Rogue advert on Twitter aims to infect and then steal a user’s Facebook credentials, Proofpoint warns
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IoT Gains Traction With 80 Percent Of TechWeek Readers
Four-fifths are connected to the IoT or plan to be, but home adoption is greater than work according to our most recent poll
More Than 80% Of Mobile Apps Have Encryption Flaws, Study Finds
More than 80% of mobile devices have encryption flaws, while an app written in any of a trio of scripting languages are more likely to have serious flaws
Nokia Completes HERE Maps Sale To German Carmakers
Nokia sells up to Audi, BMW and Daimler to focus on its networking business
Motorola Solutions Acquires Airwave For £817m
British firm's acquisition welcomed by trade union as Motorola spends close to a £1bn for Airwave
Kaspersky Ups Its Online Protection With Private Security Network
New cloud platform allows real-time data on the latest threats to be uploaded and distributed to Kaspersky products worldwide
LinkedIn Scammers Target Users With Fake Profiles
LinkedIn users warned to be wary of who they add to their network, after fake profile discovery by Symantec
Ofcom Identifies Broadband And Service Priorities For 2016
Ofcom pledges support for 10Mbps ambition and protection against nuisance calls
Facebook Now Lets You Stream Live Video To Your Friends
Live Video on Facebook will allow users to share real-time video, and also create collages of photos and video
Google Makes Massive Renewable Energy Purchase In US, Sweden And Chile
Google says its on track to make 2025 renewable energy targets with 842 MW mega-purchase
Worldpay Offers Loans To UK Small Businesses
Payments firm looks to offer new affordable funding option to small businesses
JD Wetherspoon Hit By Major Cyber-Attack
Details of over 650,000 customer details stolen in hack, pub chain confirms
Apple Watch Pushes Wearable Sales To New High
However IDC report finds that Fitbit remains the world’s number one wearable tech firm
Government E-borders Spend Slammed By Auditors
Troubled e-borders scheme has so far wasted £830 million of tax payers money, National Audit Office warns
Silent Circle Targets BlackBerry With Enterprise Push
Silent Circle targets enterprise communication platform at privacy conscious businesses and government organisations
IT Workers Most Likely To Have Sex At Work Christmas Parties
Those who work in IT and HR are the biggest culprits for naughty behaviour, Ann Summers study reveals
HPE, Dell Stay Atop Growing Global Server Market
Demand for rack systems and growth of hyperscale data centers help drive growth of x86-based systems, according to IDC and Gartner analysts
Zettabox Launches Service To Satisfy EU Safe Habour Needs
European cloud provider touts service for US companies wanting to comply with upcoming Safe Harbour rules
The Robot ‘Jailed’ For Buying Ecstasy Online Is Back
Random Darknet Shopper robot was kept in police custody for three months, but now it's randomly buying goods on Dark Web again
How Are UK Data Centres Dealing With Climate Change Regulations?
In the week of the COP21 Climate Summit, UK data centre providers are under increasing pressure to regulate their energy consumption
Ofcom Delays Spectrum Auction Until After O2-Three Merger Ruling
Ofcom says 2.3Hz and 3.4GHz airwaves won't be sold until EC makes a decision on whether O2 and Three can merge
Is HTC’s Smartwatch Back From The Dead?
Evleaks tweet suggests we could see an HTC wearable in February
Facebook Backs Down In Cookie Row With Belgian Watchdog
Facebook blinks first in bitter clash Belgian Privacy Watchdog over user tracking cookies
Manchester Will Be UK’s IoT Showcase City
City also nets £10m prize from DCMS for investment in IoT projects
New Flash Malvertising Attack Affects Major Porn Sites
Researchers detect a new Flash malvertising campaign targeting users of several "moderately" popular adult portals
Android Co-Founder Andy Rubin ‘Plans’ Smartphone Return
Andy Rubin wants to build his own smartphones, report claims
Microsoft Office 365 Users Hit By European Outage
Microsoft Office 365 users across Europe complain of interrupted service with emails unable to be accessed
‘Bulls**t’ – Steve Ballmer Slams Microsoft’s Cloud Reporting
Former Microsoft boss thinks Microsoft needs more transparency in disclosing Azure financial results
User Behaviour Based Biometrics: The New Frontier
Ryan Wilk from NuData Security tells us why a new approach to biometrics could provide better and more effective security than ever
Wikipedia Brings In AI Editor
Wikipedia entries to face scrutiny from artificial intelligence tool in order to ease editor workload