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Warning over rogue wi-fi security risk

News Gavin Whatrup, group IT director at marketing services company Creston, said his organisation has taken the decision not to install a wireless infrastructure until the security elements of wi-fi have matured.

Tags: security, wi-fi, wireless, cio jury

[19 Apr 2007]

iPhone too pricey for businesses

News Michael Elliot, IT director at toymaker Hasbro UK, said the iPhone will be on a "watching brief" only for now. Peter Birley, IT director at Midlands law firm Browne Jacobson, said: "Regardless of any functional benefit there may be, the restriction...

Tags: cio jury, apple, iphone

[24 Sep 2007]

Botnets: 'We're screwed', warn security experts

News Ronald Teixeira, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, said: "Botnets are, I think, the biggest threat we face on the internet today. Jordana Siegel, deputy director of outreach and awareness in the National Cyber Security...

Tags: isps, law, fbi, security

[10 Apr 2008]

Careless homeworkers increase security risks

Careless homeworkers increase security risks

News But working from non-office locations is now a fact of life for most businesses and the risks must be mitigated against, according to Nick Masterson-Jones, IT director at Vocalink. Ian Auger, IT director for ITN, said backing up employee usage...

Tags: homeworkers, cio jury, security, opening

[08 Feb 2008]

Beware the insider security threat

Beware the insider security threat

News Mike Roberts, IT director at private Harley Street hospital The London Clinic, agreed: "We find the misuse of the internet and using company email addresses the biggest problem. But Jane Kimberlin, IT director at Domino's Pizza Group, argued that...

Tags: insider, security

[17 Apr 2008]

Remote and mobile working tech "essential"

News If you are a CIO, CTO, IT director or equivalent at a large or small company in the private or public sector and you want to be part of silicon.com's CIO Jury pool, or you know an IT chief who should be, then drop us a line at editorial@silicon.com

Tags: mobile working, remote working, cio jury

[18 May 2007]

Encryption not the key to data security

Encryption not the key to data security

News Nic Evans, European IT director for Key Equipment Finance, said: "More important is a corporate ethos of care of such data. Steve Clarke, director of systems and operations, AOL Broadband, said: "Encrypted data still needs to be viewed, which means...

Tags: encryption, cio jury, richard, graham

[07 Dec 2007]

Businesses tackle laptop theft data security risks

News Nick Masterson-Jones, IT director at payments body Voca, said: "It's mandatory for all our laptops to have the hard disk encrypted. But Paul Hopkins, IT director at Newcastle University, said more needs to be done to discourage theft in the first...

Tags: security, laptop, cio jury

[15 May 2007]

CIO Jury: Viruses still a major security threat

News If you are a CIO, CTO, IT director or equivalent at a large or small company in the private or public sector and you want to be part of silicon.com's CIO Jury pool, or you know an IT chief who should be, then drop us a line at editorial@silicon.com

Tags: cio jury

[25 Jan 2007]

BlackBerrys and PDAs bad for work/life balance

News Michael Elliot, IT director, Hasbro UK If you are a CIO, CTO, IT director or equivalent at a large or small company in the private or public sector and you want to be part of silicon.com's CIO Jury pool, or you know an IT chief who should be, then...

Tags: blackberry, cio jury

[18 Jul 2007]

Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'

News Jeff Aliber, Kaspersky's US senior director of product marketing, said: "[With Windows], there is a large attack surface with a number of entry points. Cross said: "It's a myth that users click 'yes', 'yes', 'yes', 'yes'.

Tags: vista, uac, microsoft

[14 Apr 2008]

2008: Crunch time for IT jobs?

News Simon Wassall, European managing director of Harvey Nash, told silicon.com: "Generally the demand levels that we've seen from some of the banking sector has been lower than it has been over the last 12/24 months.

Tags: jobs, techies, skills, consultancy

[10 Jan 2008]

'Big Brother IT' fuels workplace stress

News Simon Davies, director of Privacy International, told silicon.com the 50 per cent figure is a "crucial landmark" in the workplace. Speaking at the time of their legal victory for the college secretary, Liberty's legal director James Welch said...

Tags: privacy, surveillance, stress, work

[08 Jan 2008]

WiMax to pip LTE 3G at the post?

News Teresa Kellett, director of global development for telco Sprint Nextel, said during a panel discussion at this week's WiMax Forum Asia 2008 that WiMax's first-mover advantage over the long-term evolution of 3G (LTE) may eventually help the former...

Tags: 4g, 3g, wimax

[11 Apr 2008]

Why O2 isn't willing to share

News Ben Dowd, head of business sales at O2 and recently appointed O2 UK board director, told silicon.com owning its own network is a unique selling point for the company. T-Mobile and 3 may have done it - and Orange and Vodafone may be talking about...

Tags: o2, 3g, iphone, coverage

[05 Feb 2008]

'Unlimited broadband' thing of the past?

News Neil Armstrong, PlusNet's product and marketing director, said: "2008 will be the year of IPTV. It's not just a single-price, all-you-can-eat market any more. For some time, many ISPs have been offering users what they call unlimited broadband...

Tags: broadband, iplayer, youtube, isps

[17 Mar 2008]

How Google keeps its tech security tip top

News Google director of product management Scott Petry - founder of Postini, which is now owned by the search giant - gave the low-down on the web giant's approach to security at the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week.

Tags: rsa, search, security, google

[10 Apr 2008]

Stories of the month - November 2007

News Group IT director Colin Cobain announced he is leaving at the end of November after leading the IT implementation behind Tesco's first US stores, which opened in Los Angeles this month. The A to Z of green IT

Tags: hmrc, tesco, wi-fi, iphone

[29 Nov 2007]

Wi-fi security left out in the cold

News Stefan Foster, managing director of the NCC, warned wi-fi networks are attracting a growing amount of attention from fraudsters. The research is part of the NCC Benchmark of IT Strategy 2007 report which looks at current trends in IT strategy in...

Tags: ncc, wireless, wi-fi, voip

[04 Sep 2007]

Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'

News Martin Macmillan, business development director with ATM security specialist Level Four Software, said: "The technology behind ATMs has changed dramatically over the last few years. Security experts have hacked ATMs to show how easy it is to steal...

Tags: atm, banks, malware, box

[04 Mar 2008]

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