News
Regulatory compliance and standard requirements
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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August 07, 2014
07
Aug'14
Redfern deploys Splunk to comply with Information Assurance
Travel management company Redfern has deployed Splunk for proactive monitoring
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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July 01, 2014
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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
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June 30, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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June 27, 2014
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Jun'14
Wearable tech must comply with privacy laws, warns ICO
Wearable technology must comply with UK data privacy laws, warns the ICO
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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
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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)
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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.
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June 25, 2014
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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
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June 24, 2014
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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
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June 24, 2014
24
Jun'14
Wearable technology creates new privacy issues for employers
Impact of wearable technology ringing alarm bells among privacy advocates
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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
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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
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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
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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
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June 20, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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June 05, 2014
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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
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May 30, 2014
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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
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May 27, 2014
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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
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May 23, 2014
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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
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May 23, 2014
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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
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May 22, 2014
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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
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May 20, 2014
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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
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May 19, 2014
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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
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May 16, 2014
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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
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May 01, 2014
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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
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April 29, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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