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Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT

News It is understood that remote connectivity has led to a productivity improvement equivalent to an extra one and quarter hours per person using the service. The Office of Fair Trading is set to extend its mobile and remote working rollout from 100 to...

Tags: oft, home working, c&w, connectivity

[18 Mar 2008]

Police backs calls for e-crime unit

News Shadow Home Secretary David Davis launched a stinging attack on the government's track record for tackling e-crime, saying it had exposed every person and business in the UK to online criminals. Detective Superintendent Charlie McMurdie, who has...

Tags: cyber crime, nhtcu, e-crime, crime

[12 Mar 2008]

Home Office laptop and disc up for grabs on eBay

News Leapfrog sales manager Jonathan Parry told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that the person who had bought the laptop had brought it into the shop on Monday because "it wasn't working properly". The Home Office is investigating the apparent sale...

Tags: home office, laptop, ebay, disc

[29 Feb 2008]

The Naked CIO: Identity crisis

Comment We spent a day encrypting the data, sent the encryption key by person on a plane followed by the disk in the possession of another person. Once in my office, I buy flowers for delivery to my significant other, purchase a golfing magazine...

Tags: identity, security, data theft, ecommerce

[25 Feb 2008]

The Weekly Round-Up: 11.01.08

Round-Up This year, Gates' most notable gadget is a mobile navigator that can be used to point at a person or place and get more information. However, the highlight of the keynote was probably the five-minute skit entitled 'Bill Gates' Last Day at Microsoft...

Tags: ces, bill gates, microsoft, surface

[11 Jan 2008]

Top 10 government IT stories of the year

News Following damning criticism by US security expert Frank Abagnale, the UK government was forced to defend its ID card programme, saying processes would be put in place so no one person could compromise personal data.

Tags: public sector, hmrc, government, chips

[19 Dec 2007]

Youngsters told: Wise up with social networking

News David Smith, the deputy information commissioner, said the cost of posting these details could be high for a young person's future and so they need help to "wise up to every aspect of the internet age they're living in".

Tags: blogs, social networking, myspace, facebook

[23 Nov 2007]

ID cards will be secure, insists Home Office

News But a Home Office spokesman told silicon.com: "Systems will be put in place to ensure that one person couldn't either change information on the NIR (National Identity Register) or could break down the security measures surrounding it.

Tags: id cards, biometrics, full disclosure

[25 Oct 2007]

Momentum Webcast: Revolutionize Your Business Communications With Communications Server 2007 (Level 100)

whitepaper Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 delivers rich, streamlined communications that can help employees to find and communicate with the right person, at the right instant, from everyday line-of-business (LOB) applications, whether at the...

Tags: voip - ip telephony, productivity, upgrades, accessibility

[05 Oct 2007]

Five hot outsourcing trends to watch

News Person-to-person offshoring According to a report by research company Evaluserve, offshoring has reached small businesses and even homes - a trend it dubs 'person-to-person', or P2P, offshoring. Offshoring is more commonly associated with the idea...

Tags: offshoring, outsourcing

[06 Jul 2007]

Leader: How green is your (silicon) valley?

Leader If an employee usually takes public transport it is unlikely a bus or train won't run because that person isn't on it. Do staff use a single laptop at work, at home and on the road, so ruling out the 'PC left on constantly in the office' syndrome?

Tags: energy, green

[05 Jul 2007]

Steve Ranger's Notebook: Wary of wikis? Cynical about Second Life?

Steve Ranger's Notebook: Wary of wikis? Cynical about Second Life?

Comment I know several busy managers who have as much contact with their staff through their Facebook page as they have in person. Two young office workers were making plans: Obviously I'm not suggesting you give the office junior a fat load of bandwidth...

Tags: facebook

[14 Jun 2007]

Lawyers warn of working from home pitfalls

News The health and safety of a homeworking employee is still a company's responsibility too and Bristows recommends a full risk assessment of a person's working environment with a provision for accident reporting and first aid in the employee's home.

Tags: working from home, wfh

[24 May 2007]

ID cards scheme "getting out of control"

News The LSE Identity Project estimates an annual operational cost of £600m for the ID cards scheme but projects only £150m per year will be made from registration fees, assuming five million enrolments per year at a cost of £30 per person.

Tags: id cards

[16 May 2007]

Exclusive: How safe is your laptop?

News She said: "If somebody really wants to get a person's laptop then sure they could use some bolt-cutters but a good lock will protect against opportunists," adding that many of Kensington's customers come to the company once they have already...

Tags: police, uk, data, stolen

[08 May 2007]

Telecommuting: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

whitepaper If a person thinks he or she would like to telecommute from home, this paper presents some things to think about and discuss with the employer. Telecommuters perform the regular duties of a job from a remote location (like home), via computer and...

Tags: mobile - wireless communications, perform, employees, location

[03 May 2007]

TechNet Webcast: "Ask the IT Security Experts" Series - Best Practices for Applying Defense-in-Depth - Level 200

whitepaper Whether a person is working in a large enterprise or a running a home office with a wireless hub and a cable-modem, the fact is attackers are always looking for easy prey. The person must be vigilant and proactive to protect the assets from...

Tags: proactive, assessment, cable, person

[01 Feb 2007]

Microsoft Office Standard 2007

whitepaper This webcast shows how the person can get better results faster with this essential software suite designed for small businesses and home users and how Office Standard 2007 can help the user create great looking documents, spreadsheets, and...

Tags: mail, suite, person, documents

[22 Dec 2006]

Windows Vista Makes Backup and Recovery Simple

whitepaper Does a person store valuable personal data on his computer? Neither Windows Backup nor System Restore is much help if the person deletes a file before he has a chance to back it up. Is it vital to his home or office that his computer is always in...

Tags: back-up, backup, windows vista, file

[05 Dec 2006]

Cheat Sheet: The Computer Misuse Act

Cheat Sheet Moreover a person is guilty of an offence if "he does any unauthorised act in relation to a computer" - and regardless of whether or not the impact on operational performance (or access) is temporary or permanent.

Tags: cma

[29 Nov 2006]

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