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RSS priority in newsSoham report IT systems still not in place
News His recommendations include a full review of IT systems related to criminality information management systems; urgent IT fixes to existing systems to improve information management; information sharing to become a priority in IT projects; and... [17 Jul 2008]
Icann waves in relaxed website naming rules
News Icann plans to give companies with trademarked names priority for their names. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) voted Thursday to relax rules for naming websites. At its meeting in Paris, Icann, a not-for-profit... [27 Jun 2008]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News Security risk was not a priority - with holes in risk assessment capabilities, poor command structure and lack of security staff. An HMRC internal review of data procedures at the time of the event, which could have prevented the data loss, was... [26 Jun 2008]
In his own words: Bill Gates' best quotes
News For example, when the internet came along, we had it as a fifth or sixth priority. As the world's most famous tech boss, Bill Gates has been quoted more times than you can shake a stick at - but there have been some particularly insightful, bold... [26 Jun 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News The Poynter report found "two major institutional deficiencies", namely that "information security simply wasn't a management priority as it should have been" and that "HMRC had an organisational design which was unnecessarily complex and... [25 Jun 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News It means data will not be fully protected until 10 months after NHS chief executive David Nicholson asked trusts to make the securing of personal data a priority. NHS trusts will not have completed encrypting patients' personal data held on their... [24 Jun 2008]
Bank invests in low latency monitoring
News He said: "The need to increase speed and reduce latency is a priority for all financial services firms using real-time market data or accessing trade execution venues. Global investment bank Credit Suisse is rolling out a monitoring system for its... [23 Jun 2008]
BCS warns over IT degree funding
News However the government defended its decision to remove funding for second degrees in IT, saying the cuts will enable more people to study for the first time in higher education which should be a priority. [20 Jun 2008]
MoD to save £35m with online travel service
News It is an absolute priority that every pound available is redirected to equipping and supporting the men and women on the frontline. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) expects to save £35m per year through an online travel service set up and managed by... [19 Jun 2008]
'Chip and Bin' dumped by council
News But the council said that in the end the system "wasn't robust enough to cope", adding "when your first priority is to serve people by emptying their bins, you override the system, forget about losing the data, and get on with the job". [17 Jun 2008]
HP rolls out mass overhaul of PCs
News Design continues to be a priority for HP, the company said, as seen in the new products, from the high-end to the refreshed line of consumer notebooks to the new brushed aluminium finish for the commercial Elite line. [11 Jun 2008]
Want to progress in IT? Then be a business swot
News Regardless of whether the role of IT practitioners in the organisation relates to sales, or is one that is strictly technical in nature, business acumen is a trait all technologists must have. Yeo Gek Cheng, director for IT and telecommunications... [02 Jun 2008]
Brits living in fear of identity fraud
News Computer security is less of a priority in the UK, the index found only a third are very concerned about viruses and spam, with 38 per cent not concerned at all. Identity fraud, and information theft from mobile phones top the list of security... [20 May 2008]
Health care records service delayed
News The priority now is to finish developing and deploying care records systems that will help NHS Trusts to achieve the programme's intended benefits of improved services and better patient care. The National Audit Office has published a report on the... [16 May 2008]
Revealed: Cyber crimefighting successes
News The police body tasked with fighting e-crime in the UK has revealed some of its cyber crimefighting successes - but e-crime still appears a low priority. E-crime is not explicitly identified as one of Soca's priority areas - drug trafficking... [15 May 2008]
