Government IT

Broadband Providers Will Pay Automatic Compensation For Service Faults

Ofcom and broadband providers agree model for automatic compensation when something goes wrong

7 years ago

Report Questions Local Authority Ability To Safeguard Data

Report questions whether local authorities have capability to combat cyber threats and safeguard personal data

7 years ago

University Of East Anglia Suffers Second Data Breach

Not again...sensitive health data on university staff member emailed to hundreds of students

7 years ago

Paradise Papers: Apple Defends Jersey Tax Arrangements

Apple says it pays every dollar of tax it owes and calls for reform to global system

7 years ago

Openreach Effigy Shows Slow Rural Broadband Is Still An Issue

ANALYSIS: BT Openreach effigy might be amusing but it is a serious protest at villages still being left out of…

7 years ago

Estonia Disables Digital ID Cards After Security Scare

Estonia has disabled digital ID cards used by hundreds of thousands of people after researchers discovered an encryption bug

7 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week (3 November)

What can you remember about the past seven days in tech?

7 years ago

ICO Slaps Verso Data Trader With £80,000 Fine

Information Commissioner also warns entire data broking industry over its handling of people's personal data

7 years ago

Rogue Twitter Employee Takes Down Donald Trump’s Account

Customer service employee deactivates Trump's Twitter on last day on the job

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Obscure & Obsolete Social Networks

What do you remember at Friends Reunited, Bebo, Myspace and the like?

7 years ago

Digital Minister ‘Concerned’ At Speed Of BT Openreach Split Progress

Minister for the Digital Economy Matt Hancock reiterates government's full fibre vision and has a warning for BT and Openreach

7 years ago

Australian Cloud Breach Exposes Government Staff Data

The personal details of tens of thousands of Australian government and banking staff exposed in latest breach

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Microsoft In 2017

We've been speaking to Microsoft about enterprise mobility, devices, sports and the future this month. So test your knowledge here!

7 years ago

Symantec Halts Government Reviews Of Source Code

Symantec CEO claims government source code reviews pose 'unacceptable risk' to security software

7 years ago

Government Demands Social Networks Remove Abusive Content

Government announces plans to tackle cyber bullying and improve Internet safety education

7 years ago

Micro Focus Bans Source Code Reviews By ‘High Risk’ Governments

The company's move follows HPE's admission it allowed a Russian military agency to inspect the source code of security tool…

7 years ago

GCHQ Head: Cyber Threats Now As Dangerous As Spying

GCHQ must become a cyber organisation and make the protection of the 'digital homeland' part of its core mission, Jeremy…

7 years ago

HMRC Stops Phone Scammers Reaching 1m People

HMRC takes control of scam websites promoting misleading and expensive phone services

7 years ago

Ofcom Proposes Changes To Broadband Speed Claims

New code of practice to reduce consumer confusion over ISP 'up to' broadband speed claims

7 years ago

Congress Grills Former Equifax CEO Over Data Breach

Richard Smith, ex-CEO of Equifax, spent two days answering questions from Congress about the data breach that exposed information on…

7 years ago

FormBook Malware Campaign Targets US & South Korean Defence Contractors

Aerospace, defence, and manufacturing sectors in US and South Korea currently targeted by malware campaign

7 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: What Do You Know About Oracle?

ORACLE OPENWORLD: What do you know about the software house Larry built?

7 years ago

US Politicians Seek To Limit Internet Surveillance Of US Citizens

Bad news for American spooks? US politicians seek to overhaul rules governing warrant-less internet surveillance

7 years ago

‘You Can’t Uninvent Encryption’, Cybersecurity Experts Tell Amber Rudd

IP EXPO 2017: Cybersecurity panel aren't impressed with Home Secretary Amber Rudd's renewed calls for an encryption backdoor

7 years ago

HPE Allowed Russian Military To Review Code Of Pentagon Security Tool

Some argue the source code review could make it easier for Russia to find weaknesses in ArcSight, a key US…

7 years ago

Amber Rudd: I Don’t Need To Understand Encryption To Demand Change

Tech firms should remember their 'moral' obligation to help fight militant attacks instead of 'sneering' at politicians, Rudd has said

7 years ago

More Than 500 ‘Significant’ Attacks Reported To National Cybersecurity Centre

More than 1,000 cyber incidents were reported to the National Cyber Security Centre in its first year, including some affecting…

7 years ago

Misconfiguration Exposes Industrial Systems To ‘Accidental’ Cyber-Attacks

Configuration issues left industrial control systems exposed to disruption by the WannaCry and NotPetya worms earlier this year, finds Kaspersky…

7 years ago

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: Returning To Our Roots Has Given Us Purpose

IN-DEPTH: Satya Nadella talks about his first three years as Microsoft CEO, leadership, technology and cricket

7 years ago