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UK falls behind Europe on flexible working

UK falls behind Europe on flexible working

Less than half of UK firms offer flexi working, says survey.
Lisa Kelly Jul 10 2006 1:49PM Training & Development
UK software faces a brain drain

UK software faces a brain drain

A new report calls for urgent action to reverse a drop in the number of
computer science graduates and the migration of jobs overseas.
IT Week Jul 7 2006 1:46PM Training & Development
EBay to launch Express service in the UK

EBay to launch Express service in the UK

EBay.co.uk is preparing to launch a new site which it claims will help UK small businesses to better compete online.
Matt Chapman Jul 6 2006 11:57AM Software
UK facing £20bn IT skills shortage

UK facing £20bn IT skills shortage

Just 20,000 new IT graduates each year.
Matt Chapman Jul 6 2006 11:57AM Training & Development
UK firms gamble with customer data

UK firms gamble with customer data

Just under half of UK IT directors are breaking the Data Protection Act and putting customer data at risk, according to a study by IT management firm Compuware.
Matt Chapman Jul 5 2006 10:00AM Software
Big ISPs dominate UK broadband market

Big ISPs dominate UK broadband market

The top 10 ISPs in the UK have more than 88 per cent of the UK broadband market between them and that share is increasing, according to a survey of the industry.
Matt Chapman Jul 3 2006 9:20AM Telco/ISP
Finnish and U.K. police arrest worm gang

Finnish and U.K. police arrest worm gang

Police in the U.K. and Finland have arrested three men in connection with worm attacks.
René Millman Jun 28 2006 10:51AM Security
U.K. consumers unaware of online scams

U.K. consumers unaware of online scams

Nearly one in three U.K. consumers are unaware of phishing emails and other scams, according to a new study.
René Millman Jun 20 2006 11:35AM Security
U.K. planning applicants open to identity theft

U.K. planning applicants open to identity theft

Local authorities in the UK are leaving people open to identity theft, according to anti-fraud watchdog, CIFAS.
René Millman Jun 8 2006 4:17PM Security
One third of U.K. firms have fired staff over email misuse

One third of U.K. firms have fired staff over email misuse

More than a third of U.K. companies has fired an employee for violating email policies, according to new research.
René Millman Jun 5 2006 1:48PM Security
Study: Men a bigger insider threat to U.K. businesses than women

Study: Men a bigger insider threat to U.K. businesses than women

Businesses in the U.K. face a serious security threat from their own employees, according to new research.
René Millman Jun 2 2006 2:40PM Security
U.K. sees first online blackmail case

U.K. sees first online blackmail case

Police in Manchester are investigating the case of a Rochdale woman whose computer files had been encrypted by cybercriminals.
René Millman Jun 1 2006 4:13PM Security
Viruses still the biggest IT fear for U.K. firms

Viruses still the biggest IT fear for U.K. firms

The vast majority of U.K.-based small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) believe that viruses are the biggest security threat to their IT systems, according to new research.
William Eazel May 9 2006 10:11AM Security
U.K. Cabinet Office backs security enhanced Linux

U.K. Cabinet Office backs security enhanced Linux

Steve Marsh, director of the U.K. government’s Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA), has announced that IBM, and its partners Tresys Technology and Belmin Group, are working with the U.K. Cabinet Office to demonstrate one of the first mainstream mandatory access control (MAC) environments. The design is based upon Security Enhanced Linux and IBM WebSphere.
William Eazel May 2 2006 10:58AM Security
MessageLabs gains U.K. quality award

MessageLabs gains U.K. quality award

The MessageLabs Anti-Virus Service was awarded the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA) Claims Tested (CCT) mark - a U.K. government quality award initiative for information security products and services.
William Eazel May 2 2006 10:58AM Security
MasterCard, Visa following U.K. breach

MasterCard, Visa following U.K. breach

MasterCard International said today it is responding to a "potential" security breach at a U.K.-based retailer – but would not confirm whether any of its cardholders were affected.
Dan Kaplan Apr 28 2006 9:41PM Security
U.K. squeezes BlackBerry security

U.K. squeezes BlackBerry security

CESG - the information assurance arm of the U.K. government communication headquarters (GCHQ) yesterday granted approval for government employees to use BlackBerry devices from Canadian vendor Research In Motion (RIM) to handle restricted data.
William Eazel Apr 28 2006 10:59AM Security
IT security more imporant to most U.K. businesses

IT security more imporant to most U.K. businesses

Three-quarters of U.K. businesses rate security as a high or very high priority for their senior management or board of directors, according to the latest government-sponsored survey of breaches in the U.K. released at Infosec London.
William Eazel Apr 26 2006 10:13AM Security
U.K. governments and industry tackle online abuse

U.K. governments and industry tackle online abuse

New guidance to protect children using chatrooms and search engines was published yesterday by the U.K. Home Office, which is also preparing to launch a new Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).
William Eazel Apr 25 2006 9:30AM Security
U.K. firms fail to encrypt data

U.K. firms fail to encrypt data

U.K. businesses are failing to adopt the security controls needed to protect customers' information, according to the 2006 Department of Trade and Industry's biennial Information Security Breaches Survey.
William Eazel Apr 12 2006 10:24AM Security

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