Quiz: Preventing data leaks
News | ComputerWeekly.comA six-question multiple-choice quiz to test your understanding of the content presented by expert Richard Bejtlich in this lesson of ...
IP everything, essentially
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comWhat are the fundamental deliverables of IP networks? How can you use IP networks to gain financial benefits in addition to...
Microsoft investigates new Office zero-day flaw
News | ComputerWeekly.comAttackers could exploit a newly-discovered zero-day flaw in Office 2000 to run malicious code on targeted machines, Symantec warned.
Microsoft NAP-TNC compatibility won't speed adoption, users say
News | ComputerWeekly.comUsers hail the new compatibility of Microsoft NAP and the Trusted Computing Group's TNC architecture. But they say it won't speed up their adoption ...
Connecting for Health briefing claims much of NHS NPfIT complete
News | ComputerWeekly.comA confidential Connecting for Health briefing paper for the prime minister has claimed that much of the NHS's £12.4bn National Programme for IT (...
Is RAID in general an obsolete technology today?
News | ComputerWeekly.comThis is a technology that is so commonly used, so transparent, that we really don't even think about it...
Burton Group Catalyst Conference San Francisco 2007
News | ComputerWeekly.comSearchSecurity.com brings you the latest news, interviews, podcasts and more from the Burton Group Catalyst Conference 2007 in San Francisco.
McAfee launches IPS for 10g networks, but is IT ready?
News | ComputerWeekly.comMcAfee unveiled a new IPS offering for 10-gigabit Ethernet networks and announced the upgrade and integration of several other products. One analyst ...
RSA hit by advanced persistent threat attacks
News | ComputerWeekly.comRSA, the security division of EMC, has revealed that attackers have stolen information from the company's IT systems
SAP combines GRC and BI in new platform
News | ComputerWeekly.comSAP has launched a new governance, risk and compliance platform that combines and integrates existing GRC and business intelligence technologies.
Most organisations approach IAM in the wrong way, says Gartner
News | ComputerWeekly.comMost organisations are approaching identity and access management (IAM) in the wrong way, by planning deployments around technologies, says Gartner.
Analysts warn over chip supply chain delays after Japan quake
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe earthquake in northern Japan last week, could damage the semiconductor industry and chip supply chain.
Avis CIO hands in the keys after three years at the wheel
News | ComputerWeekly.comAdam Gerrard is to leave the post of chief information officer of Avis after three and a half years
CES 2011: Top five tablets
News | ComputerWeekly.comWith almost 100 tablets expected to be launched at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, 2011 is set to be the year...
RIM urges Blackberry users to disable Javascript after web browsing vulnerability revealed
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearch in Motion (RIM) is advising Blackberry smartphone users to disable Javascript to protect against a security vulnerability in its web browser.
Marks & Spencer extends Cognizant outsourcing deal
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has expanded its outsourcing relationship with offshore IT service provider Cognizant, which extends a deal signed ...
IT fails to curb anti-social behaviour
News | ComputerWeekly.comInformation technology failures are a key reason why efforts to stamp out anti-social behaviour have failed for at least a decade....
Industry calls on employers to say what security skills are needed
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe National Skills Academy for IT is calling on employers to address the cyber security skills gap by sharing views on the most useful courses and ...
Sky buys The Cloud
News | ComputerWeekly.comBSkyB has confirmed plans to acquire UK Wi-Fi network provider The Cloud. The deal allows the broadcaster access to 5,000 public wireless hotspots
SMEs still lack data backup
News | ComputerWeekly.comMany small business lack data recovery plans, despite a recent uptake in cloud adoption, according to a survey.
Retail banks' IT spending to rocket over five years
News | ComputerWeekly.comRetail banks in all regions are increasing their IT spending by an average of 24% over the next five years but European banks will increase spending ...
Ofcom frees spectrum for better data, internet access
News | ComputerWeekly.comFrom Thursday UK mobile network operators will be allowed to offer data services over their 2G networks, giving consumers better indoor and outdoor ...
Public sector outsourcing grows in the UK as commercial deals fall again
News | ComputerWeekly.comPublic sector contracts accounted for 77% of the total outsourcing spending in the UK in 2010, according to the latest report from consultancy TPI.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise moves to shared services
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Scottish government's Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) economic and community development agency has signed a deal with Atos Origin to move...
ITC agrees to review patent ruling against Eastman Kodak
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced that it will review an earlier ruling in a patent dispute between Kodak Eastman and mobile ...
