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Industry weighs up GCHQ cyber protection plans
News Security market watchers cast a critical eye over Government plans to protect businesses from cyber crime.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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GCHQ denies Anonymous website takedown claims
News Government surveillance agency claims website unaffected by hacking group's latest DDoS attack.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Government sites survive triple takedown attempt by
News Home Office claims last weekend's Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks left systems and services unharmed.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Does the government want to snoop on your data?
In-depth Does the government really want you to tell them everything? And what are its new communications-watching plans all about? Simon Brew finds out more…
By Simon Brew Published
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GCHQ says BlackBerry is safest
News GCHQ division CESG says BlackBerrys are the safest phones for sensitive Government data, as it offers smartphone security guidance.
By Tom Brewster Published
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Government wants businesses to snoop for GCHQ
News Firms are being asked to help stop the bad guys by feeding information to Government officials.
By Stewart Mitchell Published
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Private sector to use GCHQ tech?
News Reports claim GCHQ will give its technology to the private sector. For a price.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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Week in Review: Fry thinks Windows Phone 7 gets it right,
News This week, Stephen Fry backs Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7, whilst senior Government officials hint at more funding to tackle cyber crime.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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Government funding boost to fight cyber crime?
News The director of the Office for Cyber Security has hinted at a big boost to funding in next week’s spending review.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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GCHQ: UK critical services cyber threat is real
News UK critical infrastructure operators are facing a real cyber threat, GCHQ's director says.
By Tom Brewster Published
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Government agency denies tech monitoring plans
News The Government Communciations Headquarters has denied developing technology to monitor all UK phone and internet use.
By Jennifer Scott Published
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Government to spy on email using £12bn database
News A huge database would store billions of pieces of communication in order to fight against terrorism, but how will it stay secure?
By Janae Olinger Published
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