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Network security management
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November 25, 2014
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Nov'14
National Trust for Scotland overcomes legacy network challenge
The National Trust for Scotland has replaced a historical network infrastructure with a core service from Brocade
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November 20, 2014
20
Nov'14
BT asks Department of Business, Innovation and Skills to reject links to US drone strikes
BT asks UK officials to reject a complaint about its alleged role in a US military network used to direct drone strikes
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November 19, 2014
19
Nov'14
Case study: North Wales Fire and Rescue Service secures email for public sector collaboration
The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) has secured its information exchange with Egress Switch encryption
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November 13, 2014
13
Nov'14
Cisco CEO John Chambers attacks Barack Obama over net neutrality
Just days after US president Barack Obama backed net neutrality, Cisco CEO John Chambers says it will hurt business
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November 11, 2014
11
Nov'14
Network firewalls as relevant to data security as ever, says industry pioneer Gil Shwed
Network firewalls are as relevant to data security today as they were 20 years ago, says industry pioneer Gil Shwed
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November 10, 2014
10
Nov'14
Atos launches security apprentice academy
IT services company Atos has launched a Cyber Security Academy to give apprentices cyber defence skills
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November 07, 2014
07
Nov'14
How networking brought innovation and automation to Heathrow Terminal 2
Heathrow Airport has put automation and collaboration at the heart of a £34m network deployment in Terminal 2
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November 04, 2014
04
Nov'14
The View from The Shard to deploy Aruba mobile location services
London’s highest viewing gallery, the View from the Shard, helps launch Aruba Network’s new Mobile Engagement service
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November 04, 2014
04
Nov'14
Wi-Fi forecast predicts one hotspot for every 20 people by 2018
Worldwide audit for Wi-Fi network aggregator iPass reveals how public Wi-Fi might change in the next four years
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October 15, 2014
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Oct'14
McAfee highlights security challenges of a next-generation government
McAfee has released a report investigating the security issues the 'government of tomorrow' might face
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October 15, 2014
15
Oct'14
McAfee Next Generation firewall addresses siloed security risks
McAfee claims its Next Generation Firewall product will help CIOs mitigate the risks associated with siloed security products
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October 14, 2014
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Oct'14
Russian cyber criminals exploit Microsoft bug
Russian hackers have used a vulnerability in Microsoft software to spy on targets including NATO and Western European governments
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October 09, 2014
09
Oct'14
The first big SDN data breach is just a matter of time
As more enterprises opt for software-defined networking implementations, the potential for a major security breach will grow
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October 08, 2014
08
Oct'14
Malware being used to steal cash from ATMs
Criminals are using malware to steal cash from ATMs without debit and credit cards
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October 02, 2014
02
Oct'14
Sunborn puts network in the cloud at Docklands’ first floating hotel
Hospitality firm Sunborn picks Mitel 3300 IP Communications platform for London's first floating hotel
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October 01, 2014
01
Oct'14
UK broadband lags as global average speed hits 4Mbps
Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report into take-up of superfast broadband and IPv6 shows the UK is lagging
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September 25, 2014
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Sep'14
Lancaster University supports SDN development with HP Networking
Lancaster Uni deploys 40 OpenFlow-enabled HP switches to run SDN research and production environments concurrently
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September 23, 2014
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Sep'14
Managed security services to expand to remediation
Managed security services will focus on remediation as well as monitoring to meet market demand, says Frost & Sullivan
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September 16, 2014
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Sep'14
Huawei aims to become tier one smartphone supplier
Huawei is riding the BYOD wave, as it vies to turn itself into a credible competitor to Apple and Samsung in the smartphones space
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September 15, 2014
15
Sep'14
Salesforce issues advice on avoiding Dyreza attack
Salesforce has issued a set of guidelines on tightening security after a number of its customers were targeted by the Dyreza email virus
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September 09, 2014
09
Sep'14
Wider public sector needs better understanding of cyber security
Local government, the NHS and the wider public sector needs to have a better understanding of the threat of cyber security
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August 26, 2014
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Aug'14
Finance and retail applications most vulnerable to breaches
Finance and retail applications are most susceptible to hacking attacks because of data input by customers, according to research
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August 22, 2014
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Aug'14
GCHQ produces BYOD guidelines for organisations
GCHQ's IT security arm provides guidance to organisations who want to allow employees to use personal devices at work
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August 21, 2014
21
Aug'14
Load balancing supports Kent County Council's VDI project
Kent County Council picks Kemp Technologies load balancers to support a deployment of VMware Horizon View and Workspace across its estate
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August 19, 2014
19
Aug'14
Kent County Council hands six-year PSN contract to Daisy Updata
Daisy Updata Communications to manage Kent’s public services network (PSN) deployment across more than 1,300 sites
