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• November 10, 2010 10 Nov'10

  Leaked Acta documents hint at online liabilities for ISPs

  Europe's internet service providers may soon have to do much more to control the content on their networks.

• November 10, 2010 10 Nov'10

  Court cuts Oracle damages claim on SAP to $1.6bn

  Oracle's claim for damages in its software theft case against SAP has been cut by $500m after the judge ruled to exclude evidence on potential loss of profits.

• November 10, 2010 10 Nov'10

  Facebook and Google locked in data spat

  Facebook has hit back in a spat with Google over the company's decision to block the export of contact information from Gmail.

• November 09, 2010 09 Nov'10

  Cabinet Office conducts governmental digital review

  The Cabinet Office is reviewing the government's digital engagement strategy as part of its business plan to meet the coalition government's policies.

• November 08, 2010 08 Nov'10

  Cabinet Office demands silence over government IT strategy

  The Cabinet Office has asked officials to refrain from talking about the government's new IT strategy.

• November 08, 2010 08 Nov'10

  US Cyber Command calls for offensive powers

  The newly-opened US Cyber Command is seeking authority to carry out offensive operations around the world to protect US interests.

• November 05, 2010 05 Nov'10

  Business behind public sector on data protection, ICO finds

  Large private sector companies are lagging behind the public sector on their knowledge of data protection, according to the Information Commissioner's Office.

• November 05, 2010 05 Nov'10

  Government releases blueprint for technology

  The government has released a blueprint for technology as part of its plan to put the industry at the heart of the UK's economic recovery.

• November 03, 2010 03 Nov'10

  Has the Windows-based business desktop had its day?

  Has the concept of the Windows-based business desktop become irrelevant due to the uptake of low-cost internet-connected devices and mobile apps? Cliff Saran investigates.

• November 03, 2010 03 Nov'10

  Google breached UK data protection laws, says ICO

  Google breached UK data protection law by intercepting Wi-Fi data as it recorded images for its Street View service, according to the Information Commissioner's Office.

• November 02, 2010 02 Nov'10

  Facebook developers who sold user identification suspended for violating privacy policies

  Facebook has revealed it has suspended an unspecified number of developers for selling user identification numbers (UIDs) to an unnamed data broker.

• November 02, 2010 02 Nov'10

  Sharing knowledge critical to IT project team success

  IT project teams' ability to share knowledge and experience with each other and the rest of the business is critical if IT projects are to add value to the bottom line, according to the team leaders of a major research project.

• October 26, 2010 26 Oct'10

  Cloud adoption outpacing security controls, survey reveals

  While Forrester Research predicts the cloud security market will grow to $1.5bn by 2015, cloud adoption is outpacing security controls, a global survey has revealed.

• October 25, 2010 25 Oct'10

  Facebook plans encryption to protect user data

  Facebook has proposed using encryption after reports that popular applications expose user identification numbers.

• October 25, 2010 25 Oct'10

  Information Commissioner to open new UK inquiry into Google Wi-Fi data harvesting

  The UK is to open a fresh inquiry into Google's Wi-Fi data harvesting after the company admitted its Street View cars captured complete e-mails and passwords.

• October 20, 2010 20 Oct'10

  Spending Review: the impact on IT

  ComputerWeekly.com investigates the IT impact of the spending review.

• October 20, 2010 20 Oct'10

  BNP Paribas rolls out enterprise architecture framework

  Financial services company, BNP Paribas, is rolling out company-wide framework for enterprise architecture, in a move that will ensure that IT projects match the needs of the business more closely.

• October 20, 2010 20 Oct'10

  European data protection tsar slams state passenger profiling

  The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has slammed the use of passenger name records (PNRs) to profile international travellers to assess their risk to the destination country.

• October 15, 2010 15 Oct'10

  How the G-Cloud is developing ahead of the Spending Review

  The G-Cloud is shaping up to be a key part of the government's new IT strategy, with more details on the project emerging ahead of this months' raft of announcements.

• October 14, 2010 14 Oct'10

  Data protection regulation a good thing, says internet security expert

  Data protection and other regulations are a good thing because without them organisations would do nothing, says US-based internet security expert Ira Winkler.

• October 11, 2010 11 Oct'10

  Ex-Met chief Blair tells CIOs to take lead during spending cuts

  IT chiefs are best placed to lead the public sector through the cuts crisis, ex-Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Blair told the Society of IT Managers (Socitm) annual conference in Brighton.

