policies and procedures in news
ISO rejects latest OOXML appeals
News ISO's statement acknowledged the "significant debate" that has surrounded OOXML's passage through the standardisation process, and said experiences from that process would "provide important input to ISO and IEC and their respective national... [19 Aug 2008]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News MoD data security policies and procedures are generally fit for purpose. Information security policies were too complicated for staff to navigate. There were failures in institutional practices and procedures concerning the handling of data. [26 Jun 2008]
Do proposed guidelines for online ads cut the mustard?
News The IAB asks that companies provide consumers with "meaningful notice" in a "consumer-friendly manner" about data collection, using "easily accessible links" to privacy policies, and other voluntary steps to educate the consumer. [25 Feb 2008]
India to train thousands more cyber cops
News Mittal told silicon.com that outsourcing companies were able to implement higher standards of data security because they could easily set up rigorous new procedures, could invest more in policies using revenues from multiple contracts, had... [06 Feb 2008]
Norwich Union Life fined for data control 'weaknesses'
News It said, "due to some weaknesses in internal controls, 74 policies were fraudulently surrendered and 558 other customers' policies were placed at risk" over the course of 2006. An FSA statement said: "The fraudsters used the information to request... [17 Dec 2007]
How to clean up after a data breach
News The new identity authentication and system design policies were in place within 90 days of the breach. The team then did a top-to-bottom review of all the applications within the breached management system which included reviewing the system's... [19 Sep 2007]
Data sharing shake-up on the cards
News The ICO said organisations could adopt the framework entirely while others may wish to adjust it to fit with existing policies or use it to evaluate existing procedures. A shake-up of the way organisations share personal information could be on the... [14 Aug 2007]
SAP admits to "inappropriate" Oracle downloads
News White will oversee the enforcement of existing procedures and new policies, as well as training for TomorrowNow employees to ensure they understand the policies and procedures, SAP said. Business applications software company SAP has admitted its... [03 Jul 2007]
Barclays faces call centre probe
News The ICO has requested an explanation from Barclays, outlining why the bank's policies and procedures on direct marketing and access to customer accounts appears to have been "deliberately flouted by call centre staff. [26 Apr 2007]
Web 2.0 security warning for business
News Security vendor Clearswift has advised companies to review or implement security policies and procedures around web 2.0 applications after a survey found that 42 per cent of company employees aged 18 to 29 had discussed work-related issues on... [27 Mar 2007]
Microsoft customers get licensing help
News The new service allows an organisation to choose one of Microsoft's 28 UK channel partners to help with a licence audit and a two-to-three month programme of putting in place improved licence-tracking and management policies and procedures. [21 Feb 2007]
Filched Boeing laptop threatens 382,000 employees' IDs
News Even before the first incident, the company had security procedures and policies that called for them to work off of the server behind the firewall," Neale said. Boeing has confirmed that a laptop stolen from an employee's car contained sensitive... [15 Dec 2006]
£7bn outsourcing "turmoil" ahead
News Working without a proper decision framework to define policies, procedures and resources can lead to disaster. Big outsourcing firms could be in for a rocky time as increasingly savvy customers look to slice up contracts and hand out work to... [14 Dec 2006]
Microsoft aims to simplify software licensing
News He told silicon.com: "Software asset management is not a one-off event - it's an ongoing process and set of policies for organisations. The toolkit also offers tips on developing procedures for software management within a business and finding... [01 Aug 2006]
Can SMEs compete for government contracts?
News Policies and procedures for procurement frequently differ depending on which department a company is dealing with, meaning small suppliers must start from scratch each time. Duncan says each bid requires documentation of three years' worth of... [29 Jun 2006]
Keep updated for stories matching policies and procedures in news via RSS
