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Network software
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November 07, 2012
07
Nov'12
Apple loses patent case to VirnetX
Apple has been ordered to pay $368m in damages to VirnetX after a court ruled it had infringed on two of the software firm’s patents
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November 06, 2012
06
Nov'12
ARM and C&WW backs Cambridge Weightless wireless standard
The Weightless standard wins the backing of industry heavyweights hoping to help it on its journey to creating the ‘internet of things’
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November 05, 2012
05
Nov'12
Brocade boosts SDN presence with Vyatta buy
Networking giant Brocade buys network operating system pioneer Vyatta to bolster its software-defined networking (SDN) folio
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October 31, 2012
31
Oct'12
'Digital skills as crucial to UK as superfast broadband,' says Vaizey
UK digital skills must improve to make most of the economic benefits of superfast broadband, said communications minister Ed Vaizey
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October 31, 2012
31
Oct'12
SDN scares big network suppliers
Cisco, Juniper and Brocade have had to embrace software defined networking or risk their hold on the market, says Emulex’s Sean Walsh
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October 31, 2012
31
Oct'12
Huawei admits to being monitored by GCHQ
Huawei has admitted to working closely with government security arm GCHQ as part of review into security practices
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October 30, 2012
30
Oct'12
TalkTalk CEO calls for regulatory intervention on superfast broadband
Dido Harding, the CEO of TalkTalk, has called for regulatory intervention into the superfast broadband market to encourage greater competition
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October 05, 2012
05
Oct'12
Cisco acquires vCider
Cisco has acquired vCider, a provider of virtual network overlay technology to boost its cloud strategy and SDN capabilities
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October 05, 2012
05
Oct'12
Cisco appoints two new presidents
The appointment of new executives raises further questions as to when Cisco’s long-serving CEO, John Chambers, will step down
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October 03, 2012
03
Oct'12
HP revamps portfolio for software-defined networking
Supplier claims additions will bring capabilities of software-defined networking to infrastructure, control software and application layers
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September 28, 2012
28
Sep'12
Buro Happold adopts Polycom video conferencing
Engineering firm Buro Happold cut costs and travel time with video conferencing facilities using Polycom RMXs and Microsoft Lync
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September 28, 2012
28
Sep'12
BT and Yahoo block UK2 IP addresses
Customers of ISP UK2 have received no emails from Yahoo/BT Internet accounts for over a week after their IP addresses were blocked
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September 21, 2012
21
Sep'12
Telefonica integrates AR into media platform
Telefonica Digital has partnered with augmented reality (AR) technology company, Aurasma, to broaden its range of AR media services
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September 21, 2012
21
Sep'12
Buckinghamshire County Council awards PSN contract
Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) has signed a four-year deal with Updata for a public services network worth up to £100m
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September 13, 2012
13
Sep'12
WiGig wireless products due in 2013
WiGig, the wireless standard for linking devices over the 60GHz spectrum, should be product-compatible before the end of 2013
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September 12, 2012
12
Sep'12
Cut network complexity with Ethernet fabrics and SDN, says Brocade
Brocade says abstraction layers, such as Ethernet fabrics and software-defined networking (SDN), can eliminate complexity from the network
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September 11, 2012
11
Sep'12
Everything Everywhere poised to launch UK 4G mobile network
Everything Everywhere – rebranded 'EE' – is set to launch high-speed 4G mobile networking in the UK with download speeds up to 40Mbps
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September 10, 2012
10
Sep'12
Circuit breakers could mitigate risk in automated trading
Merchant banks that automate trading could use circuit-breaking technology to reduce problems caused by stock market volatility
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September 06, 2012
06
Sep'12
Polycom teams with IBM for cloud video services
The two firms will join forces to develop new solutions utilising the cloud for video applications and unified communications
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August 24, 2012
24
Aug'12
Regulation and government policy drive utilities IT spend
Utility companies in Western Europe will spend $10.5bn on IT this year, of which over 62% will be invested in IT services.