• October 11, 2010 11 Oct'10

  Sweeping changes in compliance mark the end of business as usual, says think tank

  A wave of new laws and regulations is forcing company boards to re-examine their compliance strategies, says a cross-industry security think tank.

• October 08, 2010 08 Oct'10

  ICO calls for feedback on data-sharing proposals

  The Information Commissioner's Office is asking UK organisations to respond to proposals for the country's first-ever code of practice on data-sharing.

• October 08, 2010 08 Oct'10

  ISSE 2010: PCs should have regular checks before accessing the internet

  Security experts generally agree that a well-resourced and persistent cybercriminal will usually succeed in attacking corporate IT systems.

• October 08, 2010 08 Oct'10

  UAE repeals RIM’s Blackberry service ban

  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has cancelled a potential Blackberry service suspension from 11 October and said Blackberry-maker Research in Motion's (RIM) services are now compliant with its security needs.

• September 30, 2010 30 Sep'10

  EC to take UK to court over privacy and data protection

  The European Commission is suing the UK government for not fully implementing EU rules on the confidentiality of electronic communications.

• September 28, 2010 28 Sep'10

  Virtualisation delivers data protection, says security expert

  Virtualisation is the key to better information security in cloud computing, says Eric Baize, a board member at cross-industry security initiative, SAFECode.

• September 27, 2010 27 Sep'10

  Richard Clarke and Michael Chertoff to address RSA Europe 2010

  Data leakage prevention, maturing cloud technologies, consumerisation, social networking and cybersecurity are to be the dominant themes of RSA Conference Europe 2010 in London next month.

• September 27, 2010 27 Sep'10

  Top four issues in tackling the internet business blind-spot

  As more businesses rely on internet-based business applications, they face new challenges in managing them. Now that applications are borderless, in that they can be located and used outside company walls, businesses must ensure they put in place ...

• September 16, 2010 16 Sep'10

  Google confirms dismissal of engineer for breaching privacy rules

  Google has confirmed that it has dismissed a systems engineer after he accessed private details from the Gmail, Google Voice and IM accounts of four teenagers.

• September 15, 2010 15 Sep'10

  IronKey on track to help UK government departments meet data protection standards

  Security firm IronKey has announced that its Enterprise S200 package of USB flash drives and management software

• September 13, 2010 13 Sep'10

  IT downtime costs UK £2bn a year, study finds

  UK organisations are losing 300,000 hours and £2bn a year through IT downtime, according to a report by CA Technologies.

• September 09, 2010 09 Sep'10

  Former HP chief Mark Hurd set for $11m pay deal at Oracle

  Former HP chief executive Mark Hurd is expected to earn up to $11m (£7.1m) a year as co-president and board member at Oracle.

• September 08, 2010 08 Sep'10

  360IT: Command and control culture in IT must end

  The command and control culture that has served IT well during the past 15 years of the PC revolution must adapt to support the consumerisation of IT, say experts.

• September 08, 2010 08 Sep'10

  HP sues Mark Hurd over move to Oracle

  HP has filed a lawsuit against its former chief executive, Mark Hurd, which seeks monetary damages and assurances that HP's secrets are safe.

• September 07, 2010 07 Sep'10

  Dismantle Labour's IT to save £8bn, says Tory advisor report

  A think-tank close to the government has proposed dismantling the IT systems and business ecosystem established by Labour's drive to computerise government.

• September 07, 2010 07 Sep'10

  Governance of data: Tips to streamline the process

  Effective governance of data is an aspect that Indian organizations constantly battle with. Here are six data governance stages that you can optimize.

• September 03, 2010 03 Sep'10

  Gordon Brown joins World Wide Web Foundation board

  Gordon Brown is joining Tim Berners-Lee on the board of directors of the World Wide Web Foundation.

• September 03, 2010 03 Sep'10

  International Telecommunications Union leader Hamadoun Touré calls for cyber peace treaty

  The world needs to sign up to a cyber peace treaty to head off the growing threats of infowar and cybercriminality, but industrialised countries are ignoring the risks, according to the secretary-general of the International Telecommunications Union

• September 02, 2010 02 Sep'10

  Businesses pay £6.5m software piracy bill

  Businesses are paying millions in settlement and licensing costs for copyright infringements, according to anti-software piracy organisation, the Business Software Alliance (BSA).

