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Peter Cochrane's Blog: Bordering on stupidity
Comment But not, I fear, the management and political nous required to build a successful solution and transition plan. But the biggest failure seems to be the rush to get the technology out and into general use. [21 Aug 2008]
HMRC's missing discs: Just a warning shot
Comment Data controllers need to fear the law, but at the moment they have very little reason to do so. For instance, what would happen if there was a catastrophic failure of data security... [27 Nov 2007]
How did 25 million records get 'lost in the post'?
News The result is the banking industry and almost every family in the UK have been put on alert because of fear their personal details could now fall into the hands of criminals and ID... [21 Nov 2007]
On-demand software can help banks avoid fines
Comment Nevertheless, the fear of large fines for failure to comply with regulations, along with the risk of a damaged reputation, can encourage a global bank to spend more than... [01 Nov 2007]
UK 'a closed shop for open source'
News One hundred thousand workers at the European Commission use Alfresco, along with three of the world's top investment banks, he said, but the company only makes five per cent of its revenue in the UK... [13 Sep 2007]
Unwired: Fewer desks than people?
Comment Given that employee satisfaction is vital to successful hotelling, space booking systems are even more important as they allay employees' fear of a scrum for prime workspace. The second reason for the... [12 Sep 2006]
Password Hell (Part 2): Companies must get it right... now
News Failure to properly instil a culture of effective password management in a company could land its directors in jail, while wading through alternatives to "fatally flawed" passwords is a process mired in... [16 May 2006]
Wikipedia - oh wherefore art thou?
News The free encyclopaedia, which can be edited by anyone and built on Wiki software, suffered a power failure, a Wikipedia spokesman told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK. Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia was unavailable for... [20 Apr 2006]
Opinion: The importance of failure
Comment Believe it or not, the frequency of failure of IT projects is directly linked to the fear of failure that clouds IT investments and... [01 Feb 2006]
Leader: Heads should roll when gov't IT goes wrong
Leader While ministers and senior civil servants may fear appearing in front of the PAC or other government committees, when was the last time a minister lost their job because they had allowed vast sums... [07 Dec 2005]
Corporate fraud: All too easy and all too common
News He said: "The vast majority of fraud doesn't get reported to the police," citing "reputation" and a fear of "negative publicity" as reasons why companies would be keen to keep... [22 Nov 2005]
US broadband bill slammed by tech firms
News Cerf, who declined an invitation to speak at the hearing because he was scheduled to receive a Presidential medal that evening, said: "My fear is that, as written, this bill would do great damage to the internet as we... [10 Nov 2005]
Risk management: Be afraid
News CIOs should use marketing-style 'fear, uncertainty and doubt' (FUD) tactics to pressurise boards and senior management into properly resourcing and prioritising operational risk management, a veteran CIO claims. [03 Aug 2005]
Devil's Advocate: IP disputes wholly unsatisfactory
Comment Their fear of litigation by large companies holding portfolios of patents is hardly groundless, given the kind of actions that currently occur in copyright. Now, if... [19 Jul 2005]
Watchdog gets more than 1,000 FoI complaints
News These include being proactive, anticipating likely requests and making each decision on its own merit without the fear of setting a precedent. In the seven months since its introduction the Information... [13 Jul 2005]
