Governement-IT

America To Charge Iranian Nationals Over Cyber-Attacks – Report

DoJ to file hacking charges against six Iranian nationals accused of hacking banks and New York dam

9 years ago

Government Cherry-Picks Elizabeth Denham As UK Information Commissioner

Denham says she is ready to tackle challenges that rapid tech innovation presents to information rights

9 years ago

George Osborne Reveals Corporation Tax Reform

Multinational corporations face tougher rules as the Chancellor signals tax avoidance clampdown

9 years ago

Most UK Tech Firms Want To Remain In The EU

TechUK survey claims just 15 percent of UK tech firms want Brexit, while small and large businesses want to remain…

9 years ago

Government ‘Needs To Explain Snooper’s Charter Effects’

Majority of UK public is still unclear on what the IP Bill will involve, Open-Xchange survey finds

9 years ago

ICANN Submits Migration Plan Away From US Control

Independence move for ICANN after it submits official plan for global stewardship to the US government

9 years ago

GCHQ: We Failed On Cybersecurity Despite £1bn Spend

The UK spy agency will spend another £1.9bn in the next five years but is being "killed" by legacy IT…

9 years ago

Privacy Groups, Tech Industry Slam ‘Rushed’ And ‘Draconian’ Investigatory Powers Bill

NEWS ANALYSIS: The tech industry wants Investigatory Powers Bill to be subject to full parliamentary scrutiny, while privacy campaigners fear…

9 years ago

GDPR: Verdict Of Google, Microsoft & Adobe Privacy Leaders

Much work to be done, as confusion ensues over GDPR's 200 pages of uncertainty

9 years ago

Microsoft: We Gave Police Info On Paris Terrorism Suspects Within 30 Minutes

Microsoft says tech companies must play their part in national security, but also have to protect customers

9 years ago

UK Government Introduces New Online Porn Restrictions

All sites containing pornographic content will soon be legally required to request some form of age verification

9 years ago

MPs Slam Draft Investigatory Powers Bill

Committee of MPs adds to criticism of the Snoopers' Charter, saying it is “not thought through”

9 years ago

Mayor Of London Candidates Voice Support For Tech Industry In Debate

Mayor of London hopefuls say they want to maintain capital's tech success story, but immigration and skills is the biggest…

9 years ago

NHS Gets Government Support To Go Paperless By 2020

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt outlines £4.2bn of funding to help transform the NHS

9 years ago

IRS Restores Systems After Hardware Fault

Oh joy. Processing of tax returns resumes for Americans after a mystery IRS system outage on Thursday

9 years ago

Safe Harbour 2.0: EU And US Reach New Transatlantic Data Sharing Deal

EU happy with new Safe Harbour data sharing framework after US provides written assurances protecting against mass surveillance

9 years ago

EU And US Miss Deadline To Reach ‘Safe Harbour 2.0’ Agreement

Data transfers between EU and US could be restricted until Safe Harbour 2 is finalised

9 years ago

Driverless Cars Get New £20m Government Investment

Britain’s ‘cars of the future’ come a step closer with new development fund announced today

9 years ago

Beware – Governments Are All Over Your Data, Expert Warns

Governments “are doing a lousy job” when it comes to educating about online data collection, says F-Secure expert

9 years ago

TechUK Wants ‘Truly Digital’ Mayor Of London To Promote Capital Tech

Mayor of London should promote tech industry innovation, investment and employment according to TechUK manifesto

9 years ago

Treasury Committee: UK Banks Need To Invest In IT To Stop Failures

Warning from head of parliament’s Treasury Committee comes after failures at three major high-street banks

9 years ago

Irish Government Websites Taken Down By DDoS Attacks

DDoS attack knocks Irish government websites offline, soon after major cyberattack on Irish lottery

9 years ago

EU Safe Harbour 2.0 Data Transfer Deal Set For Next Month

EU officials will meet with their US counterparts in February to agree new Safe Harbour data transfer deal

9 years ago

US Government, Spooks, Tech Giants Meet For ISIS Showdown

Silicon Valley meets US government and others to discuss ways to combat terrorist use of social media

9 years ago

Dutch Government Opts Against Encryption Backdoors

For sure, we will not weaken encryption by insisting tech firms share encrypted communications, says Holland

9 years ago

Major Government IT Projects In Peril, Warns NAO

Stark warning. One third of major government ICT projects are likely to fail according to National Audit Office

9 years ago

Microsoft To Warn Of State-Sponsored Hacks

Collision course? Redmond to warn its users when any government attempts to hack into its services

9 years ago

Apple To Pay £235m To Settle Italian Tax Row – Report

Settles corporate tax row with Italian authorities, and pledges agreement on tax liabilities going forward

9 years ago

Facebook Free Internet Hits Indian Regulator Buffers

Net neutrality halts Facebook's attempts to provide India with free Internet service

9 years ago