to make a major push to attract businesses to use Azure through a “cloud first” strategy.

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  Colt adds 1.65MW of additional datacentre capacity to its Dutch facility

  Colt is adding an additional 1,000 m2 and 1.65MW of datacentre capacity to its network-neutral facility in the Netherlands

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  Espionage the goal of cyber attacks on South Korea, say researchers

  The cyber attack that took South Korean broadcasters and banks offline in March was part of a covert espionage campaign, says McAfee

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  Privacy International challenges US and UK internet spying

  Lobby group Privacy International has filed a legal challenge to internet surveillance programmes by US and UK intelligence agencies

• July 08, 2013 08 Jul'13

  Post Office Horizon system investigation reveals concerns

  Investigation into the allegedly faulty accounting system used by sub-postmasters has revealed serious concerns

• July 08, 2013 08 Jul'13

  Ashridge Business School revamps network with HP

  Ashridge Business School, in Berkhamsted, rolls out HP FlexCampus to encourage its students to bring their own devices

• July 08, 2013 08 Jul'13

  Stronger economy pushes up IT day rates

  The daily rates charged for IT services are rising, according to a benchmark from consulting firm Pierre Audoin Consultants

• July 08, 2013 08 Jul'13

  Second generation Schengen system deployed

  The European Commission has introduced an upgrade to its pan-European passport system

• July 08, 2013 08 Jul'13

  McAfee completes Stonesoft acquisition

  Intel-owned McAfee has completed its acquisition of Finnish firewall firm Stonesoft in a $389m deal announced in May

• July 08, 2013 08 Jul'13

  UK takes cyber threats to infrastructure seriously

  The UK is taking seriously potential cyber threats to critical national infrastructure, according to GCHQ head Iain Lobban

• July 05, 2013 05 Jul'13

  Apple phishing attacks up, warns Kaspersky Lab

  Spam emails with links to fraudulent websites are increasing as the theft of Apple IDs and credit card information escalates

• July 05, 2013 05 Jul'13

  Tougher EU penalties for cyber crime not enough, say security experts

  The European Parliament has adopted a draft directive to toughen up EU penalties for cyber crime, but security experts say this is not enough on its own

• July 05, 2013 05 Jul'13

  Slow storage market hits Brocade revenues

  Networking firm Brocade blames SAN sales not meeting expectations for a revenue slide of 8% in its second quarter

• July 05, 2013 05 Jul'13

  Security Think Tank: Prism unlikely to change much

  Does the data collected by Prism put the US Government at risk from other state or non-state sponsored activists?

• July 05, 2013 05 Jul'13

  UK joins EU demands for Google to rewrite privacy policy

  The UK’s privacy watchdog has joined data protection authorities in France, Spain, Germany and Italy in demanding changes to Google’s privacy policy

• July 05, 2013 05 Jul'13

  NSA Prism scandal could hit US cloud providers, says EC vice-president

  EC vice-president Neelie Kroes says US cloud services providers could lose business because of fears over US Prism surveillance programme

• July 05, 2013 05 Jul'13

  MoD teams up with defence firms for cyber security

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) joins nine large defence and telecoms companies to strengthen the UK’s cyber security

• July 04, 2013 04 Jul'13

  IT outsourcing contracts hold back adoption of latest IT

  Inflexible IT outsourcing contracts and traditional service delivery models are holding firms back from utilising the latest technologies

• July 04, 2013 04 Jul'13

  FBI warns of increased spear phishing attacks

  The FBI has issued a warning about an increase in spear-phishing attacks targeting multiple industry sectors

• July 04, 2013 04 Jul'13

  Computer genius, Doug Engelbart, dies, aged 88

  Doug Engelbart, who introduced the world to the computer mouse, has died at the age of 88

• July 04, 2013 04 Jul'13

  Buyer beware: Millions lost from rip-off software licences

  Software buyers are vulnerable to exploitation due to the demise of traditional user groups combined with aggressive sales targets

• July 04, 2013 04 Jul'13

  Yahoo acquires smart email service Xobni

  Yahoo buys smart email service Xobni, hot on the heels of another multimillion dollar deal for Qwiki, maker of an iPhone short movie app

• July 03, 2013 03 Jul'13

  Indonesian student wins global Kaspersky Lab security competition

  An entry from Indonesia’s Bandung Institute of Technology has won the Kaspersky Lab Cyber Security for the Next Generation 2013 competition

• July 03, 2013 03 Jul'13

  UK to look to army reserves for cyber security specialists

  Army reservists will become specialists in cyber security as part of an overhaul announced by defence secretary Philip Hammond

• July 03, 2013 03 Jul'13

  Microsoft unveils prototype 3D touchcreen

  Microsoft is working on a 3D touchscreen that enables users to 'feel' through tactile feedback and manipulate images

