Security
CIO Profile: Newham Council's Geoff Connell on the borough's 2012 transformation
Making the most of the Olympic Games and beyond
The veteran IT boss of one of the most disadvantaged boroughs in London is positive that its fortunes are on an uptick more...
Security Indepth
Little Brother is watching you...
Is your smartphone too smart for its own good?
Computers will soon be able to use our smartphones to understand where we are and what we might be doing, blurring the line between security and privacy still further more...
Firms face a data deluge, says CIO Hitachi survey
CIOs are reassessing their data storage and management strategies in the face of an ever-increasing tide of information
CIOs are reassessing their data storage and management strategies in the face of an ever-increasing tide of information more...
The CIO's role in a private equity transaction
Three things the IT leader can do to sweeten the deal
What is the role of a CIO in a private equity transaction? Former GE Healthcare global CIO Yawar Murad explains how can they add most value and what they need to consider more...
8 mobile cloud watch points for CIOs
Experts warn CIOs of the issues they must tackle to get the most from mobile cloud computing
Cloud computing is hogging the headlines at present, but its growth is almost in tandem with the increasing adoption of mobile computing by the workforce. more...
A call to action
Could government departments really save £800m through smarter provision?
Are public sector communications costs as shocking as Sir Philip Green has claimed? more...
The road less travelled
Why the transport sector needs to make monitoring its security priority
Transport is an environment in which the identification of threats must remain an absolute priority more...
The 4 level integrated approach to security
There's no single response to cybersecurity threats any more
In his previous article former GCHQ CIO Nick Hopkinson highlighted three trends which have elevated security to the status of a strategic issue for many organisations. In this article he address one of these dimensions in more detail more...
CIOs: Break security rules to make them better
IT leaders should embrace emerging technologies first to fully understand their impact
Test your security policies to breaking point with consumer technology, before anyone else decides to do so more...
CIO Profile: Greenwich University's Alan Broadaway on student demands
Former college IT boss explains the business challenges to universities, post recession
High-speed communications are key to university life, whether it’s for academic research or students’ Wi-Fi. Former head of IT Alan Broadaway kept Greenwich University connected more...
Security news
Met Police data breach shares victims' emails
Information Commissioner has been notified
The Metropolitan Police Service has confirmed that it "inadvertently" shared the email addresses of more than a thousand victims of crime with other victims. more...
IT upgrade wiped hacking email to James Murdoch say lawyers
Linklaters later found the email on James Murdoch's old laptop, as well as a hard copy
Lawyers acting for beleaguered newspaper group News International have claimed that an IT upgrade erased a key email chain copied to chief executive James Murdoch. The chain referred to "rife" phone hacking at the company. more...
FBI to build social network spy app
App would crawl Twitter and Facebook
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is planning to develop an application that can track the public's postings to Facebook, Twitter and other social networks, in order to aid how it predicts and reacts to criminal behaviour, including public disorder and terrorism. more...
SOPA and PIPA bills postponed
The lead sponsor of SOPA also says he'll revist the approach in his copyright enforcement bill
The lead sponsor of SOPA also says he'll revist the approach in his copyright enforcement bill more...
RSA to focus on mobile threats and Pegasus cloud security
Security company shooting for tools to improve mobile authentication
RSA Security executives have outlined the company's 2012 product strategy, focusing on mobility, anti-threat and cloud security. more...
Half of CIOs don't expect to be in the same role in their next job
Is the CIO becoming extinct?
Is the CIO becoming extinct? more...
Oracle neglecting critical database patches, blasts security expert
But Oracle counters it has already weeded out most bugs
Oracle has been criticised by a security researcher for neglecting to patch its core database products, noting that the massive update proposed for January would set a record for the fewest fixes. more...
Corporates struggle to secure employee mobile devices
Risks understood but solutions thin on the ground, Check Point finds
The number of employee-owned mobile devices used on corporate networks continues its inexorable rise despite yawning and known gaps in security, a Check Point survey has found. more...
Symantec backtracks, admits own network hacked
Warns pcAnywhere users they face increased risk, confirms theft of source code of prominent consumer programs
Warns pcAnywhere users they face increased risk, confirms theft of source code of prominent consumer programs more...
Symantec buys out cloud archive provider LiveOffice
E-discovery and compliance technology vendor adds to Symantec portfolio
Symantec has acquired LiveOffice, a provider of cloud-based data archiving and storage, for $115 million (£75 million), the companies announced. more...
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