Opinion

Opinion

• Security Think Tank: Cyber insurance a great complement to good security practice

  What should organisations consider if they are to prepare for cyber insurance?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Back up risk assessment with broker advice on cyber insurance

  What should organisations consider if they are to prepare for cyber insurance?  Continue Reading

• New cyber security strategy changes relationship between government and IT suppliers

  The government has introduced stringent new responsibilities on IT suppliers in its latest cyber security strategy  Continue Reading

• Self-sovereign identity on the block – ideal or no deal?

  There’s a rumour out there in the IT and business world that blockchains could be the magic elixir when it comes to users’ full control and power over their own digital identities. But is that really so?  Continue Reading

• Scotland, the perfect home for digital nomads?

  Scotland needs public and private sector support for entrepreneurs, and ubiquitous superfast broadband if its digital economy is to thrive, says MSP Jamie Greene  Continue Reading

• Acquiring public sector software systems – an alternative role for GDS?

  Controlling and measuring software systems in government is notoriously difficult, so could a healthcare model offer a better alternative?  Continue Reading

• Getting the balance right now the big data genie is out the bottle

  Big data is a fact of life, but getting the balance right when it comes to privacy is crucial to avoid litigation and fines  Continue Reading

• Obituary: Jonathan Green-Armytage, former Computer Weekly journalist

  Computer Weekly marks the passing of one of the great tech reporters from the 1980s and 1990s  Continue Reading

• A global, digital Britain will only succeed with global tech talent

  Government plans for a Brexit Britain must take into account the international nature of tech talent in its approach to immigration  Continue Reading

• IT transformation brings storage transformation

  IT departments’ moves away from specialised skills to generalist skillsets are fuelling the rise of easy-to-use hyper-converged infrastructure and all-flash storage systems  Continue Reading

• Gary McKinnon: Why Lauri Love should be spared the nightmare of extradition

  Computer activist Lauri Love should be spared a life sentence in a US jail, says former hacker Gary McKinnon  Continue Reading

• The UK needs a data infrastructure

  Public data needs to be open and protected, and should be treated as part of our critical national infrastructure  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Defend against phishing with training, technology and reporting

  What are the most effective types of security controls and user training approaches to dealing with phishing?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Phishing: protect, educate and limit damage

  What are the most effective types of security controls and end user training approaches to dealing with phishing?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Four key elements to defending against phishing attacks

  What are the most effective types of security controls and end user training approaches to dealing with phishing?  Continue Reading