Government

Security Summed Up: Gullible Users Need Protection

Hackers embarrass the companies they exploit but the victims who need better protection are their customers, says Eric Doyle

14 years ago

Microsoft Promises Not To Open Skype To Russian Spooks

Microsoft denies careless talk that suggested the Russian secret service might get access to Skype encryption

14 years ago

Government Admits Building Cyber-Weapons

The British government is building a 'toolbox' of offensive cyber-weapons, according to the armed forces minister

14 years ago

Embattled NHS Chief Tries To Defend IT Programme

Sir David Nicholson, SRO for the NPfIT, was closely questioned at a hearing looking into the project's failings

14 years ago

Internet Regulation Needed, Sarkozy Tells Tech Bosses

French President Nicolas Sarkozy lectured tech leaders before the G8 summit

14 years ago

Falun Gong Says Cisco Aids Chinese Repression

Cisco has been accused of assisting the Chinese government in its persecution of Falun Gong followers

14 years ago

French Anti-piracy Agency Hit By A Simple Hack

The French battle against illegal file sharers suffers a setback as its surveillance agency TMG is hacked

14 years ago

Osborne Announces ‘Smart Cities’ Analytics Centre

The government is to back a new East London centre aimed at putting the UK at the forefront of data…

14 years ago

Government Cyber-Security Spending Breakdown

The big spend on cyber-security was outlined by Ian McGhie at the Counter Terror Expo in Olympia, London

14 years ago

US Call For Public-Private Alliance To Fight Cyber-Threat

US DHS Secretary calls for the public, government and private industry to work together against cyber-attacks

14 years ago

Government To Go Easy Enforcing New EU Privacy Law

The UK government will take its time enforcing new EU privacy laws affecting cookies

14 years ago

ISPs’ Broadband Battle Threatens Vaizey’s Plans

ISPs are threatening to boycott the bidding process for super-fast broadband trials

14 years ago

Ministry of Justice Shifts To The Cloud

The Ministry of Justice is the second central government department to move to a cloud-based infrastructure

14 years ago

Lords To Debate McKinnon Extradition

The House of Lords is to debate Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US, as a new psychiatric assessment arrives

14 years ago

The Dark Side Of The Internet Revolution

Skype has been attacked because of its apparent lack of security. Eric Doyle thinks there are legal dark forces that…

14 years ago

Pitcom Warns Government Against Internet Regulation

The Parliamentary IT Committee uses recent Arab revolts as a powerful argument for net neutrality

14 years ago

Rightmove House Info To Include Broadband Speed

What matters to buyers? Location, location and connection, says online estate agent

14 years ago

Government Wants Open Standards For IT Procurement

A Cabinet Office policy note has revealed the desire for open standards during IT procurement processes

14 years ago

Terrorist Tracking Could Open Europe To US Spying

The US can access EU financial data under an agreement designed to track terrorist funds

14 years ago

Rural Broadband Time-Scales In Danger Of Sliding

The Broadband Stakeholders Group believes the rural broadband scheme is already falling behind schedule

14 years ago

Government Invests £7.2m In Broadband Research

The Photonics HyperHighway aims to radically rework the fundamental fibre backbone technology of the Internet

14 years ago

Oracle To Settle Government Kickbacks Lawsuit

Oracle will pay the US government $46m to settle a lawsuit alleging kickbacks to win government contracts

14 years ago

Why Egypt Needs Facebook’s Privacy Protection

Facebook's moves to protect privacy with SSL authentication could be vital to political activists around the world, says Peter Judge

14 years ago

Lane-Fox’s Race Online Scheme Pushes £98 PCs

The government's Race Online 2012 programme will offer PC and Internet packages for underserved users

14 years ago

BMA Opposes NHS Plans For Patient Access

The government's "Liberating the NHS" initiative has received a warning blast from the BMA

14 years ago

Government To Cut Costs With Cloud Computing

The government will look to outsourcing and cloud computing to cut costs in 2011, predicts Ovum

14 years ago

Twitter Fights US Court Demands For WikiLeaks Details

Twitter is fighting a US court's demand, made in December, for details of WikiLeaks supporters

14 years ago

Government Launches UK Tech Centre Initiative

The government is seeking to develop the UK's high tech skills with plans for a £200 million tech centre network

14 years ago

Government Tells Councils To Get Spending Online

Local government secretary Eric Pickles wants spending plans online by the end of this month

14 years ago

Malware Steals US Government Documents

A malware campaign has used the Zeus Trojan to infiltrate US government offices and steal data

14 years ago