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Used car buyers offered TfL online congestion charge checker

Transport for London (TfL) has launched an email "penalty checker" service to enable those buying new cars to see if the vehicle has any unpaid congestion charges on it.

Manchester council launches ‘high accessibility’ Web 2.0 website

Manchester City Council has launched a new "highly accessible" Web 2.0 website.

Smartcards introduced for bus passes for elderly

The Department of Transport has unveiled smart card bus passes for elderly and disabled people.

IT managers need to ‘talk business’ on risks

IT managers must learn to explain the business consequences of a system failing to senior management if they are to successfully secure funding for security as part of risk assesments, according to Gartner.

Secure software may take 50 years, says Rutkowska

Major software packages such as operating systems could be secured through code auditing and formal verification - but it may take as long as 50 years before this is possible, Joanna Rutkowska, chief executive of Invisible Things Lab, told Gartner's London IT Security Summit on 17 September.

Paypal puts trust in two-factor authentication

Paypal is considering using two-factor authentication in the UK to increase the willingness of first-time customers to use its website.

Spend less on IT security, says Gartner

Organisations should aim to spend less of their IT budgets on security, Gartner vice-president John Pescatore told the analyst firm's London IT Security Summit on 17 September.

Podcast: why you should plan Windows network security tests

  • News
  • Date: 19 September 2007
To all you admins who have been bitten by the procrastination bug, this tipcast is for you. Listen to security expert Kevin Beaver's eight main reasons to plan out your security testing far in advance and learn why waiting until the last minute could spell disaster for your Windows network.

Social network users hide identities

Almost a third of social networking site users have entered false information to help protect their identities, which somewhat defeats the object of using them.

Data back-up software overview

Back-ups are typically performed during off hours with few personnel available, so back-up software often emphasises the use of automation. This overview runs you through the options.
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