NAC growth sluggish as companies consider network security options
News | ComputerWeekly.comCompanies are taking a wait-and-see approach, hoping the technology's maturity will make it more cost effective.
IBM sharpens blades
News | ComputerWeekly.comIBM has announced new management tools and upgraded models of its HS20 and JS20 blade servers.
What is considered best practices in terms of backup vaulting (offsite storage) frequency?
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs a consultant, this is something that I run into frequently. There seems to be a belief that if you're a smaller shop or smaller business: You ...
New image spam sneaks into inboxes
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearchers at Secure Computing Corp. have discovered a new form of image spam that is sneaking into corporate systems and clogging inboxes.
Wireless VoIP market to grow rapidly
News | ComputerWeekly.comVoIP and Voice over Wi-Fi markets are expected to be strong in 2007 and remain so through 2012.
Undercover operations
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comComputer crime is on the rise, but collecting admissible evidence is a tricky business. Helen Beckett gets expert advice on what...
Know Your Enemy -- Learning about Security Threats: Chapter 8, Legal Issues
News | ComputerWeekly.comFind out more about the legal issues swirling around the use of Honeypots.
Spam poses as Internet Explorer 7 download
News | ComputerWeekly.comBeware of emails from "[email protected]." It may look like an invitation to download Internet Explorer 7, but it's really a trick to infect ...
Learning about Security Threats: Profiling
News | ComputerWeekly.comA look at what it means to be a hacker.
Unified communication case studies: What you need to know
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comLearn how others overcame the expected and the unexpected challenges of a UC deployment in our case studies.
Security Think Tank: In 2021, enable, empower and entrust your users
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAfter a year of unprecedented disruption thanks to Covid-19, it looks like remote working is set to remain with us for now, which means security ...
Post Office faces legal action over alleged accounting system failures
News | ComputerWeekly.comMore than 50 postmasters are planning legal action against the Post Office to reclaim money they paid to the Post Office after being accused of theft...
RSA 2011: Cybersecurity leads conference with cloud security keynote
News | ComputerWeekly.comCybersecurity is one of the key topics at the RSA Conference 2011 taking place this week in San Francisco.
Mobile workers practise lax security
News | ComputerWeekly.comMore than half of Europeans practise unsafe networking when they work away from the office, according to research by German remote access experts NCP...
RSA 2011: RSA, EMC and VMWare advise on defending against advanced persistent threats
News | ComputerWeekly.comSecurity leaders have outlined ways organisations can better defend against advanced persistent threats (APTs) in a paper published by RSA, the ...
O2 to apply for e-money licence to support NFC payments
News | ComputerWeekly.comO2 will apply for an e-money licence this year, signalling its commitment to support contactless payments in the UK in the near future.
Bluwan's FTTA promises cheap high-speed comms
News | ComputerWeekly.comStart-up French wireless comms company Bluwan has previewed microwave technology that promises to slash the cost of providing high-speed broadband to...
Amazon prices platinum AWS support at $15,000 a month
News | ComputerWeekly.comAmazon is offering support to enterprise users using AWS with prices starting at $15,000 per month.
TPI and Compass come together
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe US owner of sourcing consultancy TPI has acquired Compass Management Consulting, to increase the transformational services it can offer.
Microsoft publishes report on its Security Development Lifecycle
News | ComputerWeekly.comMicrosoft has published a new report that outlines nine years of progress in developing, improving and sharing the Security Development Lifecycle (...
Rural broadband fund triggers technology tussle
News | ComputerWeekly.comNews that the government may be giving serious thought to a "last mile first" approach when it comes to spending public money on broadband projects ...
Mobile ticketing users to treble by 2015
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe number of people redeeming travel and entertainment tickets via their mobile phones is set to treble by 2015, according to a report by Juniper ...
Salesforce.com makes Chatter social tool free for all
News | ComputerWeekly.comEnterprise cloud computing firm Salesforce.com has introduced a free version of its social collaboration tool, Chatter, for non-Salesforce.com ...
Staffordshire Council rolls out £23m public sector network
News | ComputerWeekly.comStaffordshire County Council is to implement one of the country's first Public Sector Networks (PSN) in a £23m contract with communications provider ...
2010 IT security threats point to priorities for 2011, says Sophos
News | ComputerWeekly.comCyber threats of 2010 highlight the top risks to business for 2011, including social media sites, whistleblowers, and hacktivists, warns security ...
