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Not enough firms file tax returns online, say MPs

Far too few firms are filing their tax and VAT returns on time and taking advantage of online facilities to do so, according to a report published by the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

XML publishing: primed for business

  • In Depth
  • Author: Rita Knox
  • Date: 05 December 2007
Enterprises are expanding their understanding and use of component-based publishing processes., writes Rita Knox, research vice-president at analyst firm Gartner.

Working overseas: what IT professionals need to know

  • In Depth
  • Author: Liz Warren
  • Date: 05 December 2007
Finding a position in a different country can bring personal and professional benefits, but navigating the potential pitfalls requires forward planning

In-house code more likely to contain errors, finance directors say

Almost 70% of senior IT decision makers at financial institutions said code written in-house is more likely to contain bugs than those created by third parties, according to a study from Quest Software.

IT departments biggest source of data leakage, survey shows

IT workers are responsible for more than a third of data leakages from companies, according to a survey by security services provider Orthus.

Bosses clamp down on social networking

Most businesses plan to monitor or limit employee access to social networking sites, as concern grows over their impact on productivity at work, research by ComputerWeekly.com has revealed.

It is time to reinforce your cyber defences

It must be budget-making season someplace, because the cyberwar pundits are banging the drum of impending doom, writes Marcus Ranum, chief security officer

One in three websites are infected, Sans Institute reveals

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 04 December 2007
Nearly 33% of websites are infected with downloadable malware, after infection rates almost doubled in the past year, according to research from the Sans Institute.

Security Zone: defences must return business value

Security must be a primary business requirement with full support from the board, and should be an object that the organisation works with, not around

Civil servants ignore infosecurity policies, survey says

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 04 December 2007
Nearly eight out of 10 public sector employees ignore information security policies and indulge in insecure behaviour, according to a survey of IT and information security managers in 1,000 large and medium firms in the public sector, finance, law, manufacturing and media sectors.
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