IT for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Group claiming links to Isis hacks small business websites

The FBI is investigating the hacking of a number of SME websites in the US and Europe by people claiming affiliation with Islamic State Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

How to ensure your hot-desking colleagues keep their data secure

Once hot-desking is implemented, data security suddenly demands greater attention Continue Reading

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• Christian Cawley

Sharing Economy UK launched to champion digital businesses

New trade body brings together digital businesses that encourage consumer and business asset-sharing, such as Airbnb and ZipCar Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cyber crime: What every business needs to know

Computer Weekly gets the low-down on cyber crime from law enforcement officers and investigators Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Cloud security still needs a lot more work, say European experts

Security and privacy remain a stumbling block for cloud computing, according to information experts at the Trust in the Digital World conference Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Austin, San Francisco and Tel Aviv revealed as top tech cities

Austin, San Francisco and Tel Aviv have been ranked as top cities for tech companies, Savills report reveals Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

SMEs seek legal advice over controversial Capita contracts with government

SMEs that claim to have lost significant revenue through two government contracts are seeking legal advice over alleged breaches of competition law Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

UK consumers lack confidence in data protection, study finds

UK consumers do not believe businesses or governments do enough to protect their data, according to to Symantec’s State of Privacy report Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

PrivDog SSL compromise potentially worse than Superfish

Some versions of PrivDog software designed to block online ads compromise internet security in a similar way to Superfish Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Security fears stop small firms using cloud computing

Although 60% of small businesses are using cloud computing services, the remaining 40% are put off by security fears Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Intel Security warns of six social engineering techniques targeting businesses

An Intel Security report encourages businesses to address and educate employees on “six levers of influence” used by hackers Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Five ways to prepare a company board for a cyber breach

Five key things that boards need to do to stop their businesses leaking like sieves and potentially going to the wall Continue Reading

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• Neil Hare-Brown

$1bn cyber heist underlines need for detection, say security experts

The theft of up to $1bn from financial institutions in a daring cyber crime operation underlines the need for monitoring, say security experts Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Damballa report highlights the limitations of prevention-centric security

Anti-virus (AV) suppliers can take more than six months to create signatures for malware, according to a report from security firm Damballa Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

EC3 announces industry partnership in fight against cyber crime

Europol's European Cybercrime Centre has partnered with security firm AnubisNetworks to help fight the global threat of cyber crime Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

How to implement risk-based security

Implement a simple process to identify, analyse and prioritise risk without significant investment in time or money Continue Reading

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• Peter Wood, First Base Technologies LLP

Five questions every board should ask after Sony Pictures breach

What can the board do to avoid having to answer embarrassing questions at the next shareholder meeting? Continue Reading

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• Sarb Sembhi

Cyber crime is a threat to global economy, says researcher

Halting cyber crime could have a positive impact on the global economy, says Intel Security Europe security researcher and CTO Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Darknet technologies have legitimate security uses, says researcher

Darket technologies have legitimate security applications for business, says security investigator Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

BDUK accused of not being “vigilant” in upholding broadband targets

MPs accused BDUK of not being vigilant enough to deliver its own current superfast broadband coverage targets Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Data Protection Day: Five steps to securing data

Data management firm Iron Mountain has compiled five steps to securing data to mark Data Protection Day Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

QinetiQ hosts latest Cyber Security Challenge competition

UK defence firm QinetiQ challenged amateur cyber defenders in a realistic global online terrorist attack simulation Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Security Think Tank: How to deal with wiper malware

How much should businesses worry about destructive, computer-killing malware, and what steps should they take to mitigate attacks? Continue Reading

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• Tim Holman, 2-sec

FTSE 350 firms still have long way to go on cyber risk

Many FTSE 350 firms still have a long way to go to manage the risks of a cyber attack, a government-backed cyber governance health check has revealed Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Quantum key distribution is the future for secure comms

Quantum teleportation is a technology that will ultimately replace encryption as the foundation of communication security Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Obama calls for single US data breach notification law

The US president is calling for a single US data breach notification law as part of proposed legislation to improve data security Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Attackers bypass conventional security, says FireEye study

Hackers breach most conventional, signature-based security technologies, with 27% involving advanced threats Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Sony Pictures admits it was unprepared for November’s cyber attack

