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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
July 09, 2014 09 Jul'14
Prominent muslim US citizens targeted by NSA spying, Snowden files show

The NSA Prism surveillance programme targeted prominent muslim US citizens, shows a document leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden
July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
Enisa gears up to focus on economic benefits of cyber security

Enisa, plans to re-focus its efforts with a new strategy to put economic benefits at the forefront of all its activities
July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14
No return to snooper’s charter under emergency surveillance law

Calls for emergency legislation to force phone and internet providers to keep usage records have renewed debate over snooper’s charter
July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14
Most NSA spy data relates to innocent internet users, report shows

Study shows NSA's internet surveillance collects more data from ordinary internet users than legitimate targets
July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14
Flat mobile batteries banned from US-bound flights

UK Department for Transport has announced that mobile devices with flat batteries will not be permitted on flights to the US amid new terrorism fears
July 04, 2014 04 Jul'14
Barclays passes government’s ‘internet-born threat’ test

Barclays Bank has been awarded the government’s cyber security certificate for digital banking services after independent tests of services such as Pingit
July 04, 2014 04 Jul'14
Security Think Tank: The dos and don’ts of a good incident response plan

What does a good information security incident response plan look like?
July 04, 2014 04 Jul'14
Google accused of censorship as it struggles with takedown requests

Google has come under fire over some of the search links it is removing in Europe as it struggles to cope with the high volume of takedown requests
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
Physical location of data will become irrelevant by 2020, says Gartner

The physical location of data will be irrelevant by 2020, replaced by a combination of location criteria such as legal, political and logical concerns
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
UK internet porn filters a failure, says Open Rights Group

The Open Rights Group reveals UK ISP internet porn filters are blocking nearly one in five legitimate websites, including political commentary
July 02, 2014 02 Jul'14
ICO probes Facebook over psychology experiment data protection fears

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) investigates fears Facebook broke data protection laws with a psychology experiment on users
July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14
Most people keen to share biometric data for smoother travel

A study has revealed that 89% of citizens agree with the use of biometric identification to aid travel
July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14
Government should consult more widely on cyber security, says NSSC

Goverment should consult more widely on cyber security, says parliament's National Security Strategy Committee
June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
HP set to settle with shareholders over lost Autonomy billions

HP is close to settling the legal dispute filed by shareholders over the acquisition of British software company Autonomy
June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
IBM opens SoftLayer datacentre in London for local cloud customers

IBM opens a datacentre in Chessington, specifically for its SoftLayer cloud customers
June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
Efforts to detect terrorism hampered by mass surveillance, says former NSA technical director

US at risk of missing terrorist threats under huge volume of surveillance data, says former NSA technical director
June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14
Wearable tech must comply with privacy laws, warns ICO

Wearable technology must comply with UK data privacy laws, warns the ICO
June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14
Google begins complying with European takedown requests

Google has begun removing search results in response to takedown requests from European citizens
June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14
German government terminates Verizon contract over NSA snooping fears

The German government has terminated a contract with Verizon over concerns of snooping by the National Security Agency (NSA)
June 26, 2014 26 Jun'14
Google and Samsung team up to integrate Android and Knox

The next version of the Android operating system will have integration with the Samsung Knox platform, it was announced this week.
June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14
UK police forces fail to impress in ICO audit

Only one out of 17 UK police forces audited by the ICO achieved the top assurance rating for compliance with data protection laws
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
Under new management: next steps for the Public Services Network

GDS director of common technology services Andy Beale discusses future plans for the Public Services Network
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
Wearable technology creates new privacy issues for employers

Impact of wearable technology ringing alarm bells among privacy advocates
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
CIO interview: Thierry Bedos, CTO, Hotels.com

Hotels.com packs a huge digital punch globally, but is still striving for the perfect omni-channel customer experience
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
Legitimate apps used for 2014 mobile malware push, reveals McAfee

The manipulation of legitimate mobile apps and services played a key role in the expansion of mobile malware, says McAfee
June 23, 2014 23 Jun'14
NSA granted extension to collect phone data

The NSA has been granted an extension of 90 days to continue collecting US phone records in bulk
June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14
Energy companies prepare for data sharing

The government and several utilities are working on developing systems that automate access to customer billing data
June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14
Former UK security minister calls for tighter surveillance law

Former security minister Pauline Neville-Jones has called for the law on internet surveillance to be tightened up
June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14
Top European court to rule on NSA Facebook data privacy challenge

Europe’s top court will rule on whether data protection authorities should audit data Facebook allegedly gives to the US National Security Agency
June 18, 2014 18 Jun'14
GCHQ launches pilot to share cyber threat intelligence

GCHQ is to help critical national infrastructure firms defend against cyber attack in a pilot for sharing threat intelligence
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
Cyber security an economic opportunity, says UK government

Cyber security should not be seen as a necessary evil, but an economic opportunity, says UK government
June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14
UK calls for global effort to tackle IP theft

The UK is calling for international collaboration to fight piracy and counterfeiting to protect intellectual property
June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14
Legal net tightens on Prism in the UK as police investigate legality of US interception

The US Prism spying programme faces a potential criminal investigation in the UK following a complaint to police
June 10, 2014 10 Jun'14
Commoditisation drives down security software spending to $20bn in 2013

The increased commoditisation of end-point security software meant spending grew at a lower rate than expected in 2013, compared with 2012
June 10, 2014 10 Jun'14
UK finance industry launches cyber security framework

UK finance industry launches a cyber security framework for sharing threat intelligence, testing cyber security and benchmarking service providers
June 10, 2014 10 Jun'14
Continuous monitoring key to retail cyber security, says Ponemon

