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Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Alan Bawden, IT & operations director at The JM Group said for most SME organisations, open source is not an option for two key reasons: the cost and difficulty in finding the specialised IT talent to configure and... [23 Oct 2009]
Soca's cybercrime cops score 21 convictions
News In response to a written parliamentary question this week, Home Secretary Alan Johnson said from April 2006 until March 2009 the e-crime unit of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) was involved in 22 prosecutions... [15 Jul 2009]
ID cards: 'A project nobody wants and the nation can't afford'
News The government has been slammed over its decision to press ahead with the national ID card scheme following Home Secretary Alan Johnson's announcement that carrying an ID card will never be compulsory for British citizens. [01 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.06.09
Round-Up Maybe you have a boss so ill-tempered he or she makes Alan Sugar look like a children's TV presenter. Digital Britain also put the mockers on illegal file-sharers, with tougher sanctions and ISPs having to fork out to... [19 Jun 2009]
Photos: What Brown's reshuffle means for tech
Photo New home secretary Alan Johnson has inherited a raft of ambitious and sometimes controversial tech projects from Jacqui Smith, who stepped down from the post last week. Serial tech entrepreneur Sir Alan... [10 Jun 2009]
Should you still be scared of malware?
News Alan Balharrie, head of business IT, Scottish Parliament It's a sentiment echoed by Steve Gediking, head of IT and facilities at the Independent Police Complaints Commission: "The danger will be if we... [06 Apr 2009]
£250k to help police ID stolen phones
News Home Office minister Alan Campbell said the funding will be used to integrate the Police National Computer (PNC) with the National Mobile Phone Register (NMPR) - meaning police officers... [17 Mar 2009]
Extra coppers to clobber copper crooks
News Home Office minister Alan Campbell said the pilot will be evaluated at the end of March, with the possibility of subsequently being rolled out across the country. The metal theft unit will share best practice ideas with... [12 Jan 2009]
MPs demand more cash for e-crime battle
News Criticism over the PCeU's funding is misguided, according to Home Office minister Alan Campbell, as the unit will be supported by other bodies under the £29m National Fraud Programme, which includes the National Fraud... [05 Nov 2008]
Beware the insider security threat
News Alan Brown, director of IM & technology, West London Mental Health Trust Steve Gediking, head of IT & facilities, Independent Police Complaints Commission Security from A to Z Click on the links below to... [17 Apr 2008]
Thieves foiled by 'phone home' computers
News Alan McInnes, general manager with the Association of Chief Police Officers crime prevention initiatives, told silicon.com the technology will help stamp out computer theft. Computers that 'phone home'... [14 Apr 2008]
Police forces lack e-crime expertise and resources
News Alan Shrimpton, IT director, Avon & Somerset Police Local police forces do not have the resources or expertise to deal with growing cyber crime and online fraud threats facing businesses... [18 Mar 2008]
Home Office laptop and disc up for grabs on eBay
News Lumension Security vice president, Alan Bentley, said: "The good news with this latest data breach is that the data was encrypted. We contacted [the police] and they seized the equipment. A Home Office... [29 Feb 2008]
Commons' committee calls for reckless-data-loss laws
News The recommendations by the committee, headed by Liberal Democrat MP Alan Beith, came in the wake of a series of admissions of lost data from government departments that began in November with HM Revenue & Customs losing... [03 Jan 2008]
BlackBerrys and PDAs bad for work/life balance
News Alan Shrimpton, IT director at Avon and Somerset Constabulary, said: "I can now use down-time - waiting to collect daughters, train journeys - to continue to read and action emails, which means I don't have a huge queue... [18 Jul 2007]