Poor communication to blame for business intelligence failure, says Gartner
News | ComputerWeekly.comBetween 70% to 80% of corporate business intelligence projects fail, according to research by analyst firm Gartner.
Parliament to debate cost-sharing element of Digital Economy Act
News | ComputerWeekly.comSecondary legislation on sharing the costs of the Digital Economy Act's measures to tackle online copyright infringement has been laid in Parliament.
Infosec 2011: Compliance the biggest security juggernaut, says security expert
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe biggest security compliance juggernaut for businesses is concentrating on achieving compliance rather than changing they way they work, says Des ...
City of York falls foul of data protection act following printer mix-up
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe City of York Council has fallen foul of the Data Protection Act after having accidentally disclosed personal data following a printer mix-up.
Infosec 2011: Policy is only way to deal with social media, say security professionals
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe best and only way organisations can deal with the use of social media is through robust policies and user aware campaigns
SAP reports 25% increase in sales
News | ComputerWeekly.comSales of SAP software and related services grew 35% and 25% respectively during Q4 2010, compared to the same period in 2009.
Aurora Fashions CIO John Bovill quits following IT outsourcing deal
News | ComputerWeekly.comAurora Fashions chief information officer (CIO) John Bovill has announced his decision to leave the women's fashion firm days after Aurora Fashions ...
Most people who sell their old mobiles don't clear personal data
News | ComputerWeekly.comJust over three quarters of the UK population have sold on old mobile phones, but only 31% wiped all personal information before selling, a survey ...
Organ donors preferences recorded inaccurately
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe preferences of 444,031 organ donors were recorded wrongly on the Organ Donation Register (ODR) because of a software problem.
Iran gets access to Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome
News | ComputerWeekly.comGoogle has announced that Iranians are to be able to download Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome, available for the first time following the easing of ...
Rackspace launches system administrator app
News | ComputerWeekly.comRackspace has launched an app that allows a CIO or system administrator to dial up or take down servers and storage moment by moment.
Cisco warns of critical IOS flaws
News | ComputerWeekly.comAttackers could exploit multiple flaws in Cisco's IOS to cause a denial of service or remotely execute arbitrary code.
HDS, HP simplify high-end disk array pricing
News | ComputerWeekly.comUsers of the new USP-V disk array from HDS and the XP24000 disk array from HP will now pay less for attaching external storage, as well as capacity.
Critical flaw found in Oracle developer tool
News | ComputerWeekly.comA popular tool used by Oracle developers contains a critical flaw that could be used by an attacker to compromise a system.
Buying Guide for NAS management software
News | ComputerWeekly.comLearn the key evaluation factors for purchasing NAS management software in this Buying Guide.
Security exec Moritz leaving CA
News | ComputerWeekly.comRon Moritz will depart after five years as CA's chief security strategist. It's the latest in a string of issues that have called the company's ...
SIP fundamentals
News | ComputerWeekly.comSession Initiation Protocol (SIP) will allow true interoperability, eventually enabling every IP-based device and application to communicate ...
IBM to acquire Watchfire for risk, compliance
News | ComputerWeekly.comIBM agreed to acquire Waltham, Mass.-based Watchfire Corp. to add Web application and compliance testing tools into Big Blue's Rational development ...
HDS CEO quits for HP storage biz
News | ComputerWeekly.comDave Roberson, CEO of Hitachi Data Systems since 2006, has jumped ship to HP to run the server giant's storage business.
VoIP performance testing fundamentals
News | ComputerWeekly.comVoIP network performance testing can mean the difference between a VoIP system working at a high level QoS and a weak system that runs so poorly ...
VoIP market evolves in 2007
News | ComputerWeekly.comVoIP will see market changes this year as IP PBX sales increase and market leaders shift their focus.
Vendors admit more cooperation needed on security
News | ComputerWeekly.comSecurity leaders from large software vendors pledge to cooperate on embedding more security into their products.
Storage vendors propose FC over Ethernet standard
News | ComputerWeekly.comA group of nine storage vendors led by Emulex is proposing a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standard .
Scaling storage networks demands careful consideration
News | ComputerWeekly.comIn the Fibre Channel world, scaling often means adding more and faster switch ports to extend the fabric's bandwidth and connectivity. But IP storage...
Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Security Learning Guide
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comA panel of experts breaks down M&A security priorities and explains the best ways to manage disparate security staffs, technologies and policies.
