The European Commission will continue to support net neutrality and an open internet for e-commerce, the Commission’s Vice President, Andrus Ansip has pledged. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in…

Hiring figures released this week show a continued slump in contractor recruitment, even as unemployment continues to fall year-on-year. The monthly data, released by APSCo, a recruiters’ trade body, in…

Global cybercrime is costing the global economy $600bn a year, according to a report released this week. The massive bill, equivalent to almost 1% of global GDP, is steeply up…

The bottom line is the biggest motivator on data protection issues for senior executives, research has revealed. The study from Centrify, which surveyed 800 chief executive officers, chief technical officers…

Theresa May’s speech to the Munich Security Conference this weekend may have been noticeable for its promise of continued military and policing co-operation, but it has also been welcomed by…

Small businesses face confusion over tax, according to new research published by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The complexity of tax rules and exemptions applying to small firms means…

A former BBC presenter has been defeated by HMRC in the first IR35 tribunal hearing in seven years. Christa Ackroyd presented BBC Yorkshire’s Look North local news programme until 2013,…

The government should extend shared parental leave to contractors, IPSE has demanded. The call from the contracting industry group came as the government launched a campaign aiming to boost uptake…

Younger people put security before convenience in apps and devices, and put more weight on biometric security measures than on traditional password hygiene, according to a study that examines the…

New exploration discoveries by BP and announcements of further investments by Shell and Spirit have given the North Sea oil and gas industry a great start to 2018. The developments…