In Depth

In Depth

IT risk management

• Trusted client computing cuts out the operating system to ensure security

  Lloyds TSB recently informed some of its on-line banking customers that their home computers had been infected with a virus which stole passwords. The...  Continue Reading

• Can Web 2.0 cope with second class security?

  Web 2.0 promises a banquet of tasty features, rich experience and sizzling socialising. But will the dash to gorge bring its own problems?  Continue Reading

• Game: Debug your system with Infosecurity Europe

  Coffee break? Play Debug, a great free online game from Infosecurity Europe, and get that virus out of your system.  Continue Reading

• Politics, persuasion and the path to the top IT post

  Somebody once joked that you can tell an extrovert in the IT department because, "when he talks to you, he looks at your shoes instead of his own".  Continue Reading

• Assessing automation for conquering the 'compliance Hydra'

  The pressure to demonstrate compliance with multiple standards is increasing, with some organisations now subject to three or more regulatory mandates - each with its own mission, scope and control statements - creating a highly complex, ...  Continue Reading

• How to win funds for systems development

  No-one goes into IT just to maintain and tweak old applications. The main attraction is always in creating new systems, preferably using the latest technology. Systems development not only makes life a lot more interesting, but when it comes to ...  Continue Reading

• DPM's diary: 8 January 2008

  Catch up with the events from Bogcaster Council  Continue Reading

• HMRC data breach highlights need for data compliance

  The data breach at HMRC, which placed 25 million people at risk of identity theft, has brought information governance back to the fore. Early indications suggest that risk management procedural failures and human error were to blame.  Continue Reading

• Israel takes a lead on information security

  Israel has a booming economy. Westernisation is sweeping the country, and its advances in research and development are taking the global market by storm.  Continue Reading

• Business Intelligence: an expert view

  Latest news, analysis, and case studies from Computer Weekly and the web suitable for those implementing or running a business intelligence system.  Continue Reading

• IT managers must learn to cope with consumer innovation

  As the mobile market continues to move from a technology to a services focus, IT directors will have to tread a fine line between managing an influx of difficult-to-manage consumer-based devices without stifling innovation.  Continue Reading

• Hot skills: AIX 6.1

  Thinking of working with IBM's Unix operating system? Get the facts here.  Continue Reading

• XML publishing: primed for business

  Enterprises are expanding their understanding and use of component-based publishing processes., writes Rita Knox, research vice-president at analyst firm Gartner.  Continue Reading

• Working overseas: what IT professionals need to know

  Finding a position in a different country can bring personal and professional benefits, but navigating the potential pitfalls requires forward planning  Continue Reading

• Napier University adopts coursework fingerprint scheme

  Napier University in Edinburgh is using biometrics to revolutionise the way that undergraduate and postgraduate students submit coursework within its School of Computing.  Continue Reading