The company gives in to the pressure of public opinion
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
Security IS Fun! Hack A Toilet Or A Robot Rabbit!
If hacking toilets and a talking electronic rabbit doesn't get kids excited about IT security, then nothing will, says Tom Brewster
BT Agrees £20m Worcestershire BDUK Partnership
More BDUK funding is dished out to Worcestershire
Windows 8.1 Boosts Security And Enterprise Features
Windows 8.1 isn't perfect, but the enterprise version adds features IT has been wanting, says Wayne Rash
US Overrules iPhone Sales Ban
Obama says older iPhones and iPads can remain on sale in the US, despite alleged infringement of a Samsung-owned standards-essential patent
Lloyds Bank Of Scotland Fined £75k Over Faxing Blunders
Lloyds Banking Group gets in trouble for sending faxes containing customer data to the wrong people
Tor Websites Down As Alleged Freedom Hosting Admin Arrested For Child Porn Distribution
Evidence suggests hackers employed by the FBI managed to track some Tor users
BT Signs £25m Oxfordshire BDUK Deal
The south east's most rural county to get BDUK funding
Google Launches Android Device Manager
Google has launched its version of Find My iPhone for Android
Yahoo Buys Social Web Browser Rockmelt
Rockmelt is the latest company to be bought in Yahoo's aggressive acquisition spree
Websites Hacked To Serve Up Child Abuse Images And Malware
Criminals, or possible vigilantes, are delivering illegal images and malicious software in one go
Yahoo Expanding Research Division With PhD Hires
Marissa Mayer is looking to hire 50 PhDs by the end of this year to rebuild Yahoo Labs, which saw major cuts under her predecessor
Microsoft Boosts Xbox One Specs
Microsoft has tweaked the Xbox One's hardware ahead of launch to bring its performance closer to Sony's Playstation 4
Researchers Expose Industrial Infrastructure Sabotage Risk
Security weaknesses in industrial control systems could allow hackers to create cataclysmic failures in infrastructure, according to researchers at the Black Hat security conference
Researcher Demonstrates DIY Eavesdropping System
CreepyDOL, a £40 device built from easily available parts, demonstrates how easy it is to track and gather information on people from their mobile devices
EU Calls For More Wi-Fi Spectrum And Small Cells To Ease Data Crunch
EU says 71 percent of all wireless data traffic in Europe is transmitted through Wi-Fi
Latvia Refuses To Extradite The Creator Of Gozi Trojan
The country’s Foreign Minister says the 67-year prison term facing hacker Deniss Calovskis is too severe
FBI ‘Can Eavesdrop Via Android Phones, Laptops’
The FBI has reportedly expanded its use of hacking techniques, including the use of eavesdropping tools on smartphones and laptops, to the dismay of civil liberties advocates
Wikipedia Crew Plotting Anti-NSA Snooping Security Boost
Wikimedia Foundation says it appears to have been “specifically targeted by XKeyscore” NSA surveillance tool
Virgin Media Adds 1.5m More To 30Mbps Or Above Superfast Broadband Deals
Existing and new customers are demanding faster speeds from Virgin Media
1,700 Websites In Russia Go Dark In A SOPA-Style Protest
Popular websites stop their services for a day to highlight the possible effects of a new anti-piracy law
US-Assembled Moto X Boasts Of ‘Touchless’ Controls
Moto X promises 2,000 different customised design combinations and voice controls
DEF CON: 30 Percent Of Mobile Malware Made By 10 Russian Firms
Russian mobile malware factories working with thousands of affiliates to exploit Android users
Quiz Of The Week: Troublesome Trolls
Know your enemy and try out our trolls quiz!
Black Hat 2013: Trustwave Releases Spear-Phishing Tool
Trustwave's researchers have built a tool designed to help improve security by mimicking highly targeted attacks
Google Issues First Chromecast Update
Google has updated its Chromecast television dongle, along with the Chrome web browser, Chrome OS, Chrome for iOS and Chrome Beta for Android
IT Life: Open Source Is Open For Business
Steve Nice, CTO at Reconnix, tells TechWeekEurope that the future is in the cloud, as long as we can secure it
Kofax Kapow Acquisition Adds Big Data Analytics
Kofax has acquired Kapow, bringing in the company's Katalyst self-service analytics tool
Icahn Sues Dell Over Voting Rules
Dell investor Carl Icahn has sued the company in order to prevent it from changing voting rules for Michael Dell's proposed deal to take the company private