Government

CISPA passes US House of Representatives amid continued concerns over inadequate privacy safeguards

April 19, 2013

The US House of Representatives pushed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) forward last night.
 

ENISA receives strengthening vote to appoint executive board and create Cert

April 18, 2013

The EU's network and information security agency (ENISA) is to be strengthened in-line with the proposed cyber security strategy.
 

Monster of the week - why the government struggles with cyber security messaging

March 27, 2013

The US government is suddenly getting serious about cyber security.
 

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills report loss of over 100 devices

March 15, 2013

The department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has lost 83 smartphones and 17 laptops over the past five years.
 

Hitting a moving target?

March 14, 2013

On 1st February the UK government removed all GSi Code of Connection (GCSx) Connectivity from the GCF catalogue. On 7th February, The European Digital Directive was published' - so how can CISOs ensure that their organisations remain compliant when the targets keep moving?
 

RSA Conference: US government security coordinators highlight key strategies for future

February 26, 2013

Calls have been made for the US Congress to work on and approve information security policies to enable a more secure environment.
 

Government tasks FSA to produce cyber security guidance for financial services sector

February 18, 2013

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to lead a government benchmarking scheme to produce guidance on cyber security for the financial services sector.
 

Obama announces plans for voluntary incident sharing as part of Cybersecurity Framework

February 13, 2013

Repeated cyber intrusions into critical infrastructure demonstrate the need for improved cyber security.
 

Even Presidents get the blues

February 11, 2013

It is 23 years since President Bush Senior talked of a 'new world order' of a trusted and peaceful world.
 

The truth about the UK's cyber security capabilities?

February 08, 2013

At the end of last year, I highlighted a news story that described the UK's response to a cyber incident as 'fragmented and failing'.
 

EU cyber security plans welcomed, with insistence that objectives must be achieved

February 08, 2013

Yesterday's announcement by the European Commission on cyber security has been welcomed for creating a unified approach that cuts across borders and encouraging teams to collaborate and share data.
 

How public distrust is affecting cyber security strategies

January 22, 2013

Consumer confidence in cyber security has clearly eroded over the past couple of years, and there is an urgent need for organisations of all industries, whether public or private, to reassure consumers they are capable of safeguarding networks.
 

Report claims armed forces would be 'fatally compromised' by a cyber attack

January 09, 2013

The armed forces are so dependent on information and communications technology, that a cyber attack could fatally compromise its ability to operate.
 

Government security education programme to target children and 'risky men'

January 03, 2013

The government is to target children and 'risky men' in an effort to educate them about online security.
 

Communications data will be 'honeypot for hackers' says peer

November 01, 2012

Serious criminals and nation states will increase attacks on communications providers with UK customers if a controversial draft communications law is enacted, according to a Liberal Democrat peer.
 

Researcher demonstrates Pentagon XSS vulnerability

December 09, 2009

A months-old cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the website for the Pentagon was brought to light again this week when a researcher posted two attack scenarios.
 

UK cyber security centre to launch

June 15, 2009

No 10 to unveil 'widened' US-style cyber security strategy within weeks
 

Obama appoints federal chief information officer

Angela Moscaritolo March 06, 2009

President Obama has appointed the first-ever federal chief information officer (CIO).
 

Removable devices pose new security risk

July 17, 2008

Government departments 'must beef up the security of removable devices such as USB memory sticks and removable hard drives' to avoid data breaches.
 

Exclusive: Bletchley Park set for Lottery rescue

July 04, 2008

The home of Britain's codebreaking efforts during the War has entered into detailed discussions with the Heritage Lottery Fund for significant funding to rebuild its rotting infrastructure
 

Indian Government withdraws threat over BlackBerry services

July 04, 2008

The threat which could have led to the country's BlackBerry services being suspended appears to have lifted after the Government backed down on its own demands for access to users' data
 

HMRC breach would have been avoided for just £15,000

July 03, 2008

The catastrophic loss of information of 25 million UK citizens last year would have been avoided if Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs had spent a maximum of £15,000 on the extraction of data, but it turned down this expenditure because information security was such a low priority, one of the breach investigators revealed today
 

Data watchdog admits to deluge of Central Government breach info

July 03, 2008

The Information Commmissioner's Office has revealed it has been voluntarily informed of a huge number of security breaches - mostly in Westminster - while it eyes up plans for a new law which could make the reporting of such incidents compulsory
 

US Army set to hire internet spies

July 02, 2008

The American military is to increase its intelligence on the internet by hiring a contractor to analyse web pages, chatrooms and blogs on pertinent threats 24 hours a day
 

Europe just "weeks" away from data sharing deal with FBI

July 01, 2008

Brussels insiders have confirmed that the European Commission is nearing the conclusion of talks with the Americans over the provision of citizens' personal information to the FBI for terrorism fighting purposes
 

Exclusive: Privacy campaigners may sue EC over provision of citizens' personal data to the FBI

June 30, 2008

A leading civil rights organisation is threatening the European Commission with legal action as Brussels nears an agreement with the US over plans to release details of individuals' credit card histories and internet browsing habits to the FBI
 

Poynter review: HMRC has radically reduced security risks

June 26, 2008

PwC chairman Kieran Poynter, the man tasked to investigate what happened in the catastrophic HMRC data breach, has revealed that significant progress has been made since the disastrous information leakage last October
 

Case study: Deep inside the Serious Fraud Office's digital forensics unit

June 26, 2008

The SFO invited SC Magazine for a sneak preview of its recently revamped digital forensics unit, where scientists were hard at work dissecting and interrogating the latest mobile devices
 

Oyster card hackers may have their research blocked

June 26, 2008

Two Dutch academics who came to London last week to prove they could break the cipher behind London's Oyster travel card have been warned by the country's Government not to expose any secrets in their upcoming paper on the subject
 

Pacific island knocked off internet by DDoS attack

June 26, 2008

The Marshall Islands have been subjected to a prolonged bout of unexpected email traffic, preventing citizens receiving emails, but the reason for the attack remains unclear
 

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