This year's biggest Trojan malware has turned from spreading ransomware to spreading an ad-clicking backdoor
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2016
North London Boroughs Choose Ed Garcez As CDIO
Ed Garcez, currently CIO for the London tri-borough, is to head a new combined ICT and digital service at three North London boroughs
Facebook Improves Ad Preference Tools And Will Override Ad Blockers
Facebook promises to give users more control over adverts buts says ad blockers threaten journalism and free services
Intel Snaps Up AI Startup Nervana Systems
Nervana's hardware-centric machine learning offering could boost neural network performance on Intel chips
EE Is Best 4G Network For London Airports And Railway Stations
EE is named best or joint-best mobile network at six of eight London airports and train stations by RootMetrics
Fedora Linux Account System Patched For Serious Flaw
Fedora Linux and Red Hat look into account vulnerability that could allow attacker to add, edit, or remove user or group information
Vodafone Hasn’t Really Abolished Line Rental But It Has Made A Statement
ANALYSIS: Vodafone isn't really getting rid of line rental but by combining charges and offering cheap fibre, it shows it is committed to fixed broadband
Mirantis Now Supports Enterprise Linux With SUSE Partnership
OpenStacker Mirantis is now able to offer up support for SUSE’s enterprise Linux following a partnership that also brings support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
EkkoSense Launches IoT Data Centre Cooling Manager
EkkoAir is attached to a cooling unit allows operators to monitor thermal instabilities in the data centre environment
New CMA Measures Will Ensure Banks Exploit Technology
Banks aren’t doing enough to compete for customer’s business, claims CMA report
Spy Attacks ‘Went Unnoticed For Five Years’
'Project Sauron' has been stealing data from groups in 30 countries since at least 2011, experts say
Oracle Retail Systems Division Suffers Breach
The attack affected servers at Oracle's MICROS retail division and may also have allowed access to point-of-sale systems
FTC Commissioner Looking For Hackers’ Help With Consumer Privacy
FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny details how the government agency is working to improve privacy and limit deceptive practices online—and makes a plea to hackers
Met Police Still Has 27,000 PCs Running Windows XP
Met Police's insistence on running aging Windows XP is putting Londoners' personal data at risk, it is claimed
Google Buys Cloud Services Startup Orbitera
Google said it plans to continue supporting Orbitera's existing customers across multiple clouds
Startup Showcase: RotaGeek
RotaGeek CEO and co-founder Chris McCullough talks about RotaGeek's smart rota software and what government can do to help startups
What Is Azure Stack And What Does It Mean For Your Business?
Azure Stack has been delayed until mid-2017, but will you want to use it and how can you prepare for it?
Apple ‘Buys AI Start-Up Turi’ For £150m
Turi's technology could add to Siri's capabilities and improve other offerings
Delta Resumes Flights Following Computer Glitch
The airline had grounded all flights around the world following a computer system outage
Google Research Finds Nuisance Software Deluge
Users are being targeted by more than 60 million download attempts per week
Linux Gets Improved Surface Support
Linux users should see improved Surface 3 compatibility with the next operating system version, developers say
900 Million Android Devices ‘Vulnerable To Attack’
The QuadRooter bugs could allow seemingly harmless apps to take over many Android gadgets
Apple Emergency Update Fixes Major Flaw With iOS 9.3.4
The latest vulnerability could allow attackers to take over the root functions of an iOS device
Windows 10 Linux Feature Brings Real, But Manageable Security Risks
ANALYSIS: Bash support in Windows 10 Anniversary Update is valuable tool for developers, but needs to be used carefully because of potential security risks
Tales In Tech History: The Betamax Revolution
Every week we look back at an iconic piece of technology, and start with one that revolutionise home TV viewing and lost a bitter war - Betamax
IT Life: Paul Chapman, Box CIO
TechWeekEurope speaks to the CIO of Box to find out his favourite apps, his ideal job and his most interesting project to date
Rio 2016: Zeus Panda Banking Trojan Arrives in Brazil
Variant of Zeus banking Trojan targets financial transactions in Brazil amid the backdrop of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Rio 2016: Should You Ban Olympic Live Streaming On Your Network?
Brits are expected to watch up an average of 6 hours on corporate networks during Rio 2016. Should IT departments ban live streaming at Rio 2016?
State Of Ransomware: More Than Half Of UK Firms Are Victims
Crippling threat...20 percent of firms hit by ransomware had to cease business operations
Facebook Converges Hardware Labs, Opens Area 404
Facebook pools hardware teams into one lab to boost efficiency