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Network security management
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May 21, 2014
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May'14
Swale Heating emulates head office in national expansion
SE England based Swale Heating emulated its head office IT set-up in the Midlands when it expanded through a major contract
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May 19, 2014
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May'14
Retail easy pickings for hackers, says Verizon
Retailers are making it relatively easy for hackers to steal lucrative financial data, says Verizon
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May 19, 2014
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May'14
Cisco to Obama: get NSA out of our hardware
After allegations that the NSA routinely intercepted Cisco hardware to insert bugging equipment, Cisco CEO John Chambers has written to US President Barack Obama to demand action
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May 07, 2014
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May'14
Most UK firms ill-equipped for DDoS attacks, survey finds
Most UK firms are ill-equipped to deal with costly DDoS attacks, a survey from analysis firm Neustar has revealed
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April 29, 2014
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Apr'14
Cyber criminals continue to target Android smartphones
Nearly all new mobile threats in the first quarter of this year targeted Android users, latest research shows
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April 28, 2014
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Apr'14
Computer Weekly European User Awards for Security: 2014 winners
Computer Weekly European User Awards for Security: 2014 winners announced
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April 25, 2014
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Apr'14
Cyber threat detection paramount, says SANS fellow
Cyber threat prevention is ideal, but detection is a must, says Eric Cole, SANS Institute fellow
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April 22, 2014
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Apr'14
Microsoft and Equinix collaborate to privately connect Azure cloud and on-premise IT
Equinix and Microsoft have collaborated to help businesses connect their on-premise IT infrastructure with Azure cloud via a private network
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April 22, 2014
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Apr'14
UK finance firms to face planned hacking
Finance firms in the UK could be attacked by ethical hackers on behalf of financial services regulators to identify weaknesses in cyber security
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April 11, 2014
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Apr'14
Cisco and Juniper warn of products hit by Heartbleed bug
Cisco and Juniper have issued security bulletins warning that some products are vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug
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April 07, 2014
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Apr'14
The problem with regional clouds
The clamour to keep clouds closer to home could lead to internet restrictions, fragmentation and a slowdown in the movement of data
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April 03, 2014
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Apr'14
Why have organisations failed to make PSN compliance deadline?
A number of organisations have failed to meet the PSN security compliance deadline despite the threat of being cut off from critical services
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April 02, 2014
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Apr'14
Millions of routers open to criminal exploitation, study shows
More than 24 million routers worldwide could be used by cyber criminals to launch DDoS attacks, a study shows
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March 31, 2014
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Mar'14
Business counts cost of cyber attackers’ secret weapon
Businesses are counting the cost of failing to defend against advanced evasion techniques (AETs), a report reveals
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March 31, 2014
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Mar'14
Thales to secure connectivity of Highways Agency
Thales has been awarded a 5-year contract to provide secure network connectivity services for the Highways Agency
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March 14, 2014
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Mar'14
37 organisations at “significant risk” of missing PSN security deadline
The government has flagged 37 organisations at “significant risk” of failing to achieve security compliance for the Public Services Network (PSN)
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March 12, 2014
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Mar'14
More than 162,000 WordPress sites used in DDoS attack
Security researchers have uncovered a DDoS attack that used more than 162,000 legitimate and unwitting WordPress websites
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March 04, 2014
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Mar'14
Team Cymru exposes SOHO router compromise
Team Cymru has discovered a widespread compromise of consumer-grade small office/home office (SOHO) routers
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February 25, 2014
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Feb'14
Zuckerberg: 'The government blew it with the NSA'
The founder of Facebook says the government went 'way over the line' when it came to what he deemed 'extreme revelations' from Edward Snowden. However, he does believe it has made the industry work together better
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February 25, 2014
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Feb'14
Standardisation key to future security, say experts
The adoption of security standards to enable automated self-healing systems is key to data protection in future
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February 21, 2014
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Feb'14
PSN gets encryption for higher security levels
An encryption service has been announced by the Cabinet Office which will enable public sector staff to share information at the IL3 security level over the Public Services Network (PSN)
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February 12, 2014
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Feb'14
NTP-based DDoS attacks a concern, says Cloudflare
Security firm Cloudflare says it spotted and stopped a massive DDoS attack that exploited a vulnerability in the infrastructure of the internet
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February 06, 2014
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Feb'14
UK critical infrastructure at risk of cyber attack, says IET report
UK critical national infrastructure is at risk of cyber attack, says a report by consultancy Atkins for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
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February 05, 2014
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Feb'14
Bank of England publishes Waking Shark II cyber security exercise results
Bank of England publishes the results of its Waking Shark II security exercise, which tested financial institutions' contingency plans for cyber attack
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February 04, 2014
