Proof that even the largest organisation can be hit by unexpected downtime came on Tuesday overnight as the BBC iPlayer, BBC news portal and several other services crashed for just over an hour.

IBM has announced it is sponsoring the creation of a heavy-duty IT security research operation that will operate on a cross-company initiative to assist in helping secure cyberspace.

A report just issued claims that, whilst 80% of adults in the UK own digital assets – ranging from iTunes libraries to online bank accounts – only 9% actually ‘leave’ these assets to their friends and relatives when they die.

US digital certificate authority Comodo has admitted that two more of its Registration Authorities (RAs) have been hacked. The hacks appear to be separate from the so-called Iranian lone hacker incident earlier in the month when at least five accounts …

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Shared Assessments Program have launched a study examining the financial impact of patient data breaches.

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is investigating a major hack of the government’s email systems down under.

The Briar Group, a Boston-based operator of restaurants and bars, has agreed to pay a $110,000 fine for failing to protect credit card information, the first penalty levied under Massachusetts’ new data privacy law.

The Briar Group, a Boston-based operator of restaurants and bars, has agreed to pay a $110,000 fine for failing to protect credit card information, the first penalty levied under Massachusetts’ new data privacy law.

Oil giant BP has caused a stir by revealing it has lost a laptop containing the personal details of 13,000 victims of last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Research published today claims to show that 39% of mobile phone owners in the UK would not spot their handset missing within an hour.