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Regulatory compliance and standard requirements
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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
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
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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June 19, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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February 26, 2014
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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
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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
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February 26, 2014
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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
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February 25, 2014
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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
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February 13, 2014
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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
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February 13, 2014
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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
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February 11, 2014
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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
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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
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February 07, 2014
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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
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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
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February 07, 2014
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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
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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
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February 05, 2014
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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
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February 04, 2014
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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
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January 30, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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January 29, 2014
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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
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January 28, 2014
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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
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January 28, 2014
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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
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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
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January 22, 2014
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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
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January 22, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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January 14, 2014
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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December 31, 2013
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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
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December 30, 2013
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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.
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December 27, 2013
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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
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December 24, 2013
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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
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December 23, 2013
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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)