Alex Hamilton
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UK Police woefully unequipped to handle data
By Alex Hamilton published
News Only one in 17 police forces tested by the ICO have been found to adequately handle people’s data

Skyhigh Networks backed by Salesforce in $40m funding round
By Alex Hamilton published
News Cloud security company gets big name backer in its second successful funding drive

EU firms ignore more than 40% of customer data requests
By Alex Hamilton published
News EU companies are ignoring more than four out of ten data requests from their customers, it is claimed

Dropbox used by hackers to "spread" dangerous malware
By Alex Hamilton published
News Malware and viruses are being hosted on Dropbox and have infected more than 500,000 people already

Google unveils $50m drive to get girls coding
By Alex Hamilton published
News Google's "Made With Code" initiative aims to interest young women in computer science to bridge the gender gap

Heartbleed bug still a risk for 300,000 unpatched servers
By Alex Hamilton published
News Initial fears about the havoc Heartbleed could cause have started to die down, but users still need to patch their systems

Government row sparked over IT procurement
By Alex Hamilton published
News Vince Cable attacks conservative IT policy for slow emails and standstill systems

Gender gap widens as fewer women employed in IT
By Alex Hamilton published
News Figures released by a UK institute suggest the number of women in IT is in steady decline

Microsoft: Office work is obsolete in the mobile & BYOD era
By Alex Hamilton published
News The office is an outdated concept, says Microsoft’s Anand Krishnan

LSE: Cloud is "years ahead" of modern IT
By Alex Hamilton published
News Professor at the London School of Economics hails the cloud as years ahead of modern IT services

IBM: Cloud to power enterprise business growth for years to come
By Alex Hamilton published
News The cloud will be a key factor in aiding business growth in the future, says IBM CTO

Microsoft releases develop-centric web browser
By Alex Hamilton published
News Microsoft reveals its new developer-focused browser to gain ground on rivals

Microsoft-owned Android patents revealed by Chinese website
By Alex Hamilton published
News Chinese authorities post lists detailing the extend of Redmond's hold over Android manufacturers

Microsoft Azure’s stock of IPv4 addresses runs dry in US
By Alex Hamilton published
News Microsoft switches its IPs to South America as Azure registration runs out in the US

Domino's Pizza customer details held to ransom by hackers
By Alex Hamilton published
News Domino's customer databases hacked, while perpetrators demand a ransom

LinkedIn reinforces tech industry's diversity issues
By Alex Hamilton published
News LinkedIn has posted a demographic of their workforce, proving that there is a real lack of some ethnic groups in big companies

Apple iPhone USB adapters pulled over safety concerns
By Alex Hamilton published
News Apple has launched a scheme to replace USB adapters for some of its iPhones because of overheating concerns

Home addresses to be published online by .uk domain firm
By Alex Hamilton published
News A policy change by .uk domain company Nominet means "commercial" users will have their details publicly displayed

HP shows how it's using big data to "save the planet"
By Alex Hamilton published
News Big data analysis is aiding researchers to mitigate the human impact on the planet, says HP

HP debuts Apollo supercomputer
By Alex Hamilton published
News HP attempts to win back the high-end market with liquid-cooled super servers

EU industry chiefs meet to debate online privacy rights
By Alex Hamilton published
News European representatives will be discussing EU citizens' right to privacy and expression at a conference in Strasbourg

US tech firms labelled "pawns" of the US governemnt by China
By Alex Hamilton published
News Chinese state media accuses US tech companies of spying on state secrets, vowing that they will be punished

Government's Cyber Essentials Scheme aims to protect firms
By Alex Hamilton published
News The government has released a certification scheme for companies bidding on ICT contracts to ensure they are secure from cyber attacks
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