In response to today’s 14:30 “internet and privacy” debate in Westminster Hall, security expert Eddy Willems, Security Evangelist for antivirus software pioneer G Data, has called for the UK to appoint a home internet-security tsar. Such a person would be tasked with educating home computer users about the risks of malware and home internet security.
Apple has reportedly teamed with SIM-card manufacturer Gemalto to create a ‘special’ SIM card that could allow the company to offer telephony services direct rather than rely on third party carriers.
Google has set a new internet traffic record, accounting for 6.4% of global internet traffic during September, according to new data.
In yet another Wi-Fi privacy story where Google admitted to copying passwords from home networks is proof that people are still leaving their home networks wide open to prey despite the simple security features available on their wireless routers, says Gareth Jones regional sales manager, Cisco Linksys.
Google has admitted to copying household computer passwords and emails while gathering images using its Street View cameras, adding that it is determined to learn lessons from the mistake.
The world’s future battlegrounds will be in cyberspace warns Mark Mason, CEO of smartphone app developer Mubaloo, and the British media seem to be treating the threat as a big joke.
The Prime Minister has pledged to spend £650 million, over the next four years, on managing the risks associated with cyberspace.
Brits are predicted to spend £6.4 bn in December, up from £5.5 billion last year, but will be looking to spread the costs in times of economic uncertainty, according to a new study.
Terrorism and attacks on computer networks are among the biggest threats to the UK, Home Secretary Theresa May has said ahead of the publication of a new National Security Strategy. Rob Cotton, CEO of the UK’s largest information assurance company, NCC Group plc, backs the home secretary’s comments that cyber crime is a “growing” danger, … [Read more…]
Facebook has launched two new features aimed at making the social network more secure.