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• January 12, 2018 12 Jan'18

  Intel makes security-first pledge

  As it scrambles to deal with the Meltdown and Spectre processor exploits, Intel has made a series of security commitments

• January 12, 2018 12 Jan'18

  F-Secure highlights another critical Intel security issue

  As Intel scrambles to issue security updates to address the Meltdown and Spectre exploits, researchers have highlighted another, unrelated, critical security issue that could affect millions of corporate laptops

• January 11, 2018 11 Jan'18

  Mobile app flaws are a risk to industrial IT systems, says report

  Cyber security vulnerabilities in mobile applications could be exploited to compromise industrial network infrastructure, a report warns

• January 11, 2018 11 Jan'18

  CES 2018: Hyundai and Cisco bring SDN to the automobile

  Hyundai will debut a new generation of hyperconnected software-defined car in 2019, incorporating a Cisco-designed network platform

• January 11, 2018 11 Jan'18

  Spyware targets North Korean dissidents via social links, says McAfee

  Researchers at security firm McAfee have confirmed that social networks are being used to target North Korean dissidents with spyware

• January 11, 2018 11 Jan'18

  Nuclear weapons’ cyber attack risk relatively high, says report

  With the potential for catastrophic consequences from a nuclear weapons detonation attack, it is crucial to have the most robust nuclear policies in place, says an international affairs think-tank

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  EC underlines need for data transfer agreement post-Brexit

  The European Commission has emphasised the importance of having a data transfer agreement in place after the UK leaves the European Union

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  Cyber criminals exploit Oracle WebLogic flaw

  Researchers are urging companies to apply a security update to patch a flaw in Oracle’s WebLogic Server component that is being exploited to mine cryptocurrency

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  Margot James takes over as digital minister after government reshuffle

  Former minister for business succeeds Matt Hancock after his promotion to secretary of state

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  UAE tech growth prompts firms to review internal IT security

  As IT becomes more prominent in the UAE economy, more and more internal connections between people and systems are created, all of which need to be secured

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  ICO fines Carphone Warehouse £400,000

  Mobile retailer hit with one of the highest fines for putting personal data at risk as UK privacy watchdog warns that more stringent data protection laws will apply from 25 May 2018

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  Spectre: How reverse-engineering a microprocessor revealed a fundamental flaw

  Researchers have published their work on Spectre, a flaw that affects every modern CPU. We find out what went wrong from one of the engineers

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Max Schrems champions NGO to fight for GDPR rights

  Privacy activist whose legal challenge of Facebook led to the scrapping of the Safe Harbour Agreement says crowdfunding a new type of non-government organisation is essential to deliver privacy rights

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Meltdown and Spectre a big deal for enterprises

  Although consumers are relatively unaffected by the recently disclosed security vulnerabilities in most modern processors, enterprises need to take the threat seriously. Computer Weekly looks at how enterprise IT and security professionals should be...

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Cyber attacks in 2017 drive Nordic security efforts

  The volume of cyber attacks last year has increased boardroom focus on security in the Nordic region

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Intel to set up new group to focus on hardware security

  Chip maker is reportedly planning to form a new group to focus on hardware security as it scrambles to limit the impact of recently discovered security flaws in chip designs

• January 08, 2018 08 Jan'18

  Sweden steps up cyber defence measures

  Sweden is tightening up its cyber security defences as part of a wider national security strategy

• January 08, 2018 08 Jan'18

  Florida warns 30,000 medical records may have been exposed

  The health agency in the US state of Florida has warned that the records of up to 30,000 Medicaid patients may have been exposed when the agency’s IT systems were breached

• January 08, 2018 08 Jan'18

  IT Priorities 2018: ANZ ups ante on cloud services and software

  Organisations in Australia and New Zealand are bullish on IT spending, particularly in cloud infrastructure services, cloud applications and all-flash storage arrays

• January 05, 2018 05 Jan'18

  Patch systems against Meltdown and Spectre, urges ICO

  UK’s data protection watchdog is calling for organisations to apply security updates to mitigate against exploits of microprocessor flaws as soon as possible to safeguard personal data

• January 05, 2018 05 Jan'18

  2018 could be year of critical infrastructure attacks, says report

  The coming year is likely to see an increase in the number of cyber attacks on critical national infrastructure (CNI), according to a report based on experts’ forecasts

• January 05, 2018 05 Jan'18

  Apple confirms all devices affected by Meltdown and Spectre

  Apple has confirmed that all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers are affected by the recently discovered microprocessor exploits as the financial services industry assesses the risk

• January 04, 2018 04 Jan'18

  Meltdown and Spectre: AWS, Google and Microsoft rush to patch cloud chip flaws

  Amazon, Google and Microsoft rush to fix chip flaws that could leave cloud customers at risk of having their data accessed or stolen by other users

• January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18

  Critical Intel security patch will slow PCs, servers and Macs

  AMD shares rise on news that the performance of millions of Windows PCs, Linux servers and Apple Macs is to be impacted by critical updates for a recently discovered security flaw in Intel chips manufactured in the past 10 years

