New security laws should force internet firms to keep users’ data such as web browsing history, the former head of GCHQ says.
Vodafone customer details accessed
Almost 2,000 Vodafone customers may be open to fraud after their personal details were accessed, the phone operator says.
Third person held over TalkTalk hack
A 20-year-old man from Staffordshire is arrested over the TalkTalk cyber attack – the third person held over the security breach.
Genomics big data compels IT to rediscover efficiency techniques
Genomics is generating big data at such a scale that research institutes such as the Sanger in Cambridge are having to rediscover storage techniques from the past
Golden Joysticks winners 2015 revealed
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt wins five awards at this year’s Golden Joysticks with Grand Theft Auto winning four prizes.
Google set to merge ChromeOS with Android
Google’s experiment to establish its second operating system – ChromeOS – is expected to merge into a future Android release
EU told to protect Snowden as privacy fears continue
MEPs have called for EU states to protect Edward Snowden and on the EC to do more to protect the fundamental rights of citizens
Law enforcement cracks down on DroidJack Android snooping malware users
A joint EU/US operation on the DroidJack malware is the latest example of international collaboration between law enforcement officers directed at cyber crime
Alcatel-Lucent transformation cuts HR costs by 30% with cloud platform
Alcatel-Lucent expects to have its cloud human resources (HR) platform used in 62 countries by the end of the year, replacing aging on-premise HR IT systems
Social exclusion, IoT and data privacy the biggest issues facing digital economy
At the 2015 Parliament and Internet conference in Westminster, a series of panels explored some of the key issues affecting the UK’s digital economy