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July 20, 2015
20
Jul'15
UK considers 10-year jail sentences for online piracy
The UK government is considering new measures to increase the sanctions for criminals who infringe the rights of copyright holders for large-scale financial gain
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July 17, 2015
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Jul'15
MPs win challenge to Dripa surveillance legislation
The High Court ruled that the UK's Dripa legislation is inconsistent with EU law, but home secretary Theresa May plans to appeal
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July 14, 2015
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Jul'15
RUSI surveillance review calls for clearer UK interception legislation
The latest surveillance review calls for a new, comprehensive and clearer legal framework in the UK to provide a fresh start on a basis of mutual trust
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July 08, 2015
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Jul'15
Tech experts warn against law enforcement backdoors
International cryptographers and computer scientists warn exceptional access to data for law enforcement could open doors for criminals and malicious nation states
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July 03, 2015
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Jul'15
Why trust, rather than security, could be the bigger barrier to Google cloud adoption
Industry watchers probe Google's claim that data stored in its cloud is safer than keeping it on-premise
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July 03, 2015
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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
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July 02, 2015
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Jul'15
ICO reports progress in data protection, but funding remains a concern
Despite the progress of the past year, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says it still doesn't know how it will fund its operations in the future
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July 02, 2015
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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
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July 01, 2015
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Jul'15
Rights group ACLU opposes extended NSA phone surveillance
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will argue the Freedom Act does not authorise the National Security Agency (NSA) to collect phone data in bulk
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June 22, 2015
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Jun'15
German IT security ahead of UK
UK organisations are failing to patch vulnerabilities quickly, according to a new survey
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June 19, 2015
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Jun'15
Gear up for tougher privacy regulation, says PwC lawyer
The battle between the citizen and the regulators will result in regulators becoming equipped with greater powers to use against businesses, a privacy lawyer warns
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June 17, 2015
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Jun'15
Venture capital will drive IoT security and privacy, says data protection lawyer
Privacy is a prominent issue in developing applications for the internet of things (IoT) – but investors will insist on safeguards, says data law firm Kemp Little
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June 17, 2015
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Jun'15
Finland's F-Secure backs Nordic expertise
F-secure is betting on Nordic IT security skills as it buys Danish firm
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June 15, 2015
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Jun'15
EU Data Protection Regulation to be finalised by end of 2015
The last phase of negotiation is set to begin to hammer out a final text of the new European General Data Protection Regulation
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June 12, 2015
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Jun'15
Growing cyber threats challenging cost reduction as reason to use managed services
Mid-sized companies plan to use more managed services and many see it as improving security
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June 11, 2015
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Jun'15
Surveillance legislation needs verification, says Anderson report
The government, TechUK and Big Brother Watch welcome the Anderson report on surveillance legislation – but the civil liberties group calls for wider debate
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June 10, 2015
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Jun'15
Met Police failed on cyber crime, says top fraud officer
The chief of the Metropolitan Police Service's fraud squad Falcon admits the Met's policing of online fraud and cyber crime has not been good enough in the past
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June 10, 2015
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Jun'15
US government websites to use encryption by 2017
A US government HTTPS-Only Standard directive requires that all federal websites accessible to the public must encrypt all data exchanges
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June 04, 2015
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Jun'15
Peer demands action over ‘illegal’ Prism programme
US technology companies are operating illegally by accessing data on UK citizens, Lord Laird tells the House of Lords
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June 02, 2015
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Jun'15
EPSRC launches £10m IoT hub to explore security issues
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is to run a contest to develop a research hub to explore the security issues around the Internet of Things
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June 01, 2015
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Jun'15
Still a long way to go on US surveillance reform, say critics
Critics say reforms contained in the US Freedom bill do not go far enough to achieve significant surveillance reform
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June 01, 2015
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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
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May 29, 2015
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May'15
Tim Berners-Lee concerned by expanded snoopers’ charter
Tim Berners-Lee calls on government to prove it can build an electronic communication monitoring system that is accountable to UK citizens
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May 29, 2015
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May'15
EU surveillance inquiry calls for stronger intelligence oversight
A European parliamentary conference has called on member states to improve the evaluation and oversight practices of their intelligence services
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May 28, 2015
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May'15
Internet of things and smart cities need UK-wide consensus
At a TechUK event, delegates call for cross-body collaboration on IoT to ensure local authority CIOs get the best from the emerging technology
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May 28, 2015
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May'15
Yahoo to face US class action lawsuit over email spying allegations
US judge gives green light for lawsuit filed by non-Yahoo mail account holders, who say Yahoo is analysing emails sent to Yahoo Mail accounts
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May 27, 2015
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May'15
Queen’s Speech sets out plans for new snoopers' charter
The Queen’s Speech confirmed that the government will introduce legislation to modernise the law on communications data
