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Google Talk finds a home on iPhone
News Apple did not respond to requests for comment on its software security policies. That said Google has tried to keep the experience close to what users experience on their desktop or... [04 Jul 2008]
Virtualisation key to staff-owned devices
News Gartner claimed that an employee-owned-notebook programme needs to contain four key elements: a technology solution to protect the device and the network it's attached to; policies to guide behaviour; third-party... [30 Jun 2008]
Is Facebook key to teaching staff better security?
News A good measurement of the success of a company's security policies and practices is when information security is integral to the organisation's culture - for example, when staff dispose... [30 Oct 2007]
Mac desktops are "smarter money", says CIO
News The company has around 700 PC users and currently runs Windows XP Pro and Office XP Pro but its CIO Richard Snooks has hit out at Microsoft's aggressive licensing policies. In particular, Snooks isn't convinced by the... [10 Jul 2007]
Veterans get free ID monitoring in wake of breach
News The company has strict policies on security and secrecy. Earlier this week, in related news, the VA reported a desktop PC containing personal data on as many as 38,000 US military... [11 Aug 2006]
CIO Jury: IT bosses ban Google Desktop over security fears
News He said: "If found by our software auditing tools such installation will be removed and our policies and procedures will be updated accordingly. UK IT bosses are already taking measures to ban employees from downloading... [02 Mar 2006]
CIO Agenda, part 1: The 2006 IT shopping list
News Policies will have to be extended to include the more intrusive technologies, or assign budget to allow the business to control them. Only one CIO will be looking at open source in 2006 and that will be on the server and... [15 Dec 2005]
'Look at my new gadget': phrase plagues IT managers
News But even those companies with policies in place are only really scratching the surface. Only 25 per cent of policies actually stipulate that users cannot carry sensitive date on their personal laptops. [10 Jan 2005]
CIO Jury: Gates' password prediction wrong
News The password or passphrase is less user-friendly but it is portable, secure - with the correct strength and refresh policies - and not easily lost or compromised with the correct training. Ted Woodhouse, head of IT at... [19 Nov 2004]
Microsoft and Cisco announce partnership to beat worms
News As a result, both the Cisco and Microsoft approaches are concerned not only with scanning for viruses but also with policing networks to deny connections to machines that don't conform with security... [18 Oct 2004]
Security: It's 'wise up' or 'sack all your staff' time
News Sal Viveros, SME director at McAfee, believes this is often due to an "I know better" culture with employees who think they are above security policies. Among small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),... [09 Aug 2004]
City banks fail security test
News A large number of financial institutions in the City are failing to tighten their security policies to rule out the threat from instant messaging and compliance failure. IM provides one of the most... [28 Jul 2004]
Windows XP Service Pack 2: What you'll get and when you'll get it
News Corporate networks will also be able to gain greater control of policies to stop the security slackers bringing in viruses via connections to infected work laptops or home PCs. David Overton, technical... [13 May 2004]
PalmSource OS goes corporate
News Novell's ZENworks software, based on Nexic's Synchronis software and NotifyLink Enterprise Edition, will let Palm data be synchronised over a network and enable administrators to set policies for Palm devices. [19 Jun 2003]
Standards group takes aim at spam
News Possible ideas to explore are ways of building in consent policies for different types of communications and allowing networks or individuals to reject email that does not meet particular standards. A handful of... [06 Mar 2003]
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