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In-depth investigation

Computer forensics has helped bust scams across the country – but could this re-emerging discipline help your organisation? Ambrose McNevin takes a look at the evidence
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Former Brigadier moves to Gartner

Former Brigadier Michael Lithgow may have left the army behind, but his 30-year stint at the MoD stands him in good stead in his new business battle. Sarah Aryanpur reports
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BCS is coming to the rescue of the industry’s precarious reputation

Up to scratch
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The 2007 security hall of shame

2007 was a record year for security breaches, and 2008 is forecast to be worse.
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A catalyst for IT-business chemistry

How one CIO is aligning IT with business needs from France to China to Brazil
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The benefits of free software

CIOs have steered well clear of free tools up until now but there’s no reason why they can’t be used for specific projects
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The promise of good governance

IT governance is not just about hitting compliance targets, it is a way for organisations to achieve enhanced value and performance from expensive technology assets
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Crisis talks

CIOs may not want to think about everything going wrong, but a well thought out business continuity plan could save your company’s skin
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It’s been an education

Doncaster College is creating a state-of-the-art higher education campus. Graeme Tizard, IT director of the corporate services team, talks about the lessons learned
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Flirting with disaster

Most companies think disaster planning consists of simply keeping their fingers crossed and hoping for the best
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Latest Concern Articles

Board Politics > Five things Don Tapscott has learned about collaboration

Wikinomics author and consultant Don Tapscott believes that transparency is power and that the benefits of collaboration outweigh its drawbacks, Jarina D'Auria shares his learnings.

Business Alignment > Technology’s brief to help save the environment should not stop at the datacentre

To the borders and beyond

Infrastructure Refresh > Graham Spittle, the IBM wind of change

IBM’s Graham Spittle is not only moving to the commercial side of the business after two decades making software, but also from the famed Hursley

Resource Management > Transport for London’s CIO Phil Pavitt makes travellers top priority

Ticket to ride

Managing Customers > How CIOs can enable power users

Employees who take the initiative with new technology that aids creative working should be welcomed, as long as the boundaries are clear, argues Tracey Caldwell

Managing Budgets > How enterprise software will look in 2017

Forrester Research vice president Andrew Bartels takes a gamble

Managing Change > Migration management and effective integration for EuroSox

Rapid growth caused by mergers and acquisitions means The Carphone Warehouse is leading the way in compliance and integration issues

People Leadership > Interview: Douglas Merrill, former Google CIO

Searching for meaning among CIOs

Compliance > Will traditional IT organisations cease to exist by 2012?

Why the end could be nigh

Security > Corporate IT Forum chairman Ian Campbell plots a new course

Uncharted territory

Latest News

T5 systems not tested adequately, BAA boss admits to MPs

Select Committee savage BAA for making a fool of the country

Wolverhampton consolidates data protection software

Wolverhampton City Council has reduced the complexity and cost of its data security software, removing eight backup and security applications and replacing them with one program.

HMRC disciplines 600 staff over unauthorised data access

Over 600 staff at HM Revenue and Customs have been disciplined or fired in a three year period after they accessed sensitive data without authorisation.

Bank owns up to laptop disaster

The Bank of Ireland has admitted that the unencrypted personal details of 31,500 customers - three times as many as previously disclosed - went missing with the theft of four laptops last year.

Boots customer bank details stolen

Data tapes containing the personal details of 34,000 Boots customers and employees have been stolen from a security courier.

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Articles In Other Technology Areas

Infrastructure > Eleven cloud computing vendors to watch

A Forrester report reveals the benefits of cloud computing and the eleven vendors topping the competitive cloud landscape, says Laurianne McLaughlin

Communications > Is IT achieving green?

As more and more organisations assess their impact on the planet and opt to go ‘green’, concerns are being raised as to the actual progress being made, if at all? Elana Varon takes a closer look.

Internet/eCommerce > Can the new Google CIO fill Douglas Merrill's shoes?

Executive recruiters and Wall Street analysts think Ben Fried is indeed a good choice.

Business Applications > Cloud computing: Tales from the front

While CIOs begin to embrace the emerging technology of cloud computing, experts say IT staff will be more likely to resist, says Bill Snyder.

SOA > HP and IBM combine datacentre strengths

The two biggest computer companies in the world – IBM and HP – are proving they can save on datacentre space and energy through the power of consolidation

Outsourcing > Former ICI IT boss Richard Sykes sees cloud computing creating a ‘Services 2.0’ culture

After having helped bring business discipline to IT and outsourcing at ICI, Richard Sykes sees cloud computing creating a ‘Services 2.0’ culture

Databases > Software as a service (SaaS) is now on the menu of large companies

Having been the order of the day in small- and medium-sized businesses, software as a service (SaaS) is now on the menu of large companies

Mobile IT > BlackBerry is a handheld dilemma for CIOs

The way organisations introduce new technologies is changing from an instinct-based approach to a choice based on business value, argues Nigel Hughes

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