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Feb'14
Trusted IT scheme aims to restore confidence after Snowden
An industry scheme could help IT suppliers win back confidence from businesses following revelations Edward Snowden’s of revelations of surveillance by the US National Security Agency (NSA), it was claimed this week
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January 30, 2014
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Jan'14
Data security is not their responsibility, say 23% of employees
Almost a quarter of employees believe that data security is not their responsibility, according to a survey by security management firm Absolute Software
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January 29, 2014
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Jan'14
Internet of Things could be held up by physical flaws
Cisco’s managing director of IoT warns physical issues with sensors and batteries could hamper the effectiveness of connected cities
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January 17, 2014
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Jan'14
Internet at risk of 'cybergeddon' says WEF
Internet is at risk of fragmenting amid concerns over spying and cyber crime, says World Economic Forum
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January 14, 2014
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Jan'14
Cabinet Office attempts to defuse PSN compliance tensions
The Cabinet Office has updated the public services network (PSN) programme to make it easier for councils to meet security requirements
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January 13, 2014
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Jan'14
Neiman Marcus warns that data breach may affect customers
US retailer Neiman Marcus has warned that cyber attackers may have stolen customers' payment card information in December
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January 10, 2014
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Jan'14
Network-based security tops European agenda for 2014
Network-based security is the top security initiative for European companies in 2014, research shows
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December 30, 2013
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Dec'13
Top 10 supplier profiles 2013
Are you thinking of doing business with an IT technology supplier? Check out our independent profiles of the leading technology companies.
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December 27, 2013
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Dec'13
Business applications under stress, finds Freeform Dynamics survey
Business applications are coming under increased performance pressure as organisations evolve remote working practices in step with the demands of a modern economy
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December 27, 2013
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Dec'13
Top 10 UK cyber security stories of 2013
Cyber security has moved up the national agenda in the past year, with the UK government paying increasing attention to bolstering UK cyber defences
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December 24, 2013
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Dec'13
Alan Turing pardoned
Alan Turing, the second world war cryptanalyst and pioneer of computer science, has been given a posthumous royal pardon for the 1952 homosexuality conviction that destroyed his life
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December 24, 2013
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Dec'13
Top 10 IT security stories of 2013
The need to evolve IT security strategies to match new and emerging threats has come clearly to the fore in the past year
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December 23, 2013
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Dec'13
RSA denies secret contract with NSA
Security firm RSA has strongly denied allegations of a secret contract with the US National Security Agency (NSA)
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December 20, 2013
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Dec'13
UK citizen wins legal round against Facebook over Prism leaks
A British citizen has applied for a judgement against Facebook in a case that will test the right of tech firms to give UK personal data to the NSA.
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December 18, 2013
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Dec'13
Cabinet Office commissions PSN working group
Conversations between Socitm and the Cabinet Office over the compliance issues around the public service network (PSN) for local government continue
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December 17, 2013
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Dec'13
Is BT ‘embedding secret spy equipment’ in routers?
UK telecoms giant BT is accused of enabling GCHQ and the NSA access to customer data through its routers used in millions of homes and businesses across the UK. BT claims it is just a conspiracy theory. Computer Weekly looks at both sides
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December 05, 2013
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Dec'13
UK citizen sues Microsoft over Prism private data leak to NSA
A court action brought in the UK will test Microsoft's legal right to disclose private data on UK citizens to US intelligence services
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December 04, 2013
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Dec'13
Councils threatened with disconnection from PSN in escalating security row
A London council was hours away from being disconnected from the public sector network, in an row between central and local government over security compliance
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November 29, 2013
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Nov'13
Security is network professionals’ top priority for 2014
New research from TechTarget and Computer Weekly shows networking professionals see security as the biggest priority for 2014, whilst they claim the vendors’ favourite – software defined networking – is just not ready yet
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November 29, 2013
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Nov'13
Computer Weekly European User Awards 2014 open for entries
Computer Weekly is running its European User Awards for a second year in 2014. Find out all the details here
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November 27, 2013
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Nov'13
European Parliament closes Wi-Fi after man-in-the-middle attack
A number of mailboxes have been compromised and users’ smartphones could be at risk following a man-in-the-middle attack on the European Parliament’s public Wi-Fi
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November 26, 2013
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Nov'13
NCA changed UK cyber crime fighting, says NCCU head
The NCA has changed the UK law enforcement landscape, says Andy Archibald, head of the NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit
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November 26, 2013
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Nov'13
White hat Wi-Fi hacking shows vulnerability of business data
Whitehat hackers have shown that senstitive data can be sniffed easily from public Wi-Fi hotspots
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November 25, 2013
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Nov'13
Facebook authentication - Like?
