Governement-IT

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

Amazon And eBay Face HMRC VAT Crackdown

Retailers warned they could be investigated over lack of tax paid by overseas resellers

9 years ago

Government Wants Schools To Monitor Pupil Web Use

Education secretary proposes new reforms introduces new scheme to prevent ‘radicalisation’ online

9 years ago

Chinese President Urges Adoption Of ‘Cyber Sovereignty’

Sovereign countries should set their own laws for the Internet and others should respect that, according to China President

9 years ago

GCHQ Releases Open Source Code On GitHub

British spy agency releases code for graph database tool, but why?

9 years ago

GCHQ To Spy On Consumer Shopping Data

Proposed new surveillance bill is too broad and could allow GCHQ to access people's shopping history, warns campaigner

9 years ago

Majority Of Local Councils Now ‘Share Services’

Tight budgets sees almost all local councils in the UK sharing services including IT and other services

9 years ago

EU Agrees New Cybersecurity Laws

Leading tech firms will be forced to report major cyber attacks under new European cybersecurity laws

9 years ago

University Denies Tor Accusation Of FBI Cash For Attacks

Carnegie Mellon denies Tor allegation the FBI outsourced cyber attack in return for cash payment

9 years ago

New York DA Targets Smartphone Encryption

Manhattan District Attorney on collision course with tech giants after call for weaker encryption

9 years ago

Government Urges Free Cyber Health Check For British Firms

Top UK businesses are being urged by the Government to take part in a free Cyber Health Check

9 years ago

UK, US Wargame Tests Financial Response To Cyber Attack

War games. British and American tests the responses of their financial centres to a major cyber attack

9 years ago

Tim Cook – Beware The “Dire Consequences” Of Increased Surveillance

Apple CEO adds his backing to end-to-end encryption and calls for more public awareness

9 years ago

British Spies Collected Phone Data For 14 Years

Theresa May admits British spooks have been bulk collecting phone data and email records since 2001

9 years ago

UK And China Snuggle Up For Green Tech Collaboration

State visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping yields collaboration agreement for tech and creative industries

9 years ago

Tech Giants Slam US Cybersecurity Bill

Tech firms voice opposition to US bill amid concerns about data privacy and ‘collateral damage’ to third parties

9 years ago

New £4m Fund Will Support UK Game Developers

Startup developers to be given grants and support as government seeks the next 'Tomb Raider'

9 years ago

Apple ‘Blocks’ Its Own News App In China

Apple News users in China are reportedly the latest to fall victim to the nation’s censorship policies

9 years ago

What Next For Tech Industry After Safe Harbour Suspension?

Technology, legal and privacy experts explain full implications of the ECJ's decision to suspend the Safe Harbour data sharing agreement…

9 years ago

Jimmy Wales: Get Encrypted, Or Face The Consequences

Wikipedia founder calls for better security for everyone, and an end to censorship

9 years ago

Outdated Online Government Services Hurt Businesses

Outdated online services from the government are impacting businesses, with tax being the worst culprit

9 years ago