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Anthem Hack: What Can We Learn From The Healthcare Industry’s Biggest Ever Breach?
Insurance firm, Anthem, allowed hackers to access 80m customers' records, but could it have been avoided? And how can you ensure you don't suffer a similar fate?
.Wales Domains Go On Sale
£50 reserve price allows businesses or individuals to register patriotic domain
Libraries ‘Need To Be More Like Coffee Shops’, Says Government Report
Better Wi-Fi connectivity, alongside hot drinks and comfier seating, could be the key to saving Britain’s libraries
Motorola Solutions: Data Analytics, IoT And 4G Can Transform Public Safety
Motorola Solutions says it can make cities safer places to live and is confident about its future following the sale of its enterprise business
UK Throws Its Weight Behind Major Push For Digital Governments
D5 summit sees UK, Israel, New Zealand, Estonia and South Korea collaborate to promote economic growth through digital technology
Police Must ‘Learn How To Support Cybercrime Victims’
'Sluggish' police are trying to catch today's criminals with yesterday's tactics, according to critics
Human Error Blamed For Increasing Number Of Data Breaches
ICO figures obtained in a FoI reveal that humans not machines are responsible for 93 percent of data breaches
Driverless Car Tests Set To Begin In Four English Cities
Bristol, Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Coventry will host driverless cars tests ahead of their arrival on British roads next year
Estonia Officially Welcomes Its First E-Residents
New scheme allows access to online services such as banking and healthcare, even if applicants aren't Estonian citizens
Doubts Raised Over Global Internet Governance Body
Is the NetMundial Initiative, which seeks to create a world governing body for the Internet, in trouble?
NHS Set To Embrace Mobile Health Apps, Digital Records
Patients will be able to access complete NHS records on their smartphone by 2018
Ofcom: UK 4G Average Of 15.1Mbps Is Twice As Fast As 3G
Ofcom tests 4G and 3G speeds in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Manchester, with EE leading the way in speed and Three bringing up the rear
BDUK Connects 1.4m Homes And Businesses To Fibre
Government claims BDUK is helping the UK achieve one of the fastest superfast broadband rollouts in the world
Government Launches Digital Marketplace And G-Cloud 6
The government is looking to streamline all public-sector procurement into a single tool with Digital Marketplace
Digital Catapult Centre Opens In London As Three New Locations Are Revealed
Government hopes Digital Catapult Centre will encourage collaboration and innovation and announces three new locations in Bradford, Brighton and Sunderland
West Yorks Police Use Galaxy Note 3 To Speed Up Crime Reports
Samsung provides West Yorkshire Police with Samsung Galaxy Note 3 devices equipped with custom applications
UK Voters Can Now Register For Elections Online
The new online service helps citizens get on the electoral roll in minutes instead of days
Tech ‘Too Important To Be Left To Men’ Says Neelie Kroes
Neelie Kroes launches new campaign to get more women involved in technology ahead of National Women’s Day
UK Internet Usage On The Rise As Country Gets More Connected
However a recent report shows that 6.7 million UK adults have still never ever used the internet
Essex County Council Agrees Seven Year, £16.6m IT Deal With Fujitsu
The only way is Fujitsu for Essex, with Japanese firm set to overhaul county council's IT infrastructure
MoD Blows Millions On Delayed Online Army Recruitment System
MoD misses recruitment targets as botched system won't go live until at least April 2015
Government Raises Spend Ceiling On Launch Of G-Cloud 3
The government confirms the launch and timetable for the latest round of G-Cloud procurement
MoD Spectrum To Be Sold Off For 4G By 2014
The Ministry of Defence becomes first government department to sell off spectrum for 4G
MPs Say HMRC Failing To Police ‘Immoral’ UK Tech Tax Arrangements
Public Accounts Committee wants multinational companies like Google and Amazon to pay more UK tax
ICO Praises Private Sector Security
The ICO says the private sector is leading the way in data protection, but is it basing its claims on dodgy data?
Government Names Suppliers For Public Services Network
The government names 29 suppliers to provide cost-effective services for public sector
NHS Trust To Appeal ICO Fine
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust says ICO has "acted incorrectly"
Infosec: Information Commissioner Denies Private Sector ‘Pussyfooting’
The commissioner tells TechWeekEurope there is no bias towards the private sector, despite figures that would suggest otherwise
Infosec: The UK Drops FUD Bombs On BYOD
The UK is afraid of BYOD, whilst others plough ahead. But it needn't be this way, says Tom Brewster