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News Anyone who recklessly loses personal data will face a "substantial" fine after the government created a new civil offence. It marks a major milestone in silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign calling for legislation to make companies or authorities...
[12 May 2008]
News These computational workhorses and their predecessors at the Met Office Hadley Centre crunched through global data to produce evidence for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, whose predictions of a 0.2C temperature rise per...
[09 May 2008]
News Government IT is undergoing a major shift as Whitehall attempts to revolutionise its approach to green computing. Two government departments - Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the Highways Agency showcased their environmental credentials...
[09 May 2008]
News The government is to lead the way in Green IT by launching a national strategy to cut computer-related carbon emissions. Government CIO John Suffolk announced the Green IT Strategy, saying it would be scrutinised by ministers over the next eight...
[08 May 2008]
News Councils will be able to apply for a share of the £1.5m that the government has made available for the latest pilots. The government says benefit fraud has dropped from £2bn in 2001 to £0.8bn in 2006/07.
[07 May 2008]
News But it says the government needs to begin building infrastructure and education facilities in the smaller cities to underpin this future growth. The government recently backed a one year extension of a tax break for software companies and Mittal...
[06 May 2008]
News The government faced condemnation after it emerged that 600 staff at Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have been disciplined for snooping on personal data. It underlines why we believe that the reckless handling of personal data by government...
[01 May 2008]
News The British Computing Society has criticised the government, claiming its high-profile data breaches have eroded public trust. David Evans, the BCS's government relations manager, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that BCS members within...
[30 Apr 2008]
News He is also a member of the Identity and Passport Service local government advisory board. Socitm recently formed the local government CIO council to represent the interests of local governments to the main CIO Council.
[29 Apr 2008]
News The model will examine how the centre could capture, store and share information between government, law enforcement and other parties and provide a guide as to how much the centre will cost. The chief of e-crime for the Metropolitan Police Service...
[28 Apr 2008]
News Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. He said: "The government has previously acknowledged that it needs to improve trust and confidence in the arrangements to protect...
[28 Apr 2008]
News The need for businesses to be compliant with government regulations, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, remains a significant factor driving security-spending decisions, where investments are justified simply because the damage from breaches is...
[28 Apr 2008]
News The UK's proposed central e-crime police unit is close to securing the necessary government funding to make it a reality, according to one of the architects of the project. I hope the government sees sense.
[25 Apr 2008]
News Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and government take data security more seriously. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned the banking industry to shape up their attitudes to securing sensitive data and...
[25 Apr 2008]
News The company noted that the sites of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and even security vendors, have fallen prey to malware attacks. Released Wednesday, Sophos said in its Security Threat Report that an average of more than 15,000 web...
[24 Apr 2008]
News A government-sponsored security survey reports that while the number of security breaches has dropped considerably in the past two years, the drop has come at a price. Organisations that have reviewed the survey include the government parliamentary...
[23 Apr 2008]
News There has been widespread speculation that once the government eases restrictions, South Korea's major family run conglomerates would snap up local banks. South Korea's most powerful businessman said yesterday that he would step down after 20 years...
[22 Apr 2008]
News The public sector accounted for 62 breaches and the private sector for 28.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to review its data protection legislation and improve the reporting of...
[22 Apr 2008]
News Cicconi, who was speaking at the event as part of a wider series of meetings with UK government officials, said at least $55bn worth of investment was needed in new infrastructure in the next three years in the US alone, with the figure rising to...
[21 Apr 2008]
News The Indian government will hold its next meeting with BlackBerry-maker RIM next week, a government official has said, as the two sides look for a way to meet India's security concerns. The Indian government has held a series of meetings with RIM...
[17 Apr 2008]
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