• July 03, 2013 03 Jul'13

  Middlesex University digitises snail mail

  Middlesex University has digitised paper mail delivery with a digital mail service provided through a managed service from Canon partner, CDS

• July 03, 2013 03 Jul'13

  Yahoo acquires short movie app maker Qwiki

  Yahoo has made another acquisition aimed at bolstering its position in the mobile space as part of efforts to regain lost market share

• July 03, 2013 03 Jul'13

  Assassin’s Creed developer hacked, exposing user details

  Ubisoft is the latest computer games company to be hacked, with usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords compromised

• July 03, 2013 03 Jul'13

  OFT investigates public sector IT outsourcing

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) calls on public sector IT services suppliers and buyers to relate their experiences

• July 02, 2013 02 Jul'13

  Security Think Tank: Prism – Sitting duck or elaborate honeypot?

  Does the data collected by Prism put the US Government at risk from other state or non-state sponsored activists?

• July 02, 2013 02 Jul'13

  Gartner forecasts a return to IT investment as economy improves

  Global IT spending is set to reach $3.7tn by 2014 as the economy improves, according to the Gartner Worldwide IT Spending Forecast

• July 02, 2013 02 Jul'13

  Collaboration key to malware success, says Microsoft

  Collaborative malware is one of the latest techniques cyber attackers are using to ensure their malicious programs cannot be removed

• July 02, 2013 02 Jul'13

  Senior MPs flout EU cookie law

  Two years after the EU cookie regulation and UK law came into force, not all UK websites are compliant, including the sites of 13 senior MPs

• July 02, 2013 02 Jul'13

  Google another step closer to EC action over business practices

  Google is a step closer to punitive action by the European Commission after complainants rejected its latest set of proposals to allay concerns about its business practices

• July 01, 2013 01 Jul'13

  Stuxnet leak investigation leads to project originator

  The US government investigation into Stuxnet leak of classified information leads to retired general in the Marines, James Cartwright

• July 01, 2013 01 Jul'13

  Nokia buys out Siemens from NSN joint venture

  Nokia is paying €1.7bn to take the Siemens out of Nokia Siemens Networks

• July 01, 2013 01 Jul'13

  UK hit by 70 cyber espionage campaigns a month, says GCHQ

  GCHQ director confirms the government is targeted by some 70 sophisticated cyber espionage campaigns every month

• July 01, 2013 01 Jul'13

  Scottish police outsource system to Accenture

  Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland have chosen Accenture to maintain its i6 administration system after two-year tendering process

• July 01, 2013 01 Jul'13

  The Washington Post reveals more details of NSA Prism programme

  The Washington Post has published new slides detailing processes in the US Prism online surveillance system

• June 28, 2013 28 Jun'13

  BlackBerry Z10 shipments a mystery as company posts $84m loss

  BlackBerry has reported a net loss of $84m on revenue of $3bn, compared with the $518m loss for the same quarter last year

• June 28, 2013 28 Jun'13

  Mid-sized UK IT companies invest in growth

  Mid-sized IT companies in the UK grew faster than the average and plan to increase spending on R&D by more than any other sector

• June 28, 2013 28 Jun'13

  UK leads calls for internet era tax laws

  The UK is calling for international tax rules to be brought up to date for the internet world to stop tax evasion by firms like Google and Amazon

• June 28, 2013 28 Jun'13

  NSA allowed to collect US email records, secret documents reveal

  The National Security Agency (NSA) collected internet and email records of US citizens for more than 10 years, documents reveal

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  Is the time for antivirus software past?

  Since the appearance of malware in the 1970s, adoption of antivirus (AV) software has steadily grown, but is it time to move on?

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  W3C CEO Jeff Jaffe attacks proprietary cloud

  In a keynote at the Cloud World Forum in London, Jeff Jaffe, CEO of W3C, slammed the industry for not collaborating on cloud standards

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  US consumer watchdog wants sponsored search returns clearly marked

  US trading authorities have ordered the world’s most popular search engines to clearly identify search returns sponsored by advertisers

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  Government abandons super-connected cities broadband plans

  Government plans to spend £150m on broadband infrastructure have been watered down after legal challenges by Virgin Media and BT

• June 26, 2013 26 Jun'13

  Proprietary software a trap, says Hadoop founder Doug Cutting

  Hadoop founder Doug Cutting believes enterprises have woken to the benefits of open source software, but says Europe is behind with adoption

• June 26, 2013 26 Jun'13

  Biffa uses software-as-a-service for self-service and automation

  Waste management firm Biffa deploys IT service management software-as-a-service (SaaS) to increase user self-service and automation

• June 26, 2013 26 Jun'13

  Encrypting enterprises miss out on cloud benefits

  Enterprises sending encrypted data to the cloud are missing out on some of the greatest benefits of cloud computing, says Thales e-Security

