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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

• 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)

• December 20, 2013 20 Dec'13

  UK citizen wins legal round against Facebook over Prism leaks

  A British citizen has applied for a judgement against Facebook in a case that will test the right of tech firms to give UK personal data to the NSA.

• December 12, 2013 12 Dec'13

  UK to review laws governing spy agencies in 2014

  Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) is calling for written submissions for its inquiry into the laws governing intelligence agencies

• December 12, 2013 12 Dec'13

  Government to expand cyber security partnerships

  The UK government introduces security kitemark pas part of plans to expanding partnerships on cyber security with the private sector in 2014

• December 11, 2013 11 Dec'13

  UK prepares to launch internet archive without internet access

  The UK is preparing to launch its official internet archive without internet access, after the publishing industry put restrictions on its release

• December 10, 2013 10 Dec'13

  MEPs question EC plans to revise Safe Harbor Principles

  Members of the European Parliament have questioned European Commission plans to improve Safe Harbor data protection standards

• December 10, 2013 10 Dec'13

  Australian police to deploy tech used by US spy agency

  The Australian Federal Police plans to introduce technology used by a US spy agency to collect emails and other information transmitted by computer

• December 10, 2013 10 Dec'13

  Spies infiltrated online games, Snowden docs show

  The NSA and GCHQ sent spies into online games to monitor targets and recruit informants, according to documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden

• December 09, 2013 09 Dec'13

  Top tech firms call for worldwide surveillance reform

  Top technology firms have joined forces to call for urgent reforms of all internet surveillance programmes

• December 06, 2013 06 Dec'13

  Microsoft to protect customers from government snooping

  Microsoft has announced it is to take measures to increase the security of customer data to protect against government snooping

• December 05, 2013 05 Dec'13

  UK citizen sues Microsoft over Prism private data leak to NSA

  A court action brought in the UK will test Microsoft's legal right to disclose private data on UK citizens to US intelligence services

• December 05, 2013 05 Dec'13

  NSA tracks 5 billion phone records daily, Snowden docs show

  The NSA tracks nearly 5 billion mobile phone records a day, according to the latest documents revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden

• December 04, 2013 04 Dec'13

  The Guardian denies Snowden stories damaged national security

  Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger defends decision to publish stories on documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden

• November 29, 2013 29 Nov'13

  Google could face Dutch fine over privacy policy

  Google could face a fine after Dutch authorities find the firm’s 2012 privacy policy violates local data protection law

• November 28, 2013 28 Nov'13

  NSA planned to discredit Islamist radicals with porn web history

  US authorities considered exposing details of visits to online porn sites to discredit prominent Islamist radicals, according to latest Snowden document

• November 28, 2013 28 Nov'13

  UK set to announce plans to tackle extremism online

  The government plans to order broadband providers to block extremist websites identified by a specialist unit set

• November 26, 2013 26 Nov'13

  NCA changed UK cyber crime fighting, says NCCU head

  The NCA has changed the UK law enforcement landscape, says Andy Archibald, head of the NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit

• November 26, 2013 26 Nov'13

  Government lays out 2014 cyber security agenda

  The UK government has reiterated its commitment to addressing cyber security and laid out some plans for 2014 at the Cyber Security Summit 2013

• November 26, 2013 26 Nov'13

  FTSE 350 firms complete cyber risk assessment

  Most FTSE 350 companies put cyber risk on the board agenda, but many need to improve how they manage that risk

• November 22, 2013 22 Nov'13

  UK CERT moves to next phase with director Chris Gibson

  Chris Gibson has been confirmed at the director of the UK’s new national computer emergency response team

• November 22, 2013 22 Nov'13

  Tim Berners-Lee calls for protection of basic rights online

  Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee has called for bold steps to protect basic human rights online

• November 20, 2013 20 Nov'13

  Report highlights poor UK attitudes to mobile security

  Businesses should note that many UK mobile users do not take security precautions and do not know how to guard against data theft

• November 20, 2013 20 Nov'13

  Yahoo to encrypt user data

  Yahoo is to encrypt all user data that moves between its datacentres by April 2014 in a bid to regain trust

• November 19, 2013 19 Nov'13

  Campaigners angry over Microsoft, Skype privacy ruling

  Campaign group Europe v Facebook has criticised the decision by Luxembourg’s data protection authorities to clear Microsoft and its Skype division of privacy violations

• November 19, 2013 19 Nov'13

  Google reaches $17m multi-state settlement over Safari snooping

  Google has reached a $17m settlement agreement with 10 US states for bypassing Apple Safari privacy settings

• November 15, 2013 15 Nov'13

  Google book scanning plan gets green light

  Google's controversial plan to scan millions of books and sell them online has finally been given the green light by a New York court

• November 14, 2013 14 Nov'13

  MoD appoints new CIO and releases ICT strategy

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has appointed Yvonne Ferguson as CIO and released its latest Defence ICT Strategy document

• November 12, 2013 12 Nov'13

  Mass surveillance a bad idea, says Information Commissioner Christopher Graham

  Information Commissioner Christopher Graham says issues of national security must not overshadow concerns of legitimate public interest