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US Government To Scan Private Firms’ Emails And Web Use
The US Department of Homeland Security will look at private-sector companies in an effort to mitigate cyber-attacks
UK Government Forges Anti-Cyber Crime Partnership
James Brokenshire to chair a meeting of minds on tackling cyber crime next week
Computer Science Finally Becomes Core School Subject In Britain
The government is to make Computer Science a core subject being taught in British schools
Government Increases Funding For Graphene Research
George Osborne has pledged more funding to help British universities conduct graphene research
Government Presses Ahead With G-Cloud III Procurement
The UK government's G-Cloud gets a new version and new features
The UK Was Ignored In ‘Egregious’ ITU Internet Treaty Talks
The UK was ignored by both UN member states and the ITU at this month's crucial meeting in Dubai. That's bad news for a free and open Internet, says Tom Brewster
GCHQ Gives Government Green Light For Wider iPhone Use
CESG paves the way for wider use of iOS devices across government
Bad Education: How The Security Community Has Failed
Government, industry and even journalists have failed to educate the public on security. Tom Brewster explains how we can all help clean up the mess we've made
Government-Hosted Summit Aims To Avoid 4G Showdown
A meeting today involving the government, Ofcom and the four major mobile operators will seek to defuse the threat of litigation surrounding 4G
HMRC Pens Landmark G-Cloud Deal
HMRC plans to move storage to the cloud
MP Peter Hain: Anonymous Hack Was Attack On Freedom Of Speech
Labour MP tells TechWeekEurope Anonymous hack of his site was irrational
Communications Data Bill Public Consultation Closes
Now it's up to the Joint Committee to carry on scrutinising the controversial draft Snooper's Charter>
BBC Under Fire For Secret Use Of RIPA Surveillance Powers
Broadcaster just one of many publicly-funded firms keeping schtum about use of RIPA
Anonymous Strikes Down Government Websites In Assange Protest
Anonymous shows its support for Assange with attacks on DWP and the MoJ
G-Cloud Chief Slams Unsupportive Naysayers
Some people just don't get it, says angry G-Cloud chief Denise McDonagh
Assange Berates US From Ecuador Embassy Balcony
Latin America supports Ecuador's asylum offer for Wikileaks chief
Julian Assange Gets Ecuador Asylum, But Standoff Continues
Assange is still stuck in the Ecuador Embassy in London
Exploit Merchant Vupen Plots London Base
Exclusive: Vupen CEO says business is coming to London as the controversial exploit-selling market continues to expand
UK Gov And Met Police Implicated In TrapWire Surveillance Scare
Number 10 and Scotland Yard named in leaked emails from Wikileaks
MP Threatens Google With A Grilling Over Tax
"Immoral" tax avoidance could face searching questions, warns John Mann MP
Government Cuts ICT Costs By £249m
The government's cost-cutting programme has resulted in £249m of ICT savings for the 2011/12 fiscal year
G-Cloud Store Back Online After ‘Host Error’
Cabinet Office blames a hosting provider for the CloudStore outage
Government Gives Universities Millions For Cyber Security Training Hubs
Francis Maude gives universities millions to produce at least 24 security-minded graduates
Cyber Security Challenge Not Interested In Offensive Skills
Cyber Security Challenge director says the focus is on defence skills, not offensive expertise
Mass Online Spying Campaign Hitting Middle East
The 'Madi' mass cyber espionage campaign sees over 800 machines infected across the Middle East
BT Wins Another BDUK Race With North Yorkshire Contract
N Yorkshire gets its fibre while others wait, because the deal got early EU approval
GCHQ Needs More Cyber War Skills, Say MPs
More cyber soldiers wanted for "active defence" at GCHQ
San Francisco Bans Apple As Macs Lose Green Sticker
Apple loses greed cred - and government money
Home Office Defends ‘Snooper’s Charter’ At Westminster
Home Office officials tell a Parliamentary Committee why they want our communications data