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March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15
Get data protection right now, ICO tells UK business

New European data protection law will come into force in 2017 at the earliest, but UK business should not delay in getting its house in order
March 06, 2015 06 Mar'15
New EU data protection rules are good for business, says Websense

The coming EU General Data Protection Regulation has much to offer businesses, but they must get ready, says security firm Websense
March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
Financial sector cloud adoption on the rise despite security concerns

Cloud Security Alliance research reveals softening attitude towards off-premise technologies from financial services firms
March 03, 2015 03 Mar'15
Australians troll politicians to protest data retention law

Australians unhappy over proposed data retention laws target politicians with unsolicited text messages in protest

March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15
Mobile World Congress: Wearables now in 79% of European workplaces

Trend Micro research finds the majority of European workplaces are seeing wearable devices connecting to their networks
February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15
Case study: Norwegian insurer invests in Darktrace machine-learning cyber defence

Shipping insurance company DNK hopes to inspire the rest of the shipping industry to adopt Darktrace’s cyber defence system
February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15
AXELOS CEO: Companies must focus on being cyber resilient

Companies need to put more emphasis on improving their reactions to cyber attacks rather than continuing to focus on prevention, says AXELOS CEO
February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15
Net neutrality lobby victorious after FCC ruling

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopts new rules to support net neutrality and preserve the open internet
February 25, 2015 25 Feb'15
Cyber security key to EU single digital market, says EC

Cyber security key to a single digital market in Europe, says Jakub Boratynski, head of security at the European Commission (EC)
February 24, 2015 24 Feb'15
Businesses should not wait for EU data protection law, says PwC lawyer

Businesses waiting for the EU General Data Protection Regulation before taking action have already missed the boat, according to a PwC Legal partner

February 23, 2015 23 Feb'15
Security top driver for implementing ISO 27001, study shows

Information security is the biggest driver for companies to apply for certification in compliance with the ISO 27001 standard, a global survey shows
February 20, 2015 20 Feb'15
BlackBerry 10.3.1 review: Access Android apps and Blend

BlackBerry has finally released version 10.3.1 of its mobile operating system, which gives access to the Amazon Android app store
February 20, 2015 20 Feb'15
Government to move forward with national emergency text alert system

The Cabinet Office has proposed amending the Privacy and Electronic Communications legislation to implement a national mobile alert system
February 17, 2015 17 Feb'15
Microsoft achieves ISO cloud certification

Microsoft says it now complies with ISO/IEC 27018, which aims to establish a uniform, international approach to data protection in the cloud
February 12, 2015 12 Feb'15
Hervé Falciani: HSBC’s IT unable to provide sufficient audit oversight

HSBC’s IT systems were unable to give auditors sufficient oversight to identify tax avoidance in its Swiss private banking business
February 11, 2015 11 Feb'15
General election 2015: Major parties focus on tech agenda

With advancements around data protection and state surveillance of internet traffic, the UK is heading into its first tech-aware general election
February 10, 2015 10 Feb'15
Cyber awareness accreditation offered to teachers

Tech Partnership and NAACE unveil cyber awareness accreditation for teachers
February 09, 2015 09 Feb'15
GCHQ snooping ruling does not go far enough, says Open Rights Group

The recent ruling that mass surveillance of UK citizens' internet communications by GCHQ was unlawful does not go far enough, says Open Rights Group
February 06, 2015 06 Feb'15
GCHQ surveillance was illegal until last year, rules tribunal

Human Rights groups plan to challenge tribunal ruling in European Court of Human Rights
February 05, 2015 05 Feb'15
FCC’s Tom Wheeler offers up net neutrality plan

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may rule in favour of a strong regulatory environment to preserve the open internet
February 03, 2015 03 Feb'15
Aeris and Tech Mahindra to launch carrier IoT platform

M2M technology provider Aeris has linked up with services supplier Tech Mahindra to target mobile carriers that want to develop their IoT business
February 03, 2015 03 Feb'15
Public participation should be used to fuel big data in healthcare

Public participation should be used to drive big data projects in the healthcare industry, according to a report
February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15
NHS authorities subject to ICO audits for data protection

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) now has the right to audit NHS authorities to ensure they comply with the Data Protection Act
January 30, 2015 30 Jan'15
Google changes privacy policy in light of investigation

Google has been forced to implement a change in its privacy policy after an investigation from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
January 27, 2015 27 Jan'15
Most EU businesses unclear on latest cyber security laws

Most EU businesses feel guidelines to achieve compliance with new European Union cyber security legislation are unclear
January 22, 2015 22 Jan'15
UK businesses handing over cyber security to third parties

More UK businesses are outsourcing their IT security because budgets are not growing as fast as the security threat
January 21, 2015 21 Jan'15
Obama pledges to push cyber security reforms

In his State of the Union address, the US president pledges to urge Congress to pass legislation to improve US cyber security
January 20, 2015 20 Jan'15
PCI DSS 3.0 still weak on encryption, says WinMagic

PCI DSS V3 does not go far enough on encryption, says full-disk encryption software firm WinMagic
January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15
Public sector may get encrypted connections over PSN in defiance of PM

