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Hackers protect Royal Family from terrorists in cybersecurity exercise
42 candidates are competing in the grand final of the Cyber Security Challenge in London
Britain develops cyber-attack powers to take on digital terrorism
Chancellor George Osborne said Isis fighters are trying to develop the ability to attack Britain's infrastructure.
David Cameron: Britain to hire 1,900 more spies to combat IS
Britain to bolster its defences following growing number of terrorism plots against it.
Osborne to seek £1.9bn cybersecurity budget to tackle Isis threats
Chancellor set to warn that the terror group can cripple British infrastructure with cyberattacks.
Paris attacks: UK spies thwarted seven terror assaults in past six months says David Cameron
Prime minister made the revelation as the UK government boosts MI5, MI6 and GCHQ numbers.
Snooper's Charter: Are we about to enter a world of suspicionless surveillance - regulated by politicians?
It is essential that the Investigatory Powers Bill doesn't let politicians decide who is spied on
MI5 and GCHQ secretly collected phone and email data for 15 years says Theresa May
May and her predecessors secretly approved the bulk collection of communication data since 2001.
Snooper's Charter: Read Theresa May's full draft Investigatory Powers Bill
The home office published the 296-page report on 4 November amid controversy.
Edward Snowden: Europe to drop criminal charges against whistle-blower and offer asylum
Game-changing ruling will offer Edward Snowden protection in all EU member countries.
Investigatory Powers Bill: Civil liberty advocates slam 'intrusive' Snooper's Charter
So-called Snooper's Charter could allow government to spy on citizens without legal ramifications.
MPs, peers not protected from snooping by GCHQ
Investigatory Powers Tribunal's ruling means MPs' emails, texts and phone calls can be tapped.
UK cyberattack: £20m stolen from British bank accounts hit by sophisticated Dridex malware
Hackers used Dridex malware to siphon £20m from British bank accounts prompting a global investigation.
Edward Snowden claims GCHQ 'Smurf' tools can take control of your smartphone
UK and US intelligence agencies can hack phones after sending a text and know everything about you.
Karma Police: From Facebook to porn, GCHQ surveillance tool tracked browsing history of every web user
Newly released documents reveal GCHQ tracked web browsing of "every visible user on the internet".
Is the UK government spying on you? Here's how you can find out
Fill out Privacy International's form and you too can find out whether GCHQ illegally spied on you.
Isis hacks UK cabinet minister emails: Should we be worried about national cybersecurity?
Security consultant says sensitive information goes through much more secure channels than emails
Seen: Self-censoring font redacts words monitored by the NSA
Seen typeface automatically censors words used by NSA and GCHQ to monitor emails and social media.
Scottish Parliament spying: Nicola Sturgeon demands David Cameron respond to GCHQ revelations
Documents obtained by newspaper show GCHQ cleared to spy on MSPs in March.
Is the UK government spying on your MP?
Parliamentarians demand court rule whether they are exempt from UK government surveillance.
Edward Snowden made 'urgent' debate leading to new UK surveillance laws
UK's spy agencies must become more transparent and face tougher regulation, say former intelligence chiefs.
Second UK surveillance study to recommend ministers get judges to approve spy warrants
A soon to be published report will recommend judges have oversight of all warrants signed by ministers.
Amnesty International: 'Everyone is fair game' in wake of GCHQ illegal spying revelations
Human rights group says other NGOs must also have been electronically monitored.
NSA Xkeyscore surveillance tool makes spying on someone as easy as Googling their name
XKeyscore allows NSA to track people's internet activity by simply typing in their email address.
John McAfee: NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden is a man of soft character
Antivirus pioneer John McAfee questions the motives and reasons for Edward Snowden leaving Hong Kong for Russia
Bruce Schneier: China and Russia had top secret files long before Snowden stole them
Schneier says the NSA should look in the mirror and not at Snowden to find source of top secret document leaks
Magna Carta 800th anniversary: UK freedom of the press still under threat
Freedom of the press will not be safe in the UK under new domestic surveillance laws say journalists
Sunday Times defends Edward Snowden report criticised as 'the opposite of journalism'
A report claiming Russia and China have access to Snowden's cache of documents has been widely criticised
Edward Snowden: NSA secretly had spying powers expanded under Obama administration
NSA spying powers expanded in 2012 to monitor IP addresses of foreign powers communicating with US.
Edward Snowden: I burned my life to the ground but I'm happier today than ever
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden admits he is more hopeful than ever before, despite being an international fugitive.
GCHQ 'genuinely surprised' at scale and scope of cyberattacks against UK
GCHQ says that even if it wanted to, it does not have the resources to carry out widespread surveillance on citizens