Latest Online Security articles
NewsRow escalating over police access to MPs' emails
Government avoids giving assurances that Commons raid did not expose email communications 05 Dec 2008
AnalysisWatchdog wants IT to cure privacy woes
Information Commissioner Richard Thomas is urging organisations to put privacy protection at the top of their procurement and development criteria 04 Dec 2008
NewsQueen's Speech outlaws suicide web sites
Additional powers for Information Commissioner also on the agenda for new parliamentary year, but communications database plan is omitted 04 Dec 2008
Data watchdog must prepare to be hounded
The next Information Commissioner will have to cope with intense scrutiny from the media and politicians 04 Dec 2008
Technology and privacy
Watch the final video in a two-part Computing roundtable debate on the importance of putting data privacy issues at the heart of your IT plans 02 Dec 2008
IT staff ethics slip as recession bites
Workers happy to steal information that could help if they hear of job cuts 01 Dec 2008
Technology and privacy
Watch part one of a two-part Computing roundtable debate on the importance of putting data privacy issues at the heart of your IT plans 01 Dec 2008
IT is a key terrorist tool, says IPPR
National infrastructure is stretched and increasingly reliant on IT, says think tank report 28 Nov 2008
HMRC data loss was preventable, says government advisor
Warnings should have been flagged up to avoid the transfer of unencrypted data 27 Nov 2008
European data sharing system to help police track weapons
Law enforcement agencies will be able to identify guns and criminals across the continent 27 Nov 2008
Whitehall bungling undermines ID plans
Dogmatic pursuit of identity cards will benefit nobody 27 Nov 2008
Hard times increase the need for vigilance
The economic downturn will place extra strain on companies’ IT security systems, warns Rob Rowlingson 27 Nov 2008
Lib Dem study highlights poor data management at NHS
Thefts and data losses are spreading throughout the health service 26 Nov 2008
MPs welcome boost for data watchdog
Pay rise is commensurate with increased importance of Information Commissioner, says government 26 Nov 2008
Crime fighters ramp up data matching capabilities
New tools will help law enforcers trace criminal activity 24 Nov 2008
Credit card firms to extend customer data sharing
More details will be shared to improve risk management in lending 24 Nov 2008
Straw bulks up Information Commissioner's powers
Spot checks, greater fines and higher salary as data protection becomes paramount 24 Nov 2008
Information Commissioner to get pay rise
Government keen to emphasise increased importance of data protection 21 Nov 2008
EDS goes unpunished for data loss
Prison staff data had been transferred to the hard drive for a data recovery exercise 21 Nov 2008
Cotton Traders tightens credit card protections
Retailer deploys 'tokenisation' middleware 20 Nov 2008
Computing podcast: Europol's data sharing woes; credit card protection at Cotton Traders
The pan-European fight against organised crime is undermined by lax data sharing arrangements; and Cotton Traders enhances its credit card protection 20 Nov 2008
Have lessons of last year's HMRC fiasco sunk in?
Safeguarding privacy requires a good understanding of both technology and human psychology, says Nigel Jones 20 Nov 2008
NHS hospitals contract Mytob virus
Worm wriggles into IT systems and does a bit of networking 19 Nov 2008
Public still vulnerable to web fraud
Average individual loss reaches £14,500 per incident 17 Nov 2008
Origo rolls out Trend Micro email security
Advanced encryption techniques protect sensitive data 13 Nov 2008
DNS creator says flaws in protocol put firms at risk
DNS flaws pose significant threat to business warn experts 13 Nov 2008
Data losses hit 280 million people
Sixty million are the victim of hacking while the rest are accidental, says KPMG study 07 Nov 2008
Government doubles real cost of an ID card
Citizens will have to pay retailers to collect their biometrics as well as buying an identity card 07 Nov 2008
MPs attack government over e-crime unit funding
But minister insists £7m budget "is not the end of the story" 06 Nov 2008
IT leaders call for tougher e-crime penalties
Survey reveals widespread cynicism about government response 03 Nov 2008
Government Gateway secured and back online
Weekend loss of site information caused temporary shut down 03 Nov 2008
Current levels of identity theft are inexcusable
Any IT chief worth their salt knows how to combat data theft, so why is it still so common, asks Ian Schenkel 30 Oct 2008
UK firms lead on security awareness training
Certification can lead to costs savings, suggests research 29 Oct 2008
176 government data breaches took place in the last year
Public sector beats private sector by more than two to one in reported security incidents 29 Oct 2008
Experts call for better security education in schools
Computing courses for kids need to provide more teaching on safe surfing 28 Oct 2008
NHS chooses Optenet for content security
URL filtering solution will save IT administrators time and could improve productivity 27 Oct 2008
Councils agree to join secure email network
The promise of extra funding and expert advice should ensure most councils meet next April’s deadline to join Government Connect 22 Oct 2008
Database to help disrupt drugs trade
Local forces will feed class A drug information into the database 22 Oct 2008
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VideoTechnology and privacy
Watch the final video in a two-part Computing roundtable debate on the importance of putting data privacy issues at the heart of your IT plans 02 Dec 2008
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AnalysisOn a quest to build a connected society
BT Design’s JP Rangaswami talks to Gareth Morgan about his pivotal role in the telecoms giant’s efforts to deliver universal broadband and his plans to tap into the creativity of the open source community 04 Dec 2008
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