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Governments prepare for 'cyber cold war'
There has been a sea change over the past year in the amount of government-sanctioned cyber-espionage, according to some security experts. more
MI5 warns of Chinese digital espionage
MI5 has issued a warning to UK businesses that spies in China are conducting a campaign of cyber-espionage against them. more
Burglars plunder Verizon's London data centre
Criminals posing as policemen conned their way into a data centre near London's King's Cross station, tying up staff and stealing computing equipment, the Metropolitan Police said on Friday. more
Cyberterrorism: Myth or reality?
Following recent accusations of government-sanctioned digitial espionage and alleged hacking attacks from China and Russia, there seems to be evidence that countries are capable of using electronic means to disrupt the computer systems of rival nations. more
Explaining the Estonian cyberattacks
When it comes to denial-of-service attacks, Jose Nazario has seen just about everything. more
The worst IT security incidents of 2007
Despite the message being driven home by governments, consumer groups and industry bodies that IT security is paramount, this year has thrown up a worrying number of serious breaches. more
Cracking open the cybercrime economy
Hacking for fun has evolved into hacking for profit, and created a business model that is nearly as sophisticated as that of legal software more
Countering corporate espionage
Theft of commercially valuable information costs the world's largest companies over £22bn a year, and small firms are just as vulnerable. How can you mitigate the risks to your company? more
Anatomy of a hack attack
With the help of security experts we reconstruct a typical hack attack on two large organisations and walk through the steps that the head of IT should follow in such a case more
Storm worm anniversary brings fresh variants
The first anniversary of the Storm worm has brought a fresh wave of variants, security companies have warned more
CIA: Cyberattack caused multi-city blackout
The CIA has warned of successful attacks against various countries' critical national infrastructures more
Schneier: Cyber-extortion on the rise
The security expert has warned of an increase in cyber-extortion, but added there is no need for panic about attacks on critical national infrastructures more
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What was achieved there is recognised to be of fundamental importance to both winning the war (Churchill visited to say 'thank you' to them) and the development of the computer. Maybe Bill Gates doesn't want to support this museum because it underlines where electronic computing started i.e. here, not the U.S.
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