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Privacy and data protection

• 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 25, 2014 25 Apr'14

  Cyber threat detection paramount, says SANS fellow

  Cyber threat prevention is ideal, but detection is a must, says Eric Cole, SANS Institute fellow

• April 25, 2014 25 Apr'14

  Heartbleed prompts tech firms to pledge open-source support

  Top tech firms have joined forces to support open-source software to help prevent future bugs like Heartbleed

• April 10, 2014 10 Apr'14

  TCG releases TPM 2 specification for improved security

  The Trusted Computing Group has published an updated specification for the Trusted Platform Module

• April 04, 2014 04 Apr'14

  Turkey lifts Twitter ban

  Turkey has lifted a ban on Twitter after the constitutional court ruled that the block breached freedom of expression

• April 02, 2014 02 Apr'14

  Study alleges deeper NSA influence on RSA

  RSA adopted a second NSA-developed encryption tool, increasing the agency's spying capabilities, a study claims

• 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 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 27, 2014 27 Mar'14

  Security an unnecessary expense, say one in six techies

  One in six IT professionals see security as an unnecessary expense, a study has revealed

• March 24, 2014 24 Mar'14

  Analysis: Care.data – where next?

  Following the public debate surrounding the NHS Care.data plan, it was unsurprising the topic dominated the UK’s largest health IT event

• 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 19, 2014 19 Mar'14

  Pirated software malware to cost business $491bn in 2014, study shows

  Malware deliberately loaded into pirated or counterfeit software is expected cost enterprises $491bn in 2014

• March 17, 2014 17 Mar'14

  SMEs believes they are immune to cyber attack

  Most SMEs believe they are not at real risk of cyber attack, a survey has revealed

• March 12, 2014 12 Mar'14

  Tim Berners-Lee calls for internet users’ "bill of rights"

  World Wide Web creator marks its 25th anniversary by calling for a “free, open and truly global internet” enshrined in a "bill of rights"

• March 10, 2014 10 Mar'14

  Dark web key enabler for cyber criminals, say McAfee researchers

  The dark web is a key conduit for the malware industry to refine and distribute its products and services, say security researchers

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Microsoft takes aim at passwords

  Microsoft says it is determined to solve the problem of ineffective authentication that relies on usernames and passwords

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  UK firms see 1,000+ internal data breaches a day, study finds

  Internal threats are not a high priority for UK firms despite more than 1,000 internal data breaches a day

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  NHS England puts patient database on hold

  NHS England is to delay by six months the roll-out of its controversial Care.data scheme for sharing patient records through a central database

• 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

  UK among targets of 'Mask' advanced cyber espionage campaign

  The UK has been hit more than 100 times in an advanced global cyber espionage campaign that has gone undetected for more than five years

• February 10, 2014 10 Feb'14

  Barclays bank leaks thousands of customer records

  Regulators investigate Barclays after a whistleblower claims the bank leaked 27,000 customer records

• February 06, 2014 06 Feb'14

  UK critical infrastructure at risk of cyber attack, says IET report

  UK critical national infrastructure is at risk of cyber attack, says a report by consultancy Atkins for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

• 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

  NHS site malicious redirects are a warning to developers

  A coding error that redirected NHS website visitors to malicious content should be a warning to developers, say security experts

• January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14

  Hackers access Yahoo Mail with stolen passwords

  Yahoo has revealed that hackers have tried to access some Yahoo Mail accounts with stolen passwords

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  Cyber security quest strong in UK, says Isaca

  There is a strong interest in cyber security in the UK, says Rob Stroud, international president-elect for Isaca

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  New Snapchat security measure easily by-passed, says researcher

  A new Snapchat security measure to verify users are human is easily by-passed, says researcher

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  US startup aims to turn tables on hackers

  US startup Shape Security is turning the tables against hackers by using one of their own techniques against them

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  CERT-UK to drive international cyber security collaboration

  The UK’s new national computer emergency response team (CERT-UK) is set to drive international cyber security collaboration once it becomes operational

• 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 15, 2014 15 Jan'14

  NSA uses secret radio tech to spy on offline computers

  The US National Security Agency (NSA) has the capacity to monitor, enter and alter data on computers even if the machines are not connected to the internet, it has emerged

• 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 07, 2014 07 Jan'14

  Security Think Tank: Information security strategy should support the business

  How should Edward Snowden's revelations about the NSA and GCHQ influence future information security strategies in the UK?

• January 06, 2014 06 Jan'14

  Infosec Skills, BCS announce winners of Cyber Security Challenge

  Stuart Pringle, Simon Robinson and Robert Wyllie have won over £2,000 of training and a place in the semi-final of the current UK Cyber Security Challenge

• 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

• December 27, 2013 27 Dec'13

  Snowden: 'A child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy'

  Future generations will not have any personal privacy, said Edward Snowden during the Channel 4 Alternative Christmas Message

• 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 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 11, 2013 11 Dec'13

  Research reveals widespread mobile app hacking

  The top 100 paid Android apps and 56% of the top 100 paid Apple iOS apps have been hacked, research has revealed

• December 11, 2013 11 Dec'13

  Thirteen plead guilty to Anonymous DDoS attack on Paypal

  Thirteen people have pleaded guilty to taking part in DDoS attacks on eBay’s Paypal, organised by the Anonymous hacker group in 2010

• December 11, 2013 11 Dec'13

  Ransomware looks set to increase, warns Sophos

  Cyber criminals are planning to produce new forms of ransomware on an unprecedented scale, according to IT security firm Sophos

• December 05, 2013 05 Dec'13

  Automation key to balancing agility and security, says AlgoSec

  Automated critical business application management enables a more agile business and enhances security, says security policy management firm AlgoSec

• 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 04, 2013 04 Dec'13

  Proof-of-concept malware jumps air gap with sound card

  Researchers demonstrate proof-of-concept malware exfiltrating data using high-frequency transmissions inaudible to humans

• 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

• December 04, 2013 04 Dec'13

  UK proposes formal talks on cyber security with China

  Prime minister David Cameron has called on China to be more open about cyber security

• November 28, 2013 28 Nov'13

  EU calls on US to rebuild trust in post-Snowden era

  The EC has called on the US to provide guarantees to restore trust in the wake of spying revelations

• 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

  White hat Wi-Fi hacking shows vulnerability of business data

  Whitehat hackers have shown that senstitive data can be sniffed easily from public Wi-Fi hotspots

• 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