The government is facing a cyber-skills deficit owed partly to the way it pays its staff,according to former US cyber intelligence officer for the US Army and the Defence Intelligence Agency(DIA),Bob Ayers. Further reading One year ...
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Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered that almost all browsers currently used in smartphones and tablets are unsafe, so much so that even cyber-security experts are unable to detect when they are visiting ...
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The International Telecommunication Union(ITU)is hosting the World Conference on International Telecommunications(WCIT)in Dubai this week. Two thousand government regulators from 193 countries are meeting to update the International ...
A senior government official has claimed that distributed denial of service(DDoS)attacks"do not lose companies any business". In a briefing on Friday,the official–who is associated with the UK cyber strategy,but refused to be ...
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Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude has claimed that the UK is better able to deal with cyber threats than a year ago. On the anniversary of the inception of the UK cyber strategy,Maude,who oversees the strategy,has claimed that the UK ...
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(ISC)2 is inviting applications for scholarships worth a total exceeding 90,000 pound to promote information security studies for women,undergraduate,graduate and post-graduate students. The scholarship scheme,run by the (ISC)2 ...
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The UK national Cyber Security Challenge has announced four face-to-face competitions for the next round of the current challenge. Cyber Security Challenge UK runs a series of national inspirational competitions aimed at attracting ...
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A cyber security research centre focused on biometrics is to be launched at the University of Southampton. It will be one of eight UK universities awarded government funding for cyber security research. Government has prioritised ...
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More specialist teachers in science and computer science are needed for primary school children,a report from CBI has called for today. The First Steps:A new approach for our schools report is being launched at the CBI Annual Conference ...
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Lack of security in the cyber world is one of the most significant threats faced by the civilized world, according to Jarno Limnell, director of cyber security at security firm Stonesoft. "But it seems that we have to experience a ...
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Over a quarter of adults (28%) have admitted they wish they had pursued a career in technology, a survey has found. Polling 2,000 people (1,000 adults and 1,000 children aged 8-15) across the UK, the online travel company found that 44% ...
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At a time when cyberattacks on America's critical infrastructure have increased 17-fold(between 2009 and 2011),the need for highly trained cybersecurity professionals is acute.However,83%of federal hiring managers in a recent survey said it ...
Nearly 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 ...
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I recently attended a press event in Westminster where"three senior government officials"were to brief journalists on the latest developments in cyber security. These men,we were led to believe,are helping to ensure the UK is shielded ...
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The University of Cumbria is looking for a supplier to provide a new managed IT infrastructure service in a six-year deal. In the Official Journal of the European Union tender, the university notes that the contract will be worth between ...
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