• August 16, 2010 16 Aug'10

  MoD plans “major data cleansing” for JPA payroll system

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) plans to conduct a "major data cleansing exercise" to improve its payroll software.

• August 13, 2010 13 Aug'10

  HP board faces class action lawsuit over Hurd’s departure

  Hewlett-Packard's directors are facing a class action lawsuit which claims that they violated their fiduciary duties in connection with Mark Hurd's resignation as chief executive.

• August 11, 2010 11 Aug'10

  Security industry must collaborate to win war on cybercrime, says McAfee

  The security industry needs to work together on a more proactive strategy for fighting cybercrime, according to a report from security firm McAfee.

• July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

  Could FiReControl be the next IT project to go?

  The government has spent the last couple of months casting a critical eye over large-scale IT projects, and it's looking increasingly likely that FiReControl could be next to be hit.

• July 28, 2010 28 Jul'10

  Seven outsourcing criteria for service provider evaluation

  What are the essential outsourcing criteria to be kept in mind to check if your outsourcing partner fits the bill? We explore the critical aspects.

• July 23, 2010 23 Jul'10

  Dell fined $100m for accounting fraud that misled investors

  PC maker Dell and its chairman Michael Dell will pay fines of $100m (£65.2m) and $4m respectively to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it misled investors through false accounting to meet Wall Street expectations, the stock ...

• July 23, 2010 23 Jul'10

  ICO toughens up on Freedom of Information Act compliance

  The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is to get tougher with public authorities that are slow or unco-operative in responding to Freedom of Information Act requests.

• July 21, 2010 21 Jul'10

  DWP loses Directgov to Cabinet Office in efficiency drive

  Directgov, the government's central website for public services, is to join the Cabinet Office's efficiency drive to get more people online with the help of Martha Lane Fox, the UK digital champion.

• July 20, 2010 20 Jul'10

  India awaits COBIT 5, the integrated version set for 2011 launch

  COBIT 5 is generating substantial interest among Indian IT professionals. Developed by ISACA, COBIT 5's evolved framework will draw from BMIS and ITAF.

• July 16, 2010 16 Jul'10

  HM Courts Service staff breached government database of personal information

  Staff at HM Courts Service breached security in the government database that stores personal data of everyone in the UK.

• July 15, 2010 15 Jul'10

  CA and SAP collaborate on big brother checks on IT

  SAP and CA Technologies have collaborated on offering an integrated governance, regulation and compliance (GRC) tools for CIOs, which links SAP's enterprise software with CA Technologies' monitoring software

• July 13, 2010 13 Jul'10

  CSF to launch IT security support programme for UK non-profit sector

  The Charities Security Forum (CSF) has announced a mentoring programme to enhance IT security knowledge and practice in the UK non-profit sector. The programme was developed because many in the UK non-profit sector lack dedicated information ...

• July 07, 2010 07 Jul'10

  ISO 38500 versus COBIT: What is the right choice?

  As IT governance gains prominence in the organizational setup, the stage is set for a war between ISO 38500 and COBIT.

• July 01, 2010 01 Jul'10

  Government austerity lowers Gartner's expectations

  Analyst company Gartner has pegged back its prediction for IT spending growth this year as a result of a strengthening dollar and public sector spending cuts in Europe.

• July 01, 2010 01 Jul'10

  How midsized organizations are adopting, adapting ITIL best practices

  Midsized organizations are trending toward picking and choosing the ITIL best practices that fit their needs. While this may save them time, what's it costing them?

• June 30, 2010 30 Jun'10

  St John Ambulance gears up for PCI DSS compliance

  First aid charity St John Ambulance is rolling out a security information system to ensure compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

• June 30, 2010 30 Jun'10

  HM Revenue & Customs freezes IT spending

  HM Revenue & Customs has frozen spending on IT, according to a report from the National Audit Office.

• June 25, 2010 25 Jun'10

  Government plans to shut 75% of its websites

  The government is planning to scrap hundreds of public sector websites and cut the costs of the remaining sites.

• June 24, 2010 24 Jun'10

  Airlines see timid recovery in IT spending

  After a grim couple of years, technology investment in airlines appears to be picking up and sector firms are investing in tools to automate processes in the back-end and increase customer satisfaction as well as acquisition.

• June 23, 2010 23 Jun'10

  IT project management basics: Get the individual components right

  What are the basic aspects of proper IT project management? We caught with leading Indian CIOs to reach a consensus on IT project management basics.

