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Information technology (IT) in Russia

• June 21, 2013 21 Jun'13

  Most firms underestimate volume of malware, study shows

  Most companies greatly underestimate the number of malicious programs appearing daily, a global survey of more than 2,000 IT professionals has revealed

• January 08, 2013 08 Jan'13

  VoIP awareness up but user numbers remain low

  A report from Ofcom claims four in five consumers know what voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is, but just 29% use the technology

• November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12

  Hacking attempts to top one billion in Q4, predicts NCC Group

  One billion hacking attempts will be made globally in the final quarter of 2012, according to information assurance firm NCC Group

• July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12

  Security researchers join forces to bring down Grum botnet

  Security researchers have collaborated to take down Grum, the world’s third-largest botnet of hijacked computers

• July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12

  Google Android OS Trojan virus hits 100K devices in China

  Trojan malware has hit 100,000 devices using the Google Android operating system (OS) in China, say security researchers

• June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12

  FTC sues Wyndham Worldwide hotel group over data breaches

  The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing hotel group Wyndham Worldwide over claims it failed to secure customer data

• June 20, 2012 20 Jun'12

  Interview: GDS head Mike Bracken on Estonia's digital services

  UK government IT could learn much from Estonia’s open source model, says head of Government Digital Services (GDS), Mike Bracken

• May 28, 2012 28 May'12

  UK regulator PhonepayPlus shuts down Angry Birds smartphone scam

  UK users of Android smartphones have been targeted by premium-rate phone scams masquerading as popular apps such as Angry Birds

• May 16, 2012 16 May'12

  London 2012 Olympic Games IT enters final test

  The Atos team controlling the IT for the London 2012 Olympic Games are recreating the environment for a final test before systems go live

• September 15, 2011 15 Sep'11

  Cyber attacks are becoming lethal, warns US cyber commander

  Cyber attacks are escalating from large-scale theft and disruption of computer operations to more lethal attacks that destroy systems and physical equipment, according to the head of the US Cyber Command.

• May 13, 2011 13 May'11

  White House proposes cyber network security legislation

  The White House has proposed cyber security legislation to protect the US government and private computer systems from millions of daily cyber attacks.

• March 28, 2011 28 Mar'11

  Businesses spend over £600k a week on data security abroad

  Companies are spending up to £624,000 a week to secure their most sensitive business data abroad, a study has revealed.