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Spending on Cyber Defence Is Set to Increase Despite The Coalition Government
Jun 24, 2013Spending on cyber defence is set to increase despite the coalition government announcing a further £11.5bn of cuts from Whitehall spending set out for 2015-2016. The Treasury announced the decision following a series of phone calls ...
Tags: Cyber Security, Cyber Conflict
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The Recent Attack on Computer Networks Has Brought Cyber War Into The Limelight
Mar 20, 2013The recent attack on computer networks at broadcasting organisations and banks in South Korea has brought cyber war into the limelight. While the cause of the attacks remains unknown, South Korean authorities say they "do not rule out the ...
Tags: Computer Products, Networks
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The EC Announced Proposals for The 'right to Be Forgotten' Among Internet Users
Mar 8, 2013Analysts say the proposal for internet users to delete their online data and become invisible online could create a black hole in the web economy. Tineka Smith reports. Last year the European Commission announced proposals for the 'right ...
Tags: internet, web economy, cyber security
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Hackers Were Able to Gain Access to Evernote User Information
Mar 5, 2013The company is the latest to be attacked after recent cyber attacks on Apple, Facebook and Twitter. Evernote's security team discovered suspicious activity in its network which attempted to access secure areas of its service. Evernote ...
Tags: cyber attack, Apple, Facebook, Twitter
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Britain Could Have Trouble Defending Itself From Cyber Attacks Over The Next 20 Years
Feb 18, 2013A report released National Audit Office revealed that the UK IT skills shortage means that Britain could have trouble defending itself from cyber attacks over the next 20 years. The UK was hit by over 40 million cyber attacks in 2011 ...
Tags: National Audit Office, UK, IT industry
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The British Military Is Now Too Dependent on Information and Communications Technology
Jan 10, 2013The UK Defence Committee is urging the Government to be more vigorous in its approach to cyber threats. A new report released by the Committee says that the British military is now too dependent on information and communications ...
Tags: military, IT, cyber threats, information, communications technology
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Ransomware Commonly Uses Popup Pages Which Contain Blackmailing Messages
Dec 28, 2012Yesterday, three people were arrested in Stoke-on-Trent following an investigation into ransomware by officers from the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU). Ransomware commonly uses popup pages which contain blackmailing messages, telling ...
Tags: E-Crime, ransomware, ransomware attack, security tools
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Saudi Aramco Claims to Be Over a Cyber Attack&Maintains Oil Production Was Not Disrupted
Dec 24, 2012International oil company Saudi Aramco claims to be over a cyber attack on 15 August and maintains that oil production was not disrupted. The company said around 30,000 workstation computers that were hit by a virus attack are back ...
Tags: International oil company, Saudi Aramco, cyber attack, oil production
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UK Should Declare Cyber War on States and Criminals,Says Parliament's ISC
Dec 17, 2012The UK should declare cyber war on states and criminals who target the country by using aggressive retaliatory strikes, says Parliament's Intelligence Security Committee (ISC). The call comes in the ISC's annual report, which says too ...
Tags: UK, cyber war, criminals, aggressive retaliatory strikes, ISC
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LogRhythm Secured $15m Investment for Product Innovation and International Expansion
Dec 17, 2012Cyber security and compliance firm LogRhythm has secured $15m investment funding for product innovation and international expansion. The funding round was led by Siemens' Venture Capital group, with participation from existing investors ...
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Nearly Two-Thirds of UK Citizens Back Pre-Emptive Cyber Strikes on Foreign States
Nov 13, 2012Nearly two-thirds of UK citizens back pre-emptive cyber strikes on foreign states that pose a credible threat to national security,a survey has revealed. However,46%of those believe it depends on the level of threat posed,according to a ...
Tags: UK citizens, cyber strikes, security information event management firm