• June 18, 2010 18 Jun'10

  IT security pros must enable business to win support

  Business has traditionally tackled the problem of data security by spending money on technology, but a growing number of security experts say this approach is misguided.

• June 08, 2010 08 Jun'10

  IT professionals admit telling fibs to pass audits

  One in 10 IT professionals admit they have lied in audits of their company's technology.

  According to a survey conducted by Tufin Technologies, of...

• May 26, 2010 26 May'10

  Management of IT projects: Mantras for success

  Project management as a service provider is different from management of IT projects as a business. This is how you can boot up faster on this front.

• May 18, 2010 18 May'10

  IT spending in verticals to reach $2.4 trillion this year

  Global IT spending in vertical markets will increase 4.1% this year to $2.4tn. Gartner said that service providers should prepare for the 4.1% increase...

• May 04, 2010 04 May'10

  IT in the spotlight at M&S as new chairman takes over

  Marks & Spencer's new chief executive Marc Bolland starts today at the high street giant, and IT-related decisions are at the top of his in-tray.

• April 26, 2010 26 Apr'10

  Business spend is failing to protect against top threat to data security, study finds

  A lack of protection for web-based applications means many businesses are at a high risk of cyberattack, a survey has found.

  Business allocates an...

• April 23, 2010 23 Apr'10

  Microsoft wins piracy battle in China

  Microsoft has won its first big piracy battle in China against a Shanghai-based insurer. A Shanghai court found the Dazhong Insurance guilty of using illegal copies of Microsoft's software and ordered the insurer to pay $318,000 in damages.

• April 21, 2010 21 Apr'10

  EU draft anti-counterfeiting deal threatens free speech, health and safety, say critics

  The European Parliament has published the draft text of the controversial anti-counterfeiting...

• April 16, 2010 16 Apr'10

  Social networking in Indian organizations: Do CIOs bell this cat?

  With increasing popularity of social networking in Indian organizations, more Indians access social networking sites from offices. How do CIOs respond?

• April 08, 2010 08 Apr'10

  FSA fines Credit Suisse $1.75m for failing to provide compliance data fast enough

  Credit Suisse has been fined £1.75m by the Financial Services Authority for failing to provide accurate and timely transaction reports.

• March 30, 2010 30 Mar'10

  Businesses have one week to limit risks of new ICO powers

  Nearly two-thirds of London city workers are unaware that businesses can be fined...

• March 29, 2010 29 Mar'10

  London's city workers ignorant of impending data security penalties

  Almost two-thirds of London's city workers are unaware that businesses can be fined...

• March 25, 2010 25 Mar'10

  Budget 2010: How government departments will save £500m on IT

  Five government departments set out strategies for slashing their IT-related spending.

• March 19, 2010 19 Mar'10

  The IT governance journey at Reliance Life

  S S Prabhudesai, chief of IT governance at Reliance Life Insurance, describes in brief the company's IT governance practices.

• March 12, 2010 12 Mar'10

  HSBC Holdings under investigation after Swiss data theft

  Swiss financial sector regulator FINMA is investigating the theft of data from up to 24,000 clients of the Geneva private bank of HSBC Holdings.

• March 08, 2010 08 Mar'10

  Secret talks could weaken ISPs' protection against online piracy suits

  Internet service providers (are warning that secret trade negotiations could weaken their protections against being sued for online copyright theft.

• March 05, 2010 05 Mar'10

  Remote infrastructure management reduces opex by 60% at Globus

  Managing 27 stores was a big challenge for Globus Stores' IT team, till the retail player opted for a remote infrastructure management solution.

• March 04, 2010 04 Mar'10

  Val IT 2.0 framework yet to gain momentum in India

  The Val IT 2.0 framework holds significant potential for Indian organizations, especially those adopting COBIT, due to the interlinking of these frameworks.

• February 25, 2010 25 Feb'10

  IT service management to get easier at Apeejay with ITIL v2

  Apeejay Surrendra Group is set to get more efficient IT service management with its ongoing ITIL v2 implementation.

• February 24, 2010 24 Feb'10

  Taxman puts staff in infosecurity frontline

  HMRC has identified people as key to the success of its information security programme after a data breach in 2007 when it lost the personal details of 25 million people.

• February 23, 2010 23 Feb'10

  Wipro employee suicide in wake of fraud allegation

  A worker in Wipro's finance department has committed suicide soon after an allegation was made that he had committed a $4m internal fraud.

