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UK politicians hacked to show how dangerous public Wi-Fi can be

F-Secure teamed up with penetration testing expert Mandalorian Security Services and the Cyber Security Research Institute to find out how easy it is to hack a politician. The politicians, deliberately selected from the most powerful chambers in UK politics, were Rt. Hon. David Davis MP, Mary Honeyball MEP and Lord …

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Know an inspirational female in the tech industry? Nominate them for a PCR Woman of the Year award

Now in its second year, our sister publication PCR has expanded its Woman of the Year awards show to include three new categories. With the event taking place on Friday October 16th at Sway Bar in London, PCR’s aim is to shine the spotlight on some of the most inspirational …

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SolarWinds to help IT pros address day-to-day challenges at thwackCamp event

SolarWinds’s virtual IT conference, thwackCamp, is back for its fourth year, this time focusing on day-to-day challenges as well as broader IT industry issues. The virtual learning event will provide IT pros with intermediate to advanced educational content. It also allows attendees and SolarWinds technical experts to interact with each …

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Cloud providers? secrets are threatening businesses

Secrets kept by cloud providers are restricting the growth of businesses, according to new research from iland. The cloud hosting provider found that 100 per cent of the companies surveyed suffered financial or operational impacts due to missing or hidden metadata. The findings are published in a study entitled “Is …

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NEC creates new strategic and global sales division

NEC Display Solutions Europe has created a new strategic and global sales division, which will be lead by Simon Jackson. Headed up by Jackson as senior director, the department will create a centre of excellence to reinforce NEC’s global proposition in delivering strategic customer projects, showcasing NEC’s scale and ability …

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2015 Summer Budget: How it will affect IT and tech businesses

The main topics George Osborne is likely to discuss during today’s budget include child tax credit cuts, lowered benefit caps, devolution of shop opening powers to local authorities, and free TV licenses for the over 75s. But how will the budget affect IT and tech businesses? With the budget announcement …

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Stone to offer Toshiba devices to higher education sector

Stone Group has become an appointed Toshiba reseller on the £310m-valued National Desktop and Notebook Agreement (NDNA). The firm will now be able to offer Toshiba’s full notebook, 2-in-1 and tablet offerings, along with a full range of value-added service, to all UK institutions associated with the framework. “We are …

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KeepItSafe launches cloud backup for Office 365, Salesforce.com, Google Apps and more

Online backup and recovery firm KeepItSafe has unveiled Cloud2Cloud – a new service to help businesses back up data held in cloud-based SaaS applications. Cloud2Cloud can protect data in applications such as Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce.com and Google Apps. From individual files, to entire databases, KeepItSafe Cloud2Cloud promises the same …

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TeleWare launches programme to find new ‘passionate’ partners

TeleWare has launched a new recruitment initiative to find a number of strategic ‘go to market’ partners. The firm is looking to collaborate with organisations that want to provide creative software and services in the communications technology sector. TeleWare’s existing partner network spans mobile operators, service providers, application providers and …

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Sudden increase in Android ransomware hits UK

Approximately 32 per cent of all reported malware during the month of May was Android ransomware, according to new research from Bitdefender. With the previous months of 2015 seeing 24 per cent of reported malware being on the Android platform, the company believes the sudden spike translates into an increased …

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