DHS suffered more than 800 cyber attacks in two years
News | ComputerWeekly.comSenior officials at the US Department of Homeland Security have acknowledged hundreds of security lapses but say improvements have been made.
Intel launches second generation Core vPro processor
News | ComputerWeekly.comIntel says new chip will increase the speed of business applications by 60%
Cambridge village competes with South Korea on broadband speeds
News | ComputerWeekly.comResidents of Broughton have become among the first UK consumers to get access to 1Gbps broadband speeds
Carlsberg agrees probably its best outsourcing deal
News | ComputerWeekly.comCarlsberg has signed a five-year contract with Accenture for application services for its European brewery operations.
CES 2011: Steve Ballmer heralds new era of technology
News | ComputerWeekly.comMicrosoft chief executive Steve Ballmer highlighted that the next version of Windows will be the first to run on ARM processors in his keynote ...
Barclays Bank boosts IT staff and project spending
News | ComputerWeekly.comBarclays has boosted its technology staff and budget, according to the bank's full-year results released today.
Barclays offshores back-office and call centre jobs to India
News | ComputerWeekly.comBarclays is cutting almost three hundred UK back-office jobs and sending the roles to India.
AXA in £150m settlement for software glitch
News | ComputerWeekly.comFinancial services giant AXA will be forced to pay millions of pounds to clients after it emerged that errors in trading software were hidden by ...
Business Software Alliance fines company £24,000 for unlicensed Microsoft software
News | ComputerWeekly.comLabel company System Labelling has been fined £24,800 for using unlicensed Microsoft software.
Cybercriminals target data in transit
News | ComputerWeekly.comCybercriminals are shifting away from basic "smash and grab" attacks targeting stored data to more complex methods of data harvesting in transit, ...
Can Lenovo become the top UK corporate PC manufacturer?
News | ComputerWeekly.comCan Lenovo continue to grow to take on HP and Dell in the corporate arena?
Atos Origin boosts profit despite fall in sales
News | ComputerWeekly.comIT services company Atos Origin has announced full-year profits of €337m (£283m), a 6.7% year-on-year increase. However, overall sales fell by 3.5%...
IT failures blamed for immigration system faults
News | ComputerWeekly.comIT failures have been blamed for failures of the points based immigration system in a National Audit Office (NAO) report.
EU Law needs to be tougher to tackle online piracy
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe European Commission believes ISPs need to take urgent steps to combat online intellectual property theft.
CES 2011: Tablets expected to dominate Vegas show
News | ComputerWeekly.comTablet-style computers are expected to dominate the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show that kicks off in Las Vegas on Thursday. About...
IBM targets Oracle customers with free big data training
News | ComputerWeekly.comIBM plans to train 10,000 Oracle database professionals in IBM software analytics and information management throughout 2011 via free bootcamp ...
Hackers steal member email details from TripAdvisor site
News | ComputerWeekly.comA number of TripAdvisor members may receive spam after hackers stole email details from the travel website.
European Commission clears Atos bid for Siemens IT
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe European Commission has cleared the proposed €850m acquisition of Siemens' IT Solutions and Service (SIS) by French IT service provider Atos ...
8 power usage effectiveness (PUE) best practices for your data center
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comPower usage effectiveness (PUE) is a measure of power efficiency in data center IT equipment. Use these best practices to learn how to tweak PUE ...
US government issues Twitter subpoena over Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
News | ComputerWeekly.comTwitter has been issued with a subpoena by the US government to release the personal details of people connected to Wikileaks, including founder ...
Zuckerberg's Facebook page hacked
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe personal page of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was hacked and an unauthorised update was placed on it
iGate acquires outsourcer Patni in deal worth $1.22bn
News | ComputerWeekly.comAmerican IT services firm iGate has acquired Indian outsource company Patni in a deal worth $1.22 billion.
iGate said it would pay $921m to...
Communication skills more important than technical know-how for IT jobs, say IT graduates
News | ComputerWeekly.comMost IT graduates think technical skills are the least important for IT jobs, according to a survey.
Download 180-day free trial for Windows Embedded Compact 7 OS
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe latest version of Microsoft's operating system (OS) for embedded devices, Windows Embedded Compact 7 is now available on a 180-day free trial.
Gmail bug hits 150,000 users
News | ComputerWeekly.comAround 150,000 Gmail account holders were hit by a system glitch at the weekend which reset their accounts, losing e-mails, attachments and Google ...