IT security often stands a better chance of being listened to by the business if it’s located outside the IT department - according to chief security officers meeting in a recent Corporate IT Forum security workshop.
Security chiefs taking part in the wide ranging debate reported that when Information Security ‘sits’ within IT, it can mean […]

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As businesses suffer from a harsh economic climate, it seems that many are looking to take bigger business risks for larger returns - and to dramatically cut costs for ‘non-essential’ security plans and procedures.
Whilst it’s entirely understandable that business managers will be searching for high-risk opportunities that can help them beat the competition - security […]

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Selling unwanted or out of date PCs and laptops to staff received an overwhelming thumbs down from members taking part in a recent online debate.Having trialled such schemes, users report that selling old kit can place a major burden on already busy IT departments.
Selling means that IT staff have to spend time thoroughly cleaning data […]

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After being recently nominated for a Computer Weekly IT Blog Award, The Forum’s Verbatim blog has now been shortlisted by a panel of judges into the final draw.The final winner will be decided by your votes so please click on the ‘Vote for Me’ badge and cast your vote for Verbatim to win an award.
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There can be no greater accolade than that bestowed by your peers. The Real IT Awards represent the pinnacle of achievement in corporate IT - created by users of corporate IT for users of corporate IT. No sponsors, advertisers or consultants.
These awards reflect the Corporate IT Forum’s totally independent, trusted emphasis on Real IT. As […]

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Whilst IT chiefs don’t yet think that Google Apps are ready for wide-scale use within large businesses, they do see a very bright future.

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