Monday, November 16, 2015

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 17/11/2015





Passwords still a top issue the tech industry has to deal with, says panel
In the face of several failed attempts by individual companies to eliminate passwords, a growing number of large companies are joining the Fido Alliance, ISSE 2015 conference in Berlin told

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BCS launches Register for IT Technicians to recognise industry skills
The BCS has launched a register to accredit IT technicians with an industry standard recognition of their skills, backed up by assessments and references

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Security forces drive hacking idustrialisation, says SensePost
The buyers of cyber attacks are military and police organisations who are willing to pay to enable taskforces to get into devices, says SensePost

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Roaming charges: How will changes in mobile legislation affect business in Europe?
With mobile roaming charges on the way out across the European Union, what are the implications for businesses and business travellers?

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Framework agreement boosts public-sector digitisation in Sweden
Swedish public sector procurement organisation creates a framework to make it easier for organisations to offer digital services

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UK firms look to threat intelligence to focus security efforts
Performance, skills and costs remain biggest hurdles to true data-driven security, reveals an IDC study

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TCS to give internships to 1,000 UK graduates
IT services firm TCS is offering a thousand British youngsters the opportunity to work at some of its technology centres in India

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Meet the Stemettes events aim to entice girls into Stem
Volunteer organisation Stemettes holds events in London and Dublin to encourage young women to take up Stem careers

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Informatica launches big data management platform
Informatica has launched a “big data management” suite that it says adds data quality, governance and security to its data integration offer

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Openreach network sees heaviest loads on Sundays at 9pm
BT Openreach offers new insight into the inner workings of its fibre network as part of its mission to make itself more transparent

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London Stock Exchange appoints CIO
The London Stock Exchange appoints Chris Corrado as its technology chief as the previous incumbent, Antoine Shagoury, returns to the US

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Environment Agency to issue flood warnings to EE customers
Following a successful pilot, the Environment Agency’s Floodline Warnings Direct service is to be offered to EE mobile customers in low-lying parts of Yorkshire

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The British Museum uses Google Street View to boost online access to exhibits
The Google Cultural Institute has partnered with The British Museum to help make its collections accessible to people around the world

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BDUK passing 8,900 homes for every million pounds spent
Government figures suggests the BDUK programme is delivering better value for money to the public as the roll-out continues

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CIOs: Time to raise your game, say CEOs
Digital initiatives promise to make IT instrumental in dynamically transforming business models – but most CEOs feel their CIOs lack the right skills

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Three men charged over JP Morgan hacking and fraud
Exploiting the Heartbleed bug was one of the methods used by three men charged in connection with the theft of more than 100 million customer data records from financial institutions to carry out "pump and dump" fraud

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Facebook report shows governments asking for more user data
While the US tops Facebook's list with 26,579 requests for user data, the UK is in second place, followed by India

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