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• Security Think Tank: Four steps for companies to protect against ransomware

  What is the best strategy for business to protect against ransomware?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Employee awareness key to halting ransomware attacks

  What is the best strategy for business to protect against ransomware?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: User education is first line of defence against ransomware

  What is the best strategy for business to protect against ransomware?  Continue Reading

• Will people be at the heart of your business transformation?

  Areas of the business that hold workforce data face a huge opportunity to help their organisations accelerate end-to-end transformation and increase their odds of success  Continue Reading

• Getting the Apprenticeship Levy right for technology employers

  TechUK looks at the opportunities and challenges in creating IT jobs of the future and making the levy work for tech companies  Continue Reading

• The problem with China isn’t China – it’s usually us

  Biased thinking about China causes the West to underestimate the country's role in the future of the technology industry  Continue Reading

• Cloud vs. Colocation: Why both make sense for the enterprise right now

  With colocation providers moving to adopt simpler, cloud-like charging models, would enterprises be better off ditching the datacentre completely?  Continue Reading

• Robots will transform, not replace, human work

  Claims that robots will steal our jobs are commonplace – but humans will find themselves working side by side with robots, rather than being replaced by them  Continue Reading

• If government wants city devolution to succeed, cities need to use data

  Developing smart data-driven cities needs to be a priority if the government's devolution policy is to succeed  Continue Reading

• Floods reveal weaknesses in the resilience of UK broadband

  December’s floods exposed a major flaw in the UK’s fibre to the cabinet networks, which are almost impossible to waterproof  Continue Reading

• Why quality of experience matters more than quality of service

  David Brunnen writes about why regulators should start thinking about quality of experience when it comes to broadband and not simply the quality of service  Continue Reading

• Don’t let an identity crisis stand in the way of health and care integration

  Challenges in identifying patients and connecting their activity across multiple health and social care organisations cannot remain a barrier to integration, says Andy Kinnear, Connecting Care programme director  Continue Reading

• When a slowdown in IT budgets is a good thing

  IT budgets will grow at their slowest rate for four years in 2016, yet companies are spending more on digital technology  Continue Reading

• Saving Bletchley Park: The women of Station X

  Sue Black recalls her first experience of Bletchley Park and the women who worked there, inspiring a campaign to save the home of the WW2 codebreakers  Continue Reading

• Digital platform more than taxi service: Uber as app economy paradigm?

  Uber’s significance may lie more in its being a data-rich platform that taps into unused human economic resources than in its role as a passenger pickup service  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Get business value from security testing services by insourcing

  How can an organisation ensure it gets value from penetration and security testing services?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Start with threats to increase value of penetration testing

  How can an organisation ensure it gets value from penetration and security testing services?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Selecting the right pen tester helps deliver most value

  How can an organisation ensure they get value from penetration and security testing services?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Penetration testing still relevant, but approach needs to change

  How can an organisation ensure it gets value from penetration and security testing services?  Continue Reading

• Creating a CIO legacy beyond the systems

  So much of what a business does today needs to be technology-driven that CIOs have a choice between leading and lagging behind  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Pen testing must be followed by action

  How can an organisation ensure they get value from penetration and security testing services?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Clarity of scope is key to getting value from pen testing

  How can an organisation ensure they get value from penetration and security testing services?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Pen testing should be about risk, not box-ticking

  How can organisations ensure they get value from penetration and security testing services?  Continue Reading

• Declining capital investment no problem in a digital economy

  Economists and politicians are fretting about the fall in capital investment – but this is to be expected in a digital economy where startup costs are shrinking  Continue Reading

• Why it pays to get messy with big data

  Big data does not have to be perfect to give useful insights. The ability to make messy data usable quickly could become business critical  Continue Reading

• What CIOs need to know to ensure their PMOs deliver

  The most effective project management organisations spend most of their time and resources on relationships and minimal time on tasks  Continue Reading

• Rise of the super-contractors as IT skills gap widens

  More IT professionals are becoming contractors in order to charge a premium for their much-in-demand services  Continue Reading

• A plan for managing public-sector IT costs

  The 2015 spending review is set to put further pressure on the public sector. Are there easy cuts public-sector CIOs can make?  Continue Reading

• Democratise internet of things data analytics with virtualisation

  Accenture Labs authors contend that data virtualisation can unlock business value from the IoT  Continue Reading

• Big companies will out-innovate tech startups in coming years

  Innovations by large corporates will grow rapidly as they become the most innovative companies over the next decade  Continue Reading

• Why we’re measuring the digital economy in the wrong way

  Conventional measures of productivity and growth, such as GDP, fail to capture the true effect of the digital revolution – but we're getting richer nonetheless  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Classification is the first step to personal data security

  How should businesses go about setting up and maintaining a comprehensive and accurate inventory of personal data?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Find out what personal data your company holds

  How should businesses go about setting up and maintaining a comprehensive and accurate inventory of personal data?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Create a data security culture to keep data safe

  How should businesses go about setting up and maintaining a comprehensive and accurate inventory of personal data?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Three steps to personal data security

  How should businesses go about setting up and maintaining a comprehensive and accurate inventory of personal data?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: IAOs key to setting up asset registers

  How should businesses go about setting up and maintaining a comprehensive and accurate inventory of personal data?  Continue Reading

• What does the new EU data protection regime mean for datacentres and cloud service operators?

