All Risk Management News - October 2007

Cadbury Schweppes to cut project risk by reusing code

Cadbury Schweppes is rolling out a strategy to reduce the risks major IT projects pose to the business by creating a library of reusable software components.

Electoral Commission to build election and party finance database

The Electoral Commission plans to build a new database to give the public increased access to information on political parties' finances.

SMEs to spend more on IT in 2008

SMEs have allocated significant additional budget for IT security spending for the fourth quarter 2007 and into 2008, a survey of 2,800 IT managers has revealed.

BAE saves air force £300m with web-based ERP tools

The Royal Air Force has saved £300m after aerospace manufacturer BAE Systems installed a web-based enterprise resource planning system to speed the maintenance of Tornado aircraft at RAF Marham in Norfolk.

How to implement role-based access control

Counsellors do it, actors do it, and people advertising on handwritten cards in telephone boxes do it. Although role playing is not common in IT departments, if they were to do more of it, it might prevent the kind of situation that analyst Rob Enderle remembers occurring at an IT company several years ago.

HP offers easier secure printing

HP has introduced an automated system to enable the secure printing of sensitive documents on corporate and government networks.

Symantec helps government prepare for web-safety week

Symantec has become a sponsor of the government's Get Safe Online campaign, ready for the campaign's web-safety week on 12-16 November.

How do you map out and research the IT estate of an acquisition target?

strategy clinic Our panel of experts offers advice on IT management dilemmas The issue Mapping out the integration of two IT estates for a merger due diligence report The question Our company is researching a major acquisition. As part of due diligence, I have been asked to investigate the target company's IT to find out how compliant they are, and also to determine the cost of integrating their IT organisation with ours. How would you recommend I map out and execute this project?

SMEs to spend more on security next year

SMEs will spend more on security systems next year, with vulnerability assessment, data leakage and web-application risks key areas of concern.

SMEs less aware of the Data Protection Act

SMEs are less aware of the Data Protection Act, says the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
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