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August 16, 2012
16
Aug'12
Cisco boosts sales and income in 2012
The networking giant announces a 7% rise in sales for the year, along with income of $8bn
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August 15, 2012
15
Aug'12
HP touts software for moving virtual machines
The network virtualisation solution named EVI claims to speed up the process of moving virtual machines and data sets in cloud environments
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August 08, 2012
08
Aug'12
The IT behind Mars Science Laboratory's landing of the Curiosity rover
IT has been key to successfully landing the rover robot Curiosity, on Mars earlier this week.
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August 01, 2012
01
Aug'12
Colchester Hospital tracks equipment with Wi-Fi
Colchester Hospital is using Ekahau’s real-time location tracking to locate important medical equipment across its campus over its Wi-Fi network
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July 30, 2012
30
Jul'12
Oracle acquires Xsigo
Silicon Valley giant Oracle buys into software-defined networking with the purchase of Xsigo
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July 30, 2012
30
Jul'12
European network professionals focus on server virtualisation
The latest results from Computer Weekly and TechTarget’s purchasing intentions study shows server virtualisation is becoming part and parcel of the networking professional’s job
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July 27, 2012
27
Jul'12
Networking the least understood element of IT, says HP's Nick Watson
HP’s European networking chief Nick Watson blames complexity for lack of understanding of networking in cloud computing
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July 26, 2012
26
Jul'12
Juniper and Riverbed enter technology partnership
Juniper and Riverbed combine network and application capabilitites for wide area network (WAN) optimisation, application delivery and mobility
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July 24, 2012
24
Jul'12
VMware looks to SDN with $1.05bn Nicira acquisition
Software-defined networking (SDN) specialist Nicira vows commitment to open standards as VMware proposes $1.05bn acquisition
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July 24, 2012
24
Jul'12
Virgin Media Q2 revenues grow 4.2% to £1.03bn
Virgin Media posted an increase in second quarter sales on Q2 2011, as revenues grew 4.2% to £1.03bn and business sales rose 9.8% to £166m
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July 24, 2012
24
Jul'12
Cisco loses 1,300 jobs in another round of cost-cutting
Cisco Systems is to cut around 1,300 jobs – or 2% of its workforce – in continued efforts to cut costs and streamline decision making
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July 18, 2012
18
Jul'12
Tech firm iCity wins datacentre bid for Olympics media centre
IT company iCity has been awarded the contract to turn the Olympics media centre into a datacentre, for which it will hire 4,600 staff
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July 13, 2012
13
Jul'12
O2 claims mobile network is fully restored
O2 claims it has fixed network problems that left hundreds of thousands of customers without mobile voice and data connections for up to 24 hours
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July 05, 2012
05
Jul'12
Are shared private broadband connections the future of Wi-Fi on the go?
We look at whether the growing trend of software opening up home routers for public Wi-Fi consumption is the future
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July 05, 2012
05
Jul'12
Anyfi Networks targets existing Wi-Fi for public use
Software supplier Anyfi Networks claims to offer a secure means to move between residential Wi-Fi connections starting from your front door
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June 18, 2012
18
Jun'12
Asian scientists call for government action on supercomputers
Scientists in India, China, Japan, Korea and India have called on their governments to collaborate on supercomputer technology
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June 05, 2012
05
Jun'12
Cisco updates ASR 5500 series for 4G networks
Cisco's updated ASR 5500 series aims to help businesses with increasing mobile traffic moving across networks as 4G looms
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June 01, 2012
01
Jun'12
Cambridgeshire launches PSN to cut £1m per year
Cambridgeshire County Council will save £1m per year with the launch of its public services network (PSN)
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May 15, 2012
15
May'12
Emulex targets HPC with Ethernet partnership
Networking firm Emulex teams with Myricom to boost Ethernet performance for high-performance computing and cloud environments
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May 14, 2012
14
May'12
Lincolnshire County Council to save £2.5m a year with PSN
Lincolnshire County Council expects to save £2.5m a year in its network costs by joining the East Midlands Public Services Network.
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May 04, 2012
04
May'12
Cisco snaps up analytics firm Truviso
Cisco has acquired real time data analytics firm Truviso for an undisclosed amount.
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May 01, 2012
01
May'12
Cisco and IDA to invest €26m into R&D jobs
Cisco has announced the expansion of its research and development centre in Galway, thanks to funding from the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) in Ireland.
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May 01, 2012
01
May'12
Network company Enterasys offers BYOD network management
Network company Enterasys is to provide network management for bring your own device (BYOD) deployments
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April 23, 2012
23
Apr'12
John Lewis pilots virtual fashion mirrors
John Lewis is using augmented reality to enable customers to try clothes on virtually, as part of its multichannel offering.
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March 30, 2012
30
Mar'12
Biggest upgrade to PAYE system to go live in April
The biggest upgrade to the UK's PAYE system since the 1950s goes live within two weeks.
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March 26, 2012
26
Mar'12
Cabinet Office names 12 PSN suppliers
The Cabinet Office has named 12 suppliers for the government’s Public Services Network framework (PSN), which will be worth between £500m and £3bn over two years
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March 16, 2012
16
Mar'12
Cisco buys UK video company NDS for $5bn
Cisco is paying $5bn for NDS, a UK company which specialises in securing subscription TV services
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March 15, 2012
15
Mar'12
Smart meter sales set to accelerate this year
Sales of smart meters across the globe are set to rise dramatically this year, with annual sales of the intelligent metering devices totalling about 140 million units every year by 2016
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March 15, 2012
15
Mar'12
NATO signs £39m BT deal
NATO has signed a €47m (£39m) deal with BT for a communications network
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March 01, 2012
01
Mar'12
MoJ is first department to sign up to PSN
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has become the first government department to sign up for a public services network (PSN), in a deal with BT that is expected to save £8m per year by 2015
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February 29, 2012
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Feb'12
Does the PSN need to happen before the cloud?
The deployment of public services networks (PSN) will need to happen before widespread uptake of CloudStore services occur, IT heads said at a roundtable meeting.
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February 16, 2012
16
Feb'12
Cisco wants EU to reconsider Microsoft Skype deal
Cisco is calling on European Union authorities to reconsider the unconditional approval of Microsoft’s $8.5bn acquisition of Skype.
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February 09, 2012
09
Feb'12
Cisco back on acquisition trail after record quarter
Cisco Systems has reported record revenues of $11.5bn for the second fiscal quarter that ended 28 January 2012, up 11% on the year-ago quarter, and profits of $2.6bn or 47 cents a share, up 27%.
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February 08, 2012
08
Feb'12
First reports of IPV6 DDoS attacks raise security fears
Ahead of the official launch day on 6 June 2012, network service providers are reporting the first IPV6 distributed denial-of-service attacks.
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February 02, 2012
02
Feb'12
Cisco launches BIG Awards to seek out best UK tech innovation
Cisco launches BIG Awards offering cash injections to UK start-ups with the most innovative technology-based ideas.
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February 02, 2012
02
Feb'12
Cisco unveils product consolidation plan
Cisco has unveiled details of the product line consolidation it hopes will turn around the company after its struggles with poor financial performance.
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February 01, 2012
01
Feb'12
Cisco to leave Olympic legacy in 25 London Network Academies
Cisco is unveiling 25 London-based Network Academies to train the community, after it has completed its Olympic Games 2012 contract.
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January 27, 2012
27
Jan'12
Data protection tops UK security investments in 2012
Data protection will be the top security initiative for most UK organisations in 2012, reveals a survey of IT professionals.
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January 23, 2012
23
Jan'12
Ministry of Defence to provide spectrum during Olympics
The Ministry of Defence is to provide spectrum for the Olympic Games to take the strain off networks in July and August.
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January 23, 2012
23
Jan'12
Buyer's Guide: The future of virtualisation
As businesses virtualise datacentre infrastructure, they experience the limitation of their existing hardware, IT administration tools, procurement and licensing models.
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January 09, 2012
09
Jan'12
Network Rail selects O2 to roll out Cisco LAN and WAN upgrade
Network Rail is to refresh its entire current Cisco switch and router estate across 450 sites, including four data centres in the UK
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January 09, 2012
09
Jan'12
Stratfor hacking puts UK, US, Nato officials at risk
A breach of web servers at US-based global intelligence firm Stratfor over Christmas has put hundreds of UK, US and NATO officials at risk, a cyber-security expert has revealed.
