June 2009
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June 26, 2009
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Cyber security expert to head ICANN
The internet's main governance body ICANN has appointed former US national cybersecurity centre director Rod Beckstrom as chief executive and president. Continue Reading
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June 26, 2009
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Jun'09
Video: Plug computing arrives in the UK
US company Marvell Technology Group has launched a computer that fits in a plug socket which can be used as a home server. Continue Reading
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June 26, 2009
26
Jun'09
Learning from mistakes - the success of ex-Govt CIO Watmore
This is an editorial we have published in the print edition of Computer Weekly [Picture DIUSGOVUK] Computer Weekly is not prone to panegyric, but here we make an exception. Ian Watmore is like a ... Continue Reading
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June 26, 2009
26
Jun'09
London Stock Exchange could soon ditch core trading platform
The London Stock Exchange's could abandon its core trading system. Tradelect. Continue Reading
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June 26, 2009
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Jun'09
Government's cyber security plan limited in scope
Yesterday the government brought out the Cyber Security Strategy, writes Stuart Oakin. On first glance the cynic inside me asked "what has changed?".
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June 26, 2009
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Jun'09
Study shows high vulnerability of social networkers
Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter users are more vulnerable to financial loss, identity theft and malware infection than they realise, a survey has revealed. Continue Reading
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June 26, 2009
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Jun'09
Lloyds denies skills gap by replacing UK workers with Indian staff
Lloyds has denied that its strategy to offshore IT roles to Indian workers is creating a shortage of certain types of skills. Continue Reading
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June 26, 2009
26
Jun'09
Cybercriminals exploit Michael Jackson’s death
Just eight hours after Michael Jackson's death, cybercriminals unleashed the first wave of related spam, according to security firm Sophos.
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June 26, 2009
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Jun'09
NHS CIO Christine Connelly's email in full
This is an email from NHS CIO Christine Connelly on the departure of her right-hand man Martin Bellamy: Dear colleagues, Position on Programme and Systems Delivery The Director of Programme and ... Continue Reading
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June 26, 2009
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Jun'09
NPfIT - Some good news
Editorial for the print edition of Computer Weekly At last some good news on the £12.7bn National Programme for IT [NPfIT], thanks largely to the NHS CIO Christine Connelly. True, the good news is ... Continue Reading
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June 26, 2009
26
Jun'09
Hardware cuts messaging latency
SolaceSystems is one relatively new company specialising in messaging middleware and content networking hardware. Solace equipment is being used as the foundation... Continue Reading
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June 26, 2009
26
Jun'09
Pirate Bay four denied retrial
The four men fined and sentenced to prison for running file-sharing website Pirate Bay will not get the retrial they hoped for. Continue Reading
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June 26, 2009
26
Jun'09
Websites struggle to meet demand for news on Michael Jackson's death
Response times by top US news sites were slowed as millions of Michael Jackson fans scrambled for confirmation of rumours of his death. Continue Reading
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June 26, 2009
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Jun'09
Is NHS CIO the answer to a failing NPfIT?
NHS CIO Christine Connelly announced the departure of the man who is running the £12.7bn NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in an e-mail last week. Continue Reading
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June 25, 2009
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Jun'09
Router backdoors put businesses at risk
Businesses and government systems are at risk from undocumented administrator accounts that provide a backdoor for unauthorised access.
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June 25, 2009
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Jun'09
US to develop offensive cyber-weapons
The US military is to establish a special unit to develop cyber-weapons to defend military networks.
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June 25, 2009
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Jun'09
EC wants pan-European agency to run security systems
The European Commission has proposed setting up an agency to manage the region's large IT systems containing passport, visa and fingerprint information. Continue Reading
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June 25, 2009
25
Jun'09
NHS CIO email announces departure of NPfIT head
Article on Computer Weekly's homepage "Computer Weekly understands that Bellamy's job description was not clearly defined. One executive who works in the NHS said that Bellamy had vague ... Continue Reading
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June 25, 2009
25
Jun'09
Executive Overview: Mobile applications services
In order to become more flexible and agile, and more capable of surviving the current economic climate, companies are making their workers increasingly more distributed and mobile. Continue Reading
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June 25, 2009
25
Jun'09
W-tech starts the drive to bring women in IT together
W-tech is one of the first larger-scale IT events to be aimed specifically at women. Continue Reading