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• July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18

  Australia’s health sector reports most data breaches again

  In the first full quarter since Australia’s mandatory breach disclosure scheme came into effect, healthcare providers reported the most data breaches amid controversy over the national health record system

• July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18

  Dixons Carphone ups data breach figure to 10 million

  Dixons Carphone now believes the number of personal data records affected in 2017’s data breach is nearly 10 times greater than initially thought

• July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18

  Briton ran pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign that helped Trump deny Russian links

  A British IT manager and former hacker from Darlington ran a disinformation campaign that duped former US intelligence agents and provided Donald Trump with manufactured “evidence” to deny that Russia interfered with the US election

• July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18

  3 Hong Kong gears up for 5G with “epic” transformation

  The Hong Kong telco is putting in an advanced technical architecture that will streamline and automate internal processes and IT as it prepares for the 5G era

• July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18

  M&S aims to give 1,000 employees data skills

  Luxury supermarket Marks and Spencer has partnered with Decoded to create a programme aimed at teaching its employees data skills

• July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18

  Pentagon flags risky software suppliers

  The Pentagon has drawn up a list of software suppliers that it wants the US military and defence contractors to avoid due to fears of risks to national security

• July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18

  Government to fund six connected vehicle simulation projects

  The government has announced the winners of an R&D contest for connected vehicle simulation and modelling capabilities

• July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18

  IBM and CLS to work on blockchain app store

  IBM and foreign exchange settlement provider CLS are using their complimentary expertise to create an app store for finance firms using distributed ledger technology

• July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18

  Dubai disputes court and Smart Dubai partner to apply blockchain

  Organisations in Dubai are working on developing the principal of blockchain-based courts

• July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18

  Digital identity system for EU nationals should be used for all UK citizens, says report

  Policy Exchange report recommends extending Home Office system for registering EU nationals post-Brexit to become UK-wide digital identity application

• July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18

  Search begins for UK’s cyber security Unsung Heroes

  The Security Serious cyber awareness campaign has opened nominations for the third annual cyber security Unsung Heroes awards

• July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18

  How F1 and others are moving beyond descriptive analytics

  Formula 1 and Merck Sharp & Dohme are using data analytics to better understand user behaviour and predict the future

• July 29, 2018 29 Jul'18

  Burden of data protection rests on firms and governments

  A senior executive at Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency stressed the role of corporate data governance and government regulations in raising the bar on cyber security

• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  Post-quantum security on Airbus’s radar

  With quantum computing on the horizon, multinational aerospace and defence firm Airbus is among those organisations that are looking at evolving their cryptography capabilities to stay ahead of technology

• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  AWS’s sales up almost 50% year-on-year in second quarter

  Cloud giant’s quarterly sales hit $6.1bn in third consecutive year-on-year rise as Ryanair, Major League Baseball and 21st Century Fox join its list of customers

• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  Openreach doubles down on full-fibre broadband roll-out

  In its first annual review since splitting from BT, Openreach has recommitted to its targets for full-fibre broadband

• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  BT bounces back in strong first quarter

  After a run of bad news, there were some bright spots in BT’s first quarter financial results

• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  Fileless malware a growing trend, warns McAfee

  Cyber attackers are increasingly moving away from traditional malware to using trusted Windows executables to invade systems and breach corporate networks, say security researchers

• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  IT meltdown pushes TSB into loss

  Bank is feeling the effects of its recent IT problems, reporting a loss of more than £100m for the first six months of 2018

• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  UK relegated to fourth place in UN e–government survey

  The UK has dropped from first to fourth in the United Nations’ ranking on e-governments across the world, falling behind Denmark, Australia and South Korea

• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  Hackers targeting software supply chains, US report warns

  A US government report on cyber espionage by China, Russia and Iran says software supply chains are increasingly under attack

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  Large organisations less confident over cloud security compared to smaller businesses

  A study has found larger enterprises are not as confident as smaller businesses about the security of their data in the public cloud

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  Brace for PowerGhost cryptominer, warns Kaspersky Lab

  Corporate networks are the target of a new illicit cryptocurrency mining malware that is difficult to detect and eradicate, security researchers warn

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  Crest report highlights need for bug bounty best practice

  A lack of best practice guidelines for bug bounties is leaving researchers, organisations and bounty platforms confused and at risk, a report reveals

