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BT Global Services head resigns
News Besides commercial customers, many of which use BT for their telephone and communications requirements, Global Services also handles a lot of business with the UK government and runs large parts of... [03 Nov 2008]
Lords to debate security progress of "wild west" web
News The House of Lords will debate personal internet security on Friday, with the aim of assessing the progress the government has made on... [06 Oct 2008]
Broadband Britain: UK needs wireless patchwork
News Caio also called on the government to liaise with the construction industry to make sure all new buildings are fibre-ready, and relax restrictions on overhead fibre cabling. His... [12 Sep 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News The CMA, which is part of the British Computer Society (BCS), attacked the government for failing to follow through on its promises regarding NGA. David Harrington,... [07 Jul 2008]
Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals
News Lacklustre controls on spending over the full lifetime of government outsourcing contracts are leading to "poor value for money" because public sector organisations are lured by low upfront costs, claims... [04 Apr 2008]
Self-assessment tax site crashes out on deadline day
News The system is part of the government ecommerce service, Government Gateway, which was updated last October to cope with future growth and to allow for usage peaks such... [31 Jan 2008]
Stolen MoD laptop contains 600,000 records
News A Ministry of Defence (MoD) laptop containing personal data about 600,000 people has been stolen in the latest security breach to hit the government.silicon.com's Full Disclosure... [21 Jan 2008]
Tech suppliers get ID card lowdown
News Companies interested in becoming suppliers to the government's controversial ID card scheme have been given the lowdown on what to expect if they are successful. The... [17 Sep 2007]
Evesham pins bankruptcy blame on Brown
News Evesham Technology fell into administration on Friday, blaming the business' troubles on the government's decision to axe the Home Computer Initiative.... [07 Aug 2007]
HP leak probe scandal: Dunn steps down
News But government investigators have told two CNET News.com reporters that their personal phone records were accessed the week before that story was published. Reporter Dawn Kawamoto was told by... [25 Sep 2006]
Web smut labelling plan still on cards
News Even though there have been no hearings, the legislation has been attached to two separate measures - a massive communications bill and a bill to fund large portions of the federal... [19 Sep 2006]
Global cyber-crime treaty gets Senate nod
News It says internet providers must co-operate with electronic searches and seizures without reimbursement; the FBI must conduct electronic surveillance "in real time" on behalf of another government; that... [07 Aug 2006]
Beware 'suicidal' malware, says CyberTrust
News Speaking at the IT Security in Government Conference in Canberra, Australia on Friday, Brian Denehy, security assurance engineer at CyberTrust, told delegates the vast... [28 Jul 2006]
Tech group appeals ISP wiretapping diktat
News A coalition of civil liberties groups and technology companies, including Pulver.com and Sun Microsystems, is appealing a US federal court ruling that forces ISPs to create backdoors for government wiretapping. [24 Jul 2006]
US ill-prepared for "cyber Katrina"
News But many sectors of the economy continue to urge the government to be better prepared, should such an event happen. The report said: "There is no national policy on why,... [26 Jun 2006]
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