Civil servants risk clash with Number 10 following remarks made by PSN chief technology officer James Duncan
January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15
EU data reform long overdue, says information commissioner

The European directive that led to the UK’s 1988 Data Protection Act is “scarcely fit for purpose”, says Christopher Graham
January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15
Cameron criticised for plans to ban encrypted messaging apps

David Cameron has been criticised over plans for new surveillance powers that could block encrypted messaging apps
January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15
Obama calls for single US data breach notification law

The US president is calling for a single US data breach notification law as part of proposed legislation to improve data security
January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15
Attackers bypass conventional security, says FireEye study

Hackers breach most conventional, signature-based security technologies, with 27% involving advanced threats
January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15
IT fails to get a grip on shadow applications

IT managers are unaware how much shadow IT is used by their business, the Cloud Security Alliance has warned
January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15
North Korea slams 'hostile' US sanctions over Sony cyber attack

North Korea has denounced fresh US sanctions in response to the November cyber attack on Sony as “hostile” and “repressive”
December 23, 2014 23 Dec'14
Russian hacker group Anunak targets banks and payment systems

A hacker group based in Russia and Ukraine is gaining access to the internal payment systems of banks and payments providers
December 22, 2014 22 Dec'14
South Korean nuclear power plant attacked by hacker

Computer systems at a South Korean nuclear power plant have been hacked, causing the company to conduct drills to test its ability to cope
December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14
Government chief scientific adviser: 'Don’t trivialise the internet of things'

Government chief scientific adviser publishes report on the internet of things, making several policy recommendations
December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
Cabinet Office begins procurement for next stage of Gov.uk Verify

The Cabinet Office has submitted a tender notice for a £150m three-year framework for the provision of identity assurance services
December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
Delta rushes to fix ticket security vulnerability

A security vulnerability with Delta Airlines mobile e-tickets potentially allowed people to access other travellers’ boarding passes
December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges

US government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries
December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14
Move security from IT up to boardroom, says Francis Maude

Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maud has urged businesses to make IT security a boardroom issue
December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14
British spying on Belgian telco bigger than originally thought

A GCHQ hack on Belgacom was more far-reaching than previously thought, according to the latest documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden
December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14
Care.data faces more delays over concerns about patients

The NHS’s Care.data scheme may face more delays due to concerns over lack of publicity and clarity of the proposed programme
December 05, 2014 05 Dec'14
GCHQ web surveillance does not breach human rights, says UK security court

Data interception of citizens by the UK intelligence services complies with the Human Rights Act, according to Britain's top security court
December 05, 2014 05 Dec'14
KPMG says businesses do not take IT risks seriously enough

UK businesses are paying out £410,000 per year for unplanned IT problems, a study from KPMG has warned
December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14
Expert institute to offer innovative solutions to cyber threats

Security specialists will collaborate to find solutions to some of the most pressing cyber security problems facing the private and public sector
December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14
UK helps in operation to shut down websites selling counterfeit goods

UK law enforcement officers have aided an operation to seize 292 domain names used to sell counterfeit goods online
December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14
UK set to establish digital cheques in 2015

In January 2015 the UK government is expected to make the digital image of a cheque legal tender, leading to the end of paper cheque processing
November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14
CGI secures communications between pilots and air traffic control

Satellite communications firm Inmarsat has outsourced the provision of security IT and services to CGI
November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14
Public sector will benefit from the shared economy, says government report

Greater shared services in the public sector is among the issues raised in the Unlocking the Sharing Economy government report published today
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
November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14
Top technology firms lobby Senate for curbs on NSA surveillance

Technology firms join calls from civil liberties groups to the US Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act to curb NSA surveillance
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
November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14
Banks play down cyber attack levels

Banks are under-reporting cyber fraud because they don’t want to scare customers, a parliamentary committee has been told
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
November 07, 2014 07 Nov'14
Police forces use private cloud to access Holmes database

Police forces across the UK will access the Holmes major investigation system via a private cloud service
November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14
UK government joins forces with insurers on cyber security

Government collaborates with the insurance industry to improve how UK businesses manage cyber security risk
November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14
Information Commissioner’s Office issues SQLi warning

The Information Commissioner’s Office has urged UK organisations to protect their websites against SQL injection attacks
November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14
GCHQ head calls for overhauled tools to fight extremists online

Newly appointed GCHQ head Robert Hannigan has called for reviewed legal tools to counter internet-enabled extremists
November 03, 2014 03 Nov'14
West Yorks Police deploys 4,000 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phablets

West Yorkshire Police force partners with Samsung to provide 4,000 Galaxy Note 3 devices to frontline staff
October 31, 2014 31 Oct'14
PCI security council publishes security awareness guide

The PCI security council has published a guide to help organisations better educate employees on information security
October 31, 2014 31 Oct'14
UK-led cyber crime taskforce proving its worth, says top EU cyber cop

One month into a six-month pilot, a UK-led international cyber crime taskforce looks set to become permanent
October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14
Cloud providers rush to build European datacentres over data sovereignty

Cloud providers IBM and Google build datacentres in the EU as enterprises insist on keeping their data in Europe
October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14
Final specification for Fido password-killing protocol imminent

