Warren Buffett buys stake in IBM
Billionaire Warren Buffett has bought a US $10.7 billion stake in IBM over the last eight months.
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O2 switches on 4G network in London
O2 has turned on the first 4G network today to provide superfast mobile broadband to customers in London.
Adidas websites hit by cyber attack
Adidas, the German sports apparel and equipment company, has revealed that its websites were the target of a "sophisticated, criminal cyber attack" last week.
Government and business should work together to understand cyber threats, expert says
Government and businesses can help each other by sharing resources to understand cyber threats, a security consultant has urged.
Companies back government 'midata' plan to give people control over their data
Google, Visa, Lloyds Banking Group and British Gas are some of the companies that have announced their support for a government initiative that aims to release personal data back to consumers.
British Foreign Office blocked 'significant' cyber attack
The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) suffered a "significant" attack on its computer systems this summer, the head of the intelligence agency GCHQ has revealed.
NHS staff posted patient information on Facebook
NHS staff have been breaching the Data Protection Act (DPA) by posting confidential patient details and photographs on Facebook, a report has found.
UK MPs call for jail sentences in data breach cases
Harsher punishment, such as a prison sentence, should be delivered to criminals who breach the Data Protection Act, MPs on the Justice Committee has said.
Private sector data breaches up 58 percent
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has revealed that the number of data security breaches in the private sector has increased by 58 percent year-on-year.
UBS admits internal fraud controls were 'not effective'
UBS has admitted that certain internal controls were not in place at the time that rogue trader Kweku Adoboli allegedly ran up a $2 billion (£1.3 billion) loss on the bank's derivatives desk.
VMware CEO Maritz warns customers to be prepared for licensing changes
VMware's CEO, Paul Maritz, has warned that the pricing model for virtualisation will evolve "radically" as it heads towards a more consumption-based model.
Bank of Scotland finally admits online banking problems still ongoing
The Bank of Scotland has finally admitted that the online banking problems that arose from a systems migration carried out by parent company Lloyds Banking Group over a month ago are still ongoing.
Raytheon hit by cloud-based attack
Defence company Raytheon has revealed that it was the victim of a cloud-based attack for the first time,with the incident occurring just last week.
London 2012 CIO: 'It's very hard to launch a DDoS attack on us'
Cyber criminals will find it "very hard" to launch a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the London 2012 Olympic Games website, according to the Olympic Games CIO.
UK broadband providers face speed advertising crackdown
Internet service providers (ISPs) have been warned over misleading customers with their broadband speed claims.