October 2011
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Government earmarks £10m for Identity Assurance
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has earmarked £10m for implementation of the government's Identity Assurance (IDA) programme, with the cash coming from its £650m cyber defence fund - with the potential for more near £1bn of savings if the ... Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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More than a third of large UK firms use irresponsible IT disposal methods, study shows
More than a third of large UK companies do not wipe data from decommissioned PCs, a study of IT disposal practices has revealed. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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Are network performance monitoring tools ready to meet new challenges?
Network performance monitoring tools must adapt to handle virtual infrastructure, new applications and hybrid cloud environments. Are they ready? Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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Ways to align ITIL processes with your disaster recovery plan
Aligning ITIL processes to your DR plan leads to more efficient and effective use of IT infrastructure. Learn more about ITIL processes and DR in this tip. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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Japan may be facing sustained cyber attack
Japan's mapping agency is the latest in a series of government agencies to be targeted by hackers, raising fears that the breaches are part of a series of sustained attacks. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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Critical infrastructure providers are less engaged with government cyber protection despite growing
Fewer providers of critical national infrastructure (CNI) are currently engaged with government security programmes than last year, according to research. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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UK cyber attacks at a 'disturbing' level, says GCHQ chief
Cyber attacks on the UK have reached "disturbing" levels, according to Ian Lobban, director of communications intelligence agency GCHQ. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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Barclays customers unable to log into online bank accounts
Barclays has confirmed some customers are unable to log into online bank accounts and are experiencing slow response times Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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Samsung overtakes Apple in global smartphone shipments
Samsung has overtaken Apple in worldwide smartphone shipments after Apple suffered its lowest levels of shipments in two years Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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Civil service pension mutual expects private bids
The Cabinet Office is expecting the final bids from four companies hoping to run the administration for 1.5 million public sector pensions. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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Facebook admits to 600,000 cyber attacks a day
Facebook has revealed that every 24 hours it receives around 600,000 logins to the social networking website from impostors attempting to access users' messages, photos and other personal information. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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BT to speed up fibre broadband roll-out
BT is to accelerate its roll out of superfast broadband, bringing its target forward by a year to the end of 2014. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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Is the offshore contact centre honeymoon over?
Western businesses are shying away from investing in offshore contact centres due to social and business pressures. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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Storage protocols battle it out for the data centre switching crown
Storage protocols battle it out for the data centre switching crown. The key vendors -- Cisco, Brocade and QLogic -- embrace convergence, but they differ in emphasis over Fibre Channel. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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UKtech50: We launch the search for the most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has launched the second annual UKtech50, the definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT - the leaders driving the creation of a high-tech economy. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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Private sector struggles to fill growing IT vacancies but public sector jobs disappear
Demand for permanent and freelance IT staff is still increasing despite a sizeable drop in IT positions advertised by public sector organisations. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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VMware unveils new DevOps strategy and cloud infrastructure suite
VMware announces DevOps strategy and cloud suite to audience at VMworld Europe 2011. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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Android now top mobile malware platform
Google's Android platform is now the most popular for malicious mobile programs, overtaking other platforms as well as 'generic' Java malware. Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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Toowoomba Regional Council gets smart on consolidation
Making eight fit into one created a huge challenge following the amalgamation of regional governments in Queensland Continue Reading
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October 31, 2011
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What can a CIO learn from Steve Jobs?
Steve Jobs might have been a product and marketing wonder kid but there are lots of lessons CIOs can learn from his method. Continue Reading