Sphonic platform launches to help online merchants reduce fraud
A new middleware technology platform has launched to help e-commerce and m-commerce merchants manage the risk of ‘consumer-not-present’ transactions and reduce fraud.
View ArticleCambridge start-up Featurespace helps Betfair prevent fraud
Fraud and customer churn are issues that most organisations have to deal with at one time or another, but collecting huge volumes of data on customers to try and identify general patterns is not always...
View ArticleGemalto and CorFire to help Vodafone deploy NFC services
Vodafone Group has announced new deals with digital security firm Gemalto and m-commerce company CorFire to help develop its mobile wallet services offering.
View ArticleDell to offer managed services for SAP HANA in Europe
Dell is expanding its services based on SAP's HANA in-memory database to help organisations in Europe make informed decisions, improve operations and increase performance.
View ArticleSoftware 'glitches' are not acceptable. Learn from aviation
The term “glitch” is often used to describe an error in software, but the word itself undermines the severity of such errors, according to open source software company Adacore.
View ArticleCybergeddon likely to be caused by 'glorious cock-up'
Cybergeddon is more likely to be caused by a “glorious cock-up” than a state-sponsored cyber attack, according to Paul Simmonds, co-founder of the Jericho Forum and former CISO of AstraZeneca and ICI.
View ArticleSecurity vendors failing to tackle mobile malware, say CISOs
Malware is still the biggest threat to mobile security, but most mobile device management (MDM) strategies tend to focus on securing the physical device in case of loss of theft, according to Peter...
View ArticleCisco pushes ahead with context-aware security vision
Cisco made two significant security announcements at its Cisco Live conference in London this week, reiterating its commitment to offering an integrated platform for defence, discovery, and remediation...
View ArticlePCI DSS: is the cure worse than the disease?
Complying with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is prohibitively expensive, and the cost of compliance bears very little relation to the cost of a breach, according to Dave...
View ArticleUK payments industry is suffering from a lack of innovation: KPMG
UK PLC is in desperate need of a new money transmission system that does a better job of handling the plethora of digital payment methods that are in use today.
View ArticleUK government offers SMEs £5,000 to improve their cyber security
The UK government's Technology Strategy Board has extended its Innovation Vouchers scheme to allow small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to bid for up to £5,000 from a £500,000 pot to improve their cyber...
View ArticleInfosec 2013: There is no such thing as information security risk
There is no such thing as information security risk, according to Serge Baudot, head of information security and business continuity management at easyJet. The only risk that matters within any...
View ArticleInfosec 2013: cyber security sector failing to attract new talent
The cyber security sector in the UK is failing to attract young people into the industry – especially women – according to research released this week by e-skills UK.
View ArticleUK government dumps controversial web snooping bill
The UK government has abandoned plans to introduce its controversial Communications Data Bill, better known as the “snooper's charter,” which would have given security services sweeping powers to...
View ArticleIpsos MORI denies selling EE customers' personal data to third parties
Analytics firm Ipsos MORI has refuted the suggestion that it is selling EE customers' personal data its clients, claiming that all information is anonymised and aggregrated, and cannot be connected to...
View ArticleHome Office launches £4 million cyber security awareness campaign
The UK government has announced a new £4 million campaign to raise awareness of how to stay safe online, as part of its National Cyber Security Programme.
View ArticleThree quarters of consumers concerned about privacy online: report
In spite of assertions by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and others that the age of privacy is over, new research commissioned by civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch has revealed that...
View ArticlePrism should make businesses think twice about cloud computing
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...
View ArticleUK government and defence firms team up to fight cyber threats
BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin and BT are among a group of defence and security companies that have pledged to support the government in bolstering the security of the UK against sophisticated cyber...
View ArticleSoftware 'glitches' are not acceptable. Learn from aviation
The term “glitch” is often used to describe an error in software, but the word itself undermines the severity of such errors, according to open source software company Adacore.
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