Sony Pictures admits it was not prepared for the nature and extent of the cyber attack that hit the company last November Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Traditional security putting UK businesses at risk, study shows

Traditional approaches to security are exposing UK businesses to heightened risk of attack, a study shows Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Google under fire over Windows zero-day disclosure

Google has come under fire for publishing a proof-of-concept attack exploiting a flaw in Windows 8.1 before Microsoft had released a security update Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Hackers can exploit free mobile apps to steal data, study shows

Hackers can access private data by exploiting vulnerabilities mainly in free mobile apps, according to security researchers Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2014

Computer Weekly looks back at the most significant stories on cyber crime in the past 12 months Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Social media threats to business on the rise, says report

Social media threats to business are increasing, according to the first in-depth analysis covering Fortune 100 companies Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Ofcom launches initiative to plug SMEs' lack of confidence in communications services

Regulator Ofcom launches online portal to help business owners exploit commercial communications services Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Inside Kashiwa-no-ha: Hitachi Smart City near Tokyo

Hitachi shares what its Kashiwa-no-ha Smart City looks like near Tokyo, Japan. Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Incident response: a common failing

Organisations hit by cyber attacks often lack an effective incident response plan. Why are so many unprepared? Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Firms lack technology for workforce of the future

European businesses will rely increasingly on freelance, geographically dispersed employees as they vie to attract the top skills to their organisations over the next 5 years. Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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? Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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. Continue Reading

Accommodation booking site picks Dell cloud to fix downtime issues

Eviivo, a UK-based online accommodation booking website, has placed its business-critical systems on a Dell cloud platform Continue Reading

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• Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor

UKtech50 2014 - help us choose the 50 most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly is launching the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT - tell us your nominations Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Conficker infections an indictment of IT security, says CWG

Conficker worm infections reflect the “sad state of affairs of IT security”, says the Conficker Working Group Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Microsoft re-releases security bulletin MS14-045

Microsoft has re-released a software security update that was withdrawn because it put some computers in endless reboot loops Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

BDUK arrives on the Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight inaugurates its first rural fibre cabinet delivered by BDUK as the project finally crosses the Solent Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Heartbleed bug linked to US hospital group hack

A security firm has linked the Community Health Systems data breach to the Heartbleed bug Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Tackle IAM with a risk-based approach, says KPMG

A risk-based approach is the best way to tackle identity and access management, says KPMG Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Hacker and UFO hunter Gary McKinnon launches SEO business

Hacker Gary McKinnon has set up a search engine optimisation business after winning a 10-year battle against extradition to the US Continue Reading

Total internet failure: are you prepared?

A total internet failure could stop any business in its tracks, yet few are preparing for this possibility, KPMG has warned Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

UK leads international partnership to fight financial malware

The UK National Crime Agency is leading international collaboration between law enforcement and the private sector to fight bank theft malware Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Why using voice biometrics is a good idea

Banks and other organisations are turning to voice biometrics, but why do they believe the technology is good idea? Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Smart light bulbs get security update

Smart light bulb maker LIFX has issued a firmware update after security researchers exposed a security weakness Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Contact centre value-add services on the up

The global contact centre outsourcing market was worth almost $75bn in 2013 after growing 7% since 2011, according to research Continue Reading

Security Think Tank: The dos and don’ts of a good incident response plan

What does a good information security incident response plan look like? Continue Reading

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• Tim Holman, 2-sec

Facebook apologises over psychological experiments

Facebook has apologised over the controversial psychological experiments carried out on 689,000 users without their consent in 2012 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Industrial control systems increasingly under attack, says Kaspersky

Targeted attacks on industrial control systems take place on a regular and increasing basis, says Kaspersky Lab Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Facebook under fire over secret experiment on users

Facebook has come under fire for conducting a psychology experiment on 689,000 users without their consent Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Wearable tech must comply with privacy laws, warns ICO

Wearable technology must comply with UK data privacy laws, warns the ICO Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Google begins complying with European takedown requests

Google has begun removing search results in response to takedown requests from European citizens Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Government reveals winning bids in superfast broadband trials

Government reveals names of eight suppliers that have won a share of a £10m funding pot to trial superfast broadband in rural areas Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Domino’s breach underlines value of personal data, say experts

