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Privacy and data protection

• July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15

  Symantec bets on simplicity, cloud and mobile

  Symantec is not trying to be all things to all people, but is instead focusing on threats and protecting information in the mobile and cloud environments

• July 10, 2015 10 Jul'15

  UK sales teams are the most exposed to cyber attacks, study reveals

  UK sales staff, callcentre agents and customer services teams are among the most highly targeted by cyber attacks, yet few firms give these groups IT security training, a study shows

• July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15

  Symantec uncovers Morpho cyber espionage operation

  A cyber espionage group has targeted high-profile technology, internet, commodities and pharmaceutical companies in the US, Europe and Canada, reports Symantec

• July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15

  Dashlane bullish about the future despite LastPass hack

  Password management firm Dashlane is confident its business model will evolve and continue to be relevant even if passwords eventually disappear

• July 06, 2015 06 Jul'15

  Italy’s Hacking Team gets hacked

  Unknown hackers have posted a torrent file-sharing link to more than 400GB of Hacking Team data, including source code, internal documents and emails that could reveal the identity of customers

• July 03, 2015 03 Jul'15

  Wi-Fi enhances guest experience and profitability for Belgian theme park

  Bobbejaanland, one of the largest theme parks in Belgium, is using a Fortinet Wi-Fi network to offer visitors access on the go, and improve its management capabilities

• July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15

  How Deutsche Telekom plans to challenge AWS and Google in the cloud

  German telco Deutsche Telekom wants to evolve into the public cloud and plans to beat sector giants such as Amazon and Google at their own game

• July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15

  Facebook wins first round in European privacy battle

  Facebook has welcomed a Vienna court’s rejection of a 25,000-strong class action lawsuit against the social networking firm for allegedly breaching European privacy laws

• July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15

  UK universities revise computer course guidelines to boost ranks of cyber warriors

  UK universities revise course guidelines to transform computing degree courses and ensure that undergraduates learn cyber security skills

• June 29, 2015 29 Jun'15

  Cisco launches IoT System for enterprise and smart cities

  Cisco unveils 15 products to address the growing complexity of internet of things deployments

• June 26, 2015 26 Jun'15

  Dutch court orders Facebook to identify revenge porn poster

  Facebook has a legal obligation to provide information about a user who posted a revenge porn video on the site, a Dutch court has ruled

• June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15

  FBI investigates US baseball team over rival's hacking allegations

  FBI investigations, into claims a US baseball team stole data from a rival, highlights cyber crime perpetrated by competitors – not just anonymous criminals

• June 11, 2015 11 Jun'15

  Kaspersky Lab praised for handling of Duqu 2.0 cyber attack

  Kaspersky Lab determined the best approach to cyber attack was to not only admit that it had been hacked, but also to provide extensive information on the malware

• June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15

  The drivers and inhibitors of cyber security evolution

  A study shows a shift in IT security spending to detection and response – but why are most organisations falling way behind the more enlightened front runners?

• June 01, 2015 01 Jun'15

  Most of more than 733,000 police communications data requests approved

  Big Brother Watch is calling for a curb on the scale of police access to communications data and greater transparency in the use of this data

• May 29, 2015 29 May'15

  Data classification key to IP protection, says Titus

  Data classification can help organisations get more value out of encryption and data loss prevention systems

• May 29, 2015 29 May'15

  Google announces security features for Android

  Google announces better app permission controls and other Android security changes at its Google I/O developer conference

• May 27, 2015 27 May'15

  Social engineering attacks more complex than ever, says expert

  Expert warns attackers are starting to use increasingly sophisticated ways to get people in organisations to help them circumvent security controls

• May 22, 2015 22 May'15

  Researchers raise privacy concerns about Bluetooth Low Energy devices

  Researchers have raised privacy concerns about a growing number of devices using Bluetooth Low Energy technology

• May 21, 2015 21 May'15

  CIO interview: Austerity drives joined-up council IT with Force.com

  Peterborough has become a big user of software-as-a-service for council services. We speak to its IT head

• May 19, 2015 19 May'15

  St Louis Federal Reserve Bank not target of DNS hack, say experts

  The hacking of a domain name server (DNS) for the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis is more likely to be aimed at customers than the bank itself, say security experts

• May 18, 2015 18 May'15

  Wi-Fi Global Congress: Hotspot 2.0 standard addresses wireless security holes

  At Wi-Fi Global Congress, Ruckus Wireless announces it will be first to market with the second release of Hotspot 2.0

• May 14, 2015 14 May'15

  Digital age a turning point for policing, says commissioner Leppard

  Policing in the digital age will face a turning point in the next two years, according to City of London Police commissioner Adrian Leppard

