Businesses worldwide need to re-think their use of cloud computing, in light of recent revelations around the Prism and Tempora surveillance programmes, according to independent privacy advocate Caspar Bowden.
Bank of England ranks cyber-attacks above Eurozone crisis as biggest threat
Cyber-attacks have risen to the top of the list of threats for UK banks according to the Bank of England’s director of financial stability, Andrew Haldane, but understanding and management of the risk is still at an “early stage”.
Mobile working and the cloud leads to decline in demand for PC apps
U.K. and U.S. companies are focusing more on mobile app strategies in the cloud than traditional PC app strategies as …
Microsoft previews Skype for Outlook.com
Microsoft is rolling out a preview version of Skype for Outlook.com, allowing users to make calls and send instant messages …
HP ships $169 Slate 7 Android tablet
Hewlett-Packard on Friday started shipping its US$169.99 Slate 7 tablet with Android 4.1, which signals the company’s reentry into the …
Cisco to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys
Cisco is planning to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys for US$310 million in cash and retention-based incentives, the company announced on …
How scientists can create 10 TB/s network speeds
As it stands now, fibre optic cables provide the fastest broadband Internet to homes. But researchers at the University of Southampton in …
Google privacy policy under European investigation
Six European data protection authorities will conduct formal investigations of Google’s privacy policy after the company repeatedly rejected their requests …
Massive DDoS overhyped by media, says website watcher
Much of the news reporting about the massive denial-of-service attack against anti-spam service Spamhaus over the past week or so …
Microsoft brings free Wi-Fi to London cabs
Microsoft has sponsored 225 London taxis with free Wi-Fi as part of a wider roll-out to the public. Taxi advertising …