The specification for a password-killing authentication protocol is imminent, says a founding member of the Fido Alliance
October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14
UK government cracks down on nuisance calls and texts

Government consults over making it easier for the ICO to prosecute rogue firms that make nuisance calls and texts
October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14
European online transactions under cyber attack, says payment council

European merchants need to pay more attention to securing electronic transactions, warns payment council
October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14
PCI security council welcomes Obama executive order on EMV

The PCI security council has welcomed US president Obama’s executive order to speed the adoption of EMV-standard cards
October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14
Pernod Ricard toasts centralised data backup and cloud disaster recovery

Drinks company Pernod Ricard turned to the cloud for backup and disaster recovery for its IT systems in Europe
October 15, 2014 15 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
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
October 14, 2014 14 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
October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14
UK ranks third in right to be forgotten requests to Google

The UK has made the third-highest number of requests for links to be removed from Google's search results
October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14
Azure CTO Mark Russinovich's top ten public cloud security risks

Microsoft Azure cloud CTO Mark Russinovich identified ten key security risks of public cloud services
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
October 02, 2014 02 Oct'14
O2, EE and Vodafone trial Boku mobile retail billing service

UK mobile carriers sign up to carrier billing service to enable consumers to make physical purchases with a mobile phone
October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14
European firms far from ready for new data rules, study shows

As European authorities aim to ratify revised data protection rules by 2015, many firms have a lot to do to comply
September 29, 2014 29 Sep'14
Service model driving cyber crime, says Europol report

The cyber crime support industry is becoming increasingly commercialised, says a report by the European Cybercrime Centre
September 29, 2014 29 Sep'14
Case study: Deutsche Post DHL develops software contract templates to reduce costs

Deutsche Post DHL has created contract templates to manage software costs. Computer Weekly speaks to the people leading the initiative
September 26, 2014 26 Sep'14
Government mandates Cyber Essentials for public-sector supply chain

Compliance with the Cyber Essentials Scheme will be mandatory for IT suppliers to government from 1 October 2014
September 24, 2014 24 Sep'14
US regulator Benjamin Lawsky warns finance cyber attack as catastrophic as 9/11

A financial services regulator said a cyber attack on the US finance system could be the computer equivalent of the 9/11 attacks in 2001
September 24, 2014 24 Sep'14
Why app developers should reconsider data harvesting

An ICO study recently reported that app developers are asking for too much personal information
September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14
Banks get cyber attack early warning system

The British Bankers' Association has commissioned a system that will give banks early warning of cyber threats
September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14
Labour activists call for £10bn plan to make UK a leading digital economy

Digital activists in the Labour party want it to commit to a £10bn, five-year plan to make the UK the world’s leading digital economy
September 19, 2014 19 Sep'14
Researchers set up privacy and security partnership for open-source security tools

Security researchers, Dropbox and Google have joined forces to make open-source security tools easier to use
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Guy's and St Thomas' licensing centre aims to standardise NHS software asset management

A licensing framework set up by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust is attempting to establish a SAM centre of excellence for working with suppliers like Microsoft and Adobe
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Security worries in US will not deter Huawei from its global ambitions

Chinese telco Huawei claims it will develop rapidly as a global IT supplier, despite concerns over its ability to expand in the US
September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14
WikiLeaks reveals Australian police are using surveillance software

Australia's New South Wales police are using spyware that has been linked to repressive states, according to leaked documents
September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14
CIO interview: Intel's Kim Stevenson on creating insight and value

When Computer Weekly met Intel CIO Kim Stevenson last year, she extolled the benefits of business intelligence – now it is taking BI to a new level
September 12, 2014 12 Sep'14
Yahoo wins bid to shine more light on US surveillance

Yahoo has won the release of 1,500 pages of documents from a key 2008 case in a secretive US surveillance court
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
September 03, 2014 03 Sep'14
Stewart Room to join PwC’s cyber practice

Stewart Room, former data privacy and security partner at Field Fisher Waterhouse, to join PwC's cyber security practice
August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14
Local authorities can improve data protection, says ICO audit

There is room for improvement in how local authorities protect personal data, says an audit report by the ICO
August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14
California mandates kill switch for smartphones

California has become the second US state to pass a bill that requires all smartphones sold in the state have a “kill switch”
August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14
ICO fines Ministry of Justice £180,000

The ICO has fined the Ministry of Justice £180,000 for “serious failings” in personal data protection at prisons in England and Wales
August 26, 2014 26 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
August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14
Data hygiene needs to be tackled at board level – now

Data proves information governance is a priority for senior management, but the latest research shows executives need to be more proactive
August 22, 2014 22 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
August 22, 2014 22 Aug'14
Facebook hit with deadline on EU privacy challenge

An Austrian court has given Facebook Ireland four weeks to respond to a class action that claims the network is breaking European privacy laws
August 13, 2014 13 Aug'14
HP Autonomy: Sushovan Hussain responds with HP cover-up

Sushovan Hussain, the former CFO of Autonomy, has responded to HP "fraud" claims, alleging mismanagement of the 2011 bungled acquisition