• May 12, 2015 12 May'15

  Former nurse’s career blighted after blowing whistle on IT problems

  Southwark's continuing care database included names of patients who had been dead for several years, a tribunal is told

• May 11, 2015 11 May'15

  PSNGB rebrands to drive information sharing across PSN

  PSNGB, the trade association set up to promote the Public Services Network, rebrands itself as Innopsis and says its work is far from over

• May 08, 2015 08 May'15

  The IoT industry needs to do more to secure data, says Beecham Research

  There are key areas where the industry supporting the internet of things (IoT) needs to provide better security, according to Beecham Research

• May 07, 2015 07 May'15

  Businesses should prepare for black swans, says resiliency consultant

  While black swan events are random and unexpected, businesses can still prepare for them, according to a resiliency consultant

• May 07, 2015 07 May'15

  Future IAM will need to be broader, says Martin Kuppinger

  Identity and access management systems need to look at all forms of identity, not just employees or users, says KuppingerCole analyst

• April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15

  IoT benefits and privacy not mutually exclusive, says industry expert

  It is possible to mitigate the privacy and security risks of the internet of things (IoT) without losing its benefits, according to an industry expert

• April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15

  Ryanair remains tight-lipped over £3.3m hacker theft

  Ryanair provided no details of how hackers took £3.3m from one of its bank accounts, as industry pundits call for greater collaboration

• April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15

  Time to embrace a new level of IAM, says Martin Kuppinger

  A new level of identity and access management is at hand, yet many businesses still rely on usernames and passwords

• April 27, 2015 27 Apr'15

  EU data protection regulation will drive privacy by design, says KuppingerCole

  The EU data protection regulation will drive privacy by design in companies with European clients, says KuppingerCole analyst Karsten Kinast

• April 23, 2015 23 Apr'15

  Mobile malware overhyped, says security company Damballa

  Mobile internet users are 1.3 times more likely to get struck by lightning than infected by mobile malware, research by security firm Damballa finds

• April 22, 2015 22 Apr'15

  Destructive cyber attacks making security a business concern, says Microsoft

  Destructive cyber attacks are driving a fundamental shift in the information security market, according to Microsoft

• April 22, 2015 22 Apr'15

  Collaboration key to cyber security, says US homeland security chief

  Collaboration between governments and with the private sector key to improving global cyber security

• April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15

  Liberal Democrats promise to double innovation spend and 99.9% broadband roll-out

  The Liberal Democrats’ general election manifesto promises to double innovation spending and roll out high-speed broadband to 99.9% of homes

• April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15

  Security risk potential linked to young, mobile users

  A study conducted by wireless supplier Aruba Networks has identified a distinct cohort of high-risk, security-agnostic workers

• April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15

  French TV5Monde network cyber attack the latest in destructive trend in system intrusions

  The cyber attack on French television network TV5Monde is the latest in a growing list of incursions intended to destroy data and IT systems

• April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15

  Alleged White House hack highlights typical security failings, say experts

  The alleged penetration of sensitive White House computer networks highlights typical security failings, say information security experts

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  AWS gets EU approval for data replication outside of Europe

  The European Union Data Protection Authorities has approved Amazon Web Services’ Data Processing Agreement

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  DDoS losses potentially £100k an hour, survey shows

  DDoS attacks could expose 40% of businesses to losses of £100,000 or more an hour at peak times, a survey shows

• March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15

  British Airways rewards scheme hack highlights password problem

  The hacking of British Airways’ executive club frequent flyer accounts shows the importance of using strong, unique passwords for all online accounts

• March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

  UK attacks on crypto keys and digital certificates endemic

  All UK security professionals polled in a global survey have responded to attacks on keys and certificates in past two years

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  UK government adds five authentication providers to Gov.uk Verify identity management system

  The Government Digital Service (GDS) adds five authentication providers to the Gov.uk Verify identity and access management scheme

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  Identity fraud still top UK fraud threat

  Identity fraud continues to be the single biggest fraud threat, according to the latest report by UK fraud prevention service Cifas

• March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15

  Google warns of fake digital certificates

  Google has warned of unauthorised digital certificates issued for several of its domains that could be used to intercept data traffic

• March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15

  Home devices threaten enterprise data security, warn researchers

  Poor or lacking security on ADSL routers and other devices used by teleworkers a threat to global enterprise information security

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Target agrees to $10m breach compensation

  US retailer Target has agreed to a $10m compensation package for victims of its 2013 data breach

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Ford drives connected car journey with Microsoft Azure

  The Microsoft Azure cloud will be used to power Ford's new software delivery and vehicle monitoring service

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Premera hack exposes 11 million financial and medical records

  US health insurance firm Premera Blue Cross reveals an IT systems breach, exposing financial and medical records of 11 million customers