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IT risk management

• IT troubles leave UK farmers £17m out of pocket

  Public Accounts Committee identifies the failure to test computer systems as one of the key reasons for delays in farm payments under the EU's Single Payment Scheme.  Continue Reading

• Improving Performance, Resilience, and Achieving Compliance with Corporate and Regulatory Mandates

  Success in IT governance and risk management requires a company take a comprehensive approach that addresses the enterprise as a whole  Continue Reading

• The profitable alternatives to building your own datacentre

  Mergermarket is an independent Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) service that provides the global advisory and corporate communities with intelligence and analysis, leading to real revenues for clients.  Continue Reading

• SaaS apps being deployed by business units, not IT

  When it comes to deploying applications via SaaS, IT is still behind the curve. What's preventing IT from getting control over the programs business units want?  Continue Reading

• Mobile security is end user and IT responsibility

  Mobile security is not top-of-mind for many mobile workers, according to recent research by Cisco and the National Cyber Security Alliance.  Continue Reading

• CDP overview

  Storage volumes are growing at an alarming pace, and tape-based backups are not always possible within an available backup window. Today's businesses are increasingly focused on tighter RTO and RPO. Faster restorations and more recent recovery ...  Continue Reading

• Your shout: business skills a necessity for successful CIOs

  Readers have their say  Continue Reading

• Experts: IDS is here to stay

  IDS technology has survived predictions that it would be replaced by IPS. One expert says it will remain a separate product while IPS is folded into firewalls.  Continue Reading

• Backup reporting expands to add capacity planning

  Aptare adds capacity planning for primary data storage to its product line, joining Symantec in recent attempts to broaden the appeal of reporting software.  Continue Reading

• VoIP models and services: Complete guide

  With clear, concise explanations of existing VoIP business models and deployment methodologies, this guide will enable you to weigh the pros and cons of each based on your needs.  Continue Reading

• Disk-based backup overview

  Implementing a backup scheme that is fast, safe and cost-effective remains a serious challenge for storage administrators. Here's how to do it  Continue Reading

• Does compliance make encryption always necessary?

  Many organisations look to encryption to protect sensitive data. Yet hundreds of millions of people who use the Internet also use encryption, yet most of them don't even know it.  Continue Reading

• Encryption planning can reap benefits

  New regulations require effective encryption . Encryption can be beneficial if you implement it in the right places.  Continue Reading

• Securing a virtualised environment

  Virtualised client server technology is riding high at the moment, with its potential to increase efficiency and reduce costs making it seem an attractive option for many CIOs. But is security in danger of getting left behind in the race to save ...  Continue Reading

• Downtime: terminators, rain and moody computers

  The wacky side of IT  Continue Reading

• Analyst paper: provisioning the mobile workforce

  In this report, Cutter Consortium analyst Brian Dooley explains the security and access control required to give mobile users the ability to run enterprise applications via their mobile devices  Continue Reading

• BP points way to integrated security

  BP's plans to align physical and IT security to combat emerging threats offer lessons for other firms looking to implement integrated security strategies  Continue Reading

• Business continuity: the expert view

  Business continuity is about expecting the unexpected and preparing for a system failure.  Continue Reading

• BlackBerrys' underground reception solution

  BlackBerrys and cell phones wouldn't work in a law office until it deployed a multi-carrier system.  Continue Reading

• Downtime: Orange, rail enquiries, viruses, Web 2.0 and drafts

  Orange finds new ways to sell GPS, Downtime reveals the most talked-to man in the country, the virus turns 25, Web 2.0 used to find a cure for hiccups, drafts solved at last.  Continue Reading

• Securing Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

  Microsoft's latest version of their Web browser, Internet Explorer 7, was touted as their most secure browser to date. In this section of our Internet Explorer security learning guide, find out what is so secure about IE 7 and what you can do to ...  Continue Reading

• WAN clustering for disaster recovery

  This tip provides information about WAN clustering for disaster recovery, its pros and cons, and what you need to watch out for.  Continue Reading

• ISO 27001 could bridge the regulatory divide, expert says

  Karen Worstell, former CISO at Microsoft and AT&T Wireless, now on the advisory board of Neupart A/S, explains how ISO 27001 can be used to help companies comply with a variety of regulations and standards  Continue Reading

• Email archiving tool purchase considerations

  The purchase considerations for email archiving tools.  Continue Reading

• Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for SMBs: How much do you know?

