controls in comment and analysis
What price compliance?
Comment The assessment will form the basis of a company's strategy and plan for investing in technology - for example, in automated controls for managing information produced within an organisation to achieve goals of privacy... [07 Jan 2008]
Tech Visions: New media is IT's next frontier
Comment Surfing controls to see who's watching football or doing their Christmas shopping on company time. Experts argue new media will spell the demise of the IT professional. Not true, says Silicon Valley-based Howard Greenfield. [29 Nov 2007]
The Brampton Factor: Chinese whispers
Comment That surely has to be, like the Mattel case, at least as much a matter of the specification of quality controls as an issue about manufacturing. Even though I remain very attached to freedom from censorship, I have to... [25 Oct 2007]
Avoiding the next Northern Rock
Comment One can argue that the Bank of England's and the FSA's controls should have been stringent enough to detect the situation. But are our existing controls on capital adequate? Steve Boyle says it needn't... [15 Oct 2007]
How do you get your head around 'risk'?
Comment Naturally, the method needs to be repeatable because threats will change and controls therefore need to be reviewed. Understanding where risk exists is a challenge for all businesses and one which can never be put to... [06 Jul 2007]
IT and compliance: A risk management 'odd couple'
Comment Encryption is proving a popular technology to protect data, says Pironti, adding that companies are deploying it for volatile environments where controls aren't easily available (such as mobile data). [02 Jul 2007]
How tech can make us greener
Comment Despite controls on hazardous waste (as dicatated in the RoHS Directive) and controls on the disposal of electronic waste goods (as legislated in the WEEE Directive), this is a growing problem. Though IT... [24 May 2007]
Leader: Laptop as the most personal device?
Leader So while we have vendors touting laptops with leather cases, giant adjustable screens, remote controls, '15-hour battery life' (an extreme we haven't verified, by the way) and more, spare a minute to think about what's... [10 May 2007]
Plugging and preventing data leaks
Comment However companies need to put adequate controls in place before sharing information freely. In today's knowledge economy, getting the right information at the right time can make the difference between success and failure. [07 Mar 2007]
The killer app for M2M
Comment An integrated room and resource booking system controls and measures how services are consumed while RFID provides real-time information on the power, water and other resources workers use. Not many are. [22 Feb 2007]
Will's Web Watch: Thresher thinking
Comment After all, there are no controls in place - such as serial numbers on the vouchers or codes for individuals to log in and collect the voucher they, and only they, are entitled to from a secure website. [05 Dec 2006]
Leader: Why Vista's going to be a hard sell
Leader Businesses will no doubt be reassured by features such as BitLocker, which encrypts data on the hard drive, anti-spyware tools and access and authentication controls. From Longhorn to Vista, the journey has been a long... [30 Nov 2006]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Budgets made simple
Comment More than 90 per cent of organisations perform some sort of annual budgeting process in order to set out targets and cost controls for the forthcoming financial year. Budgets should be limited to and understood by all to... [06 Oct 2006]
Leader: Don't fear generation Xbox
Leader If you lock everything down you will probably find they will get round your controls - which might be more of a security headache than giving them some flexibility in the first place. "Utopian blarney", "complete... [29 Sep 2006]
China's internet revolution
Comment If you look at media in China, the government controls it, so it's not always what the people believe. China is a booming internet society but how are its many constituent parts embracing the medium? Dan Ilett found a... [21 Jul 2006]
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