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Government Recipe For IT Rip Offs Laid Bare
"Obscene" spending on government IT projects coined fortunes for a handful of IT suppliers, says PASC
Police DNA Database Will Retain ‘Innocent’ Profiles
Home Office minister James Brokenshire has admitted to broken promises of police DNA data erasure
Ofcom Slams ISPs For Phoney Broadband Claims
Broadband speeds in the UK are improving, but the advertising still misleads consumers, says Ofcom
American Cyber-Security Boss Abruptly Steps Down
The boss of the American cyber security division has unexpected handed in his resignation
Ofcom Faces Criticism Over Rural Mobile Coverage
An advisory panel has urged Ofcom to ensure that rural areas suffer no more mobile 'not-spots'
Sony Insurer Refuses Payout For Data Breach
Zurich Insurance, which suffered a data breach of its own last year, is refusing to accept liability for the Sony hack
Virgin Media Says Ofcom’s Rural Broadband Price Cut Won’t Help
Virgin Media has warned that Ofcom's change to rural broadband pricing does little to address the problem
Anonymous Hackers Claim NATO Breach
Anonymous is posting files labelled 'NATO Restricted' on the web, as the FBI closes in on hackers
Huddle To Handle Restricted Government Documents
Huddle's collaboration application has been accredited by the government to handle restricted access data
Ofcom Demands Rural Broadband Price
Rural broadband bills should fall after Ofcom "significantly" cut the broadband wholesale price BT charges other ISPs
Apple’s HTC Patent Victory Is The Tip Of The IceBerg
Apple's patent victory over HTC will have other Android phone makers quaking in their boots, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Mozilla Calms Enterprise Fears With Working Group
Mozilla is re-establishing an Enterprise User Working Group to spike worries about enterprise deployments
Data Smuggling Software Defeats China Firewall
Computer scientists in the US have successfully disguised data to evade Chinese censorship
Government Announces Consultation On Open Data
Further consultations will be held on expanding the government's open data scheme within weeks
Gen3 Of IBM XIV Storage System Ready To Go
IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 uses a grid architecture to process high-transaction workloads faster
Oracle Critical Patch Update Is A Big Debugger
Oracle will patch 78 software vulnerabilities across its product portfolio, including the database, PeopleSoft and Solaris
Anonymous Attacks Monsanto, Steals Employee Data
Anonymous releases information stolen from Monsanto as the US Senate addresses cyber-security issues
Queen Honours The Codebreaking World War Heroes
The Queen unveiled a memorial in Bletchley Park honouring those who played a great role in ending WWII
Pentagon Admits Thefts Of Terabytes Of Defence Data
The Pentagon admitted major data breaches while announcing a cyber-defence plan and tactical exercises
GCHQ Boss Complains Of Cyber Brain Drain
GCHQ is losing cyber security 'whizz kids' to the likes of Google because it cannot match corporate salaries
Encryption Password Sparks US Constitutional Battle
A case in the US is raising questions over whether government can force companies to disclose passwords
Smart Grids Face Health Backlash
Campaigners against smart grids say the radio networks they use will cause cancer. Peter Judge thinks they are overstating the case
Julian Assange Accused Of ‘Coercion’ By Prosecution
Julian Assange's court fight continues, with prosecutors accusing the Wikileaks founder of coercion
Wales Gets £57m Broadband Injection
The UK government has given Welsh broadband a boost, with a cash allocation of nearly £57 million
Apple Files Fresh HTC Lawsuit
Apple has filed another complaint against HTC, as its Samsung dispute escalates
Yahoo Denies Spying On Mail Users
Consumer group Which? claims that Yahoo is snooping on users' mail, but Yahoo says this is standard practice
WikiLeaks’ Assange In High Court Extradition Appeal
New legal team for WikiLeaks' Assange will take human rights angle in two day High Court extradition appeal
Questions Raised Over Google’s Government Access
Newspapers have suggested that Google could have too much influence with the British Government
Homeland Security Warns Of Malware Infected Electronics
Homeland Security in the US has said that consumer devices are purposely being shipped with malware