Government IT

Europol Warns Of ‘Unprecedented’ Cyberattacks As Ransomware Eclipses All

Europol says the past 12 months have been significant for cyberattacks, especially ransomware, and wants governments to target malware developers

7 years ago

BT & Vodafone Get Most Broadband & Mobile Complaints Again

Ofcom hopes publishing complaints figures will spur operators into improving service

7 years ago

IT LIFE: Jon Wrennall, Advanced CTO

Jon Wrennall was HMRC's first CTO, a position he now holds for Advanced. Here is is his career in IT

7 years ago

McAfee: North American Healthcare Sector ‘Worst Hit’ By Malware

North America's health sector saw the most security incidents in a trend that has also seen health organisations disrupted acrosss…

7 years ago

FEC, Lawmakers Propose Disclosure Rules For Political Web Ad Sources

ANALYSIS: New rules would place disclosure requirements on online political advertising similar to those already in place for TV ads

7 years ago

Microsoft 365 Adds GDPR Tools And Makes Teams The Hub For Communications

IGNITE 2017: Microsoft updates enterprise suite with compliance, security and usability tools ahead of GDPR next May, while Teams replaces…

7 years ago

US Court: Police Must Obtain Warrant To Track Mobile Phones

A felony conviction in Washington DC has been thrown out over police's use of a mobile phone tracking device without…

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (22 September)

What can you remember about the past seven days in the world of tech?

7 years ago

Brexit Leaves Organisations Split On IT Spending

New research suggests IT directors are split between spending big before Brexit or waiting to see what happens with EU…

7 years ago

TfL Bans Uber From London Amid Safety & Security Concerns

TfL says Uber is not "fit and proper" to operate a taxi service in London and will not issue a…

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Internet Of Things

IoT Quiz: What do you know about the Internet of Things and the technologies behind it?

7 years ago

Should We Treat Data And Technology As Separate Sectors?

IN-DEPTH: Data is the lifeblood of a modern organisation, but is it time to treat it as distinct from technology?…

7 years ago

Britain, France And Italy Will Pressure Internet Companies To Tackle ‘Terrorist Content’ Faster

Britain wants Internet firms to remove extremist content from their sites and services in a speedier fashion, with the aim…

7 years ago

Three-Quarters Of Local Government Departments ‘Hit By Malware’

Half of local government bodies said they've been affected by ransomware in the past year, with 76 percent hit by…

7 years ago

EU-US Privacy Shield Heads Into First Annual Review

The controversial pact faces its first test, as data protection policies under the new US administration spur European criticism

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (15 September)

What can you remember about the past seven days in tech?

7 years ago

Startup Showcase: Satchel

Naimish Gohil, CEO & Founder of Edtech firm Satchel, explains how his startup wants to change homework forerver

7 years ago

Civil Servants Warn IT Skills Still Lacking In Government

Civil servants surveyed by techUK say digital skills must be improved, amid recognition of vital role technology plays

7 years ago

US Government Orders All Departments To Remove Kaspersky Products

But Kaspersky Lab says the allegations are 'completely unfounded' and 'no credible evidence has been presented' for the ban

7 years ago

Data Protection Bill To Include Journalist Safeguards

Government says journalists and researchers to be given safeguards under proposed data protection bill

7 years ago

New Citrix Cloud Region Will Serve EU Customers

Citrix wants to support European cloud customers with local data centres

7 years ago

Rackspace To Acquire Datapipe In Largest Deal To Date

The deal is aimed at rapidly expanding Rackspace's ability to manage business workloads across multiple public and private clouds

7 years ago

Google Appeals £2.2bn EU Antitrust Fine For Search Abuse

Google will appeal the fine issued by the EC but it will still have to change practices by 28 September

7 years ago

Best Buy Drops Kaspersky Lab Products Amidst National Security Concerns

The move follows US government allegations that Kaspersky Lab's products could be used to carry out 'nefarious activities against the…

7 years ago

Researcher Finds Two ‘Serious’ Security Flaws In HMRC Website

Both of the bugs could have allowed an attacker to access or modify a user's tax details using specially crafted…

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (8 September)

What can you remember about the past seven days in tech?

7 years ago

Teachers Warn Students ‘Can Hack Into School Servers’

Half of UK teachers feel their IT knowledge is dwarfed by that of their pupils, a study by Sophos has…

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Internet Domain Names

Web domains have a much more interesting history than you might think. Test your knowledge here

7 years ago

Lenovo Gets £2.7m Fine For Pre-Loading Superfish Adware On PCs

Lenovo is hit with fine and conditions in settlement with US authorities after it was determined Superfish harmed consumers

7 years ago