Month: August 2016

TfL extends its open data API to support London’s 24-hour tube service, with TfL saying the API won’t break existing apps

Franchises such as Cerber are making highly profitable ransomware available to a broader range of cyber criminals, according to a report by security firm Check Point

A hacking group called the Shadow Brokers claims to have turned the tables on the US National Security Agency (NSA) by hacking into its servers, stealing information and auctioning it off. Reports have...

Google is betting on simplicity, cross-platform functionality and privacy concerns to attract smartphone uses to its Duo video-calling app

Ofcom’s summary of responses to its consultation over the proposed broadband universal service obligation reveals that many service providers do not want to take on the job

Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 and 8.1 will receive cumulative updates once a month instead of individual ones from October 2016. You may recall that this was a trick already used by Microsoft...

Google has started the rollout of end-to-end encrypted video calling app Duo as the company rejigs its video chat line-up to take on Apple's FaceTime video calling service. Announced at this year's Google...

The European Commission (EC) is considering making web-based chat services such as Skype, WhatsApp and iMessage subject to the same laws governing telecoms providers, which could have a big impact on privacy...

Ongoing data breaches through point of sale malware highlights the need for security standards and central support for franchisees in the hotel industry, say security experts

There has been a big rise in the number of data scientist positions in the UK and Europe in the first half of 2016