• February 11, 2010 11 Feb'10

  ITIL v3 can co-exist with existing frameworks

  Since its release, ITIL v3 has evoked mixed reactions among Indian CIOs. Vishal Vyas, an ITIL expert with 60 ITIL credit points (as well as the delivery head of South Asia for ITpreneurs) explains what ITIL v3 brings to the table for Indian ...

• February 09, 2010 09 Feb'10

  CIO warned to keep IT spending high to retain influence

  A CIO has revealed that he will lose his informal membership of an unofficial high-spending, high-influencing club within government if he cuts his department's IT budget too much.

• February 04, 2010 04 Feb'10

  Australian judge upholds ISP's defence against piracy claims

  An Australian judge has upheld a "pure conduit" defence by an internet service provider against claims by copyright holders that it should have stopped illegal...

• January 29, 2010 29 Jan'10

  Maximizing business application software usage at Lowe Lintas

  How can business application software investments be leveraged to the hilt? Pravin Savant, the CTO of Lowe Lintas India is working on such an initiative.

• January 21, 2010 21 Jan'10

  Video: IT spending to rise 4.6% in 2010, says Gartner

  There will be a "modest" increase in IT spending this year as the global economy makes a slow recovery, with spending expected to reach 2008 levels…

• January 14, 2010 14 Jan'10

  Are analysts worth spending your IT budget on?

  With IT budgets tighter than ever, CIOs and IT directors need to assess how they get the best from advisory services. IT directors often use big-name...

• January 13, 2010 13 Jan'10

  McKinnon wins review of extradition for hacking

  Self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon has been granted a reprieve from extradition to the US where he faces up to 70 years in jail for hacking federal and Pentagon computers.

• January 12, 2010 12 Jan'10

  IT recession is “unofficially over” in Europe

  The IT recession is "unofficially over" in Europe and the US as spending starts to pick up and regain some of the ground lost in a tough 2009.

  According...

• December 21, 2009 21 Dec'09

  ITIL revitalizes IT operations and service levels at L&T Infotech

  When L&T Infotech discovered that more continuous services are sold to customers, it felt the need to tighten IT operations. ITIL became the solution.

• December 11, 2009 11 Dec'09

  CIOs are over-achieving despite recession

  Businesses see their CIOs as extremely effective, despite the constraints of the downturn, according to the fourth annual global survey of IT strategy and spending by consultancy McKinsey.

• December 09, 2009 09 Dec'09

  ICT industry faces carbon challenge in Copenhagen

  The IT industry will be challenged to meet carbon emissions targets if it succeeds in an attempt to have technology...

• December 04, 2009 04 Dec'09

  FICCI-BSA launch software asset management campaign for Maharashtra

  Campaign plans to improve IT governance standards for software assets in Maharashtra state's small and medium businesses.

• December 02, 2009 02 Dec'09

  Most businesses plan to increase spending on IT in 2010

  A major survey by Accenture and the Economist Intelligence Unit reveals that most firms plan to increase their IT spending next year, with virtualisation, e-business and CRM systems at the top their wish list.

• December 01, 2009 01 Dec'09

  20:20 Mobile Group enjoys benefits of UTM security

  UK-based 20:20 Mobile Group is saving 30% on security operations costs by switching to a single unified threat management (UTM) system.

• November 26, 2009 26 Nov'09

  UK National Skills Academy for IT to open next year

  A National Skills Academy for IT will be open by autumn next year after the government gave its support to the project.

• November 02, 2009 02 Nov'09

  IT Service Management (ITSM) is at an evolutionary stage in India

  Independent consultant Sukumar Daniel who currently heads the people stream for Tesco's IT transformation project elaborates on IT Service Management (ITSM) adoption in India.

• October 29, 2009 29 Oct'09

  Farmers bank account details lost by Rural Payments Agency

  Thousands of farmers' bank account details have been lost by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) after the Government body lost two back-up tapes of confidential data belonging to all English farmers.

• October 28, 2009 28 Oct'09

  Firms lower security despite cost of breaches

  UK medium to large companies each lost an average of £16,000 through security breaches and yet nearly two thirds have cut or frozen IT security budgets, research has revealed.

• October 28, 2009 28 Oct'09

  Public has low confidence in UK data protection

  UK trust in online retailers to protect personal data is even lower than trust in the public sector, research has revealed.