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Study Highlights ‘Relentless’ Attacks On Critical InfrastructureStudy Highlights ‘Relentless’ Attacks On Critical Infrastructure

Study Highlights ‘Relentless’ Attacks On Critical Infrastructure

A Ponemon Institute report finds critical systems being taken offline by cyber-attacks, with security teams struggling to gain a clear…

6 years ago
Data Protection Regulator To Probe EU Institutions’ Contracts With MicrosoftData Protection Regulator To Probe EU Institutions’ Contracts With Microsoft

Data Protection Regulator To Probe EU Institutions’ Contracts With Microsoft

The investigation follows a Dutch report that found privacy concerns with the way Microsoft held public authorities' data in a…

6 years ago
Ministers Call For Scottish Police To Delay Rollout Of Phone-Hacking TechMinisters Call For Scottish Police To Delay Rollout Of Phone-Hacking Tech

Ministers Call For Scottish Police To Delay Rollout Of Phone-Hacking Tech

MSPs say more work is needed on the privacy and human rights implications of the controversial tools, which bypass phone…

6 years ago
US Defence Department Sees Global Division Over 5G StandardsUS Defence Department Sees Global Division Over 5G Standards

US Defence Department Sees Global Division Over 5G Standards

Military study warns the US may be the only country to widely use the 5G mmWave standard, with the rest…

6 years ago
Vestager Calls For Europe To ‘Take The Lead’ On Digital TaxVestager Calls For Europe To ‘Take The Lead’ On Digital Tax

Vestager Calls For Europe To ‘Take The Lead’ On Digital Tax

European countries should push ahead with taxes aimed at fairer digital taxation and allow the rest of the world to…

6 years ago
NCSC Expert Calls Huawei Security ‘Very, Very Shoddy’NCSC Expert Calls Huawei Security ‘Very, Very Shoddy’

NCSC Expert Calls Huawei Security ‘Very, Very Shoddy’

Huawei gear could be banned from Westminster over 'poor' engineering practices, says NCSC technical director

6 years ago
Government Publishes Social Media Regulation PlansGovernment Publishes Social Media Regulation Plans

Government Publishes Social Media Regulation Plans

White paper calls for an independent regulator that would write a code of conduct covering illegal or dangerous content –…

6 years ago
Study Finds ‘Systemic’ Mobile Financial App InsecurityStudy Finds ‘Systemic’ Mobile Financial App Insecurity

Study Finds ‘Systemic’ Mobile Financial App Insecurity

Tools including retail banking apps fail to take appropriate precautions to stop their software and systems from being hacked, researchers…

6 years ago
Okta Launches Hybrid Cloud Identity ManagementOkta Launches Hybrid Cloud Identity Management

Okta Launches Hybrid Cloud Identity Management

At its Oktane19 conference, the cloud identity management firm also launches a new service for securing access to critical enterprise…

6 years ago
After Months In Doldrums, Bitcoin Surges Over $5,000After Months In Doldrums, Bitcoin Surges Over $5,000

After Months In Doldrums, Bitcoin Surges Over $5,000

After a 74 percent drop in 2018, Bitcoin has showed relatively little activity this year – but its sudden rise…

6 years ago
Mozilla Looks To Reduce Push Notification SpamMozilla Looks To Reduce Push Notification Spam

Mozilla Looks To Reduce Push Notification Spam

The browser conducts experiments as it looks for ways to stop irksome push notification requests from bombarding Firefox users

6 years ago
Google Pulls Plug On Failed Google+ Social Network After Data BreachGoogle Pulls Plug On Failed Google+ Social Network After Data Breach

Google Pulls Plug On Failed Google+ Social Network After Data Breach

Other products retired this spring include Inbox by Gmail, the Goo.gl URL shortener and older Pixel smartphones

6 years ago
ICO Calls On Facebook To Prove It’s Sincere On RegulationICO Calls On Facebook To Prove It’s Sincere On Regulation

ICO Calls On Facebook To Prove It’s Sincere On Regulation

If Facebook is truly in favour of stronger social media rules, it should revisit its appeal of last year's £500,000…

6 years ago
Microsoft Claims Speed Edge With Open Source Python Type CheckerMicrosoft Claims Speed Edge With Open Source Python Type Checker

Microsoft Claims Speed Edge With Open Source Python Type Checker

Microsoft's Pyright runs independently of Python, intended to give it a performance boost over rivals such as Mypy – but…

6 years ago
Hackers Swipe Card Data From Planet Hollywood ParentHackers Swipe Card Data From Planet Hollywood Parent

Hackers Swipe Card Data From Planet Hollywood Parent

More than 2 million card details went up for sale online in February, following a hack that began in May…

6 years ago

Automatic Broadband Compensation Scheme Comes Into Effect

Broadband providers to make automatic user payouts for missed engineer appointments and delays to repairs or installations

6 years ago

Apple Pulls Plug On Wireless Charging Plans Over Technical Issues

Engineers speculate Apple may have found it difficult to make AirPower meet stringent regulations on heat and electromagnetic interference

6 years ago

Google’s DeepMind Prepares Clinical Device For Eye-Scan Diagnoses

London-based AI unit demonstrates real-time diagnosis of eye health using cloud-based prototype, as it plans clinical trials

6 years ago

Facebook’s Call For Regulation Meets With Scepticism

As political pressure mounts, Mark Zuckerberg calls for a common regulatory framework covering issues such as harmful content, misinformation and…

6 years ago

Asus Servers Hijacked To Push Malware To Customers

Taiwanese PC maker pushes malware out to customers via automatic software update tool

6 years ago

European Parliament Backs Controversial Copyright Reform

The vote brings in sweeping reforms intended to ensure publishers and content creators are compensated for material used online, but…

6 years ago

ONS: Automation Poses ‘High Risk’ To 1.5 Million Jobs

Proportion of high-risk jobs has decreased since 2011, indicating some positions may already have been automated out of existence

6 years ago

Apple Takes On Media Giants, Banks In Services Push

The Apple TV+ streaming service focuses on original content, while Apple also launches paid gaming and news services – and…

6 years ago

Study Of Pre-Installed Android Software Finds Privacy ‘Wild West’

Pre-installed apps collect a wide range of information and send it to remote servers with little oversight or control, finds…

6 years ago

Banking Sector Leads UK To Top Five In Security Spending This Year

Meanwhile, worldwide security staff shortages are set to drive spending on managed security services to £10.7bn in 2019

6 years ago

EU To Propose Europe-Wide Plan On Huawei And 5G Security Risks

Recommendations would see member states work together on pan-EU 5G rules – while disregarding US' call for an outright ban…

6 years ago

New Mirai Variant Targets Enterprise Networks

Researchers warn businesses to be vigilant as notorious IoT botnet looks to take over enterprise devices

6 years ago

Germany Launches 5G Auction Amidst Huawei Row

Multi-billion-euro auction goes ahead in spite of a legal challenge by operators over service requirements and US pressure to ban…

6 years ago

Start-Up OneWeb Seals Funding For Massive Broadband Satellite Launch

OneWeb has now raised some £2.6bn toward its plans for a global satellite-based broadband network, with a major launch campaign…

6 years ago

Microsoft Extends Windows Defender Application Guard To Chrome, Firefox

Third-party browsers now compatible with Microsoft's secure browsing system – but sandboxed sessions still run in Edge

6 years ago