Governement-IT

Facebook, Twitter Purge Fake News Accounts Linked To Iran, Russia

Social media giants remove hundreds of accounts linked to propaganda campaigns from Iran and Russia

6 years ago

Russian Political Hack Halted By Microsoft

Attack by 'Fancy Bear' hacking group to steal steal data from American think tank organisations foiled by Redmond boffins

6 years ago

Google Staff Demand Answers Over Censorship Search App

Search engine for Chinese market still a long way from launching says Alphabet boss, amid staff concern

6 years ago

President Trump Eases Cyber Warfare Rules – Report

Reverses Obama's bureaucratic rules that dictate how and when the United States can deploy its offensive cyberweapon arsenal

6 years ago

Chinese Hackers Target Alaska Government – Report

Ahead of Alaska’s trade mission to China, hackers targetted state government and local utility firms

6 years ago

Singapore Health Hack Carried Out By State-linked Group

Government says hack of Singapore health records has the hallmarks of a state-linked group

6 years ago

Google Plots China Return With Censorship Software – Report

Do No Evil? Google reportedly building search engine for China that allows for content to be censored

6 years ago

GCHQ Snooping Deemed Unlawful By Watchdog

Surveillance watchdog rules GCHQ bulk data collection is unlawful, but says no evidence that agency misused the system

6 years ago

Singapore Data Breach Hits 1.5 Million People

Major cyberattack on Singapore’s government health database steals personal data of 1.5 million people

6 years ago

China Mobile US Move Blocked By Trump Administration

Trade wars – part 2. US government moves to block China Mobile from entering the US market

6 years ago

Trump Bolsters Review Panel To Limit Foreign Tech Investments

US President promises tougher security review panel to curb Chinese investments in American tech

6 years ago

Apple Denies Researcher’s Claim Of Passcode Hack

Sorry FBI, no easy way into iPhones after brute force hack of passcode is dismissed by Apple

6 years ago

Controversial Copyright Bill Approved By EU Committee

But critics argue it will change the face of the Internet as we know it, and herald the end of…

7 years ago

WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins Faces More Charges

British security researcher who halted last year's WannaCry outbreak, faces more US charges

7 years ago

Russia Asks Apple To Remove Telegram From App Store

But Telegram CEO and founder claims that Apple has already prevented its messaging app from updating globally

7 years ago

Kaspersky Lab To Appeal Court Decision To Dismiss US Ban

US judges dismiss two lawsuits from Russian firm to overturn American ban on its security products

7 years ago

Apple Sees Large Rise In US National Security Requests

Company increasingly has to hand over iCloud data to authorities, but it still cannot unlock passcode protected iPhones

7 years ago

Trump Administration Reaches Deal To Keep ZTE Afloat – Report

Trump lifeline. ZTE back from the dead after Trump reaches settlement deal for Chinese firm to resume business

7 years ago

Donald Trump Ignores Security Advice For His iPhones – Report

The US President is resisting White House security checks for his two iPhone smartphones, reports say

7 years ago

Zuckerberg Fails To Impress At European Parliament

MEPs reportedly left underwhelmed after Facebook's CEO long-awaited appearance at 'rambling' EU meeting

7 years ago

Zuckerberg’s Tuesday Meeting With EU To Be Live Broadcast

Anger at closed-door meeting results in revised decision to live broadcast Mark Zuckerberg's visit with EU parliament

7 years ago

UK Government Pledges To Tackle “Wild West” Internet

After tech firms snub government meeting, UK culture secretary pledges legislation to rein in social networking firms

7 years ago

ZTE Ceases Operations Due To US Ban, Despite Trump Pledge

ZTE ceases major operating activities of the company, as President Trump pledges to get ZTE back into business

7 years ago

Kaspersky Lab To Open Swiss Data Centre, Amid Dutch Ban

Dutch government announces it will stop using Kaspersky Lab products, over national security concerns

7 years ago

Government Implements Tough Rules To Protect Critical Infrastructure

New rules come into force and mean critical infrastructure providers must implement "robust safeguards" against cyber attack or face stiff…

7 years ago

Government, Tech Firms Invest £1bn Into British AI Industry

Deal worth £1 billion from private sector and government to put UK at forefront of artificial intelligence industry

7 years ago

Iran Begins To Block Telegram Messaging App

First Russia now Iran becomes latest country to begin blocking access to Telegram services

7 years ago

ZTE Claims Survival At Risk Due To US Sales Ban

Chinese firm claims its survival is at risk after US officials banned the sale of components to the firm

7 years ago

Germany Blames Russia For Foreign Ministry Cyber Attack

Russia has to change its behaviour after unacceptable actions, including cyber attack on German foreign ministry

7 years ago

Britain Launches Cyber Attack Against ISIL Terrorists

Cyber offensive...UK conducts major offensive cyber-campaign" against the Islamic State group

7 years ago