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Defence companies targeted in spear-phishing attack

...British defence contractors are being targeted by a sophisticated campaign that uses specifically tailored... Read more

3 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner
CSC wins MoD contract from HP

CSC wins MoD contract from HP

...and CSC — and the latter has now been named the Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) preferred bidder.The MoD and US-based firm CSC... Read more

17 April, 2012 by Jo Best

MoD cyber-command will combine with intelligence

...with military intelligence, as part of a revamp at the Ministry of Defence. Defence minister Liam Fox has outlined plans to harmonise cybersecurity command with... Read more

27 June, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Government to allocate £500m for cyber-defence

...to spend over £500m to boost critical national infrastructure and improve cyber-defence, prime minister David Cameron told parliament on Tuesday. "We need to focus... Read more

19 October, 2010 by Tom Espiner

MoD extends BT fixed telecoms contract

...The Ministry of Defence has signed an £800m, three-year extension to its Defence Fixed Telecommunications... Read more

13 September, 2010 by Kable

Chinese hackers target US defence smartcards

...Sykipot. The hackers appear intent on stealing data from the Department of Defence and other related agencies. The malware is capable of capturing the PIN... Read more

16 January, 2012 by Lance Whitney

Ministry of Defence loses track of 188 laptops

...The Ministry of Defence has acknowledged that it has lost more than 150 laptops over the... Read more

28 November, 2011 by Mark Say

UK banks stress-test cyber-defences

...Services Authority have put banking systems under simulated cyberattack to test their defences in the run-up to the London Olympics in 2012. The Bank... Read more

22 November, 2011 by Tom Espiner

RSA: Nation state double-teamed on SecurID attack

...that could be used for cyber-espionage, by stealing data largely from defence contractors.The hackers left enough traces for an investigation, but RSA does... Read more

11 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

MPs: Poor supply-chain IT puts troops at risk

...Poor IT is threatening defence supplies until a new programme is implemented in 2014, a group of... Read more

19 August, 2011 by Mark Say

McAfee reveals cyberattacks against 72 organisations

...A UK defence contractor, the UN, and various US federal government agencies were among the... Read more

3 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

MoD battled 1,000 cyberattacks in 2010, Fox says

...The Ministry of Defence blocked and investigated more than 1,000 potentially serious cyberattacks in 2010... Read more

9 June, 2011 by Staff

MoD recruits hundreds of cyber experts

...The Ministry of Defence has said it is looking to recruit hundreds of cyber experts. The... Read more

2 June, 2011 by Tom Espiner

China details cyber-defence team

...confirmed it has established an online warfare team to beef up the defence capabilities of the People's Liberation Army, according to various reports on... Read more

31 May, 2011 by Eileen Yu

UK cybersecurity spending plans revealed

...spending, with funds to be administered by departments including the Ministry of Defence (above). Photo credit: Chris Guy/Flickr "We've been talking to defence... Read more

20 April, 2011 by Tom Espiner

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