Hack compromised 20 admin accounts and malware was implanted on 40 servers, but the UN opted to cover up the cybersecurity attack
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WD, UN Use Big Data Competition To Fight Climate Change
Data for Climate Action is an open innovation challenge to use data science and big data from the private sector to fight climate change
UN Human Rights Commissioner Supports Apple Against FBI
If the FBI were successful it could unlock 'a Pandora's Box', according to Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
Ungrounded: 100 Geeks On A Plane Hope To Solve Skills Problem
Tech gurus are going up to the summit in the sky
US And UK Refuse To Sign UN Internet Treaty
ITU meeting fails, as countries reject UN Internet treaty
Google Raises Alarm On ITU Internet Treaty Discussions
Tech giant worried governments will ruin the Internet
UN Report Calls For More Surveillance To Combat Internet Terrorism
UN says terrorists recruit and finance operations through the Internet
UN Creates Working Group On Broadband And Gender
Actress Geena Davis asks the UN Broadband Commission for backing, and gets it
The US Doesn’t Want The Internet Controlled By The UN
The US will oppose any change to international regulations that could transfer control of the Internet
ITU Demands Re-Usable IT Kit
Recycling and reusing IT equipment will help save the environment, says the ITU
Father Of Internet Says Web Access Is Not A Human Right
Vint Cerf argues that technology is an enabler of rights, not a right itself
UN Calls For More ICT To Fight Climate Change
The UN's technology body has highlighted how Ghana is mitigating global warming effects through ICT
Teampoison Owns UN Server, Again
A Teampoison hacktivist claims to have current live access to a server the UN says is offline
UN Was ‘Not Compromised’ In TeamPoison Hack
UN Development Programme says no sensitive information was lost as Teampoison published its emails
Climategate Row Erupts Again As New Emails Leak
More hacked emails from the UEA's Climatic Research Unit could destabilise UN climate summit
ITU To Highlight Green Role Of ICTs At COP17
The International Telecommunication Union will back IT's green credentials at the UN's next climate conference
US Funds Bypass For Government Web Censorship
The US is pushing ahead with its plans to override other governments that control access to the Internet
UN Supports WikiLeaks’ Right To Publish
A UN statement argues the human right to publish in the public interest, but restraint should be exercised
UN Says New IT Infrastructure Key To Recovery
Investment in next-generation networks and other IT infrastructure will have benefits for the whole economy, according to a UN report