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RSS details in newsGovernment racks up 100 data breaches
News Whitehall has suffered a further 30 data breaches since it lost 25 million people's details last November. The issue of public data loss became a bigger issue with the HMRC's loss of 25 million people's details on two CDs, which sparked a host of... [24 Jun 2008]
Google helps measure up audiences
News He declined to provide further details on the plans. The company was confirming details first reported by the Wall Street Journal about Google's plans to compete with established providers of eeb audience measurement tools such as comScore and... [24 Jun 2008]
Parliament websites go to the polls
News You can find out more details on the BCS website. Parliament and politicians are increasingly making use of the web but it's now the public's turn to have a say on which MP has the best website. The British Computer Society (BCS) has launched a... [20 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News The PC, which was lost on Saturday, contained details of the Cabinet minister's constituency work, and some "restricted information", according to a spokesperson for the department for communities and local government. [18 Jun 2008]
Clock is ticking on Windows XP
News Details of Vista SP1 revealed After a long-announced transition, 30 June marks the end of an era at Microsoft. Well, really it's the end of two eras. Not only does the date mark the departure of Bill Gates but another epoch is also really coming to... [16 Jun 2008]
Cotton Traders' site hacked: Thousands of details stolen
News Thousands of credit card details have been stolen after high street retailer Cotton Traders' website was hacked. Hackers breached the company website in January and stole encrypted customer details. It was initially reported that 38,000 card... [11 Jun 2008]
Google looks to the cloud to woo business
News More details are expected later this year. Google sees all enterprise trends pointing toward cloud computing and it wants a piece of the action. Rishi Chandra, product manager for Google Enterprise, speaking at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in the... [11 Jun 2008]
Open source guru criticises Oyster software
News He also warned that the RFID chip on the card might be read at other times, allowing information to be gathered besides details of Tube and bus travel. Free-software advocate Richard Stallman has spoken out against the association of open-source... [10 Jun 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News It also warns of bank accounts being taken over by fraudsters tricking call centre workers, a 37 per cent rise in the cost of phone, internet and mail order fraud and the threat from chip and PIN devices being modified to capture card details. [06 Jun 2008]
ANPR "ring of steel" watches over Manchester
News Manchester is now protected by a "ring of steel" - a network of surveillance cameras that will log almost every car entering the city centre. The network of 15 automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras cover main approaches to the... [05 Jun 2008]
SMS snitch pilot targets knife crime in schools
News Posters (see image below) urge children to text details of potential offenders, such as their name, nickname, school and year. Text messages sent to the Crimestoppers UK number are encrypted and routed through a secure server so informants' details... [03 Jun 2008]
Exclusive: silicon.com reveals the world's Tech Hotspots
News The silicon.com Tech Hotspots special report profiles each of the 20 cities on the list and explains what makes them so important, and even offers handy information for the executive business traveller including details of local airports and ideas... [03 Jun 2008]
BT buys into videoconferencing
News BT's purchase of Wire One was settled five weeks ago but the company has waited to make a full announcement when some final details were settled, McCormack said. BT announced yesterday it has completed the acquisition of Wire One Holdings, a... [03 Jun 2008]
Which is the UK's best IT department?
News More details of the IT Team of the Year award and how to enter are here. Has your IT department gone above and beyond the call of duty and made a real difference to your business this year? Why not shout about it and enter the IT Team of the Year... [29 May 2008]
Fujitsu ditches £896m NHS IT contract
News The Cerner Millennium care record system deployed by Fujitsu recently went down twice in one month, leaving NHS staff in the south of England without access to patient details. Fujitsu has dumped its £896m contract with the NHS after disagreement... [29 May 2008]