  Dec. 15 is quickly approaching. For public SMBs, this means the extended Sarbanes-Oxley Act deadline is almost here. Is your company prepared? Are you? Take our quiz on the latest SMB-related Sarbanes-Oxley news to find out.  Continue Reading

• Insider threats thwarted in simple steps

  Don't wait for new SMB-specific offerings before you prevent insider threats. Leverage your existing systems with simple planning and integration.  Continue Reading

• Data migration product specifications

  Part of the Tiered Storage Buying guide focusing on product specifications for data migration tools.  Continue Reading

• Enabling Successful IT Governance and Risk Management

  Businesses funnel serious money into their enterprise infrastructures. Find out how to get the best from this investment  Continue Reading

• Security acquisition wish list

  Instead of guessing which companies will cash out next, Dennis Fisher makes a list of security mergers he'd like to see either for sheer entertainment value or actual customer value ...  Continue Reading

• Who should be considering file archiving and compliance

  Who should be looking at and considering file archiving plus is file archiving just for companies and applications that have to meet regulatory compliance requirements?  Continue Reading

• File archiving: copies of archived data and CAS

  How many copies of archived data should be made and does file archiving require content- or CAS-based storage?  Continue Reading

• Storage Decisions Downloads: Executives' storage guide

  Ideas of where firms' storage should be and where it's headed. Also key ways to integrate new technologies, processes and ideas without going over budget.  Continue Reading

• Prevent network hacks with secure Web browsing

  Hackers can penetrate your network in almost unlimited ways these days, and that includes through your Web browser. Learn how to improve Web browser security and keep these hackers out of your network.  Continue Reading

• Systems needed to resolve e-mail crunch

  With the regulations for data storage becoming increasingly demanding, finding workable solutions to e-mail archiving requires a sophisticated approach  Continue Reading

• Big Microsoft Vista concerns for Big Pharma

  The second installment of an ongoing series examining the challenges of deploying Windows Vista and the considerations that go into the decision to roll out the new OS.  Continue Reading

• Is a merger or acquisition in Sourcefire's future?

  Sourcefire founder and Chief Technology Officer Martin Roesch, talks about how Sourcefire fits into Security 3.0 theme and how the firm may be involved in a future merger or acquisition.  Continue Reading

• Why hacking contests, 'month-of' projects don't help

  Ivan Arce, chief technology officer of Core Security Technologies explains why he thinks hacking contests and public vulnerability disclosure projects do little to improve IT security.  Continue Reading

• The Art of Software Security Testing

  Identifying software security flaws including the proper methods for examining file formats.  Continue Reading

• Data Backup School: the backup basics

  All of the aspects of backup and how to optimize your backup environments.  Continue Reading

• Downtime: don't be Microdaft, they surely won't sue

  The wacky world of IT  Continue Reading

• Data retrieval strategies: Document management software overview

  The role of document management software in data storage and how it can mitigate risk for the enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Cisco: File virtualisation a service, for now

  Cisco's Jayshree Ullal talks about the company's plans for file virtualisation, green datacentres and Fibre Channel over Ethernet.  Continue Reading

• AT&T subsidiary talks real-world storage virtualisation

  3PAR's storage virtualisation helps AT&T's managed services arm to stay competitive over EMC and NetApp, though there are still some kinks to be worked out.  Continue Reading

• Storage Area Networks: getting the full value

  What is a storage area network? What are the benefits and pitfalls of installation? How can a SAN fit into your organisation? These questions and more are answered in our Storage Area Network School.  Continue Reading

• IT outsourcing: the expert view

  News stories, features, podcasts, blogs, videos and links on all aspects of IT outsourcing in the UK  Continue Reading

• The man behind the Month of Search Engine Bugs speaks

  Ukrainian security researcher Eugene Dokukin, more widely known by his online name MustLive, is about to launch a new "Month-of" flaw disclosure project focusing on search engine bugs, at a time when many security professionals are dismissing such ...  Continue Reading

• University tracks network to success

  Dundee University is upgrading its network to prevent downtime and meet rising demand. Asset-tracking software is helping to make the transition easier  Continue Reading

