For Tracy Andrew, his military background stands him in good stead for dealing with the real-world IT security issues he and his team encounter when dealing with the sharp end of technology problems that staff in three health trusts experience.

A study from Resource on Demand, the IT recruitment company, claims to show the company has been receiving a record number of enquiries for salesforce and software-as-a-service (SaaS) specialists during the first month of the year.

The Federal Trade Commission sent letters to nearly 100 organizations this week, warning them that customer and/or employee data are currently available on P2P networks according to its recent probe.

Researchers have combined stolen web browser history data with membership of social networking groups to identify large numbers of users who would otherwise be anonymous, it was revealed this week.

HSBC has joined Santander, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Natwest in offering online banking customers free copies of Trusteer’s Rapport password protection software.

Intel was the target of a concerned cyberattack in January – around the same time that Google identified the Operation Aurora attack, according to a 10-K filing that the chip maker made to the SEC.

A team of investigators at Rutgers University has revealed research indicating that smart phones can be compromised by sophisticated rootkits.

In a surprising move, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has criticised the the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), saying that the agreement may be unworkable under current European Union data protection laws.

A consortium of more than 30 major customers of software vendors have called for more secure development of their applications, and for the developers to adhere to best practice at the earliest opportunity.

A federal judge has ordered a suburban Philadelphia school not to reactivate a security system that enabled it to monitor students in their homes without their knowledge. The judge made the emergency ruling after a student sued the school, alleging an …