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Photos: How to destroy your hard drive
Photo Of course, every security professional knows that it's also recommended practice to wipe your hard drive using one of these bad boys: a degausser. Whether it is ID thieves after personal information; or data leaks that could affect business or even... [17 Jul 2008]
Open source guru criticises Oyster software
News While disapproving of the use of Linux in the Oyster system, Stallman said there is not much that could have been done to stop Linux being used in surveillance or military systems, as it is a general tool. [10 Jun 2008]
Next-Generation e-Banking Services
White Paper But the company knows it can't stay ahead by standing still. Its application infrastructure strategy is encapsulated in the company's mission Statement - 'Making it possible'. Nordea is the leading financial services group in the Nordic and Baltic... [31 May 2008]
TechNet Webcast: 2008 Defense in Depth Security Series (Part 4 of 8): Living on the Edge (Level 200)
White Paper Is the DMZ as people knows it today & dead? For those who know about Intrusion Protection Systems (IPS), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), and firewalls, but are they doing any good? The presenter of this webcast looks at some of the risks facing... [30 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 16.05.08
Round-Up Is it a coincidence that the region also reported the highest level of job satisfaction in the UK? Regrettably it had nothing to do with UK plc urging spontaneous holidays for the entire work force but everything to do with National Work from Home... [16 May 2008]
The Naked CIO: Animal farm
Comment That sounds imminently logical to me but the concept left me in no doubt that the IT department knows the business better than many in the organisation. IT projects should be prioritised according to business benefits. [25 Mar 2008]
Transforming the Network Edge: Lufthansa Systems and Cisco Unified WAN Services
White Paper Lufthansa Airlines VP Bardo Werum knows that to keep planes in the air, it's important to keep data flying too. Now, in this video interview, learn how Cisco's new ASR1000 router series helps him meet his goals in the areas of Green IT... [17 Mar 2008]
Profile: Nottingham Building Society head of IT Jack Cutts
Comment Cutts replaced the hardware for existing core systems with a view to throwing that hardware away once the new core system arrived but to stabilise the business at that period of time made it worthwhile. [11 Mar 2008]
An Email Primer: Push, Pull: What's the Difference?
White Paper This might sounds like a crazy question given that large part that email plays in everyone's lives these days, everyone knows how it works; mail is created in a client program such as Outlook or Eudora and send it. [19 Feb 2008]
Scottish Re evaluates risky data
Case Study Reinsurer Scottish Re Group has introduced an electronic data interchange (EDI) system for its customers to help the company manage risk on the 'lives' it takes on.silicon.com Financial Services Scottish Re head of IT Andrew Wild was brought in to... [04 Feb 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Why big government IT projects fail
Comment But it is easy to criticise government attempts at implementing major IT systems. Unfortunately, though, this principle all too easily translates into a situation where actually knowing about the challenges involved in building IT systems is... [22 Jan 2008]
How to baseline power consumption
Comment If you want to cut the amount of power your IT systems use, you first need to know current consumption. Systems from suppliers such as 1E, ScriptLogic and Verdiem can report on PC energy usage as well as helping to govern it, but they don't provide... [14 Dec 2007]
Can retail old dog learn new tricks?
Comment It's a simple notion to integrate these surveillance systems to provide quality data about what customers and staff are doing in stores, and not just in respect of security. It knows the hardware but this is a commodity market and the margins are... [08 Oct 2007]
Leader: Where was Northern Rock's technology?
Leader If such systems existed at Northern Rock and were heeded, surely the bank would have moved its business model out of danger before it needed to go cap in hand to the Bank of England. What it then failed to do was manage its customer relationships... [19 Sep 2007]
Messaging and Reporting Systems Help Hospital Ease Compliance, Improve Safety
White Paper The road to recovery: Eagleville Hospital knows it well, having helped people fight addiction for more than 40 years. Caregivers at the 310-bed hospital and its affiliated outpatient clinics depend on e-mail for communication concerning patient care. [05 Sep 2007]