The latest cyber breach to hit a high-profile brand underlines the high value of personal data, say security experts Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Microsoft admits running out of IP addresses for Azure

Microsoft has assured US Azure customers data remains in the US, despite running out of US-registered IP addresses at times Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

EE drives mobile phone deals with CRM software implementation

Mobile phone operator Everything Everywhere claims a 400% increase in phone deals after rolling out customer relationship management software Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Turing Test 2014 marks historic milestone in artificial intelligence

A computer program has made history by passing the artificial intelligence test set by computer science pioneer Alan Turing Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Microsoft retaliates to China’s Windows 8 spying claims

Microsoft has launched a social media campaign against China’s claims that Windows 8 is being used for US spying Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

CIOs should 'leave innovation to marketing'

CIOs should focus on managing the technical infrastructure and leave innovation to other parts of the business – conclusion of a major study. Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Cyber threats hiding in plain sight, says Palo Alto Networks

Cyber attackers exploit commonly used business applications to bypass security controls, research shows Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

UK shoe retailer Office hit by data breach

Data breach at UK shoe retailer Office prompts calls for online firms to beef up security around customer details Continue Reading

IT supplier insolvencies fall for first time as economy recovers

Technology companies have reached a turning point as insolvencies fall for the first time in 2014 Continue Reading

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• Tim Wood and Henry Kirby

Google launches right-to-be-forgotten application form

Google has introduced an online application form for Europeans who want personal data to be removed from online search results Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Android Outlook app has privacy issues, warn researchers

Microsoft’s Outlook.com app for Android is exposing users' data, warn security researchers Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

eBay under fire over handling of data breach

eBay is coming under increasing criticism over its handling of the data breach that exposed millions of user records Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

US cyber criminal jailed for 20 years

US authorities have jailed a cyber criminal for 20 years, for trading in stolen credit cards and identities Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Internet of things security is relevant to business, says researcher

Internet of things is relevant to enterprise information security professionals, says researcher Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Minnesota passes mobile kill switch law to stop theft

Minnesota has become the first US state to introduce legislation aimed at reducing the theft of smartphones Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Can Tech City deliver reliable fast internet for startup businesses?

Technology companies based in London’s Tech City are struggling to access high-speed fibre optic broadband, which is dramatically affecting the success their businesses. Continue Reading

What is holding Berlin back from becoming a European centre for startups?

Berlin is one of Europe’s most up-and-coming hotbeds for technology startup companies, but red tape and legislation is preventing it from fulfilling its potential Continue Reading

German companies look to Berlin startups for innovation

German companies are beginning to recognise Berlin as a hot spot for technology innovation thanks to the many startups there Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Orange data breach underlines need for encryption, say experts

The theft of 1.3 million customer records from Orange, France underlines the need for encryption, say experts Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Internet privacy could thwart data security, warns expert

Steps to improve online privacy could thwart data security, warns security expert Hugh Thompson Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Next Treasury tower contracts go to Centerprise and NTT Data UK

The HM Treasury has awarded its second and third SME supplier contracts to Centerprise International and NTT Data UK Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Infosec 2014: Threat knowledge is key to cyber security, say experts

Business should improve awareness of cyber risks to stay ahead of criminals, say experts Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Interview: Nick Roberts, president of Socitm and IT group manager

This month, Nick Roberts, IT group manager at Surrey County Council, took over as president of Socitm, the association of IT and digital professionals working in and for local public services Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

Software developers suffer as IT companies endure rising insolvencies

Increase in the number of IT insolvencies expected as the economy improves Continue Reading

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• Tim Wood and Henry Kirby

Berlin: A hotbed of European technology startups

Berlin is one of the hottest new places to be an entrepreneur with technology startups from all over the world heading to the German capital Continue Reading

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• Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist

UK and Ireland cyber attacks up 300% in 2013, says FireEye

UK and Ireland enterprises were hit by an average of more than 70 new infections a day in 2013, a report shows Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Gartner: CIOs spend more on BI as business growth returns

The return to business growth is driving IT spending among UK and Irish CIOs, according to Gartner's 2014 CIO Agenda survey Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Cyber threat detection paramount, says SANS fellow

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

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst