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Compliance

ParcelForce recoups £1m a year from UK Customs costs using PCI-compliant payment system

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Hosted telephony software means courier no longer has to write off uncollectible duty payments
06 Jul 2011

A welcome change to breach notification rules


05 Jul 2011

Will the ODCA help drive cloud uptake?

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Is the Open Data Center Alliance an elaborate marketing exercise on the part of Intel and its partners, or a genuine attempt to bring standardisation and interoperability to cloud services?
05 Jul 2011

Breach of copyright IS theft


22 Jun 2011

Licensing: not perfect, but better than nothing


22 Jun 2011

What the new rules on cookies mean for IT leaders

Companies will soon be forced to comply with an EU Directive limiting the storing of personal data by cookies that track web sites. Fox Williams partner Nigel Miller examines the implications
22 Jun 2011

ICO investigates NHS loss of 8.63m patient records

The Information Commissioner's Office has said it is looking into the alleged loss of an NHS laptop containing sensitive patient records
15 Jun 2011

ICO fines Surrey County Council £120,000

The fine reflects the serious nature of the breaches, says the ICO
10 Jun 2011

Firms weaken security to accommodate iPads

Staff's own devices are being allowed on to corporate networks without adequate security
08 Jun 2011

North Lanarkshire Council taken to task for breaching DPA

ICO said council provided inadequate guidance to its workers
08 Jun 2011

Government to block terrorist web sites

Plans for unprecedented web filtering programme across public sector set to be unveiled
07 Jun 2011

MoD warns against revealing secrets on social networking sites

Careless tweets cost lives, warns MoD
03 Jun 2011

Compliance and the dangers of lax email practices

The cost of failing to comply with requirements could be far greater than businesses realise
03 Jun 2011

Government cyber security plans to focus on information assurance

Francis Maude has declared that additional funding will be available to promote cyber security
02 Jun 2011

Storage upgrades in action

IT leaders at Virgin Games and The London Clinic talk about the issues that have shaped their storage strategies
01 Jun 2011

Watchdog slams EU data retention directive

European Data Protection Supervisor says law does not meet requirements of rights to privacy and data protection
01 Jun 2011

Business intelligence: The Great Underachiever

Computing research reveals that 76 per cent of organisations deny key staff access to useful information
01 Jun 2011

Camden Council bolsters BlackBerry security

Local authority is rolling out three-tier security solution to BlackBerry users
26 May 2011

How a new patent process could support UK innovation

Could a new patent application process prevent undeserving opportunists from gaming the system to the detriment of the truly inventive?
24 May 2011

Keep it safe, keep it legal: Essential guide to compliance

Martin Courtney examines the various data protection rules and regulations governing how an organisation handles personal and financial information
24 May 2011

Compliance: Top tips for data guardians

So how should firms protect data to ensure compliance with DPA and PCI DSS regulations?
24 May 2011

Compliance: How Cancer Research meets its legal obligations

Risk and security manager Brian Shorten talks about the data protection measures and compliance processes the charity uses to prevent breaches
24 May 2011

Compliance: The legal landscape and how to navigate it

Analyst Tony Lock explains how IT leaders should go about instilling a culture of good data governance
24 May 2011

Are you ready for the Next Big Thing?

CIOs must learn to embrace so-called disruptive technologies and use them to their advantage
24 May 2011