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Iran hacks US spy sites, arrests 30 activists

Iran hacks US spy sites, arrests 30 activists

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps hacked into 29 websites affiliated with US espionage networks, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Sunday.

Tories: We’ll open the market for government IT contracts

Tories: We’ll open the market for government IT contracts

The Conservative Party has promised to open up the market for government IT contracts to more suppliers.

‘Cavalier’ GCHQ online spy centre loses 35 laptops

‘Cavalier’ GCHQ online spy centre loses 35 laptops

GCHQ lost 35 laptops in seven months last year, potentially containing highly sensitive data.

Pennsylvania fires CISO over RSA talk

Pennsylvania's chief information security officer, Robert Maley, has been fired, apparently for talking publicly at the RSA security conference last week about a recent incident involving the Commonwealth's online driving exam scheduling system.

EU Parliament rejects ACTA in 663 to 13 vote for openness

The EU Parliament has voted 663 to 13 against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), arguing that it contradicts agreed EU laws on counterfeiting and piracy online.

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HMRC IT delays leave 35 million unprocessed tax cases

HMRC IT delays leave 35 million unprocessed tax cases

HM Revenue & Customs has queued 35 million tax cases for manual processing, directly as a result of severe delays to a new IT system rollout.

Internet access fundamental right, says BBC poll

A study by BBC World service found that four-fifths of adults around the world believe that Internet access is a fundamental human right.

NHS IT in crisis as doctors demand halt to electronic records

NHS IT in crisis as doctors demand halt to electronic records

The British Medical Association has called for an immediate halt to the multibillion pound rollout of electronic records for NHS patients.

MoD extends £3.5 billion battlefield satellite communications deal

The Ministry of Defence has extended a deal with EADS, to use a fourth satellite that will provide communications and data to troops in the field. The total value of the deal is now £3.5 billion.

Students face bogus intranet scam

Universities and their population of students have been marked out as the next soft target by online criminals, security company RSA has reported.

British Medical Association in renewed attack on NHS care records

The British Medical Association has renewed calls for the NHS to inform patients better about electronic care records.

CSC issues robust defence of £13bn NHS IT

CSC issues robust defence of £13bn NHS IT

CSC, a lead supplier alongside BT on the £12.7 billion NHS National Programme for IT, has said it is confident about the future of the programme.

Government accused of rushing through secret multibillion-pound IT contracts

The government is rushing to sign a spate of new IT contracts, totalling several billion pounds, ahead of an election, the Conservative party has claimed.

China Google hacks are just tip of the iceberg

Recent Internet attacks from China against Google and other US companies will more than double this year if the pace during the first two months continues, a security expert says at RSA Conference.

Google, PayPal, Equifax offer logins for US government systems

Google, PayPal and Equifax are the first identity certifiers approved to offer secure access to government websites under a new trust framework operated by Open Identity Exchange.

Whitehall inks £4.5bn desktop framework

Whitehall inks £4.5bn desktop framework

A £4.5 billion desktop framework contract to serve the whole of the government has been signed with HP Services (formerly EDS), Atos Origin and Fujitsu.

Government offshores £600m pension processing to India

Government offshores £600m pension processing to India

The government is set to sign a 10-year deal with Tata Consultancy Services, worth approximately £600 million, which will see the majority of processing jobs on a new pensions scheme located in India.

Child support agency signs £500m services framework

Child support agency signs £500m services framework

The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission has agreed a series of large framework contracts with providers including IBM, Capita and Steria.

BBC slashes web budget

BBC slashes web budget

The BBC has announced it is slashing the amount of money it spends on its website.

Tories claim NHS IT 'stitch up'

Tories claim NHS IT 'stitch up'

The Tories have accused the government of trying to renegotiate its contracts on the £12.7bn NHS IT programme to make it difficult for a future government to fundamentally alter the scheme.

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