http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbMon, 08 Feb 2010 16:46:42 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240231/should-suppliers-and-customers-change-their-ways-after-bskyb-vs-eds.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240231/should-suppliers-and-customers-change-their-ways-after-bskyb-vs-eds.htm Everyone who works in the IT industry should be used to hearing sales-reps making exaggerated claims about their company's offering. Equally, any customer...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:46:42 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240226/security-zone-oracle-follows-sun-in-search-of-hardware.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/08/240226/security-zone-oracle-follows-sun-in-search-of-hardware.htm Within a sector dominated by well-established titans, hardware is one of Sun's traditional core business areas, with servers and workstations based on its...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:12:47 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240195/how-will-the-carbon-reduction-committment-affect-it-outsourcing.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240195/how-will-the-carbon-reduction-committment-affect-it-outsourcing.htm Government plans to cut carbon emissions in the UK will soon be mandatory for large businesses and public sector bodies. An immediate consequence will be...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:38:23 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240191/portable-data-security-ebb-and-flow.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240191/portable-data-security-ebb-and-flow.htm Ten years ago the dawn of a new decade brought with it a trickle of employees requiring the ability to access information while away from the office. Today...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:23:42 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/02/240158/information-overload-lessons-from-the-christmas-day-terror-attack.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/02/240158/information-overload-lessons-from-the-christmas-day-terror-attack.htm The foiled Christmas Day attempt to blow up a plane over Detroit has once again sparked debate about international security and how data relating to passengers...Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:51:14 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240130/social-media-needs-a-social-security-strategy.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240130/social-media-needs-a-social-security-strategy.htm There are plenty of stories about companies using social networking, micro-blogging and online collaborative services to generate business leads, build sales...Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:16:58 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/28/240103/e-mail-management-keeping-the-business-bloodlines-flowing.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/28/240103/e-mail-management-keeping-the-business-bloodlines-flowing.htm IT departments ignoring the growth of e-mail data are putting business continuity at risk, warns Richard Ellis, manager UK & Ireland, Iron...Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:40:49 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/27/240098/security-zone-how-to-complete-a-security-questionnaire.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/27/240098/security-zone-how-to-complete-a-security-questionnaire.htmMichael Pike discusses the rules of responding to a security questionnaire when bidding for IT work from a large company.Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:46:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/19/240008/how-to-achieve-erp-success-part-2-the-software.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/19/240008/how-to-achieve-erp-success-part-2-the-software.htm In the first article in this series...Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:06:53 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/19/240003/preparing-your-it-security-for-the-mobile-information-boom.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/19/240003/preparing-your-it-security-for-the-mobile-information-boom.htmHardly a day goes by without a new innovation in mobile technology. Mobile banking and transactions will soon be commonplace, and organisations such as hospitals and councils increasingly rely on mobile devices to access sensitive information from private databases. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:43:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/15/239986/do-we-need-a-single-cyber-security-organisation-to-secure-the-internet.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/15/239986/do-we-need-a-single-cyber-security-organisation-to-secure-the-internet.htmA poll by Infosecurity Europe has found that 60% of organisations think that the internet needs a cyber-security organisation to oversee it. Here industry experts have their sayFri, 15 Jan 2010 14:56:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/15/239985/data-encryption-is-simple-safeguard-against-data-breaches.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/15/239985/data-encryption-is-simple-safeguard-against-data-breaches.htm The government has introduced legislation that enables the Information Commissioner's Office to issue fines of up to £500,000 for serious data security breaches,...Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:26:23 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/12/239930/opinion-it-systems-management-on-a-small-business-budget.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/12/239930/opinion-it-systems-management-on-a-small-business-budget.htmAlthough widely adopted at an enterprise level, professional systems management has been out of the reach of small and medium-sized businesses because of the cost and administrative overheads involved, until now.Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:40:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/11/239915/security-zone-why-we-should-be-more-concerned-about-password-authentication.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/11/239915/security-zone-why-we-should-be-more-concerned-about-password-authentication.htmPasswords as the last means of protection beyond physical control have remained essentially unchanged for more than half a century. From a technology perspective, this single control is no weaker than it was when it was created during World War II. Yet the concept of the password has changed dramaticallyMon, 11 Jan 2010 16:23:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/04/239798/extract-grown-up-digital-net-geners-in-collaboration.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/04/239798/extract-grown-up-digital-net-geners-in-collaboration.htm Excerpt from Grown Up Digital by Don Tapscott: Many Net Geners are happy to help with product design. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:35:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/22/239792/cross-border-vat-and-the-slow-death-of-offshore-financial-services-outsourcing.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/22/239792/cross-border-vat-and-the-slow-death-of-offshore-financial-services-outsourcing.htmCross border VAT and the slow death of offshore financial services outsourcingTue, 22 Dec 2009 16:39:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/22/239786/telcos-must-transform-their-businesses-to-stop-slide-in-profits.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/22/239786/telcos-must-transform-their-businesses-to-stop-slide-in-profits.htmBig companies and organisations of ancient pedigree find it hard, if not impossible, to change quickly in response to market demands and new technologies, and Telcos are no exception. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/15/239727/vdu-eyecare-clearing-the-confusion.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/15/239727/vdu-eyecare-clearing-the-confusion.htmOn the face of it, the regulations regarding the use of VDUs and eyecare are pretty straightforward. The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations have been in force since 1992 (amended in 2002) and require employers to provide all employees who use VDUs with eye tests, when requested, and glasses, if requiredTue, 15 Dec 2009 15:22:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/15/239724/what-is-the-best-thing-santa-could-bring-the-it-security-manager.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/15/239724/what-is-the-best-thing-santa-could-bring-the-it-security-manager.htmSecurity leaders from the ISF, BCS, ISACA, (ISC)2, Tif and ISSA present a wishlist for securing corporate systems in 2010Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:38:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/14/239705/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-online-tracking.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/14/239705/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-online-tracking.htm While for many at this time of year its a season for gifts which don't last beyond Boxing Day, the draft paper published by the Information Commissioner's...Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:46:00 GMT