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  Cities key to making data a new form of infrastructure, says Nesta

  City governments need to take charge of data use and leverage responsible innovation, as data should not be seen as a saleable commodity, but a common good, according to the innovation foundation

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  Fix culture to make digital a success

  Businesses with well-honed processes will often find it hard to adapt to new, digital transformation initiatives, according to Gartner report

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  Software development remains insecure

  The prevalence of common and well-known web-based vulnerabilities underlines the need for better education around secure software development

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  O2 canvasses support from UK Plc to build case for 5G

  O2 CEO Mark Evans is writing to every FTSE 100 boss in the UK seeking to build consensus around 5G use cases, and drum up support for investment

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  Facebook stock price falls on slowing growth forecast

  Facebook’s stock price has fallen dramatically in response to a forecast of slower revenue growth in 2018 and lower-than-expected user growth for the second quarter

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  Google brings machine learning data processing to IoT edge environments

  Google is expanding its internet of things data processing offering by extending the ability for enterprises to carry out machine learning tasks in edge environments

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  Cyber security vulnerability concerns skyrocket

  Security professionals are more worried about data breaches and cyber attacks than they were a year ago, with most fearing that Meltdown-Spectre attacks are becoming the norm

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Google Cloud gaining ground in APAC

  The cloud supplier claims substantial growth in Asia-Pacific, and is upping the ante on partnerships and infrastructure investments across the region

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  MPs to investigate progress of digital government

  Science and technology committee invites evidence for inquiry into spread of digital public services and the role of GDS

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Dark web cyber crime markets thriving

  The market for cyber criminals’ services is thriving on the dark web, research reveals

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Vodafone sales tick down on new reporting rules

  Quarterly sales at mobile operator Vodafone dipped thanks to the impact of new reporting standards and foreign exchange headwinds

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  ERP applications are under cyber attack, research confirms

  ERP applications are increasingly being targeted by cyber criminals, hacktivists and nation-state actors, a report reveals

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Government outsourcing at a crossroads, says PAC report

  The government needs to change the market that supplies it with services through better contracting practices if it is to achieve anything beyond lowest price, according to a PAC report

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Apache OpenWhisk users urged to patch

  IBM has patched vulnerabilities in its Cloud Functions service that is based on Apache OpenWhisk in response to vulnerability disclosures, and all other users are urged to do the same

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Stagecoach trials full-size driverless bus

  Bus operator Stagecoach is testing out a full-size autonomous bus in its own depots, with future potential for use on passenger routes

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene on how its enterprise-readiness push is paying off

  The Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco has seen the search giant reinforce its commitment to addressing misconceptions about the enterprise-readiness of its cloud infrastructure and software propositions

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Application attacks demand new security approach

  Applying security software updates is an ineffective way to deal with application layer cyber attacks and businesses should change their approach, security experts advise

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Ransomware concern drops despite being top cost

  Fewer organisations are worried about ransomware even though it remains one of the most costly cyber attacks

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Australian energy sector caught in security catch-22

  With regulators unwilling to accept security investments that would lead to higher tariffs, there is a chance that Australia’s National Energy Market could face increased cyber risks

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Google wants to ease hybrid cloud woes

  Cloud supplier Google claims its Cloud Service Platform will alleviate complexities in managing microservices in a hybrid IT environment

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Ramp up security to mitigate Office 365 attacks

  Public clouds tend to be more secure, but Office 365 has become a major target for attacks, which means internal IT security needs tightening

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Ofcom proposes regulatory changes to support broadband investment

  Following the recommendations of the government’s Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, regulator Ofcom has proposed a package of measures to better support investment in full-fibre broadband

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Atos acquires Syntel for £2.6bn

  French IT services firm buys Syntel to expand in the US and bolster its offshore delivery

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Top execs cyber security hypocrites, report shows

  There is a critical disconnect between the cyber security behaviour that top executives recommend and the way they behave themselves, while many firms do not know where their data lives and moves, a report reveals

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Capital markets firms to ramp up public cloud spending

  Companies in the investment sector are increasingly using the public cloud to improve access to business-critical data

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Openreach to cut wholesale broadband costs for CSP customers

  Openreach plans to introduce wide-ranging cuts to FTTC and FTTP wholesale prices to get other providers to upgrade their users to faster broadband