Saab: Defence companies can put a red line through public cloud
An IT solutions manager at Saab has said that defence companies such as itself can effectively put a red line through public cloud offerings because of the security risks involved.
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Security job market in an 'inflationary spiral'
The information security industry is in an unsustainable inflationary spiral due to low unemployment and rising salaries, according to not-for-profit membership body (ISC)2.
Mystery Nasdaq algorithm accounted for 10% of bandwidth last week
A single mystery algorithm that placed and cancelled orders on Nasdaq’s stock exchange accounted for 4 percent of all quote traffic on the US stock market last week, according to market data firm Nanex.
UK investigating relationship between BT and Huawei
A parliamentary committee in the UK is investigating the relationship between China-based networking giant Huawei and BT, following a damning US report that said the Chinese company posed a threat to its national security.
Social media laws review called after court judgements
The UK’s guidelines for policing offensive comments on social media websites are to be reviewed by lawyers, academics and social media companies, such as Twitter and Facebook.
Natwest disables GetCash app due to fraud
Natwest Bank has admitted that its GetCash mobile phone application service has been suspended after fraudsters managed to steal thousands of pounds from customers with phishing attacks.
Huawei kicks off £1.3bn UK investment with new HQ
Chain-based networking giant Huawei has kicked off its £1.3 billion investment in the UK by signing a deal with Oxford Properties to move its UK headquarters to Green Park in Reading.
EU set to give UK green light for £530m broadband plans
The European Commission is set to give the UK the go-ahead for its plans to distribute £530 million to local authorities for the roll-out of superfast broadband to rural areas, following months of intense negotiations to gain state aid approval.
Companies 'won't have a choice' about using Big Data for ID management
Enterprises will be forced to invest in Big Data technologies to monitor employee behaviour in order to better control remote access to company systems, which is becoming a problem thanks to the ongoing surge in consumerisation.
BT announces 163 new fibre locations and wins Suffolk contract
BT has announced that it plans to extend its £2.5 billion commercial fibre roll-out to an additional 163 exchange locations, which will add more than one million homes and businesses to its final footprint.
Virgin Media in talks with EE over launching 4G services
Virgin Media has confirmed that it is in talks with EE to launch 4G services on its newly rolled out long term evolution (LTE) networks.
Salesforce commits to giving machines social profiles
Salesforce.com is looking to create a market that enables machines to have social networks that interact with employees and customers, where one senior executive told Computerworld UK that the company is in talks with industry to “do more in depth work in this area very soon”.
Cumbria finally accepts BT's revised broadband bid
Cumbria County Council has finally accepted a bid from BT to rollout broadband across the region in a deal that is likely to exceed £70 million.
O2 in discussions with Ofcom to bring 4G spectrum auction forward
Mobile operator O2 is in discussions with communications regulator Ofcom to bring the timeline of the much anticipated 4G auction forward, in what will be seen as an attempt to fight off competition from rival brand EE.
Twitter, Virgin Media, O2 and ISPA slam data-snooping bill
A number of companies, including Twitter and Virgin Media, have raised some serious concerns regarding the government’s Draft Communications Data Bill, which would give police access to communications data for the purposes of tackling serious crime.