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January 06, 2012
06
Jan'12
London boroughs roll out free O2 Wi-Fi for Olympics
Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea councils have signed a deal with 02 to provide a free Wi-Fi zone for the visitors and residents in time for the Olympic games.
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January 05, 2012
05
Jan'12
Gartner: Enterprise software spending to rise by 6.4% in 2012
For 2012, Gartner expects telecommunications equipment and enterprise software to see the biggest growth in spite of the looming recession.
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January 04, 2012
04
Jan'12
What’s in store for IT in 2012?
The global economy is creating an atmosphere of uncertainty in the IT sector, but what can we expect in 2012?
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January 03, 2012
03
Jan'12
Hacktivists plan to use satellites to by-pass internet censorship
Hacker activists plan to launch communication satellites to overcome the threat of internet censorship.
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December 30, 2011
30
Dec'11
Top 10 mobile and networking stories of 2011
Mobile technology has truly taken off in 2011. We look back at some of the key developments in mobile and networking over the past year.
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December 16, 2011
16
Dec'11
CIOs must trade off innovation and maintenance in 2012
CIOs face major challenges in trading off stretched budgets between innovative projects and keeping the business running as usual in 2012.
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December 14, 2011
14
Dec'11
Salford University finalises IT revamp
Salford University is finalising a transformational IT project which includes a network link with the BBC’s Media City.
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December 12, 2011
12
Dec'11
Cloud leaves many firewalls wanting – but could automation prove the silver bullet?
Most companies rely on firewalls, but the IT landscape is changing and so must approaches to security. Is there a silver bullet?
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December 01, 2011
01
Dec'11
Facebook considers record $10bn IPO
Facebook is reported to be considering a $10bn (£6.4bn) initial public offering by the end of the year, in move that would value the firm at more than $100 billion.
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November 29, 2011
29
Nov'11
Standard Life overhauls IT department and cuts jobs
Insurer Standard Life is to axe a number of IT staff following a review of its IT and operations division.
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November 28, 2011
28
Nov'11
EC to curb Facebook passing information to advertisers
New European Commission rules could curb the way Facebook gathers users’ information, in a move which threatens to undermine the firm’s revenue model.
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October 24, 2011
24
Oct'11
UK broadband speeds increase, but thousands left in the slow lane
Thirty percent of UK internet traffic is now at speeds above 5Mbps, an increase of 70% compared to last year, according to the latest Akamai State of the Internet report.
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June 06, 2011
06
Jun'11
ForeScout aims to capitalise on demand for NAC and virtualisation
ForeScout aims to capitalise on growing demand for network access control (NAC) and virtualisation by offering a virtual version of its CounterAct NAC product.
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June 03, 2011
03
Jun'11
Sony hit by another major data breach
Sony has been hit by another major data breach just as it restored its PlayStation Network and online entertainment services after the personal data of up to 100 million users was stolen in April.
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May 31, 2011
31
May'11
Lockheed Martin investigates possible link between cyber attack and RSA data breach
US-based global defence firm Lockheed Martin says it has beefed up security around remote access to its IT network after a "significant and tenacious attack" on 21 May, which could be linked to an earlier breach at security firm RSA.
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May 19, 2011
19
May'11
Sony reset suffers setback after security flaw discovered
Sony has been forced to suspend the PlayStation Network (PSN) and Qriocity password reset web pages after discovering a flaw that could be exploited by hackers....
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May 16, 2011
16
May'11
Hackers hit Japanese video game maker Square Enix
As Sony battles to restore its PlayStation Network after suffering a data breach, hackers have hit Japanese video games maker Square Enix.
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May 09, 2011
09
May'11
Leeds city deploys voice analytics to optimise callcentre
Leeds City Council is using speech analysis technology in its callcentre.
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May 06, 2011
06
May'11
Sony blames forensics for delay in notifying millions of customers of data breach
Sony has blamed forensic analysis for delays in notifying more than 100 million PlayStation Network and Online Entertainment service users that their personal data may have been stolen in hacker attacks.
