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Twitter uses open source to automate security
Twitter is increasingly using open source automation tools to ensure security processes are taken care of in all the code it produces News | 20 May 2013
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Metropolitan Police weighs up outsourcing options
The Met Police Service is engaging with the outsourcing industry for back-office services as it targets annual savings of £500m News | 20 May 2013
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Atos fights off HP and Capita to retain NS&I contract
Treasury-backed National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has awarded Atos a seven-year IT outsourcing contract News | 20 May 2013
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Yahoo Japan says hack attack may have exposed 22 million users
Yahoo Japan has warned that the identity details of up to 22 million users may have been compromised in recent hack data breach | 20 May 2013
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London Olympic Park will become home to a datacentre facility
The London Legacy Development Corporation has signed a deal with a UK provider to develop a datacentre facility at the Olympic Park News | 20 May 2013
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Shanghai cyber hacking unit back in business, says US
China’s military cyber espionage Unit 61398 is back in business, deploying different techniques, say US officials News | 20 May 2013
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FT is latest media group attacked by Syrian hackers
The Financial Times has confirmed that its website and several Twitter accounts were hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army News | 20 May 2013
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Government spends £260m on e-prescribing
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt commits £260m to e-prescriptions, as part of moves to make the NHS paperless by 2018 News | 17 May 2013
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Most IT environments immature, Microsoft reveals
Most business IT environments are immature, analysis of data from Microsoft’s Cloud Security Readiness Tool has revealed News | 16 May 2013
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‘Government must be militant about interoperability standards,’ says Maude
Government must be militant about interoperability standards, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude News | 16 May 2013
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Cloud gold rush: Is it all just supplier noise?
IT providers are unveiling cloud services at lightning speed and are launching robust price wars. But are enterprise customers equally gung-ho in adoption? Feature
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Interview: Ed Vaizey MP – part two: on BT and 4G
In part 2 of our interview with the communications minister, we discuss alleged favouritism for BT and George Osborne’s mixed up spectrum figures Interview
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Interview: Ed Vaizey MP – part one: on broadband policy
In part 1 of our interview with Ed Vaizey, we talk about slow take-up of superfast broadband and controversial funding numbers Interview
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How to create a good information security policy
Information security policies provide vital support to security professionals, yet few organisations take the time to create decent policies Feature
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Motorola puts image-enabled police officers on the beat
The first Tetra handset with a built-in five megapixel digital camera is launched by Motorola Solutions to bring more capabilities to police forces Feature
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How to tackle big data from a security point of view
Before leaping into big data, companies must be clear what they are trying to achieve, otherwise their investment will be wasted Feature
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CW500: Shared services present challenges and opportunities for CIOs
Shared IT services can help organisations cut back-office costs by as much as half, but CIOs face political battles to make them work Feature
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Public sector backup strategy: Easier than ever; harder than ever
Public sector backup strategy is a complex beast that must operate in large and heterogenous IT environments. Feature
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How to find the most vulnerable systems on your internal network
Most corporate networks share common vulnerabilities, but many could be mitigated with education in “hacker thinking” for technical staff Feature
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Social media: A security challenge and opportunity
Generation Y workers are posing increasing security challenges to their employers as they share data unreservedly Feature
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Security Think Tank: Cloud, BYOD and security – lock your doors
With BYOD and the growth of the personal cloud being used at work, what security measures can IT take to ensure security of enterprise data and does MDM really have a role in security? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: Management is key to secure BYOD
With BYOD and the growth of the personal cloud being used at work, what security measures can IT take to ensure security of enterprise data and does MDM really have a role in security? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: MDM just one way to lower the risk of BYOD
With BYOD and the growth of the personal cloud being used at work, what security measures can IT take to ensure security of enterprise data and does MDM really have a role in security? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: BYOD – a challenge and an opportunity
With the growth of BYOD, what security measures can IT take to ensure security of enterprise data – and does MDM have a role? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: BYOD means the map is no longer the territory
With the growth of BYOD and personal cloud at work, how can IT ensure the security of corporate data and does MDM have a role? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: BYOD – key tenets and best practices
With BYOD and the growth of the personal cloud being used at work, what security measures can IT take to ensure security of enterprise data and does MDM really have a role in security? Opinion
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Will proposed changes to European data protection law prove unworkable?
