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12/02/2008

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

28/01/2008

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

14/01/2008

BCS is coming to the rescue of the industry’s precarious reputation

With project success rates at an all-time low, the BCS is coming to the rescue of the industry’s precarious reputation with new professional standards

22/12/2007

The 2007 security hall of shame

2007 was a record year for security breaches, and 2008 is forecast to be worse.

14/12/2007

A catalyst for IT-business chemistry

"The way to achieve world class systems is to standardise" believes Xavier Rambaud, CIO at French chemicals company Rhodia who reveals the challenges he faced such as finding 17 different business software packages running across the business.

12/05/2007

The promise of good governance

Catherine Doran, CIO at Network Rail, knows the value of IT governance. She recognises its practises and tools can maximise the value and control of IT real estate. In fact, Doran believes IT governance is a fundamental strategic practise for the enterprise, having seen its impact in a variety of roles including tenures as CIO at NatWest, Capital One in Europe, BT Retail and currently at Network Rail. “Governance supports the business plan by providing enterprises with security and access control, along with the development of a robust and reliable infrastructure,” says Doran.

09/05/2007

Crisis talks

Management apathy has traditionally been the biggest inhibitor to implementing effective business continuity management (BCM) procedures. Too many organisations have tended to adopt a head-in-the-sand, it-won’t-happen-to-me approach or are put off by the amount of money that they could have to spend. As a result, they always promise themselves to think about it later. But awareness of the need to ensure the survival of the business in case of a disaster has increased in recent years in the wake of a spate of regional catastrophes.

07/05/2007

It’s been an education

One of the biggest education infrastructure projects happening at the moment in the UK is the £90 million creation of a new ‘shopping mall’ style campus in Doncaster in South Yorkshire. CIO UK took a quick look at this investment and how IT underpins the infrastructure back in October; now the college has had its doors open for a term it seemed a good time to see how things are faring.

21/03/2007

Moving with the times

The logistics and distribution sector is undergoing rapid change. Companies are using IT to tackle consolidation, rising fuel costs and competitiveness

15/01/2007

Looking out for laws

Compliance is increasingly dominating CIOs’ time and budgets but there may be some cause for hope

12/12/2006

The global state of IT security

The largest ranging survey of its kind provides a complex picture of the security challenges facing CIOs today

08/12/2006

The rules of the game

Love them or loathe them, legal regulations cannot be ignored.

29/11/2006

Security guards

CIOs discuss the challenges of keeping their companies secure against ever increasing threats.

17/11/2006

The future is bright

A wide ranging Harvey Nash survey provides a positive snapshot of where CIOs are today and where the future is leading them.

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