As Cisco teams up with Facebook to offer authentication for public Wi-Fi, is this option safe for businesses?
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November 22, 2013
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Nov'13
Banks and governments targeted by invisible hijacking attacks
Net monitoring firm Renesys says it has uncovered evidence of mass hijackings of network traffic
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November 15, 2013
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Nov'13
Cyber collateral damage a concern for all, says Lancope
All organisations could be affected by cyber attack collateral damage, says network security firm Lancope
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November 14, 2013
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Nov'13
MoD appoints new CIO and releases ICT strategy
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has appointed Yvonne Ferguson as CIO and released its latest Defence ICT Strategy document
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November 12, 2013
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Nov'13
Mass surveillance a bad idea, says Information Commissioner Christopher Graham
Information Commissioner Christopher Graham says issues of national security must not overshadow concerns of legitimate public interest
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October 31, 2013
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Oct'13
Olympic cyber security down to design and testing, says BT
Cyber security at the London 2012 Olympic Games was based on principles of security by design and extensive testing, says BT
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October 29, 2013
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Oct'13
Analysis: RSA says security needs to change, but what does that mean?
RSA executive chairman Art Coviello has issued a call to action to the security industry to improve technology and collaboration
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October 29, 2013
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Oct'13
Most businesses need to transform IT security, says RSA
No modern network or IT system can withstand the onslaught of a skilled adversary, given focus and time, says Amit Yoran, general manager of RSA
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October 23, 2013
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Oct'13
US publishes draft cyber security framework
The US has published a draft framework of voluntary cyber security standards aimed at reducing risks to critical national infrastructure
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October 23, 2013
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Oct'13
The commercial reality of Huawei’s trust issues
The Chinese firm is working tirelessly to tell the world it can be trusted but, the US remains unwilling to budge
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October 17, 2013
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Oct'13
Government overhauls security classification to fit digital age
In its first overhaul since World War II the government is consolidating six security bands to three with a system deemed more appropriate in the digital age.
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October 17, 2013
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Oct'13
The challenges of using mobile devices in the public sector
The government is allowing the public sector to implement BYOD schemes, but the guidelines are limiting and challenges still remain
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October 17, 2013
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Oct'13
DDoS attacks more than treble in the past year, report reveals
The number of DDoS attacks over 20Gbps so far this year is more than three times greater than for the whole of 2012 data shows
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October 16, 2013
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Oct'13
Neustar to host first DDoS awareness day
Communications firm Neustar is to host the first international awareness day on distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks
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October 07, 2013
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Oct'13
RSA Europe 2013 to get practical about big data
Big data is to dominate the agenda at the RSA Europe Conference 2013 taking place in Amsterdam from 29 – 31 October, but will be more practical than theoretical, says programme chair
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October 04, 2013
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Oct'13
Time to reinvent security, says Intel president
Future IT security will be not be like it has been in the past, says Renée James, president of Intel
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October 03, 2013
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Oct'13
McAfee Focus 2013: APTs more dangerous than ever, says researcher
Advanced persistent threats (APTs) pose more of a threat than ever, says a researcher at Intel-owned security organisation McAfee
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October 03, 2013
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Oct'13
McAfee Focus 2013: Security is about enabling tech benefits, says McAfee
Information technology can benefit people only if they trust they can use it without risk, says McAfee president
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October 02, 2013
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Oct'13
McAfee Focus 2013: McAfee leadership upbeat about Stonesoft acquisition
Intel-owned security firm McAfee is upbeat about its acquisition of Stonesoft and its future capability to tackle security differently
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October 01, 2013
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Oct'13
Companies more comfortable with ‘choose your own device’
The buzzword may be BYOD, but while businesses want to offer choice, they are looking for comfort too
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September 30, 2013
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Sep'13
Huawei poses no competitive threat to US networking firms, says Enterasys CEO
Too few US organisations trust China government-linked Huawei for it to pose a threat to networking firms, says Enterasys’s CEO
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September 30, 2013
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Sep'13
‘I don’t believe privacy exists,’ claims network executive
Ipswitch executive claims European businesses more paranoid about privacy than US, where attitudes have changed since 9/11
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September 30, 2013
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Sep'13
MoD announces specialist programme to fend off cyber attacks
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced a strategy to defend UK national security from the threat of cyber attacks
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September 27, 2013
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Sep'13
Cyber attack retaliation a bad idea, says international panel
Retaliatory cyber attacks are not a good idea, an international panel has told a joint security practitioners conference in Chicago
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September 27, 2013
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Sep'13
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2013
Cyber crime featured heavily in security news coverage in 2013, with cyber criminals and cyber law enforcers upping their games with each passing month
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September 26, 2013
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Sep'13
Government approves BYOD for public sector staff
The government has issued security approval for public sector organisations to offer bring your own device (BYOD) schemes for employees
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September 20, 2013
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Sep'13
Cyber bank robberies a warning for business, say experts
Barclays has joined Santander in being targeted by criminals who took control of bank computers using inexpensive kit
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September 06, 2013
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Sep'13
NSA and GCHQ unlock online privacy encryption
UK and US intelligence agencies have unlocked the technology used to encrypt online services, including email, online banking and medical records.