Data protection law in Europe is set to change, but it remains unclear if all proposals are workable Opinion
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What IT managers need to know about risky file-sharing
Business professionals must share files regularly to be collaborative, but there are issues that IT managers should be aware of Opinion
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Security Think Tank: MDM is no BYOD silver bullet
With BYOD and personal cloud at work, what measures can IT take to ensure security of enterprise data and does MDM really have a role? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: BYOD security: policy, control, containment, and management
With the growth of BYOD, what security measures can IT take to ensure security of enterprise data – and does MDM have a role? Opinion
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One man’s mission to uncover a WWII decryption machine
How Brian Randell unlocked the secrets of Colossus, the world’s first programmable computer. Photo Story
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Interview: Using IBM Watson for smart decisions
Dan Cerruti, Watson commercialisation, IBM, speaks to Computer Weekly about why Watson is more than a game show winner Video
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Interview with Raspberry Pi co-founder, Robert Mullins
In this video, Robert Mullins, co-founder and trustee of the Raspberry Pi foundation talks about the success of the bare-bones educational computer Video
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Interview with Professor Andy Hopper, Cambridge Computer Laboratory
Andy Hopper, head of the Computer Laboratory at Cambridge University, on how universities should fund start-ups and use intellectual property Video
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Video interview: Brian Wernham on agile government projects
Brian Wernham, author of Agile Project Management for government, discusses implementing agile methodologies in the public sector Video
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Can cloud enable businesses to use IT as a strategic weapon?
IT departments are using cloud computing to move IT resources from Capex to Opex. But do businesses understand the true benefits? Video
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Video: Sunderland City Council cloud
Sunderland City Council has modernised its datacentre making it something of a profit centre, and strategic to the council's goals Video
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UKtech50 2012 - The most influential people in UK IT
We run down the top 20 names from this year's Computer Weekly UKtech50 list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT Photo Story
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Video: Healthcare IT
Electronic health records and IT consumerisation is driving changes in NHS IT. Video
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Getting school children excited about learning IT
Children at St Matthew's School in Surbiton, London learn about technology and programming in a project to prove that IT education can be fun. Video
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All the IT healthcare news from HC2013
Computer Weekly’s Jennifer Scott reports from the national health conference and exhibition at ICC Birmingham recently. guide
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Inside the 2013 Budget: What does it mean for IT?
In this guide find all the news from The Budget 2013. guide
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A guide to the Public Services Network (PSN)
A guide to the Public Services Network, including news, case studies, videos and further resources. guide
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Spotlight on women in UK IT
Read all the news coverage from Computer Weekly’s Women in UK IT event, including the Top 25 Most Influential Women in UK IT. In addition read the results of Mortimer Spinks and Computer Weekly’s Women in Technology 2012 Survey. guide
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CW500: Managing IT transformation at the BBC
Read a summary of the discussion at this CW500 event, watch a video interview with the speaker, and download a copy of the presentation slides. guide
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IT in Healthcare
Health informatics in the NHS is going through a massive period of change, following plans to dismantle the National Programme for IT and devolve procurement to local commissioning groups. guide
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Supplier profile: Capita
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London 2012 Olympic Games Coverage
Read all our London Olympics IT coverage so far including IT preparations, the website, power concerns and the creation of thousands of new jobs. guide
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The Budget 2012: Are you better or worse off?
As the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne reveals the contents of his red box this year, find out all the news from the Budget 2012. guide
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A UK guide to government and public sector IT
A guide to support IT professionals in making well informed decisions about technologies used within public sector organisations. guide
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Twitter uses open source to automate security
Twitter is increasingly using open source automation tools to ensure security processes are taken care of in all the code it produces News
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Metropolitan Police weighs up outsourcing options
The Met Police Service is engaging with the outsourcing industry for back-office services as it targets annual savings of £500m News
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Atos fights off HP and Capita to retain NS&I contract
Treasury-backed National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has awarded Atos a seven-year IT outsourcing contract News
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Yahoo Japan says hack attack may have exposed 22 million users
Yahoo Japan has warned that the identity details of up to 22 million users may have been compromised in recent hack data breach
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London Olympic Park will become home to a datacentre facility
The London Legacy Development Corporation has signed a deal with a UK provider to develop a datacentre facility at the Olympic Park News
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Shanghai cyber hacking unit back in business, says US
China’s military cyber espionage Unit 61398 is back in business, deploying different techniques, say US officials News
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FT is latest media group attacked by Syrian hackers
The Financial Times has confirmed that its website and several Twitter accounts were hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army News
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Government spends £260m on e-prescribing
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt commits £260m to e-prescriptions, as part of moves to make the NHS paperless by 2018 News
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Most IT environments immature, Microsoft reveals
Most business IT environments are immature, analysis of data from Microsoft’s Cloud Security Readiness Tool has revealed News
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‘Government must be militant about interoperability standards,’ says Maude
Government must be militant about interoperability standards, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude News
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