• June 26, 2013 26 Jun'13

  Cloud, mobile and Macs the next targets for hackers, says Kaspersky Lab

  Cloud computing, mobile devices and non-Windows operating systems will become the next targets for cyber attackers, says Kaspersky Lab

• June 25, 2013 25 Jun'13

  BES extends MDM to Android and iPhones

  Aiming to rekindle interest in the Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES), Blackberry has extended the platform to support Android and iOS

• June 25, 2013 25 Jun'13

  Oracle offers enterprise software on Azure and Hyper-V

  Microsoft and Oracle form an alliance to enable Oracle software to run on Hyper-V and Windows Azure infrastructure

• June 25, 2013 25 Jun'13

  Silicon Valley ‘forgets the rest of the world exists'

  San Francisco entrepreneur claims Silicon Valley forgets it is building products for the whole world, not just tech geeks in the Bay Area

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  Europe's public sector could save €1bn a year

  The European Union’s public sector could save €1.1bn (£930m) a year by following new open standard guidelines to avoid ICT vendor lock-in.

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  Scality CEO: Why would any start-up go to Europe?

  The French CEO of the object storage specialist vents his frustration at the difficulty of breaking into Europe for US start-ups

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  Cloud adoption immature, shows security survey

  Adoption of cloud-based services is still immature in terms of security and privacy, a global survey of more than 4,000 organisations in seven countries has revealed

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  Identity management key to browser-based IT strategy

  A cloud-based identity management system is key to enabling a browser-based IT strategy at online recruitment firm Reed.co.uk

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  Mobile security model flawed, says Mobile Helix

  Many companies are embracing mobile devices wrongly because the current security model is flawed, says security startup Mobile Helix

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  Trend Micro joins Interpol fight against cyber crime

  Security firm Trend Micro has signed up to help support Interpol’s global law enforcement programmes against cyber crime

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  Windows 8.1 plus new processors improve PC market

  The introduction of new Intel processors running the Windows 8.1 update will slow the decline of PC sales according to Gartner

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  Consumers demand action to protect their privacy online

  Consumers across the world want more to be done to protect their privacy online according to new research

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  Facebook bug exposes six million users' details unintentionally

  Facebook has admitted that a bug caused the phone numbers and email addresses of six million users to be shared unintentionally

• June 21, 2013 21 Jun'13

  Most firms underestimate volume of malware, study shows

  Most companies greatly underestimate the number of malicious programs appearing daily, a global survey of more than 2,000 IT professionals has revealed

• June 21, 2013 21 Jun'13

  ICO takes further action on Google’s collection of Wi-Fi data

  The ICO has taken further action against Google over the collection of Wi-Fi data by its Street View cars, but has stopped short of a monetary penalty

• June 21, 2013 21 Jun'13

  UK businesses failing to secure virtual environments, study finds

  Most UK businesses are failing to secure data in virtual environments, a survey of IT decision makers has revealed

• June 21, 2013 21 Jun'13

  Oracle’s 2013 revenue flat, operating profitability up

  Oracle’s end of fiscal year 2013 revenues of $37bn were flat compared with 2012, but the supplier indicated a record operating margin of 47%

• June 21, 2013 21 Jun'13

  Government launches cyber awareness campaign

  UK government debuts the first stage of a £4m cyber awareness campaign as part of the National Cyber Security Programme

• June 21, 2013 21 Jun'13

  EU data protection regulators begin action against Google

  Privacy regulators across Europe are beginning to take action against Google for failing to change the way it manages user data

• June 20, 2013 20 Jun'13

  LinkedIn social networking site hit by DNS hijacking

  Professional networking site LinkedIn has been hit by a DNS hijacking attack, but the service appears to have been restored after two breaks

• June 20, 2013 20 Jun'13

  EMC to build ViPR adapters for other suppliers’ arrays

  EMC won’t need to wait for other storage companies to build adapters for its ViPR storage virtualisation/big data platform. If they don’t write them, EMC will do it for them.

• June 20, 2013 20 Jun'13

  DuckDuckGo trebles searches after Prism surveillance scandal

  DuckDuckGo, which does not track users' activities, has shot to prominence since US Prism online monitoring programme was revealed

• June 20, 2013 20 Jun'13

  Microsoft offers cash rewards for security bug hunters

  Microsoft unveils security bounty programmes to improve its products through responsible disclosure of flaws that could be exploited by hackers

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  Grass Roots Group extends Google roll-out with Play apps

  Grass Roots Group (GRG) is among a number of organisations expanding its Google deployment with apps from the Play marketplace

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  HR technology booming as businesses turn to the cloud

  Over the next 18 months, 60% of companies plan to roll out HR technology solutions, says analyst group Bersin by Deloitte.

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  Lock up admin accounts to defeat hackers, says Cyber-Ark

  Hackers typically target privileged admin accounts to gain access to all computer systems, says David Higgins, senior sales manager Cyber-Ark