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Privacy and data protection

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  Cyber criminals are targeting smartphone supply chains, warn researchers

  A new mobile trojan dubbed “DeathRing” is being pre-loaded onto smartphones somewhere in the supply chain, warn researchers

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  Sony hack exposes poor security practices

  Sony Pictures Entertainment remains tight-lipped about its recent cyber attack, but security lessons can be drawn from what is known

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  Films leaked online after Sony Pictures hack

  High-quality copies of still-to-be-released films have been leaked online a week after Sony Pictures Entertainment was reportedly hacked

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  CGI secures communications between pilots and air traffic control

  Satellite communications firm Inmarsat has outsourced the provision of security IT and services to CGI

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  BSI urges UK businesses to bolster cyber security

  UK businesses are at risk of reputational damage due to lack of awareness on how to protect their data assets, BSI research shows

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  National Trust for Scotland overcomes legacy network challenge

  The National Trust for Scotland has replaced a historical network infrastructure with a core service from Brocade

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Cert-UK calls for better cyber threat data-sharing

  Cert-UK has called for more UK firms to join the government’s Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Russian webcam-spying site highlights common security failing

  A Russian website collecting images from internet-connected cameras highlights a common security failing, say security professionals

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  UK police make four arrests in international cyber crime crackdown

  UK police make four arrests during an international crackdown on cyber criminals using malware tools to steal data

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Microsoft releases emergency security patch for Windows and Windows Server

  Microsoft emergency patch fixes a Windows and Windows Server vulnerability hackers are exploiting to compromise networks

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  US State Department bolsters email security after suspected breach

  The US State Department took its unclassified email system offline to bolster security after a suspected breach in October 2014

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  NHS more trusted with personal data than private sector

  Private sector could learn from the NHS when it comes to inspiring trust over personal data, Deloitte survey finds

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Network firewalls as relevant to data security as ever, says industry pioneer Gil Shwed

  Network firewalls are as relevant to data security today as they were 20 years ago, says industry pioneer Gil Shwed

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  US Postal Service latest government target for cyber attack

  Hackers breach the networks of the US Postal Service in the latest of a series of attacks on US government agencies

• November 07, 2014 07 Nov'14

  Home Depot traces credit card data hack to supplier compromise

  US retailer Home Depot reveals its recent data breach was linked to a compromised supplier’s credentials

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Business needs to take cyber crime seriously, says top EU cyber cop Troels Oerting

  Troels Oerting, head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, says businesses must heed the risk of cyber crime

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Many firms still unprepared for cyber attack, EY survey shows

  More than a third of organisastions have no real-time insight on cyber risks necessary to combat rising threats, a survey has shown

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Firms at serious risk of data loss through file sharing, study shows

  Businesses are at serious risk of data loss and compliance violations due to risky file-sharing practices, a study has shown

• October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14

  Most businesses do not understand risks of data breaches, study finds

  More than 70% of businesses do not understand fully the risks associated with data breaches, a study shows

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  Cloud providers rush to build European datacentres over data sovereignty

  Cloud providers IBM and Google build datacentres in the EU as enterprises insist on keeping their data in Europe

• October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14

  Drones a threat to privacy, says former GCHQ chief David Omand

  The use of drones in the UK raises significant safety, security and privacy concerns, according to a report from ex-head of GCHQ, David Omand

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  GCHQ embodies British values, says Iain Lobban

  Outgoing GCHQ director Iain Lobban has defended the intelligence agency in his final speech before retiring

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  US retailer Staples investigates possible data breach

  US retailer Staples confirms it is investigating a possible credit and debit card breach

• October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14

  FBI director James Comey joins call for online surveillance tools

  FBI director James Comey has reiterated the need for online surveillance and joined calls for more tools to do so

• October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14

  UK is prime target for cyber attacks, says FireEye

  The UK has been greatest target of advanced cyber attacks in Europe, the Middle East or Africa in the first half of 2014, report shows

• October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14

  UK ranks third in right to be forgotten requests to Google

  The UK has made the third-highest number of requests for links to be removed from Google's search results

• October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14

  Cybercrime fighters to target kingpins, says top EU cyber cop

  International cybercrime fighters are to focus on the relatively small number of top malware producers, says Europe's top cyber cop

