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Bad security products 'pose a threat'

Enterprise security is being compromised by the number of poor security products on the market in a world where hackers have become more organized, delegates at the RSA Security conference were told...

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Security guru notes how IT eases committing fraud

Fraud expert, author and ex-con artist Frank Abagnale doesn't use online banking, thinks ID cards are a bad idea, and reckons the U.K. needs data breach notification laws.

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UK privacy watchdog slams databases, year of data loss

The number of data breaches reported to the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has soared to 277 in almost a year, new figures released Wednesday revealed.

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Forrester: This tech recession will be different

The technology sector is facing a recession, but it will be different to the dot com crash, according to Forrester founder George Colony.

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University digital time machine to conserve old files

Computer historians and researchers at Portsmouth University are developing a software emulator that will recognise and run all computer files from the 1970s through to the present day.

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Gmail outage caused by rogue code

New code triggered a failure during routine maintenance of Google's European datacentres, which led to a two hour shutdown of its Gmail system around the world last week.

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Telegraph website hack exposes 700,000 subscriber details

National UK daily newspaper The Telegraph was compromised by Romanian hacking group, Hackersblog late last week.

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Massive 2 million PCs botnet uncovered

One of the largest botnets ever to be discovered has infected 1.9 million computers around the world, including corporate and government machines, according to a security firm.

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Under-fire £224m children's database launched

A controversial database featuring the details of every child in England has become available to childcare professionals today.

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Forrester Forum: Keep control of cloud computing

The cloud computing business model is a threat to traditional information technology, but for end users, it carries a risk of "lock-in".

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Forrester Forum: Social networks key to the future

IT and business technology will take centre stage in the post-recession economy, according to George Colony, CEO of Forrester.

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Linux mainframe use grows

Linux on mainframes is set to increase as enterprises look to deliver more value from existing IT assets during the recession.

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EU Parliament rejects ACTA in 663 to 13 vote for openness

The EU Parliament has approved a common resolution that calls for openness over the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in a 663-to-13 vote.

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Apple iPad arrives early in UK

The Apple iPad officially goes on sale in the UK at 8am tomorrow, 28 May, however some pre-order units of the touchscreen, tablet-style computer have been delivered a day early.

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