Friday, March 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 26/03/2010



Budget 2010: How the Budget affects the technology industry
This year's Budget contained little mention of the all-important digital economy, despite Gordon Brown's speech on the industry earlier in the week.
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Budget 2010: How government departments will save £500m on IT
Five government departments set out strategies for slashing their IT-related spending.
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Budget 2010: Industry welcomes shot in the arm for IT training
Organisations have welcomed plans announced in yesterday's Budget to improve training and education in technology.
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Police open computer forensics schools to industry
Police are planning to collaborate with industry by opening police computer forensics training to IT professionals.
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Backlash against Google in China gains momentum
Google is starting to suffer a backlash to its decision...
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Man arrested for hacking Barack Obama and Britney Spears' Twitter accounts
A 25-year-old unemployed Frenchman hacked US president Barack Obama's Twitter account simply by guessing the answers to password reminder questions, Reuters...
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Sans founder slams 'terribly damaging' US cyber security law
Federal guidelines on how to protect computer systems did just the opposite, a US congressional committee heard.
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US computers still insecure after spending billions
Total security against cyber attacks is impossible in the foreseeable future, but secure IT systems are cheaper than insecure ones, a US congressional committee has been told.
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Legal & General prepares IT staff for transfer to IBM or Fujitsu
An internal Legal & General e-mail has revealed the company could soon outsource its IT infrastructure and some IT services to either IBM or Fujitsu, and warns employees to prepare to be transferred to the supplier that is chosen.
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