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• How to get IT right in mergers and acquisitions

  Charlie Mayes offers advice on IT-business integration as mergers and acquisitions begin to take off.  Continue Reading

• An insider's view on the government open standards consultation

  Andy Hopkirk chaired the first public meeting of the government's open standards consultation. He gives his report on the debate.  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: How businesses can achieve compliance and security

  What can businesses do to make regulatory compliance a priority without losing focus on security basics?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: How to prepare for EU data protection rules (part 6)

  With the new EU Directives for Data Protection knocking on the door of organisations, it is time to wake up and prepare for the data privacy law changes  Continue Reading

• Opinion: Is big data just big hype?

  If the deluge of headlines and vendor marketing materials is anything to go by, big data is the next big thing. So how much is there really to all this big data talk?  Continue Reading

• Identity management: helping to stay one step ahead of cyber criminals

  The increase in high-profile cyber attacks has shown that basic security perimeters have been breached. Identity management is part of the solution.  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Challenges and opportunities of smartphone security policy (part 6)

  The main rising challenge for many businesses is that of bring your own device (BYOD) and the related issues, the key issue (as always) being that of the data. And in particular, how the ownership of the data on the device is agreed, or at least ...  Continue Reading

• Opinion: Cloud, mobility, social among top infosec challeges for 2012, says ISACA

  What is the most important nut for infosec to crack in the coming year and why? Global IT security association ISACA gives its views.  Continue Reading

• Mobile security among top priorities for 2012

  Solving security issues relating to the use of mobile technologies will be among the most pressing priorities for businesses in 2012.  Continue Reading

• Is time running out for internet domains?

  The world’s political leaders are taking an unusually intent interest in the technical system of Internet domains’ naming and numbering (the DNS).  Continue Reading

• Byte Night 2011: The generous generation

  Technology is turning young people to donate to charity in new ways - helping the IT industry's annual Byte Night fundraising event.  Continue Reading

• ITIL 2011: it’s how you use it that counts

  ITIL, the UK government-owned guidance on IT service management best practice, has been widely adopted across the IT industry since it first appeared, but what has its latest update achieved?  Continue Reading

• Top skills for IT managers - Part 6: Change management

  Mergers, acquisitions, redundancies and other organisational changes often create anxiety and uncertainty because such business changes affect every level of an organisation.  Continue Reading

• What identity management strategies should enterprises deploy for cloud environments?

  The identity management strategies enterprises should be deploying to ensure they meet the security challenges of an increasingly connected and cloud-based business environment.  Continue Reading

• The SME security challenge

  Over the years, research findings have consistently demonstrated widespread exposure to risk when it comes to data protection and security among smaller businesses, writes Dale Vile, managing director of Freeform Dynamics.  Continue Reading