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RSS local authorityCentralizing Identity and Access Management in Unix/Linux Environments: Using BoKS to Overcome the Inherent Security Gaps of NIS
White Paper User administration in a large Unix/Linux domain is a complex task since each host potentially serves as an autonomous authority. It authenticates and authorizes its users based on local settings.... [13 Nov 2009]
'Don't just outsource the problem when you outsource IT'
News The outsourcer is being contracted to provide skills and expertise but the local authority still needs to provide vital input from its service areas into defining, training and testing systems," the... [10 Nov 2009]
Let's shine a light into the public sector IT money pit
Comment So - shocker - it appears that blindly shovelling money into upgrading and maintaining systems in a Whitehall department or local authority doesn't translate into shiny new services. With such systemic... [17 Aug 2009]
ATM hack talk pulled from security conference
News Last year, a talk on hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system was blocked after a federal judge granted the Massachusetts transit authority's request for an injunction. In his presentation entitled... [02 Jul 2009]
Desktop Authority Image Center Version 3.0
White Paper Avoid manual preparation of a computer for a new employee — patches, computer names, network settings, local user and group accounts, applications and more Desktop Authority® Image Center reduces the cost and time... [30 Jun 2009]
Parliamentary tech boss backs call for £1bn IT fund
News The cost of every local authority is going up and up. MP Andrew Miller, chairman of the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (Pitcom), supported calls for the government to establish the fund,... [29 Jun 2009]
Richard Steel
CIO Profile He is passionate about the importance of robust IT infrastructure and while at the helm of Socitm continued its support for the continued rollout of Government Connect, a secure network linking central government and every... [03 Jun 2009]
Glyn Evans
CIO Profile With 27 years' experience of local authority IT support under his belt, Evans chairs Socitm Futures and is a member of the CIO Council and the Local Government Delivery Council. Glyn... [01 Jun 2009]
NHS warned: It's time to beat the breaches
News The information commissioner has full authority to prosecute in cases of data breaches," added the Department of Health. However, it denied legal responsibility, saying it was a matter for local NHS... [26 May 2009]
350,000 NHS email accounts Exchanged in massive migration
News When we did staff at the London Strategic Health Authority we did 50,000 accounts in one weekend, which is probably comparable to a very large corporate like Tesco doing all of their services. How terrible the... [29 Apr 2009]
"I am frankly not much excited by technology per se"
Comment He joined Southampton to migrate the council's IT services after it split from Hampshire County Council to become a unitary authority in its own right, following the local government shake-up at the time. [22 Apr 2009]
Datacentre heat fires local homes
News While the idea of combined heat and power was considered unfeasible for Telehouse West - datacentres do not require extra heating - the heat-export element of the mayor's requirements was worked out in consultation with the Greater... [16 Apr 2009]
£800: How much SMEs will lose to cybercrime
News The FSB wants the Police Central E-crime Unit, the National Fraud Strategic Authority and National Fraud Reporting Centre to work in unison to provide a central way of reporting e-crime to specialist officers and... [20 Feb 2009]
UK is Big Brother capital of the world say Lords
News Citing instances where councils have spied on citizens when investigating littering, the report says that any victims of "unlawful surveillance" by a local authority should receive compensation and that... [06 Feb 2009]
Dorset gets its shared services motor running
Case Study The shared services scheme allows each local authority to access information related to roadworks in the two other areas. As a result, responses such as diversions can be co-ordinated where roads cross... [03 Feb 2009]
