Sunday, 15 February 2026

Madrid: Interoute has announced the opening of its new distributed data centre in Madrid, Spain. The data centre is built into Interoute’s vast pan-European network, adding a new physical location to Interoute’s unified ICT platform. The Interoute platform allows customers to build or buy as-a-service data centre architectures – be they physical, virtual or hybrid. These can be distributed and connected across countries and regions at the speed of light. This new location will enable Interoute to meet the growing demand among enterprises and service providers for connectivity, hosting and cloud services in the region.

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Yesterday, U.S. retailers spoke to a U.S. Senate panel about the recent breaches. Mark Bower, VP of product management at Voltage Security writes:

"While it’s encouraging to see Target strategically embrace EMV, it’s necessary to look at mitigating threats to data that EMV unfortunately doesn't protect. EMV, aka chip and PIN in Europe or chip and signature in the US, helps reduce card cloning which was a top fraud problem in the 90’s when EMV was first specified. However, the UK Experiences over the last several years [1] clearly show that the stolen data from EMV systems can be re-purposed for fraud in non EMV and Card-Not-Present scenarios (i.e. e-commerce), resulting in a major surge in online transaction fraud; something the US needs to prepare for.

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'Ol School’ email social engineering or data-entry phishing is an attack method that has been on the rise in recent months, notably employed by the Syrian Electronic Army to hack seemingly every major media outlet in the Western hemisphere, and possibly responsible for other high-profile breaches.

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Launches PayGate Online and PayGate Bacs to enable business to create and submit batches of electronic payments to the Bacs and Faster Payments clearing systems

Loudwater, UK: Bacs payments are typically associated with significant ‘hidden’ overheads in terms of software and annual fees which inflate the costs of using Bacs in business. In response, Ultra Electronics AEP has today launched two user-friendly products for payments collection, payroll and accounts payable that feature transparent pricing and low fees in order to establish Bacs Direct Debit and Direct Credit as a viable alternative in business to cheques and outsourcing payments to a bureau.

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  2. "Attacks against NHS staff highlight demand for lone worker protection," says BSIA
  3. Royal Marines gear up to mark 350th anniversary in summer
  4. How does two-factor authentication measure up?
  5. Lancope delivers operational network security and visibility with new levels of advanced threat intelligence
  6. Lancope helps retailers prevent destructive data breaches with in-depth network visibility
  7. Forensics Europe Expo 2014 offers unique opportunity for both buyers and providers across the forensics sector
  8. WeSecure helps Heemskerk save time and money with Varonis DatAdvantage implementation
  9. Tube strikes: How UK businesses can become 'IT-prepared' for them
  10. Lieberman Software launches two-tier channel model in the UK, targets revenue growth and is incorporated into CARM initiative
  11. Prolexic warns of cyber attackers using DDoS attacks to influence stock prices and limit trading
  12. Centrify achieves another year of record sales and accelerated expansion in Europe
  13. Jamaica Constabulary Force the first in the Caribbean to use new computer system to manage data requests from communication service providers
  14. VeliQ strengthens management team following a record year with a 250% increase in revenue
  15. UK and France to strengthen defence cooperation



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