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Broadband Providers Will Pay Automatic Compensation For Service Faults
Ofcom and broadband providers agree model for automatic compensation when something goes wrong
Report Questions Local Authority Ability To Safeguard Data
Report questions whether local authorities have capability to combat cyber threats and safeguard personal data
University Of East Anglia Suffers Second Data Breach
Not again...sensitive health data on university staff member emailed to hundreds of students
Paradise Papers: Apple Defends Jersey Tax Arrangements
Apple says it pays every dollar of tax it owes and calls for reform to global system
ICO Warns That Lack Of Trust With Data Use Could Harm Innovation
ICO prioritises reducing 'trust deficit' head of GDPR next year
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 'digital first' UK because of slow broadband
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
Tech Quiz Of The Week (3 November)
What can you remember about the past seven days in tech?
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
Rogue Twitter Employee Takes Down Donald Trump’s Account
Customer service employee deactivates Trump's Twitter on last day on the job
Tech Quiz: Obscure & Obsolete Social Networks
What do you remember at Friends Reunited, Bebo, Myspace and the like?
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
Australian Cloud Breach Exposes Government Staff Data
The personal details of tens of thousands of Australian government and banking staff exposed in latest breach
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!
Symantec Halts Government Reviews Of Source Code
Symantec CEO claims government source code reviews pose 'unacceptable risk' to security software
Government Demands Social Networks Remove Abusive Content
Government announces plans to tackle cyber bullying and improve Internet safety education
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 ArcSight
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 Fleming has said
HMRC Stops Phone Scammers Reaching 1m People
HMRC takes control of scam websites promoting misleading and expensive phone services
Ofcom Proposes Changes To Broadband Speed Claims
New code of practice to reduce consumer confusion over ISP 'up to' broadband speed claims
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 145.5 million Americans
FormBook Malware Campaign Targets US & South Korean Defence Contractors
Aerospace, defence, and manufacturing sectors in US and South Korea currently targeted by malware campaign
Tech Quiz Of The Week: What Do You Know About Oracle?
ORACLE OPENWORLD: What do you know about the software house Larry built?
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
‘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
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 military security monitoring tool
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
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 the NHS and Parliament
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 Lab