  Changes to European data protection law will put new responsibilities on datacentre and cloud providers  Continue Reading

• Why the IT dinosaurs should be planning for extinction

  The planned merger of two dinosaurs of the hardware world, Dell and EMC, offers a useful insight into how to manage corporate extinction  Continue Reading

• The problem of smart cities and connectivity in the UK

  Only once leaders develop a framework for local economic and societal development can the “smart city” buzz can evolve into “intelligent communities”  Continue Reading

• How the Consumer Rights Act will affect the digital industry

  Consumer legislation has been updated to take into account the unique nature of digital content – but what does it mean for technology suppliers?  Continue Reading

• Pixar president on why building a 'fail fast' culture is hard

  The duality of failure, IBM's bet on cognitive computing, and the difference between a data officer and an analytics officer: The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Can the IT department fix personal data?

  Disruptive technologies can help solve the problem of managing personal data, but IT needs to team up with marketing and finance teams to make it work  Continue Reading

• The missing ingredient for effective problem management

  Problem management implementations often fail or have limited success because they lack managers who are trained to lead problem investigations using structured methods  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Threat intelligence feeds not for everyone

  What is the best practice for collecting and using threat indicators from security incidents to improve defences against future cyber attacks?  Continue Reading

• The need for a 'Capability Exchange' for digital government

  In the last of a three-part series, Mark Thompson outlines a digital vision to make government a more cohesive, integrated organisation  Continue Reading

• The power of situational awareness for digital government

  In the second of a three-part series, Mark Thompson outlines a digital vision to make government a more cohesive, integrated organisation  Continue Reading

• Time to get mapping - how a blind government can develop sight

  In the first of a three-part series, Mark Thompson outlines a digital vision to make government a more cohesive, integrated organisation  Continue Reading

• Government must listen to tech sector in Investigatory Powers Bill

  Plans for new powers to allow intelligence agencies to monitor electronic communications must be carefully thought through  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Security intelligence is useful only if isolated from the noise

  What is best practice for collecting and using threat indicators from security incidents to improve defences against future cyber attacks?  Continue Reading

• Supercharging cyber security protection: Questions to ask when hiring a managed services provider

  With information security concerns and challenges at an all-time high, and a global shortage of security professionals to address them, some enterprises are turning to managed security services for help. To ease the selection process, Dragana Vranic...  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Security intelligence demands getting the basics right

  What is the best practice for collecting and using threat indicators from security incidents to improve defences against future cyber attacks?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Keep C-suite informed on incidents to drive better security

  What is the best practice for collecting and using threat indicators from security incidents to improve defences against future cyber attacks?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Addressing the gap between security data and intelligence

  What is the best practice for collecting and using threat indicators from security incidents to improve defences against future cyber attacks?  Continue Reading

• The pace of digital disruption varies widely by industry

  Digital disruption is inevitable - but different forces in different industries mean the pace of change varies by sector  Continue Reading

• How to mitigate security risks associated with IoT

  There are five key information security risks associated with the internet of things that businesses can and should address  Continue Reading

• Are you exposed? Lessons from Ashley Madison

  Data breaches are only a matter of time so companies need to know what to do to prevent, respond and contain breaches when they happen  Continue Reading

• Network security systems – dedicated or multifunction?

  For small and medium-sized businesses looking to secure their networks, multifunction security systems are a better option than best-of-breed technology  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Three key cyber resilience goals

  How can companies best assess business resilience to identify the gaps and improve business resiliency to reduce the impact of cyber attacks?  Continue Reading

• The importance of e-leadership in meeting digital challenges

  Henley Business School identifies ICT trends that will alter the demand of e-skills, especially those needed by e-leaders  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Resiliency is the single most effective response to cyber attacks

  How can companies best assess business resilience to identify the gaps and improve business resiliency to reduce the impact of cyber attacks?  Continue Reading

• Security Thank Tank: Business resilience should be proactive, not reactive

  How can companies best assess business resilience to identify the gaps and improve business resiliency to reduce the effect of cyber attacks?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Resilience basics will work for any size of business

  How can companies best assess business resilience to identify the gaps and improve business resiliency to reduce the impact of cyber attacks?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Aim at joined-up security for clearer risk view

  How can companies best assess business resilience to identify the gaps and improve business resiliency to reduce the effect of cyber attacks?  Continue Reading

• Reinventing outsourcing through agile principles

  Organisations are starting to use agile principles to reinvent the outsourcing selection process, with some excellent results  Continue Reading

• Consumer Rights Act will boost trust in digital content

  New law presents a huge opportunity for the growth in sales of online movies, music downloads, e-books, apps and software  Continue Reading