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August 22, 2013
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Aug'13
Charlie McMurdie joins PwC’s cyber practice
Charlie McMurdie, former head of the Metro Police central e-crime unit, is joining business consultancy firm PwC as its senior crime adviser
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August 15, 2013
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Aug'13
Cisco cuts 4,000 staff
Despite announcing record results, the networking giant Cisco says 4,000 jobs will go
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August 15, 2013
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Aug'13
UK sites wrongly blocked in Premier League piracy battle
Users were unable to access a number of UK sites when they were wrongly blocked for copyright infringement
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August 14, 2013
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Aug'13
Microsoft delivers early warning with latest Patch Tuesday
Microsoft is updating Patch Tuesday to give customers and security software firms advanced notice of holes in Windows code
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August 13, 2013
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Aug'13
Government partners with security services to launch Cyber Incident Response schemes
Two cyber security schemes have been launched today to provide industry expertise to victims of cyber security attacks
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August 05, 2013
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Aug'13
Websites hacked to show child abuse images
More than 25 business websites worldwide have been hacked to show illegal images of child sex abuse
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July 29, 2013
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Jul'13
CW500: Internet of things to pose 'huge security and privacy risks'
The internet of things will pose enormous security and privacy challenges, a recent CW500 Club meeting heard
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July 29, 2013
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Jul'13
Continual vigilance key to security, says Damballa
UK businesses must update their approach to cyber security to look for signs of compromise continually
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July 29, 2013
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Jul'13
Smart meters: Good for consumers but infrastructure unresolved
Energy and Climate Change Select Committee report highlights infrastructure risks and spiralling costs in UK smart meter roll-out
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July 26, 2013
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Jul'13
Symantec Web Gateway flaw enables hacker surveillance
Security flaws in Symantec’s Web Gateway appliance expose users to surveillance of all internet activities, says SEC Consult
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July 12, 2013
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Jul'13
What McAfee's acquisition of Stonesoft means for the companies and their customers
Computer Weekly looks at what McAfee's acquisition of Stonesoft means for the companies and their customers
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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
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July 09, 2013
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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
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July 08, 2013
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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
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July 08, 2013
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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
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July 05, 2013
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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?
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July 03, 2013
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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
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June 21, 2013
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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
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June 14, 2013
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Jun'13
Huawei CISO questions Cisco and Juniper's role in US spying
Huawei’s CISO – and former UK government CIO – John Suffolk has raised questions about Cisco and Juniper’s role in US cyber snooping
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June 12, 2013
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Jun'13
UK cloud users more positive about security than non-users, study shows
UK SMEs see security, privacy and reliability benefits in cloud-based services, a study from comScore shows
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June 12, 2013
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Jun'13
Universities minister David Willetts backs Chinese telecoms firm Huawei
Universities and science minister David Willetts praises Huawei a week after the ISC voiced concerns over its involvement in UK infrastructure
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June 11, 2013
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Jun'13
CISOs must shape up or ship out, says Forrester
Chief information security officers (CISOs) must evolve into data risk managers if they are to survive in the future, says Forrester Research
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June 11, 2013
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Jun'13
Security tech market set to grow 8.7% in 2013, says Gartner
The worldwide security technology and services market will reach $67.2bn in 2013, up 8.7% from 2012, according to research firm Gartner
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June 10, 2013
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Jun'13
Telefonica Digital forms security group Eleven Paths
The business division of mobile operator Telefonica launches Eleven Paths, an independent company working on security issues in the workplace
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June 10, 2013
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Jun'13
Zero trust model key to security success, says Forrester
The principles of network confidentiality, integrity and availability are not balanced, says John Kindervag, principal analyst at Forrester Research