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EC calls on Google to address competition concerns
The European Commission (EC) is pushing Google to address concerns about abusing its dominant position in the internet search engine market News | 22 May 2012
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Businesses at risk from 'unfair' cloud contracts
Businesses are unwittingly signing cloud computing contracts that could leave them liable for failures by their supplier. News | 18 May 2012
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Howard Schmidt to step down as White House Cyber Czar
White House Cyber Czar Howard Schmidt is stepping down after two-and-a-half years in the role. News | 18 May 2012
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UK government websites miss cookie law deadline
Most UK government websites will fail to comply with the "cookie law" to be enforced from 26 May 2012 News | 17 May 2012
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Court stops Dutch party sharing Pirate Bay links
A court in The Hague has ordered a political party in the Netherlands to stop publicising ways to get around blocks to Swedish file-sharing site, The Pirate Bay Cybercrime prevention | 11 May 2012
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Police arrest suspected Team Poison hacker
Police have arrested a Newcastle teenager suspected of being a member of the Team Poison hacker group News | 11 May 2012
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FTC charges MySpace with violating user privacy
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged MySpace with violating user privacy privacy | 10 May 2012
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Government snooping plans unveiled
The Queen's Speech has revealed that the government still plans to make it easier for security and police services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and internet activity Privacy | 09 May 2012
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Acta effectively dead, admits EU digital agenda commissioner
The controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta), is effectively dead, the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda has admitted. News | 04 May 2012
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UK prepared for Olympic cyber attack, says minister
The 2012 Olympics in London will not be immune to cyber attacks, but the UK is prepared, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude. News | 03 May 2012
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Do not delay, EU data protection changes on the way
Three or four years is plenty of time to get ready for the new data protection framework in Europe, but the clock is ticking Feature
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Buyer's Guide: Disclosing security breaches in SMEs
Protecting regulated data is a big enough headache for many small businesses – now they also need to think about disclosure Buyer's Guide
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Capita: the story of where UK public sector outsourcing began
Capita is a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm focusing heavily on the UK public sector market. With annual revenues over £2.7bn, it has become a lynch pin in public sector outsourcing. Feature
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Information security superheroes: are we overlooking the obvious?
In these dark days of professional, organised cyber crime and state-sponsored cyber espionage, the world of business is looking for a cyber superhero to save the day. But in the quest for a cyber superhero, business is failing, Lois Lane-like, to rec... Feature
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The top five SME security challenges
Best practice in IT security and compliance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is often seen as a "grudge purchase", but SMEs face the same threat as larger organisations - just without their budgets. Feature
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Self-encrypting drives: What's holding back SED hard drive encryption security?
The self-encrypting drive (SED) provides a high level of data security, is invisible to the user, does not affect workflow or performance and cannot be turned off, yet SED technology has been adopted by relatively few organisations – so what's holdin... Feature
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Self-encrypting drives: SED the best-kept secret in hard drive encryption security
The SED solves many common data loss problems and is easy to use and manage with minimal impact on system performance – yet relatively few businesses and governments use SEDs. Feature
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Tackling the IT security and compliance challenges for SMEs
At a Computer Weekly roundtable debate, in association with Dell SecureWorks, SME IT leaders discussed the cyber threat landscape and its impact on small and medium-sized businesses. Feature
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The business value of balancing openness with security to manage risk
The risks to businesses of using social media is a hot topic, but it is indicative of a much broader challenge that is facing not only business, but also government, publishers and regulators, in how to balance openness and collaboration with securit... Feature
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Case study: Combining PCI DSS Compliance with Unprecedented IT System Analysis Capabilities
Like it does with most organisations who must comply, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) triggered a review of how Ventura, one of the UK’s largest customer management outsourcers, handled its log and event data. Since install... Feature
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Open standards are about the business model, not the technology
Software companies, abuzz with lobbyists and patent lawyers over government open standards, are similar to the record industry 10 years ago. Opinion
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Security Think Tank: How can business achieve compliance and security? (Part 8)
What can businesses do to make regulatory compliance a priority without losing focus on security basics? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: How can business achieve compliance and security? (Part 7)
What can businesses do to make regulatory compliance a priority without losing focus on security basics? Opinion
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What businesses need to do before the cookie law deadline
Organisations have to get their house in order ahead of the 26 May 2012 deadline for European e-commerce regulations governing the use of cookies. Opinion
