One of Canada's largest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democratic_Party">political parties</a> is using cloud-based Salesforce.com in the U.S. to store information about voters and interact with them, but worries that U.S. government snoops could peek at sensitive information under U.S. law prompted the Canadian party to use a strong encryption approach.
Ellen Messmer | 27 Sep | Read more
Deparment store operator Debenhams is deploying upgraded HP servers at 100 stores across the country to comply with payment card regulations and improve transaction processing in a virtualised environment.
Antony Savvas | 25 Sep | Read more
More budget? Perhaps a little. More attention from senior management? Yes, a bit. Better results? That's not so clear.
Japan's biggest defense contractor Mitsubishi Heavy has admitted that it was targeted by a major cyberattack last month in which at least 83 of its computers were infected with malware.
John E Dunn | 21 Sep | Read more
Hackers are using the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to create online mischief.
John P. Mello Jr. | 11 Sep | Read more
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA) after losing an unencrypted USB key containing patients' personal data.
Anh Nguyen | 08 Sep | Read more
The main U.S. law targeting cybercrime may need to be changed because it has allowed law enforcement agencies to target people who simply violate websites' terms of service or their employers' computer use policies, two senators said Wednesday.
Grant Gross | 08 Sep | Read more
Ten years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the nation faces a critical threat to its security from cyberattacks, a new report by a bipartisan think tank warns.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 07 Sep | Read more
HBGary Federal was just one of many low-profile security contractors peddling its wares to clients with secrets to protect -- until earlier this year when the U.S. firm drew the attention of hackers.
John P. Mello Jr. | 05 Sep | Read more
The U.K. is continuing to aggressively pursue so-called hacktivists, charging two men and arresting two more on Thursday who are allegedly connected with the groups Anonymous and Lulz Security.
Jeremy Kirk | 02 Sep | Read more
Pakistan's notoriously censorious telecoms authority has reportedly asked the country's ISPs to block commercial VPN connections as a way of stopping militants from communicating in secret.
John E Dunn | 01 Sep | Read more
Google said late Sunday that an attack mounted against its Gmail service targeted users primarily located in Iran, although the company has taken steps to block further interception attempts.
Jeremy Kirk | 30 Aug | Read more
U.K. police said Thursday a 22-year-old student has been charged in connection with participating in distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDOS) with the hacking collective Anonymous.
Jeremy Kirk | 26 Aug | Read more
A parliamentary inquiry has highlighted serious concerns with the government's Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, which is intended to allow Australia to accede to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime.
Stilgherrian | 19 Aug | Read more
The hacking collective Anonymous released personal data on Sunday belonging to more than 2,000 public transport customers in the San Francisco area in retaliation for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system's shutdown of mobile phone service on Thursday night.
Jeremy Kirk | 15 Aug | Read more
The Hong Kong stock exchange has been forced to resort to using emails and newspaper adverts in order to communicate with investors after two days of sustained DDoS attacks against its news disclosure website.
John E Dunn | 14 Aug | Read more
The U.S. government will work to develop an "unrivaled" cybersecurity workforce and broaden the nation's pool of skilled cyberworkers under a draft cybersecurity education plan released Friday by a U.S. agency.
Grant Gross | 13 Aug | Read more
The HKEx online news service was attacked again Thursday after <a href="http://www.cw.com.hk/content/hong-kong-exchange-website-might-be-hacked">Wednesday's half-day suspension of trading of shares of eight companies</a>, said the HKEx.
Computerworld Hong Kong staff | 12 Aug | Read more
The Anonymous hacking group has added the website of the Syrian Ministry of Defense to its ever-lengthening list of victims, defacing it with a message in support of the anti-Government insurrection.
John E Dunn | 09 Aug | Read more
A Taiwanese political party suspects the Chinese government is behind a hacking attack that stole information about the party's election activities.
Michael Kan | 09 Aug | Read more