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May 27, 2015
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May'15
More responsive PSN security compliance regime goes live
Following a successful public beta of the updated Public Services Network compliance regime, the process has now gone live
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May 20, 2015
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May'15
US group calls to keep encryption strong as UK snoopers’ charter set to return
A coalition of top cryptologists and several large technology firms have sent a letter urging the US government to preserve strong encryption
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May 19, 2015
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May'15
ICO calls for practical approach to data protection
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has called for a more practical approach to data protection regulation
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May 15, 2015
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May'15
UK law enforcers support snoopers’ charter
Three of the UK’s law enforcement chiefs have come out in support of a revival of the so-called snoopers’ charter to monitor electronic communications
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May 12, 2015
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May'15
GCHQ launches recruitment campaign due to demand
UK intelligence agency GCHQ is recruiting for computer network operations specialists
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May 11, 2015
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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
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May 08, 2015
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Theresa May signals Tory majority could revive snoopers’ charter
Theresa May has indicated the party could revive the so-called "snoopers’ charter" to monitor electronic communications
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May 08, 2015
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May'15
Criminal attacks new top cause of health sector breaches, study shows
Criminal attacks are the new top cause of data breaches in the US health sector, a Ponemon Institute report has revealed
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May 08, 2015
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May'15
NSA phone metadata tracking ruled illegal
The US National Security Agency (NSA) bulk collection of mobile phone metadata revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden in 2013 has been ruled unlawful by a federal appeal court
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May 05, 2015
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May'15
Something disgusting at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal
Kevin Cahill explains why he has filed a case at the Investigative Powers Tribunal over US intelligence gathering on children.
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April 28, 2015
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Apr'15
2014 saw step change in anti cyber attack collaboration, says UK official
Although 2014 was marked by an increase in cyber attacks, it also saw a new level in international cooperation to combat them
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April 27, 2015
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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
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April 24, 2015
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Apr'15
The suburban rogue trader's algorithms behind the 2010 US flash crash
US authorities accuse British trader Navinder Singh Sarao of manipulating the stock market with fraudulent trades, triggering the 2010 flash crash
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April 23, 2015
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Apr'15
Standard Chartered bank gets cyber-security expertise with former GCHQ chief Iain Lobban
Standard Chartered appoints UK security and intelligence organisation GCHQ former director Iain Lobban to its Financial Crime Risk Committee
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April 22, 2015
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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
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April 17, 2015
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Apr'15
Six cyber security startups kick off with CyLon accelerator
Incubator CyLon kicks off first cohort in London with six selected European startups
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April 15, 2015
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Apr'15
EC slams Google over comparison shopping and Android
EC issues statement of objection to Google claiming it has abused its dominant position in internet search and mobile
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April 15, 2015
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Apr'15
Banks hide cyber crime losses, says City of London Police
Banks obscure the amount of money lost to cyber fraudsters – preferring to write off cyber theft as operating losses – says the City of London Police
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April 14, 2015
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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
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April 13, 2015
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Apr'15
European Commission set to rule on Google anti-trust case "very soon"
After five years of dispute, the European Commission is said to be close to deciding if Google should face formal anti-trust charges
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April 09, 2015
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Apr'15
Facebook faces privacy class action suit in Austria
Privacy campaigner Max Schrems leads a 25,000-strong class action lawsuit in Vienna against Facebook, claiming it breached European privacy law
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April 09, 2015
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Apr'15
Mixed reaction to AT&T’s $25m data breach penalty
A $25m fine by the US Federal Communications Commission on AT&T for data breaches at call centres has received a mixed reaction
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April 02, 2015
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Apr'15
Fears about Prism's long-term impact on cloud declared "overblown"
Forrester claims the fallout from the 2013 Prism surveillance scandal has had a minimal effect on the cloud industry
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April 01, 2015
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Apr'15
Facebook rejects report alleging privacy policy breaches EU laws
Facebook has rejected as inaccurate a report alleging that its privacy policy violates European law
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March 31, 2015
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Mar'15
HP files for $5.1bn damages while Mike Lynch counters
Mike Lynch has counter-sued HP following the computer maker’s London court appearance yesterday
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March 31, 2015
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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
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March 31, 2015
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Mar'15
Huawei not spying on UK, concludes Oversight Board report
A UK security probe into Huawei’s technology has concluded that the company has not presented any risk to national security
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March 30, 2015
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Mar'15
Google appeal ruling should send shivers through US tech companies
What are the implications of Google's legal defeat in London and the UK court's hardening attitude towards privacy breaches?