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Security Think Tank: How businesses can achieve compliance and security (Part 6)
What can businesses do to make regulatory compliance a priority without losing focus on security basics? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: How businesses can achieve compliance and security (part 5)
What can businesses do to make regulatory compliance a priority without losing focus on security basics? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: How businesses can achieve compliance and security
What can businesses do to make regulatory compliance a priority without losing focus on security basics? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: How businesses can achieve compliance and security
What can businesses do to make regulatory compliance a priority without losing focus on security basics? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: How businesses can achieve compliance and security (Part 2)
What can businesses do to make regulatory compliance a priority without losing focus on security basics? Opinion
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Security Think Tank: How can business achieve compliance and security? (Part 1)
What can businesses do to make regulatory compliance a priority without losing focus on security basics? Opinion
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Budget 2012: Ten things you need to know
George Osborne laid out his ambitions to make the Britain “the technology hub of Europe”. This photo story rounds-up the key points affecting tech businesses. Photo Story
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The UKtech50: The top 20
Following on from our successful afternoon yesterday, where we unveiled the most influential people within the UK IT industry, ComputerWeekly brings you the lowdown on the top 20. Photo Story
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In 1966 England won the World Cup and Computer Weekly launched the world's first weekly IT newspaper
After 45 years in print, Computer Weekly, the award-winning title for senior IT decision-makers, is to become a 100% online publication. Here is a celebration of 45 years in print. Photo Story
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Government to launch a Public Data Corporation
The government is to create a Public Data Corporation (PDC) to bring together public bodies and house datasets... Podcast
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Podcast: Hacking Work
ComputerWeekly.com's Cliff Saran speaks to Bill Jensen and osh Klein on the role of the IT department in the knowledge economy. Podcast
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Podcast Interview with Macro Wikinomics author Don Tapscott
Don Tapscott talks about how businesses and governments must reinvent themselves to survive the recession Podcast
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Podcast: Business must help shape security regulations, says RSA president
In this podcast, Art Coviello, president of RSA, the security division of EMC, explains what role organisations have to play in shaping better, less onerous regulations. Podcast
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Interview with Josh Bernoff on how to handle rogue users
Josh Bernoff is co-author of Empowered, a book which looks at how staff are overcoming the restrictions set by IT by doing IT for themselves. Podcast
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Video: Inca CEO Malcolm Corbett replies to Lord Laird
Corbett has been the subject of a number of parliamentary questions from Lord Laird, who is concerned about the use of public money to fund private enterprises. Video
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Video: If they are innocent, why are they acting guilty, asks Lord Laird
In an unprecedented scene in Westminster, civil servants refused a peer of the realm entry to a government broadband meeting Video
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EC calls on Google to address competition concerns
The European Commission (EC) is pushing Google to address concerns about abusing its dominant position in the internet search engine market News
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Businesses at risk from 'unfair' cloud contracts
Businesses are unwittingly signing cloud computing contracts that could leave them liable for failures by their supplier. News
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Howard Schmidt to step down as White House Cyber Czar
White House Cyber Czar Howard Schmidt is stepping down after two-and-a-half years in the role. News
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UK government websites miss cookie law deadline
Most UK government websites will fail to comply with the "cookie law" to be enforced from 26 May 2012 News
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Court stops Dutch party sharing Pirate Bay links
A court in The Hague has ordered a political party in the Netherlands to stop publicising ways to get around blocks to Swedish file-sharing site, The Pirate Bay Cybercrime prevention
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Police arrest suspected Team Poison hacker
Police have arrested a Newcastle teenager suspected of being a member of the Team Poison hacker group News
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FTC charges MySpace with violating user privacy
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged MySpace with violating user privacy privacy
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Government snooping plans unveiled
The Queen's Speech has revealed that the government still plans to make it easier for security and police services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and internet activity Privacy
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Acta effectively dead, admits EU digital agenda commissioner
The controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta), is effectively dead, the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda has admitted. News
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UK prepared for Olympic cyber attack, says minister
The 2012 Olympics in London will not be immune to cyber attacks, but the UK is prepared, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude. News
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Understanding the law as it applies to IT management can be one of the hardest task for IT leaders, but the growing burden of regulatory compliance makes it essential. Legislation and regulation affects enterprise IT in many ways, not just in long-standing tasks such as contracts and software licensing. We examine the latest legal development and how they affect IT managers, and talk to the experts in IT legislation and regulation to explain what it means to your organisation.
