Small firms targetted by hackers and cyber thieves
Small firms- even those employing a few people or less – are increasingly being targeted by hackers and cyber thieves.You may not think you have…
Doctors could Skype patients to save time and money claim legal advisers
Online video calling such as Skype could be used for GPs consultations with patients and save the NHS money legal advisers have claimed.Providing doctors are…
Enigma coding machine beats auction estimate in London sale
A rare Enigma encoding machine in working order has been sold at auction in London for £85,250.That is more than its £40,000-£60,000 estimate, but less…
Dangers of Twitter- nine fined for naming rape victim
Nine people have each been told to pay £624 to a woman raped by footballer Ched Evans after they admitted naming her on Twitter.Further to…
GCHQ recruiting Generation Xbox for spy jobs
Up to 100 members of “Generation Xbox” will be offered a career by GCHQ security services under a scheme announced by Foreign Secretary William Hague.The…
Snoopers Charter Communications Bill will uncover wrong targets warns data watchdog
Plans to monitor all Britons’ online activity risk uncovering “incompetent criminals and accidental anarchists” rather than serious offenders, the Information Commissioner has warned.Ministers want to…
Google’s personal data privacy policy rethink demanded by EU
Google has been told by the EU to change the way it gathers personal data information if it is to avoid “high risks to the…
NHS viruses and bugs widespread in medical technology
Medical technology has been found to be infected by computer viruses and malware according to health and security experts.They fear that the virus infections could…
Google closes book scanning lawsuit
Google has closed a seven year legal lawsuit with the Association of American Publishers (AAP).The legal battle started in 2005 after Google announced a plan…
Facebook passes one billion users mark
Facebook now has more than one billion people using it every month the company has announced.The company said that those billion users were to date…