Friday, September 23, 2011

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 23/09/2011





Government pulls plug on ailing £11bn NHS IT programme
The troubled £11bn NHS National Programme for IT is to be axed, the government is expected to announce later today.

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Let employees use personal mobile devices to remain competitive, says Cisco CTO
Businesses must adopt new mobile technologies or risk losing top talent to its rivals, according to Cisco's chief technology officer.

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The future of work: Expections of the next-generation workforce
This research provides insight into the mindset, expectations and behaviour of the world's next generation of workers and what this will mean for businesses in preparing to accommodate the demands of this workforce.

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West London Free School chooses IT in the cloud
One of the country's first Free Schools has agreed to take part in a pilot being run by Microsoft to provide end-to-end school IT infrastructures in the cloud.

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BASF extends BT network contract
Chemical group BASF has signed a €200m deal with BT for networking 900 BASF sites in more than 80 countries. The contract includes the provision of IP telephony and local network services (managed LAN services) at 300 sites in North and South America as well as in Asia.

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Software testing should be in partnership with third parties
Software testing is one of the most important tasks for 91% of IT departments and almost all believe it is crucial to outsource this activity, according to research.

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Researchers claim to have broken SSL/TLS encryption
Two security researchers claim to have found a way of breaking the SSL/TLS encryption that is widely used to guarantee the reliability and privacy of data exchanged between web browsers and servers.

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SQL injection attacks increasing in number, sophistication and potency, researchers find
The prevalence and intensity of SQL injection attacks are increasing, according to Imperva.

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Microsoft and Nokia launch toolkit for porting Symbian apps to Windows Phone
Microsoft and Nokia have launched a toolkit for developers to port applications on Nokia's Symbian operating system to Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. Microsoft said it hopes to make it easier for Nokia Symbian developers to learn Windows Phone.

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RightMove renders property maps with Google
RightMove is the UK's biggest user of Google Maps and one of the largest users of the mapping software in the world.

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Law enforcement needs to get smart about collecting digital evidence, says forensic analyst
The time has come to empower frontline law enforcement officers to make better decisions when seizing digital evidence, says forensic analyst Andrew Sheldon.

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Hackers turn to online games to target victims
Scammers and hackers are increasingly using online games to trick victims into installing malicious software onto computers, warns security firm BitDefender.

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Social engineering attacks hit ill-prepared UK businesses, survey shows
Less than a third of UK businesses provide regular training aimed at preventing social engineering attacks, despite 42% being hit by such attacks in the past two years at an average cost of £15,000 per incident, a survey has revealed.

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Gartner: A strategic approach to IT security is essential
Cyber threats will always get ahead of defences, which is why organisations need a strategic approach, says Gartner analyst Lawrence Orans.

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