• Why HTML5 must replace Flash

  Author Robin Nixon explains why the days of Flash are numbered  Continue Reading

• Five lessons learned from a year in the cloud

  Startup online estate agency Purplebricks.com was built on the cloud. The technical director shares the company's experiences and lessons learned  Continue Reading

• Life’s a breach: How to handle the press after a hacking attack

  Emily Dent, specialist in crisis PR, offers some advice to organisations that unexpectedly find themselves in the headlines  Continue Reading

• Looking beyond nine-to-five

  Technology is changing the face of work faster than we realise. How can you plan your career in the face of technological disruption?  Continue Reading

• How innovation happens – outliers in the game of progress

  Technologies designed for extreme environments such as space or Formula 1 racing are increasingly driving innovation in everyday working life  Continue Reading

• How changes to EU data protection law could affect UK business

  Prudent businesses are now preparing for the forthcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation  Continue Reading

• The ROI of a gender-balanced workforce

  Jacqueline de Rojas, president of TechUK and area vice-president, northern Europe at Citrix, looks at the business advantages of addressing the tech gender imbalance  Continue Reading

• Is Google's patent giveaway right for your tech company?

  Google is giving away free patents to tech companies through its Patent Starter Programme, but there are catches. This article assesses the pros and cons  Continue Reading

• Where next for UK government as a platform and GDS?

  Amid all the debate about the direction of digital government, it's important to take a critical look at the GDS plan for government as a platform  Continue Reading

• Driving digital productivity in the UK

  There is a need for British businesses to improve their adoption of digital technologies  Continue Reading

• Sale, spin-off or stay put? What should EMC do next?

  With reports suggesting some major changes may be afoot at EMC, Clive Longbottom looks at the reasons why  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Aim for win-win in SecDevOps

  How can development, operations and security teams collaborate around change to ensure security is maintained and even improved?  Continue Reading

• Can a digital single market give Europe the lead?

  The objective of the European digital single market looks hard to achieve. A focus on digital platforms could provide a way  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Cyber security should be a pillar of any business plan

  How can development, operations and security teams collaborate around change to ensure security is maintained and even improved?  Continue Reading

• Essential business tool content analytics is held back by a lack of skills

  The emerging area of content analytics is fast becoming a desired business tool – but is being hampered by a growing skills gap  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Involve all stakeholders to ensure smooth, secure change

  How can development, operations and security teams collaborate around change to ensure security is maintained and even improved?  Continue Reading

• Can emulating social media make business applications more productive?

  Can social technologies be turned to account for business applications, and can they boost economic productivity?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Security needs to be part of change management processes

  How can development, operations and security teams collaborate around change to ensure security is maintained and even improved?  Continue Reading

• What corporate IT can learn from startups

  Former Hailo and Betfair CTO Rorie Devine shares his experience of working with startups and what IT leaders can learn from them  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Security is always a functional requirement of change

  How can development, operations and security teams collaborate around change to ensure security is maintained and even improved?  Continue Reading

• European regulation shakes up online payments security

  Payment service providers and merchants should lose no time in assessing the affect of proposed European security regulations  Continue Reading

• When DevOps isn't enough, try NoOps

  Letting developers loose to create, test and deploy new code without operations might streamline processes, but it's not without its risks  Continue Reading

• What next for online age verification in the UK?

  Websites will need to check the age of users if the Conservatives' proposed laws on restricting access to adult content go ahead  Continue Reading

• Using technology to re-invent business process services

  BPO providers are making increasing use of the latest technologies to offer more than just outsourced processes  Continue Reading

• NHS Care.data: The security concerns

  As NHS England restarts its Care.data programme, we look at how it is intended to work, the legislative background and the data security concerns  Continue Reading

• Recruiting for cyber security: What businesses need to know

  When it comes to cyber security, figuring out what you need is the easy part. Figuring out who you need, can be tricky  Continue Reading

• A computing soundtrack for the history of British technology

  Artist Matt Parker created a musical piece composed from the sounds made by vintage computers at The National Museum of Computing  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Smart log monitoring and analysis key to security success

  How can log management be used to bolster information security and improve incident response without infringing user privacy?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Guidelines to enable security to get the most out of log management

  How can log management be used to bolster information security and improve incident response without infringing end user privacy?  Continue Reading

• Building a cloud of clouds to balance flexibility and control

  CIOs need to plan for using a multitude of cloud providers and prepare for how best to manage such a situation  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Merging big data and security is the way to go

  How can log management be used to bolster information security and improve incident response without infringing user privacy?  Continue Reading

• Blending humans and technology in the workforce

  We are close to the time when intelligent technology will collaborate with humans to make the workforce more productive  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Making the most of logs with SIEMs

  How can log management be used to bolster information security and improve incident response without infringing end user privacy?  Continue Reading

• EU General Data Protection Regulation comes into sharper focus

  European authorities have reiterated their resolve to reach an agreement by the end of 2015 on a new data protection law that will reach beyond Europe  Continue Reading

• Who is responsible for digital leadership in the boardroom?

  Digital technology affects every aspect of modern business - so which executive should lead digital strategy in the boardroom?  Continue Reading