• January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18

  What the EU’s new data protection regime means for ASEAN

  A large proportion of businesses in the regional economic grouping will be affected by Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, but awareness of the new rules remains low, even in countries with existing data protection laws

• January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18

  IoT botnet DDoS attacks predicted after exploit code published

  Security researchers are urging businesses to ensure they are prepared for large-scale DDoS attacks following the online publication of code to exploit a vulnerability in Huawei HG532 routers

• January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18

  Top IT priorities for Nordic CIOs in 2018

  Nordic CIOs tell Computer Weekly about their intentions for the year ahead

• January 02, 2018 02 Jan'18

  Top UK and US firms still overestimating GDPR readiness

  Less than five months before the compliance deadline for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), most top UK and US firms are still overestimating their state of readiness, a study suggests

• January 02, 2018 02 Jan'18

  Ransomware to hit cloud computing in 2018, predicts MIT

  Ransomware targeting cloud services is one of the six biggest cyber threats likely to face organisations in 2018, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• December 25, 2017 25 Dec'17

  Top 10 Australia IT stories of 2017

  Australia capped the year with a slew of game-changing technology initiatives, from bolstering its supercomputing infrastructure and productivity of police officers to outlining an ambitious space programme

• December 21, 2017 21 Dec'17

  Top 10 IT security stories of 2017

  Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 IT security stories of 2017

• December 20, 2017 20 Dec'17

  Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2017

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cyber crime stories of 2017

• December 20, 2017 20 Dec'17

  UK government blames North Korea for WannaCry cyber attack

  The UK and US governments say a North Korean group was responsible for the ransomware attacks that hit the NHS and other organisations globally this year

• December 14, 2017 14 Dec'17

  Top cyber security predictions in APAC in 2018

  Cyber criminals will ramp up efforts to mine cryptocurrencies, while mobile malware will rear its ugly head across the APAC region in 2018

• December 13, 2017 13 Dec'17

  Labour MP Liam Byrne launches ‘People’s Plan for Digital’

  Shadow digital minister launches online collaborative project for the public and industry to share and debate ideas on the UK’s digital future

• December 11, 2017 11 Dec'17

  Innovation key to halt cyber attacks

  In the light of the number of cyber breaches taking place, innovative security systems are required, according to the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)

• December 10, 2017 10 Dec'17

  Russian-speaking hackers targeting financial institutions

  A Russian-speaking cyber criminal gang is targeting financial institutions in the UK, US and Russia, a Moscow-based security firm reports

• December 08, 2017 08 Dec'17

  Hackers steal nearly $80m in bitcoin

  Hackers have stolen nearly $80m worth of bitcoin from a bitcoin mining service as the cryptocurrency’s value continues to skyrocket

• December 06, 2017 06 Dec'17

  Andromeda mastermind Sergey Jarets jailed, say security researchers

  Security researchers say they believe that a hacker arrested by Belarus police is Andromeda botnet mastermind Sergey Jarets

• December 05, 2017 05 Dec'17

  Bitcoin industry enters top 10 DDoS targets

  The bitcoin industry has become one of the top 10 industries most targeted by distributed denial of service attacks, a report has revealed

• December 05, 2017 05 Dec'17

  Researchers warn of new support scam malware

  Security researchers have identified a new strain of support scam malware and a way of clearing up infected machines

• December 04, 2017 04 Dec'17

  Barclays Bank stops offering Kaspersky software to new users

  Bank is no longer offering customers Kaspersky anti-virus software after UK security agency issues warning

• November 30, 2017 30 Nov'17

  Google faces £2.7bn claim on behalf of 5.4 million iPhone users

  Technology giant is accused of harvesting and selling data from millions of iPhone users from 2011 to 2012 who could each receive compensation of several hundred pounds

• November 30, 2017 30 Nov'17

  Top IT predictions in APAC in 2018

  A “mega cloud” that weaves together multiple private and public clouds, along with the use of AI to perform data-driven “thinking tasks”, could emerge next year

• November 29, 2017 29 Nov'17

  Lauri Love would face ‘medieval’ conditions in US prison if extradited over hacking charges

  Engineering student Lauri Love should be tried in the UK, court hears, as new evidence is presented on the “medieval” conditions in US jails for people with medical problems

• November 29, 2017 29 Nov'17

  Consumer identity management a growing trend

  Consumer identity and access management is a growing trend, but system choice is still challenging, according to KuppingerCole

• November 28, 2017 28 Nov'17

  Businesses need to balance user experience, privacy and security

  Balancing user experience, privacy and security for the connected consumer is a key challenge for online businesses, according to KuppingerCole

• November 28, 2017 28 Nov'17

  IoT and artificial intelligence dominate APAC tech landscape in 2017

  Businesses across the APAC region have started to dip their toes into AI and the internet of things to improve operations and stay competitive

• November 28, 2017 28 Nov'17

  Fintech is increasing operational risk to banks

  European Banking Association report reveals fear of greater operational risk because of increased take-up of fintech in financial services sector

• November 26, 2017 26 Nov'17

  UK only average in terms of digital public services

  UK government has the innovation skills to become a digital public services leader, but needs to improve the ID and authentication that sits underneath it to reach this goal