Intelligence agencies across Europe have been developing their own mass internet and phone surveillance capabilities in partnership with the UK's GCHQ electronic intelligence agency. That is the latest claim to arise from the cache of US ...
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Better data sharing, an improved national data infrastructure and recognising and developing data science as a professional discipline are the main commitments the government is making in "seizing the data opportunity", according to a ...
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The government's G-Cloud programme has expanded again, with public sector buyers now able to purchase digital services from over 1,000 suppliers, the vast majority of which are SMEs. G-Cloud 4, known as G4, has attracted a record number ...
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The latest documents to be leaked via whistleblower Edward Snowden suggest that the US National Security Agency (NSA) and GCHQ have tapped the communications networks of popular internet companies. "Top secret" documents published in the ...
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Only four per cent of UK organisations have IT security functions that fully meet their needs, a new survey released by one of the "big four" international professional services firms, Ernst & Young, claims. Ernst & Young's 16th annual ...
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The US National Security Agency (NSA) has allegedly monitored 60 million phone calls in Spain in just one month. The reports, stemming from Spanish newspaper El Mundo, claim that documents provided by former NSA ...
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New data protection laws intended to protect citizens' privacy, which could see internet companies forced to pay out up to €100m (£85m) in fines if they fail to comply, have been given the go ahead by Members of the European ...
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The US Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft form of a cyber security framework that is intended to help critical infrastructure owners and operators reduce cyber security risks. ...
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With the Apple launch just an hour away, Computing has been taking a look to see what might be included this time round. Last month, of course, the most intriguing aspect of Apple's iPhone 5S and 5C unveilings was the support for 64-bit ...
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The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been tapping the French phone system "on a massive scale", according to the latest revelations uncovered by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The latest documents suggest that the NSA collected ...
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The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has called on the public to provide written and oral evidence, as it seeks to determine whether current legislation on the privacy of communications is still "fit for purpose". In July, the ...
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Security expert and reformed hacker Kevin Mitnick has branded anti-virus software useless, claiming: "The only thing McAfee is good at is making videos." Further reading Not enough cyber warriors to fight computer hackers, says former ...
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National Safety Apparel has raised the bar with their new DWR high tech premium fleece. The modacrylic/cotton fabrics used in producing the navy blue crew neck, pullover, half-zip, stand-up collar half-zip and full-zip fleece sweatshirts ...
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The National Security Agency (NSA) is harvesting data from contact lists of millions of personal email and instant messenger accounts from across the globe, according to documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The latest Prism ...
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Virtualisation giant VMware will need "several data centres" in Europe to satisfy data privacy legislation across the EU and to allay any fears customers have over data location, according to VMware's senior vice president of hybrid cloud ...
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