• October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14

  Azure CTO Mark Russinovich's top ten public cloud security risks

  Microsoft Azure cloud CTO Mark Russinovich identified ten key security risks of public cloud services

• October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14

  Fear and loathing could hold back UK internet of things, says KPMG report

  More than two-thirds of UK consumers fear growing number of interconnected devices make it too easy for things to go wrong

• October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14

  Tim Berners-Lee: Data sharing needs accountability

  The question of how much data an individual should share was a key theme of Tim Berners-Lee's keynote at IP Expo

• October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14

  Malware being used to steal cash from ATMs

  Criminals are using malware to steal cash from ATMs without debit and credit cards

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  Engineering company rolls out talent management software across 17 countries

  Meggitt is deploying cloud-based HR technology as it seeks to integrate 60 diverse business units into a multinational operation

• October 03, 2014 03 Oct'14

  Google could face $100m lawsuit over nude celebrity pictures

  Lawyers of celebrities whose private pictures were published by hackers are threatening to sue Google

• October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14

  European firms far from ready for new data rules, study shows

  As European authorities aim to ratify revised data protection rules by 2015, many firms have a lot to do to comply

• September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Cyber Essentials for public sector IT suppliers: pros and cons

  What are the pros and cons of the Cyber Essentials Scheme certification mandated for public sector IT suppliers?

• September 29, 2014 29 Sep'14

  Case study: Deutsche Post DHL develops software contract templates to reduce costs

  Deutsche Post DHL has created contract templates to manage software costs. Computer Weekly speaks to the people leading the initiative

• September 25, 2014 25 Sep'14

  Bash bug could be bigger threat than Heartbleed

  A bug in the Bash command prompt software used by many Unix computers could be a greater threat than Heartbleed.

• September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14

  Google to build giant '40-football pitch' datacentre in the Netherlands

  Google will invest €600m to build a giant, 120-megawatt datacentre in the Netherlands

• September 22, 2014 22 Sep'14

  Home Depot under fire for data breach notification

  US retailer Home Depot criticised for delays in telling customers their payment card details may have been compromised

• September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14

  Risk management key to cyber strategy, says BP

  Cyber attacks constitute a group-level risk that is managed as part of BP’s standard set of risk management processes, says group chief

• September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14

  GDS unveils 'Gov.UK Verify' public services identity assurance scheme

  The Government Digital Service (GDS) debuts a system to prove users’ identities when using public services online, branded as 'Gov.UK Verify'

• September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14

  WikiLeaks reveals Australian police are using surveillance software

  Australia's New South Wales police are using spyware that has been linked to repressive states, according to leaked documents

• September 11, 2014 11 Sep'14

  Google denies breach after hackers leak millions of user logins

  Google denies claims cyber criminals stole users' data and downplays the threat after a hacker purportedly leaked 4.9 million Gmail logins

• September 09, 2014 09 Sep'14

  EY seeks tech startups to address challenges of right to be forgotten

  Professional services firm Ernst & Young is looking for startups to find technology solutions to the ‘right to be forgotten’ regulation

• September 08, 2014 08 Sep'14

  BP spends £2m developing apps to train business leaders

  BP is scrapping online courses in favour of apps and portals that can deliver bite-sized information and training when it's needed

• September 08, 2014 08 Sep'14

  Ransomware on the rise, warns cyber threat report

  The first half of 2014 saw an increase in online attacks that lock up user data and hold it for ransom, reports F-Secure Labs

• September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14

  Nude celebrity hack forces changes at Apple and 4Chan

  Apple and image-sharing site 4Chan take security measures after celebrity iCloud accounts were compromised and photos leaked

• September 02, 2014 02 Sep'14

  Apple and FBI launch iCloud hack investigation

  Apple and FBI investigate the breach of Apple’s iCloud causing fresh business concerns over cloud security

• September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14

  Nato set to clarify stance on cyber attack

  Leaders will discuss changing the mission of collective defence with respect to cyber attack at this week’s Nato summit

• September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14

  Nude celebrity pictures posted online after alleged iCloud hack

  Hundreds of nude images of female celebrities have been leaked, allegedly after Apple’s iCloud service was hacked