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March 30, 2015
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Mar'15
UK Safari users set to sue Google for privacy breaches
UK users of Apple’s Safari browser have been given the green light to sue Google in the UK for bypassing privacy settings in the browser
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March 30, 2015
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Mar'15
Europol chief joins call for legal tools to deal with encryption problem
Encryption has become one of the biggest problems for police and security services in dealing with threats from terrorism, says Europol chief
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March 27, 2015
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NHS regional health board adopts proactive approach to data security
The NHS Dumfries and Galloway health board has adopted a proactive way to protect patient data through continual vulnerability assessment
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March 26, 2015
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Mar'15
Samsung targets business with Microsoft tools integration
Samsung has pre-installed Microsoft OneNote, OneDrive, and Skype on the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, as it expands into business
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March 25, 2015
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Europe’s highest court considers future of online data privacy
The European Court of Justice has begun considering a case that could decide how Europeans’ data will be shared with US internet firms in future
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March 24, 2015
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Mar'15
European SMEs sign up to security as a service
European SMEs see the value of security as a service (SaaS) and are signing up through resellers, says security supplier iSheriff
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March 23, 2015
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Mar'15
UK aims to become world centre in cyber security insurance
The UK aims to become a global leader in cyber security insurance through a set of joint initiatives between the government and the insurance sector
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March 18, 2015
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Mar'15
Most UK consumers worried about how personal data is shared
A survey by the ICO shows 85% of UK consumers are concerned about how their personal details are passed on or sold to other organisations
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March 17, 2015
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Mar'15
IoT and smart devices need ethical programmers, says Gartner
The internet of things (IoT) will need an emphasis on ethical programming if people are to come to trust smart machines and devices, say analysts
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March 13, 2015
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Mar'15
Verizon PCI DSS report a wake-up call, says PCI Security Standards Council
Verizon's payment card industry data security standard (PCI DSS) compliance report should be a wake-up call for business, says industry body
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March 12, 2015
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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
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March 06, 2015
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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
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March 05, 2015
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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
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March 03, 2015
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Australians troll politicians to protest data retention law
Australians unhappy over proposed data retention laws target politicians with unsolicited text messages in protest
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March 02, 2015
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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
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February 27, 2015
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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
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February 27, 2015
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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
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February 27, 2015
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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
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February 25, 2015
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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)
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February 24, 2015
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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
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February 23, 2015
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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
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February 20, 2015
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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
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February 20, 2015
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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
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February 17, 2015
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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
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February 12, 2015
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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
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February 11, 2015
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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
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February 10, 2015
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Cyber awareness accreditation offered to teachers
Tech Partnership and NAACE unveil cyber awareness accreditation for teachers
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February 09, 2015
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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
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February 06, 2015
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GCHQ surveillance was illegal until last year, rules tribunal
Human Rights groups plan to challenge tribunal ruling in European Court of Human Rights
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February 05, 2015
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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
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February 03, 2015
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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
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February 03, 2015
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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
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February 02, 2015
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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
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January 30, 2015
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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)
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January 27, 2015
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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
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January 22, 2015
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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
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January 21, 2015
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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
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January 20, 2015
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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
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January 16, 2015
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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
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January 13, 2015
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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
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January 13, 2015
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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
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January 13, 2015
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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
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January 12, 2015
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Attackers bypass conventional security, says FireEye study
Hackers breach most conventional, signature-based security technologies, with 27% involving advanced threats
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January 12, 2015
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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
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January 05, 2015
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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”