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EU Reveals Ambitious Plan For Digital Single Market
Europe unveils its plan to tackle American domination of the digital world, but will it work?
Lenovo Laptops Found To Have More Major Security Flaws
‘Massive security risk’ in Lenovo computers discovered by security firm IOActive
Mozilla Looks To Phase Out Unencrypted Web
In a controversial move, Mozilla has said it will begin restricting new Firefox browser features to encrypted sites
Malware Wipes System To Avoid Analysis
The Rombertik malware goes to unusual lengths to evade observation, including trying to destroy a computer if it thinks it is being watched
Microsoft Revamps Security Tools, Software Updates
New machine learning-based tool targets invaders, while Windows Update for Business reworks enterprise patch rollouts
Facebook Launches Major Anti-Malvertising Campaign
Social network teams up with RiskIQ to tackle pesky malware
Should Tech Bosses Be Responsible For Data Breaches?
C-level tech executives should be held accountable for loss of data, Tripwire survey claims
Hackers Plunder £3.3m From Ryanair Accounts
Airline’s corporate bank account ransacked by hackers using electronic transfer
Revealed – The Spammiest Nations On Earth
Sophos report reveals US still leads the way in terms of spam volume worldwide
Kaspersky Lab Launches Small Office Security
Cloud-based password management stores critical company login details and enables users to have a different, unique password for every secure site
Yahoo Wants You To Use Your Ear To Unlock Your Smartphone
Yes, you heard that right…
Google Launches ‘Password Alert’ Free Anti-Phishing Chrome Extension
Password Alert protects users from fake Google sites and removes need to re-enter Google password on other web pages
What Is The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation?
The Secretary General of the CTO explains its mission to bring connectivity to everyone across the Commonwealth
CTO: The Smallest Nation Can Be Global Cybersecurity’s Weakest Link
CTO Secretary General Tim Unwin says international governments should do more to recognise the threat of unprotected nations in a connected world
EU Law Requires Emergency Call System In All New Cars By 2018
The European Parliament has approved a measure that will see the eCall system required in all new cars
xHamster Targeted By Malvertising Campaign
Tens of thousands of visitors are likely to have been infected by the campaign, which exploited a recently patched flaw in Internet Explorer
SSL Flaw Leaves 25,000 iOS Apps Open To Attack
A bug in a popular iOS library means user data can be intercepted by attackers using any SSL certificate for any web server
RSA Hammers Home Fact That Hackers Are Winning
BLOG: Many themes emerged at RSA and many vendors seem resolved to the fact that you can't stop attacks, but you can detect them.
What Is The Security Impact Of Wearables In The Workplace?
Chema Alonso, CEO of Telefonica subsidiary Eleven Paths, discusses the security implications of introducing a wear your own device (WYOD) policy
Report: Password Controls Actually Increase Crackability
Security firm finds that common password control methods mean half of all passwords now only follow a dozen common patterns
WordPress Unpatched XSS Bug Discovered
The latest vulnerability arrives days after WordPress was updated to fix a similar flaw
Starbucks Resolves Computer Failure That Hit Thousands Of Outlets
The incident disabled the point-of-sale registers of outlets across the US and Canada, causing some shops to give out free cups of coffee
Russian Hackers Obtained Obama Emails
Last autumn's hack on the White House was more serious than was reported at the time, according to the New York Times
Four Ways UK SMBs Can Mitigate Data Breach Risk
How can an SMB avoid compromising its data? Andrew Thomas from CSID says it boils down to four easily digestible tips
Train Signalling Upgrade Triggers Security Worries
Could hackers gain access to modern rail signalling equipment and cause serious crashes?
Dodgy ‘No iOS Zone’ Wi-Fi Network Could Crash Every iPhone And iPad In Sight
Researchers say the combination of a dodgy SSL certificate and Wi-FiGate could create 'no iOS zones', causing havoc for Apple users
Good Work EMM Can Now Mange Apple Watch
Good Technology updates Good Work to help businesses manage Apple Watch
Senate Bill To Extend NSA Surveillance Authorisation
Here we go again. US Republicans introduce Bill to extend surveillance elements of the US Patriot Act
Phil Zimmermann: Privacy Protection Just As Important As Security For Businesses
PGP creator tells TechWeekEurope companies should take privacy protection seriously and argues law enforcement is living in a "golden age of surveillance"