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August 18, 2014
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Aug'14
MoD sponsors cyber defence automation competition
The Ministry of Defence has announced £2m funding for a competition to find innovative ways of automating cyber defences
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August 15, 2014
15
Aug'14
Network upgrade levels the playing field for Infiniti Red Bull Racing
Formula One team Infiniti Red Bull Racing uses AT&T network and UC services to stay in the running after big changes to sporting regulations
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August 14, 2014
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Aug'14
Cisco cuts jobs as profits fall
Cisco is to cut 6,000 jobs, or 8% of its workforce, after another quarter of shrinking profits
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August 13, 2014
13
Aug'14
National Crime Agency calls for public to update security software
The National Crime Agency (NCA) is launching a campaign to make people aware of the dangers of being online without security software
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August 12, 2014
12
Aug'14
NetScout sues Gartner over Magic Quadrant placing
Network performance management supplier NetScout launches lawsuit after being labelled a ‘challenger’ on Gartner’s Magic Quadrant
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August 12, 2014
12
Aug'14
US Airforce Association Cyber Patriot programme comes to UK
Northrop Grumman teams up with Cyber Security Challenge UK to bring US Air Force Association education challenge to UK
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August 12, 2014
12
Aug'14
Android banking apps susceptible to hacking
A vulnerability in Android applications built on the Apache Cordova platform has sparked new fears over mobile banking
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August 11, 2014
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Aug'14
USB-connected devices present cyber vulnerabilities
Connecting devices to computers using a USB port could lead to security breaches, say Berlin-based researchers
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August 07, 2014
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Aug'14
Redfern deploys Splunk to comply with Information Assurance
Travel management company Redfern has deployed Splunk for proactive monitoring
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August 07, 2014
07
Aug'14
Wi-Fi users not concerned about hotspot security
Ofcom report uncovers a blasé attitude to wireless security among users
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August 06, 2014
06
Aug'14
Russian hackers steal over a billion usernames and passwords
A group of Russian cyber criminals have attacked 500 million email addresses and gained 1.2 billion usernames and passwords
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August 05, 2014
05
Aug'14
Malware incidents make up 25% of CERT-UK's work in first 100 days
Over half the incidents reported to CERT-UK in the first three months of its operation were not related to critical national infrastructure
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July 29, 2014
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Jul'14
BlackBerry to buy anti-phone tapping specialist Secusmart
BlackBerry to buy German voice and data encryption supplier Secusmart for an undisclosed sum
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July 28, 2014
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Jul'14
Cloudwatt deploys SDN to orchestrate public cloud service
Cloud firm Cloudwatt integrates Juniper OpenContrail SDN, NFV solution to support its public cloud environment
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July 18, 2014
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Jul'14
BT’s secure link to Microsoft Azure goes live in Europe
BT’s new, secure, high-performance connectivity to Azure public cloud has gone live in Europe three months after BT teamed up with Microsoft
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July 17, 2014
17
Jul'14
Law gives 'arbitary' protection against surveillance, tribunal told
Your choice of mobile phone service can determine whether the government can legally spy on you, tribunal told
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July 16, 2014
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Jul'14
Shropshire primary school claims first all-802.11ac Wi-Fi network
Windmill Primary School in Telford is the site of the first 802.11ac Wi-Fi network in a UK primary school as it prepares for a major mobile device deployment
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July 10, 2014
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Jul'14
Silent Circle’s OCC VoIP service cuts out roaming costs and snoopers
Mobile device privacy firm Silent Circle expands its hybrid encrypted Out-Circle Calling, quelling users' snooping fears and cutting roaming costs
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July 08, 2014
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Jul'14
Government invites tenders for Emergency Services Network
Incumbent Airwave Solutions among several businesses invited to tender on the four lots of the new Emergency Services Network
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July 08, 2014
08
Jul'14
Top hardware firms join forces on IoT standards
Top hardware firms join forces to establish secure and reliable connectivity standards for the internet of things
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July 07, 2014
07
Jul'14
No return to snooper’s charter under emergency surveillance law
Calls for emergency legislation to force phone and internet providers to keep usage records have renewed debate over snooper’s charter
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July 07, 2014
07
Jul'14
Smart light bulbs get security update
Smart light bulb maker LIFX has issued a firmware update after security researchers exposed a security weakness
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July 04, 2014
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Jul'14
Barclays passes government’s ‘internet-born threat’ test
Barclays Bank has been awarded the government’s cyber security certificate for digital banking services after independent tests of services such as Pingit
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July 03, 2014
03
Jul'14
Netflix releases its AWS monitoring tool Security Monkey into the wild
Netflix has made Security Monkey, the AWS tracker tool it built for itself, freely available to other Amazon cloud users
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July 02, 2014
02
Jul'14
Case Study: Marston's Telecoms taps Blue Coat Wi-Fi manager
Marston’s Telecoms, the in-house ISP of pub and brewery chain Marston’s, rolls out Blue Coat PacketShaper appliances to take control of its onsite Wi-Fi networks and cut bandwidth costs