BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin and BT are among a group of defence and security companies that have pledged to support the government in bolstering the security of the UK against sophisticated cyber attacks.
Sophie Curtis | 05 Jul | Read more
Businesses worldwide need to re-think their use of cloud computing, in light of recent revelations around the PRISM and Tempora surveillance programmes, according to independent privacy advocate Caspar Bowden.
Sophie Curtis | 29 Jun | Read more
In spite of assertions by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and others that the age of privacy is over, new research commissioned by civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch has revealed that over three quarters of consumers globally are concerned about their privacy online.
Sophie Curtis | 25 Jun | Read more
The UK government has announced a new £4 million campaign to raise awareness of how to stay safe online, as part of its National Cyber Security Programme.
Sophie Curtis | 24 Jun | Read more
Analytics firm Ipsos MORI has refuted the suggestion that it is selling EE customers' personal data its clients, claiming that all information is anonymised and aggregrated, and cannot be connected to individual customers.
Sophie Curtis | 14 May | Read more
The UK government has abandoned plans to introduce its controversial Communications Data Bill, better known as the “snooper's charter,” which would have given security services sweeping powers to monitor internet activity.
Sophie Curtis | 26 Apr | Read more
The cyber security sector in the UK is failing to attract young people into the industry – especially women – according to research released this week by e-skills UK.
Sophie Curtis | 25 Apr | Read more
There is no such thing as information security risk, according to Serge Baudot, head of information security and business continuity management at easyJet. The only risk that matters within any organisation is the risk to the bottom line.
Sophie Curtis | 24 Apr | Read more
The UK government's Technology Strategy Board has extended its Innovation Vouchers scheme to allow small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to bid for up to £5,000 from a £500,000 pot to improve their cyber security by bringing in outside expertise.
Sophie Curtis | 23 Apr | Read more
UK PLC is in desperate need of a new money transmission system that does a better job of handling the plethora of digital payment methods that are in use today.
Sophie Curtis | 18 Feb | Read more
Complying with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is prohibitively expensive, and the cost of compliance bears very little relation to the cost of a breach, according to Dave Birch, director of IT consultancy Consult Hyperion.
Sophie Curtis | 15 Feb | Read more
Cisco made two significant security announcements at its Cisco Live conference in London this week, reiterating its commitment to offering an integrated platform for defence, discovery, and remediation of threats.
Sophie Curtis | 31 Jan | Read more
Malware is still the biggest threat to mobile security, but most mobile device management (MDM) strategies tend to focus on securing the physical device in case of loss of theft, according to Peter Gibbons, head of Information Security at Network Rail.
Sophie Curtis | 17 Jan | Read more
Cybergeddon is more likely to be caused by a “glorious cock-up” than a state-sponsored cyber attack, according to Paul Simmonds, co-founder of the Jericho Forum and former CISO of AstraZeneca and ICI.
Sophie Curtis | 30 Nov | Read more
The term “glitch” is often used to describe an error in software, but the word itself undermines the severity of such errors, according to open source software company Adacore.
Sophie Curtis | 20 Nov | Read more