• Admins run into trouble with Microsoft updates

  A DNS service failure and an ongoing WSUS glitch are among this month's frustrations as IT administrators try to deploy the latest security patches from Microsoft.  Continue Reading

• Network access control learning guide

  From PDAs to insecure wireless modems, users have myriad options for connecting to -- and infecting -- the network. Created in partnership with our sister site SearchSecurity.com, this guide offers tips and expert advice on network access control. ...  Continue Reading

• Storage Decisions Downloads: SAN and NAS issues

  This track will look at SAN and NAS issues, distance demands, remote offices and how to build out systems.  Continue Reading

• Storage Decisions Session Downloads: Disaster Recovery

  How users can coordinate a range of data protection technologies to create more recoverable infrastructures.  Continue Reading

• How to get the best systems deal

  Traditional licensing models are inflexible and struggle to offer value to businesses, but there are alternatives out there that can ensure you get a good deal  Continue Reading

• My pay is falling, have I been in IT too long?

  Expert advice for readers' career problems  Continue Reading

• ISCSI TCP/IP TOE card specifications

  Key specifications for a cross-section of popular iSCSI TOE cards.  Continue Reading

• Security technology making headway against spam

  Paul Judge, chief technology officer at Secure Computing, discusses the progress of the battle against spam and whether technology has reached the limits of its ability to help in the fight.  Continue Reading

• Downtime: don't leave your laptop on the roof of your car

  The wacky world of IT  Continue Reading

• Beware security test errors: part 2

  There are many mistakes one can and does make, causing weaknesses in your network. Protect your network further by avoiding these five security assessment mistakes.  Continue Reading

• Beware security test errors

  There are many mistakes one can and does make, causing weaknesses in your network. Protect your network further by avoiding these five security assessment mistakes.  Continue Reading

• Not looking at the whole security picture

  There are many mistakes one can and does make, causing weaknesses in your network. Protect your network further by avoiding these five security assessment mistakes.  Continue Reading

• Avoiding security assessment mistakes

  There are many mistakes one can and does make, causing weaknesses in your network. Protect your network further by avoiding these five security assessment mistakes.  Continue Reading

• Relying on security audit checklists

  There are many mistakes one can and does make, causing weaknesses in your network. Protect your network further by avoiding these five security assessment mistakes.  Continue Reading

• Somerset cuts costs with mobile system for occupational therapists

  Somerset County Council has cut back-office administration costs by equipping social workers with tablet PCs.  Continue Reading

• Local government consolidates storage with IP SAN

  IP SAN was cheap, simple, and a NAS gateway allows end users at the City of Isles Beach better protection and access to files than traditional servers.  Continue Reading

• Readers' Choice awards for security technology

  The best security technology with the Readers' Choice awards from Information Security  Continue Reading

• IT change helps Parcelforce loss into profit

  An IT-based streamlining programme by Parcelforce has helped turn around initial losses of £193m to make a profit of £18m over the past 27 months  Continue Reading

• Security Blog Log: Mac hack puts Apple faithful on defence

  A much-hyped QuickTime exploit threatens Mac OS X and Windows browsers, but the Apple faithful feel the greatest sting.  Continue Reading

• Storage consolidation: WAN acceleration and WAFS technology overview

  One important avenue of storage consolidation is the consolidation of remote office storage; this is where WAN acceleration and WAFS technology comes into play.  Continue Reading

• IP storage switch and router specifications

  Key specifications for a cross section of popular IP storage switch and router products.  Continue Reading

• Outsource World comes to London

  The global outsourcing community will converge on London next week for the annual Outsource World conference and exhibition.  Continue Reading

• Your shout: education, users, licencing

  Have your say at computerweekly.com  Continue Reading

• Information security: Implementing converged security

  Today's technology allows greater integration of identity recognition and access management. We look at how businesses are implementing converged security.  Continue Reading

• Swap code for prose to win Write IT prize

  The BCS is asking anybody interested in IT to put fingers to keyboard as part of a short story competition to mark its half-centenary and celebrate the impact of computers on society.  Continue Reading

• Security podcast series: Howard Schmidt

  Security luminary Howard Schmidt talks about his latest book and about the private sector's role in securing cyberspace.  Continue Reading

• Your shout: NHS IT through the looking glass

  Computer Weekly readers' have their say at computerweekly.com  Continue Reading

• MPs dissect NHS IT plan's failings

  Public Accounts Committee questions whether NHS IT contracts will bring significant clinical benefits and calls for National Programme for IT's business case to be reassessed  Continue Reading

• Inside MSRC: Windows Vista security update explained

  Microsoft's Christopher Budd details the first Windows Vista security updates.  Continue Reading

• What will the NPIA do for police IT?

