http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbFri, 16 May 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/16/230343/efficiency-the-priority-as-main-players-map-out-datacentre-strategies.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/16/230343/efficiency-the-priority-as-main-players-map-out-datacentre-strategies.htmComputer Weekly reviews how the main server makers are formulating strategy for the datacentre, and whether any viable alternatives are on the way. Our conclusion: keep an eye on DellFri, 16 May 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230633/computer-data-recovery-an-essential-guide-for-it-professionals.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230633/computer-data-recovery-an-essential-guide-for-it-professionals.htmComputer data recovery can be a tricky business, usually requiring the help of hard drive data recovery experts. But in all hard drive recovery situations, experts advise users remain calm and not act in a way that will make matters worse.Fri, 09 May 2008 18:15:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230628/keep-your-datacentre-in-good-health.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230628/keep-your-datacentre-in-good-health.htmThe datacentre is the heart of the organisation. The network provides the arteries and the veins that distribute vital information to the various parts of the corporate body, but it is the datacentre that keeps pumping it out. Keeping the heart in the best of health is critical to your long term survival, a difficult task with the stresses and additional burdens of the modern business environment. Fri, 09 May 2008 15:20:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230632/identity-passport-service-appoints-two-new-consultants.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230632/identity-passport-service-appoints-two-new-consultants.htmThe Identity & Passport Service (IPS) has appointed two new consulting firms, Deloitte and Ernst & Young, to help PA Consulting, which up to now has enjoyed the lion's share of consulting business on the National Identity Scheme. Fri, 09 May 2008 14:42:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230621/information-assurance-advisory-council-publishes-directors-guides.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230621/information-assurance-advisory-council-publishes-directors-guides.htmThree guides that set out company directors' liabilities for managing information risk are now available from the Information Assurance Advisory Council website. Fri, 09 May 2008 12:01:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230620/taiwan-to-issue-e-passports.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230620/taiwan-to-issue-e-passports.htmThe Taiwanese government will start issuing e-passports to its nearly 23 million citizens by the end of 2008 in an effort to tighten border control and reduce the use of forged travel documents. Fri, 09 May 2008 12:01:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230618/opportunities-in-the-datacentre.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230618/opportunities-in-the-datacentre.htmWorking in a datacentre may not sound like the most glamorous corner of IT, but for staff who like to work in a close-knit team using the latest technologies and who can handle occasional periods of high stress and out-of-hours working, it is ideal. It is also a great place to develop specialist skills while getting a grounding across the full spread of IT operations. Fri, 09 May 2008 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/230612/web-2.0-blows-a-hole-in-business.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/230612/web-2.0-blows-a-hole-in-business.htmThe explosion in Web 2.0 applications - social networking, blogs, wikis, Second Life sites, and so on - has made them a key target for cyber criminals...Thu, 08 May 2008 14:37:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/230603/actimize-system-sets-sights-on-rogue-traders.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/230603/actimize-system-sets-sights-on-rogue-traders.htmActimize has unveiled surveillance software to detect rogue trading and enhance risk management capabilities at financial institutions Thu, 08 May 2008 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/230601/shaky-it-fatal-for-governments-shared-services-savings-claims.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/230601/shaky-it-fatal-for-governments-shared-services-savings-claims.htmIt is unclear how a move to shared services would benefit government departments because of the government's inability to measure...Thu, 08 May 2008 11:29:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/230596/peter-gabriels-web-server-stolen.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/230596/peter-gabriels-web-server-stolen.htmPeter "Sledgehammer" Gabriel 's website suffered a period of downtime this week, following the theft of servers from his ISP. Thu, 08 May 2008 10:42:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/229185/computer-weekly-security-think-tank.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/229185/computer-weekly-security-think-tank.htmInformation security questions answered by experts from: (ISC)2, British Computer Society, Gartner, National Computing Centre, Information Security Forum, Information Systems Security Association, and The Corporate Information ForumThu, 08 May 2008 09:27:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230593/podcast-business-continuity-is-not-just-an-it-issue-russell-price-of-the-continuity-forum.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230593/podcast-business-continuity-is-not-just-an-it-issue-russell-price-of-the-continuity-forum.htmThe responsibility for business continuity has to reside at the highest level or any organisation and not just with the IT department. Russell Price of the Continuity Forum talks to Computer Weekly's Warwick Ashford about the issues involved. Wed, 07 May 2008 17:30:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230591/issa-traditional-controls-inadequate.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230591/issa-traditional-controls-inadequate.htmThere is a common misconception that because an organisation has anti-virus, it must be safe, writes Raj Samani, vice president of ISSAWed, 07 May 2008 17:15:53 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230589/isf-extend-the-security-perimeter.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230589/isf-extend-the-security-perimeter.htmBy and large, corporates have solved the problem of protecting the security of workstations against malware in their own internal environment...Wed, 07 May 2008 17:15:53 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230588/isaca-constantly-mutating-challenge.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230588/isaca-constantly-mutating-challenge.htmThe idea that enterprises have made great progress in locking down their infrastructure to protect end-users from malware may not be totally accurate...Wed, 07 May 2008 17:15:53 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230587/gartner-control-devices-and-encrypt-data.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230587/gartner-control-devices-and-encrypt-data.htmAs new and improved technologies appear in the mobile markets, and are adopted by businesses, so new threats...Wed, 07 May 2008 17:15:53 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230586/bcs-audit-and-educate.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230586/bcs-audit-and-educate.htmAttend the likes of InfoSec to ensure you are up to date with the latest products and then seek the advice of an expert consultant to help in cutting through the snake oil ...Wed, 07 May 2008 17:15:53 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230585/ncc-its-all-about-layers.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230585/ncc-its-all-about-layers.htmWorking outside an organisation's physical domain brings certain responsibilities with it and the road warrior must take caution along in the kit bag...Wed, 07 May 2008 17:15:53 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230590/tif-boundaries-are-blurring.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/07/230590/tif-boundaries-are-blurring.htmThe idea that a boundary exists between "locked down" IT systems inside the corporate network and everything else operating outside it does not make as much sense as it once did...Wed, 07 May 2008 17:15:00 GMT