British Zynga hacker jailed for two years 

British Zynga hacker jailed for two years

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 22 March 2011 1:25 PM
Stole $11.4m of virtual chips.
Judge OKs Twitter in Assange appeal 

Judge OKs Twitter in Assange appeal

In Web/client - By Liam Tung, 15 December 2010 9:09 AM
Bail set but appealed.
Clegg vows to restore British privacy 

Clegg vows to restore British privacy

In Risk - By Rosalie Marshall, 21 May 2010 12:53 PM
Deputy PM promises major overhaul of databases, CCTV and DNA storage.
Local industry keen to mirror UK’s data breach fines 

Local industry keen to mirror UK’s data breach fines

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 26 March 2010 9:22 AM
£500,000 fines could help secure society.
British spy chief's cover blown on Facebook 

British spy chief's cover blown on Facebook

In Messaging - 6 July 2009 2:23 PM
Wife posts pictures on social networking site.
Bloggers have no right to privacy, says British court 

Bloggers have no right to privacy, says British court

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 18 June 2009 11:00 AM
The High Court in London has ruled that bloggers have no right to privacy under British law since “blogging is essentially a public rather than a private activity.”
Tech giants asked to opt out of Phorm 

Tech giants asked to opt out of Phorm

In Risk - By Rosalie Marshall, 25 March 2009 10:14 AM
The Open Rights Group has asked seven major technology firms to opt out of BT's Phorm in order to protect web users' privacy.
British troops may face Facebook ban 

British troops may face Facebook ban

In Messaging - 17 February 2009 10:24 AM
British soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been banned from using social networking sites for reasons of national security, according to reports.
British man, 19, pleads guilty to email attack on former employer 

British man, 19, pleads guilty to email attack on former employer

By Dan Kaplan, 24 August 2006 3:19 PM
A British man pleaded guilty Wednesday to launching a DoS attack on his former employer's email server.
British hacker fears U.S. extradition 

British hacker fears U.S. extradition

By Melissa Loveday, 28 April 2006 11:27 AM
Gary McKinnon, the U.S. government's most wanted IT geek, spoke out at Infosecurity Europe yesterday against his possible extradition to the states where he will face charges ...
Christmas season stretches British corporate IT security 

Christmas season stretches British corporate IT security

By William Eazel, 16 December 2005 9:29 AM
Newly published research claims that corporate IT security will be stretched to the limit this festive season, as an estimated 33 percent of staff rely on their office PCs for ...
British MP calls for cybercrime tzar 

British MP calls for cybercrime tzar

By René Millman, 29 November 2005 1:54 PM
A member of Parliament has called on the British government to take a lead from the U.S. and form a new national cybersecurity agency - with its own czar - to combat the threat ...
Malware effects inconsistent throughout British business 

Malware effects inconsistent throughout British business

By William Eazel, 14 November 2005 10:50 AM
The impact of spam and viruses varies radically across different key vertical sectors of U.K. business, new research has shown.
British businesses call for tougher sentences for hackers 

British businesses call for tougher sentences for hackers

By René Millman, 12 October 2005 12:13 PM
More than eight out of ten British businesses think hackers should get longer sentences, according to a new poll.
Pay soars for British IT security professionals 

Pay soars for British IT security professionals

By Ron Condon, 7 October 2005 12:45 PM
Growing concern over security threats has increased demand for specialists in IT security, and forced up salaries by up to 25 percent over the last year in the United Kingdom.
Security a high concern amongst British firms 

Security a high concern amongst British firms

By David Quainton, 8 November 2004 11:28 AM
More than half of British companies rate IT and network safety as their biggest security concern, a MORI survey has revealed. The survey of 100 companies, commissioned by the ...
British Government launches secure intranet 

British Government launches secure intranet

By Dan Ilett, 5 February 2004 3:03 PM
The British Government is spending £40 million on a secure intranet that links up network services for 140 of its departments.
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