  Three years after the Bichard Enquiry into the Soham murders called for the urgent introduction of a national IT system to support police intelligence, the Home Office has created the agency it claims will have the power to make such a system ...  Continue Reading

• When disaster recovery and data classification collide

  Attendees at a disaster recovery seminar discussed the complex application dependencies when disaster recovery and data classification combine.  Continue Reading

• Preparing your business for IPv6

  The move to Internet Protocol version 6 is already under way. But what does it mean for your company, and how should you be preparing for the change?  Continue Reading

• Wokingham develops online tool to help schools with Ofsted reports

  Smart projects: Council's school self-evaluation application supports compliance  Continue Reading

• Case studies: Public transport project management

  Developing and implementing IT systems for a transport network is a challenging undertaking.  Continue Reading

• DPM's diary 3 April 2007

  Weekly round up of events at Bodcaster City Council  Continue Reading

• Downtime: Your place in the sun is just a matter of chance

  Your place in the sun is just a matter of chance  Continue Reading

• Will data breach be the end of TJX?

  This week in Security Blog Log: Industry experts say companies can learn from a data breach and even prosper from it. But is TJX following the right example?  Continue Reading

• Windows security assessment Step 3

  Keep security-related problems to a minimum in your Windows shop by setting security assessment expectations  Continue Reading

• FMC: new opportunities but security headaches

  Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) will help enterprises save money and boost productivity. First, though, they'll have to address security issues on an unprecedented scale.  Continue Reading

• Windows security assessment Step 2

  Keep security-related problems to a minimum in your Windows shop by setting security assessment expectations .  Continue Reading

• Windows security assessment Step 4

  Keep security-related problems to a minimum in your Windows shop by setting security assessment expectations  Continue Reading

• Windows security assessment Step 5

  Keep security-related problems to a minimum in your Windows shop by setting security assessment expectations  Continue Reading

• Windows security assessment Step 1

  Keep security-related problems to a minimum in your Windows shop by setting security assessment expectations  Continue Reading

• IP communications tools boost productivity

  IP communications tools have opened up several possibilities for one North American company, giving it presence awareness and unified messaging.  Continue Reading

• Setting your Windows security assessment expectations

  Keep security-related problems to a minimum in Windows shop by setting security assessment expectations  Continue Reading

• IT pros eye Windows Server 2003 SP2 with caution

  Despite its security and stability enhancements, IT pros say they are in no rush to deploy Windows Server 2003 SP2  Continue Reading

• Back office overhaul helps Surrey council meet online planning target

  Smart projects: Integration project enables compliance with Pendleton principles  Continue Reading

• Housing Corp refuses to disclose report on problems of £17m project

  The Housing Corporation, the quango responsible for distributing more than £2bn a year to housing associations, is refusing to disclose the results of an independent investigation into its problematic £17m IT modernisation programme.  Continue Reading

• Symantec threat report under the microscope

  This week in Security Blog Log: Infosec professionals dissect Symantec's latest threat report and express a range of views in the blogosphere.  Continue Reading

• From IT geek to security rock star

  Those who recognise change, bond with colleagues outside IT and factor physical security into their daily routine can go from IT geek to security rock star, experts say.  Continue Reading

• Measuring Vista's true security muscle will take time

  Researchers are digging through the Windows Vista code right now, and when they find flaws we'll hear about it. But it's the ones we don't hear about that should keep us up at night.  Continue Reading

• Managing a corporate network to plan the Olympics

  Case studies: Managing any corporate network is tough enough. Add in factors such as Olympian deadlines and natural disasters if you really enjoy life at the sharp end  Continue Reading

• The portal to staying in control of compliance

  For Simon Benson, Environmental, Safety & Security Manager, NYK Group Europe Ltd, there are a number of challenges that occupy his working day but there’s one in particular: compliance  Continue Reading