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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
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
August 12, 2014 12 Aug'14
Only one in 100 cloud providers meet latest EU data protection requirements

Majority of cloud providers are not yet prepared to meet the requirements of the new EU data protection regulation
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
August 07, 2014 07 Aug'14
Redfern deploys Splunk to comply with Information Assurance

Travel management company Redfern has deployed Splunk for proactive monitoring
August 07, 2014 07 Aug'14
Can BlackBerry remain in the mobile enterprise?

BlackBerry is ramping up its drive to remain relevant following recent moves by IBM and Microsoft to target the mobile enterprise
August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14
O2 launches 4G tariffs for public and third-sector bodies

O2 says new ‘No. 10’ service for public and third-sector organisations cements its commitment to customer value
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
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
August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14
Microsoft sues Samsung over Android royalty payments

While its CEO is pushing the heterogeneity agenda, Microsoft is on the attack, taking legal action against rival phone maker Samsung
August 01, 2014 01 Aug'14
Microsoft must disclose data held in Dublin datacentre, rules US federal judge

US federal court rules that Microsoft must comply with warrant and hand over customer email data stored in its Dublin cloud datacentre
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
Paddy Power hit by data breach in 2010

Gambling firm Paddy Power owns up to 2010 data breach after recovering a compromised dataset in Canada
July 30, 2014 30 Jul'14
Google should not decide on right to be forgotten, says Lords’ committee

Google and other search engines should not decide what links to remove from search results, says a House of Lords EU sub-committee
July 29, 2014 29 Jul'14
BlackBerry to buy anti-phone tapping specialist Secusmart

BlackBerry to buy German voice and data encryption supplier Secusmart for an undisclosed sum
July 29, 2014 29 Jul'14
Hacker and UFO hunter Gary McKinnon launches SEO business

Hacker Gary McKinnon has set up a search engine optimisation business after winning a 10-year battle against extradition to the US
July 29, 2014 29 Jul'14
UK police launch anti-piracy ad-replacing campaign

UK police have launched an ad-replacement campaign against websites accessing pirated content
July 28, 2014 28 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
July 28, 2014 28 Jul'14
State security a challenge for global firms, says KPMG

Global firms are being forced to pioneer privacy standards in the face of state data access requests, says KPMG
July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14
Search firms meet EU regulators over right to be forgotten

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have met EU data protection authorities to discuss the implications of the right to be forgotten ruling
July 24, 2014 24 Jul'14
ICO slaps online travel firm with £150,000 penalty

The ICO has issued a monetary penalty of £150,000 to an online travel firm for failing to protect customer data
July 22, 2014 22 Jul'14
Law should be strengthened to protect data from mass surveillance, tribunal hears

Privacy of UK citizens' metadata may fall short of European standards
July 21, 2014 21 Jul'14
Privacy key to UK business opportunity, says KPMG

Finding the right balance between privacy and business insight could help UK firms take the lead in innovative online services, says KPMG
July 21, 2014 21 Jul'14
UK anti-piracy campaign set to kick off in 2015

A UK anti-piracy campaign aimed at educating people about copyright and legal ways to download digital content will begin in 2015
July 17, 2014 17 Jul'14
Drip bill could put data at greater risk, warns (ISC)²

The emergency surveillance bill being rushed through parliament could put personal data at greater risk, says (ISC)²
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
July 14, 2014 14 Jul'14
Snowden slams UK emergency surveillance legislation

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has condemned the UK’s emergency surveillance legislation being rushed through parliament
July 14, 2014 14 Jul'14
Legal challenge to UK surveillance set to kick off at Investigatory Powers Tribunal

The biggest legal challenge to government’s powers to conduct mass internet surveillance takes place 14-18 July
July 11, 2014 11 Jul'14
Transparency promise delivers emergency surveillance law deal

The government’s promise to increase transparency and oversight has secured a political deal to pass emergency surveillance legislation
July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14
UK emergency surveillance legislation expected soon

The government is expected to rush through emergency legislation to force UK communications providers to store customer data
July 09, 2014 09 Jul'14
Cyber Essentials ensures SMEs protected, says Databarracks

The government’s Cyber Essentials Scheme protects SMEs from cyber threats in a practical way, says IT services firm Databarracks