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May 05, 2011
05
May'11
Sony's server software outdated and unpatched before attacks, says witness
Sony was using outdated software on its servers when its PlayStation and Online Entertainment networks were infiltrated by hackers in a data breach affecting over 100m users' personal data, a US House of Representatives hearing has been told.
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April 28, 2011
28
Apr'11
PlayStation Network credit card information was encrypted, says Sony
Sony has reiterated its statement that there is no evidence that credit card data was taken by hackers who forced the company to suspend...
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April 27, 2011
27
Apr'11
Sony warns millions of PlayStation Network users to be on the look out for fraud
Sony has admitted that hackers have accessed the personal details of millions of PlayStation Network users that may include credit card details.
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April 26, 2011
26
Apr'11
Sony admits its PlayStation Network was hit by a hacking attack
After repeated claims by Sony that its PlayStation Network was undergoing maintenance, the company has admitted that it was hit by a hacking attack.
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April 20, 2011
20
Apr'11
Infosec 2011: IoD raises protection and cuts costs with secure gateway
London-based Institute of Directors (IoD) has cut its security administration by 75% by deploying a secure web gateway to protect users of its UK-wide network.
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April 18, 2011
18
Apr'11
Security firm Sophos calls on Facebook to implement safety plan
Security firm Sophos has called on social networking business Facebook to implement a three-point plan to address top security issues.
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March 31, 2011
31
Mar'11
Samsung cleared of shipping spyware on new laptops
Network World published an article claiming that Samsung installs Microsoft Windows keyloggers on its laptops.
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March 31, 2011
31
Mar'11
Flaws in NASA network put operations and personnel at risk, report reveals
Computer servers on NASA's agency-wide mission network have high-risk vulnerabilities that can be exploited from the internet, a US government report has revealed.
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March 22, 2011
22
Mar'11
Facebook has learned lesson on privacy controls, says EU policy director
Facebook has achieved a good balance between granular and general controls around data privacy, says Richard Allan, the social networking firm's EU director...
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March 03, 2011
03
Mar'11
Search malware up 55% and Twitter crime up 20%, says 2010 security report
Cyber attackers are moving from using email spam to more aggressively targeting the Internet, according to Barracuda Networks.
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February 28, 2011
28
Feb'11
Vodafone reviews security systems after burglary causes network outage
Vodafone is reviewing its security systems after the burglary at one of its exchange facilities left thousands of UK users without phone or text-messaging services.
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February 21, 2011
21
Feb'11
RSA 2011: Top attacks business will face in 2011
Social networking will be the attacker platform of choice in 2011, says Ed Skoudis, founder and senior security consultant with InGuardians.
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February 18, 2011
18
Feb'11
UK technology M&A activity grows nearly 70% in 2010
Smart mobility, social networking and cloud computing boosted technology merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the UK by 66% to a total of 152 last year, making Britain the second most technology-acquisitive country in the world after Japan, ...
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February 02, 2011
02
Feb'11
Corporate network visibility key to emerging security risks, says Lancope
IT consumerisation, internal threats and the rise of social media are among the top business concerns for 2011, according to network security firm Lancope.
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November 29, 2010
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Nov'10
Google-backed O3b brings satellite broadband to developing countries
Google-backed O3b Networks plans to launch satellite-enabled broadband for developing countries in 2013 after securing $1.2bn funding.
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November 10, 2010
10
Nov'10
Digital Economy Act goes to judicial review
The Digital Economy Act, which passed into law in controversial circumstances, will undergo judicial review to establish its legal status.
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November 09, 2010
09
Nov'10
Cabinet Office conducts governmental digital review
The Cabinet Office is reviewing the government's digital engagement strategy as part of its business plan to meet the coalition government's policies.
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November 05, 2010
05
Nov'10
London Stock Exchange problem was network change mix up
The two-hour disruption affected the Turquoise trading system
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November 03, 2010
03
Nov'10
Has the Windows-based business desktop had its day?
Has the concept of the Windows-based business desktop become irrelevant due to the uptake of low-cost internet-connected devices and mobile apps? Cliff Saran investigates.