Internet

Google fixes another seven serious security flaws in Chrome

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Mozilla also corrects the same vulnerability in its Firefox browser
21 Feb 2012

Government launches CloudStore

Cloud computing suppliers announced by government
Publishes the list of suppliers for its G-Cloud
20 Feb 2012

UK absent from Fibre-to-the-Home global ranking

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Only economies with more than 1 per cent of households connected to FTTH can be ranked
17 Feb 2012

Barclays develops internal app store

Retail bank aims to increase productivity by enabling staff to work and communicate via apps
17 Feb 2012

Google disables prepaid cards over Google Wallet security fears

The search giant says this as a temporary measure, with a permanent fix coming soon
13 Feb 2012

Google says bug bounties have made its products safer

The firm has paid out £260,000 in rewards to people who have found bugs in its web applications
10 Feb 2012

Malware authors get social to improve cyber attacks

Cyber criminals are offering their products as SaaS, creating social networking and CRM around their tools, and using open-source techniques to further improve their malware
09 Feb 2012

Google fixes vulnerabilities in Chrome and adds malware detector

The search firm adds feature to scan downloaded executable files for evidence of malicious intent
09 Feb 2012

Betfair boosts revenue with Oracle analytics

Real-time decision analytics tool helps online betting site maximise revenue by offering personalised content to users
08 Feb 2012

DWP appoints Monster to overhaul Jobcentre Plus online services

The contract is worth up to £20m
07 Feb 2012

John Lewis launches bring-your-own tablets policy for senior staff

Retailer's CIO is also looking to develop apps for customers, as well as John Lewis staff
06 Feb 2012

Verisign admits it was victim of hacking

Firm managing the .com domain took a year to inform its own management of the data breaches
03 Feb 2012

Facebook set to float

The social networking site has filed for its initial public offering in the US
02 Feb 2012

Cisco visionary highlights the top IT trends of the coming decade

Networking firm's chief futurist says technology has taken over from natural selection
02 Feb 2012

Maude hails gov.uk beta as another milestone in government IT transformation

Government web domain predicted to save £50m a year
01 Feb 2012

Scotland publishes digital infrastructure plan

It aims to have world-class digital infrastructure in place by 2020
01 Feb 2012

Data protection changes will improve cloud uptake, says Kroes

Neelie Kroes says the unification of EU data protection rules will make compliance simpler for cloud providers
31 Jan 2012

Google tries to allay privacy fears, but users still not convinced

The internet giant announced plants to consolidate 60 privacy policies last week
30 Jan 2012

BBC signs deal to make iPlayer available on Sky in 2012

iPlayer will be available to 5 million Sky subscribers
30 Jan 2012

Cambridgeshire council seeks supplier to make significant investment in broadband rollout

Council needs to tap private sector for £70m
30 Jan 2012

Hackers disguise malware as Google Hangouts feature

Fake plug-in for free videoconferencing service downloads malware
27 Jan 2012

Symantec warns of severe vulnerability with pcAnywhere product

The security firm says the recent exposure of its source code has resulted in some vulnerabilities, and is working to patch them
27 Jan 2012

Amazon becomes enterprise cloud backup provider

Cloud firm unveils new storage gateway
26 Jan 2012

BT and Everything Everywhere extend 4G LTE trial in Cornwall to June 2012

Residents in remote area enjoy an average download speed of 7Mbit/s
26 Jan 2012