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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
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
March 05, 2014 05 Mar'14
Indian cyber space less secure than neighbors

Vulnerabilities in government of India websites could wreak havoc in Asia’s second fastest growing economy as expert warns that Indian is less protected than regional neighbors
March 03, 2014 03 Mar'14
RSA 2014: Malware rates linked to socio-economic factors

Regional cyber vulnerabilities are not linked to any single factor, but to a variety of different socio-economic factors, says Microsoft
February 26, 2014 26 Feb'14
Atos to manage care.data GP data extraction

IT services provider Atos will manage the extraction of healthcare data from GP records as part of the controversial care.data scheme
February 26, 2014 26 Feb'14
RSA 2014: Principles key to digital world, says Microsoft

The world needs to set norms around behaviour in cyber space, says Scott Charney, corporate vice president, Trustworthy Computing Group at Microsoft
February 26, 2014 26 Feb'14
RSA 2014: Coviello rejects rumours of deal with NSA

RSA tackles accusations of NSA collusion and calls for international co-operation on cyber security in the opening keynote of RSA Conference 2014
February 25, 2014 25 Feb'14
Standardisation key to future security, say experts

The adoption of security standards to enable automated self-healing systems is key to data protection in future
February 13, 2014 13 Feb'14
Software industry group welcomes US cyber security framework

BSA, The Software Alliance has welcomed the launch of the US Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber security
February 13, 2014 13 Feb'14
EU should use US trade talks to win data privacy, say MEPs

MEPs have approved an inquiry report that calls for a new EU-US trade deal to be blocked unless the US fully respects EU citizens’ data privacy
February 11, 2014 11 Feb'14
Rights groups call on White House to open privacy review

A coalition of 25 rights groups is calling for a 90-day US government review of big data and the future of privacy to be opened up to the public
February 11, 2014 11 Feb'14
PCI DSS compliance still too low, says Verizon

Compliance with the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) remains low, according to a study of assessments around the world
February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14
UK inquiry into spy agency laws flawed, say campaign groups

Leading UK civil liberties and privacy groups have raised concerns about the ISC's planned inquiry into laws governing intelligence agencies
February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14
Twitter wants more transparency on government data requests

Twitter is considering taking legal action to establish the right to publish more details about government requests for user data
February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14
Turkey seeks tighter internet control

Turkey moves closer to even tighter government control of the internet after pushing new internet regulations through parliament
February 06, 2014 06 Feb'14
GCHQ used DoS attacks against Anonymous, show Snowden documents

UK spy agency GCHQ used denial of service (DoS) attacks against Anonymous, according to documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden
February 05, 2014 05 Feb'14
Bank of England publishes Waking Shark II cyber security exercise results

Bank of England publishes the results of its Waking Shark II security exercise, which tested financial institutions' contingency plans for cyber attack
February 04, 2014 04 Feb'14
Trusted IT scheme aims to restore confidence after Snowden

An industry scheme could help IT suppliers win back confidence from businesses following revelations Edward Snowden’s of revelations of surveillance by the US National Security Agency (NSA), it was claimed this week
January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14
Data security is not their responsibility, say 23% of employees

Almost a quarter of employees believe that data security is not their responsibility, according to a survey by security management firm Absolute Software
January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14
Alleged SpyEye mastermind pleads guilty to fraud

The alleged mastermind of the SpyEye banking Trojan has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud in a US court
January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14
Hacktivists hit Angry Birds website after spying claims

Hacktivists have attacked the wesbite of Angry Birds maker Rovio over UK and US spying revelations
January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14
Angry Birds maker wants industry response to mobile app spying

Angry Birds maker to re-evaluate its relationship with ad networks after revelations that spy agencies can access user data
January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14
Viviane Reding: I know why the angry birds are so angry

In a speech to tie in with Data Protection day 2014, the vice-president of the European Commission spoke about mass surveillance of personal data collected from mobile apps
January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14
Transparency deal fails to meet all surveillance demands

Tech firms win greater transparency on government data requests, but no reductions in how much is collected
January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14
FBI cracks down on hacker-for-hire websites

The FBI has arrested five people in connection with several websites offering hacking services
January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14
Chatham House founds Global Commission on Internet Governance

The Royal Institute of International Affairs will work with the CIGI to form a strategy for the future of internet governance
January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14
European experts divided on success of cyber security

European IT security experts are divided on the success of cyber security, it emerged at the 6th International Forum on Cyber Security in Lille
January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14
South Korean data breach linked to an insider

An employee at a credit ratings firm is alleged to have sold the personal data of up to 20 million people to marketing firms
January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14
NHS England database raises privacy concerns

Privacy groups have raised concerns about NHS England’s plans to create a single database of medical data
January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14
US telecoms companies say proposed NSA reforms fall short

US telecoms firms are unhappy about president Barack Obama’s proposed reforms to the NSA's mass collection of US phone data
January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14
Internet at risk of 'cybergeddon' says WEF

Internet is at risk of fragmenting amid concerns over spying and cyber crime, says World Economic Forum
January 17, 2014 17 Jan'14
Google fails in first attempt to block UK privacy case

Google has failed to block attempts by UK users to sue the company for bypassing privacy settings in Apple’s Safari browser to track online behaviour
January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14
Cabinet Office attempts to defuse PSN compliance tensions

The Cabinet Office has updated the public services network (PSN) programme to make it easier for councils to meet security requirements
January 14, 2014 14 Jan'14
Top European IT initiative to support business in 2014?

Expanding IT to support business growth is one of the biggest areas of focus for IT departments in 2014, so what does this mean?
January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14
France fines Google for failing to rewrite privacy policy

France’s privacy watchdog, CNIL, has fined Google €150,000 for failing to conform to EU data laws
January 06, 2014 06 Jan'14
NHS collects patient care data from GPs

NHS England expands patient data collection from hospitals to include general practice, raising data protection questions
January 03, 2014 03 Jan'14
Facebook faces lawsuit over monitoring private messages

Facebook is facing a lawsuit that claims it scans the contents of private messages to profile the user’s online activity
January 02, 2014 02 Jan'14
Apple denies creating backdoor for NSA

Apple has denied working with the US National Security Agency to create a backdoor in any of its products
December 31, 2013 31 Dec'13
Top 10 premium content articles of 2013

Computer Weekly presents a selection of the most popular premium content reports and articles of 2013
December 30, 2013 30 Dec'13
Top 10 supplier profiles 2013

Are you thinking of doing business with an IT technology supplier? Check out our independent profiles of the leading technology companies.
December 27, 2013 27 Dec'13
Top 10 UK cyber security stories of 2013

Cyber security has moved up the national agenda in the past year, with the UK government paying increasing attention to bolstering UK cyber defences
December 24, 2013 24 Dec'13
Top 10 IT privacy stories of 2013

Stories related to whistleblower Edward Snowden’s revelations about internet mass surveillance programmes by the US and the UK have dominated this year
December 23, 2013 23 Dec'13
RSA denies secret contract with NSA

Security firm RSA has strongly denied allegations of a secret contract with the US National Security Agency (NSA)