Retailers should look to continuous monitoring to tackle cyber attacks, according to a Ponemon Institute survey of IT security professionals
June 09, 2014 09 Jun'14
Google plans to flag censored search results

Google plans to indicate when search results have been censored under European right to be forgotten ruling
June 06, 2014 06 Jun'14
Vodafone blows lid on government spy networks

Vodafone reveals secret mobile phone-tapping network and joins Microsoft and Cisco in calling for debate on electronic surveillance
June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14
UK government launches cyber security support scheme

Government issues guidance and certification to help businesses with cyber security as part of the national Cyber Security Strategy
May 30, 2014 30 May'14
Why European Commission wants cloud standards and policies in Europe

Cloud is key to stimulate growth and create jobs in Europe, but needs a single cloud market, easy policies and cloud standards, says EU
May 27, 2014 27 May'14
Cloud innovation boosts card data security

Cloud innovation is enabling businesses to access a secure, cost-effective means of protecting sensitive card payment data
May 23, 2014 23 May'14
Loan management firm deploys data-centric leak prevention

Loan management firm Whitestar has reduced the risk of leaking personal or confidential information by deploying a data-centric classification and encryption system
May 23, 2014 23 May'14
Microsoft overturns FBI request for enterprise user's data in Seattle court

Microsoft successfully challenges an FBI National Security Letter requesting data about one of the company's enterprise customers
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
Government to help UK business get cyber security basics right

Government is to launch a scheme soon aimed at helping UK businesses get the basics of cyber security right
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
NHS trust improves processes with secure iPad apps

The Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has boosted efficiency and cut delays and costs using secure applications on tablet computers
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
Cisco to Obama: get NSA out of our hardware

After allegations that the NSA routinely intercepted Cisco hardware to insert bugging equipment, Cisco CEO John Chambers has written to US President Barack Obama to demand action
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
Digital rights group lists best companies for data protection

Digital rights group examines technology giants including Amazon, Google, Yahoo, At&T, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Dropbox
May 01, 2014 01 May'14
Infosec 2014: Act now, but no new EU data protection law before 2017, says ICO

Expect new European Union data protection law to be enacted in 2017 at the earliest, the deputy information commissioner David Smith has said
April 29, 2014 29 Apr'14
Infosec 2014: Cyber safety will take joint effort, says top EU cyber cop

Cyber security depends on the joint efforts of all stakeholders, says European Cybercrime Centre head
April 29, 2014 29 Apr'14
Cyber criminals continue to target Android smartphones

Nearly all new mobile threats in the first quarter of this year targeted Android users, latest research shows
April 28, 2014 28 Apr'14
US judge orders Microsoft to hand over email data held in Dublin

A US Judge has ordered Microsoft to give the District Court access to the contents of one of its customer’s emails stored on a server located in Dublin
April 28, 2014 28 Apr'14
Computer Weekly European User Awards for Security: 2014 winners

Computer Weekly European User Awards for Security: 2014 winners announced
April 24, 2014 24 Apr'14
Half UK IT decision makers unaware of coming EU data laws, study shows

Only half of UK IT decision makers are aware of the coming EU Data Protection Regulation, a study shows
April 08, 2014 08 Apr'14
Top EU court declares data retention directive invalid

The European Court of Justice has declared the EU Data Retention Directive invalid
April 07, 2014 07 Apr'14
UK cyber security guidelines lack clarity, says IET

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) calls on government to clarify what cyber security advice UK firms should follow
April 01, 2014 01 Apr'14
UK update to copyright law imminent

The UK is to update its 1988 copyright law for the digital age in line with a nearly three-year-old review
March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14
Snowden revelations have changed attitudes to cloud, study claims

Snowden's revelations of internet surveillance have changed attitudes to cloud computing, a study claims
March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14
UK finally launches national cyber emergency team

After several delays, government has finally launched the first national computer emergency response team, CERT-UK
March 28, 2014 28 Mar'14
Google says government data requests are up 120% since 2009

Government requests for information about Google customers, have increased by 120% since 2009
March 26, 2014 26 Mar'14
UK plans to professionalise infosec are too rigid, says (ISC)2

(ISC)2 has raised concerns about aspects of government plans to professionalise information security
March 25, 2014 25 Mar'14
White House wants to overhaul NSA phone data collection

The White House is set to call for major changes to the NSA phone metadata surveillance programme
March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14
Open University announces new computing qualifications

The Open University has announced a new range of computing qualifications developed to help postgraduates and IT professionals acquire skills they can implement in a business environment
March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14
Customer privacy an ongoing challenge, says Unilever

Unilever has set up a programme to address the continually evolving challenge of privacy issues relating to customer data
March 20, 2014 20 Mar'14
Technology focus in securing BYOD is a mistake, say experts

Focusing on technology in trying to secure mobile devices is a mistake, say IT and legal experts
March 14, 2014 14 Mar'14
37 organisations at “significant risk” of missing PSN security deadline

The government has flagged 37 organisations at “significant risk” of failing to achieve security compliance for the Public Services Network (PSN)
March 12, 2014 12 Mar'14
MEPs adopt draft reformed data protection rules

The European Parliament has voted to adopt its draught version of a reformed data protection regime
March 07, 2014 07 Mar'14
ICO fines charity £200,000 for data breach

The ICO has imposed a monetary penalty of £200,000 on the British Pregnancy Advice Service (BPAS) for exposing thousands of personal details to a malicious hacker
March 07, 2014 07 Mar'14
Privacy groups call for review of Facebook Whatsapp deal

Privacy groups are calling for a halt to Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp until it clarifies how it plans to use the personal data of WhatsApp's members