Computerworld UK's Management Roundup

Top online collaboration tools

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Work together to solve problems quicker

Cynical cyclist: Google Bike Maps is nice but useless

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Bike information doesn't achieve much

Humans continue to be 'weak link' in data security

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Nearly 90 percent of IT workers in the UK have said a laptop in their organisation has been reported lost or stolen, new research has found.

Pirate Bay appeals looks set to start in September

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

The case against the four people involved in the running of Pirate Bay is heading back to court at the end of September.

Security industry fails to protect business customers

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Hackers and viruses are still a threat to companies online

ICANN chief: DNS could stop at any time

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:09:00 GMT

The Country Code Name Supporting Organization of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has criticised ICANN President and CEO Rod Beckstrom for "inflammatory" comments that the Domain Name System is not as secure as it used to be.

Tories: We'll open the market for government IT contracts

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:22:00 GMT

The Conservative Party has promised to open up the market for government IT contracts to more suppliers.

Microsoft Outlook to integrate with MySpace

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:15:00 GMT

Now under new management, MySpace is looking to reinvent itself and rise like a Phoenix from the ashes. The once dominant social networking site fell from nearly 70 percent of the social networking market, to only 30 percent in less than a year, and was plummeting on the verge of extinction.

'Cavalier' GCHQ online spy centre loses 35 laptops

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:52:00 GMT

GCHQ lost 35 laptops in seven months last year, potentially containing highly sensitive data.

Zeus botnet malware is improving for hackers

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:14:00 GMT

The latest version of Zeus botnet toolkit includes a $10,000 module that can let attackers take complete control of a compromised PC.

The Internet is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:50:00 GMT

The Internet has been nominated for the for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

Intel funds social media incubator Betaworks

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:47:00 GMT

Intel invested an undisclosed amount in social media incubator Betaworks to gain insight into real-time user behavior on social networks, the chip maker said on Thursday.

Pennsylvania fires CISO over RSA talk

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:45:00 GMT

Pennsylvania's chief information security officer, Robert Maley, has been fired, apparently for talking publicly at the RSA security conference last week about a recent incident involving the Commonwealth's online driving exam scheduling system.

British Airways IT worker charged for 'terrorism plot'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:40:00 GMT

A British Airways software developer planned to carry out terrorist attacks by taking advantage of a walkout by airline staff, a court heard today.

Microsoft loses XML patent case appeal to i4i

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:37:00 GMT

The judges expanded on why they agree that Microsoft wilfully infringed the patents.

The big players in SaaS ERP

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:30:00 GMT

Resource planning services market leaders

How the cloud will kill your IT job

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:15:00 GMT

As software becomes more complex, and demands the scalability of the cloud, IT's auto mechanic of today, the sysadmin, will disappear. Tomorrow's sysadmin will be more like a physician, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden.

Ex-TSA worker allegedly sabotaged computer containing terrorist data

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:51:00 GMT

A former Transport Security Administration analyst has been indicted with trying to sabotage a computer that contained a database for screening potential terrorists who may be trying to fly in the US.

Job prospects boosted by Microsoft, Cisco and CompTIA training

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:45:00 GMT

IT professionals with certain IT certifications could make bank compared to counterparts, according to a study of 17,000 high tech workers conducted by Dice Learning.

Job prospects boosted my Microsoft, Cisco and CompTIA training

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:45:00 GMT

IT professionals with certain IT certifications could make bank compared to counterparts, according to a study of 17,000 high tech workers conducted by Dice Learning.

Morrison boosts IT investment by £200 million

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:44:00 GMT

WM Morrison is planning to invest a further £200 million in rejuvenating its IT systems over the next three years.

Rogue antivirus software is most costly security scam of 2010

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:00 GMT

Scareware or fake antivirus programs that encourage web users to part with their hard-earned cash and download hoax security software, is likely to be the most costly scam of 2010, says McAfee.

Google stays ahead of Microsoft Bing

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:25:00 GMT

Microsoft's Bing search engine continues to grow slowly, but remains far behind Google, which has maintained its 70%-plus share of the market in recent months.

HSBC: Data theft incident broader than first thought

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:55:00 GMT

HSBC has said approximately 15,000 accounts at its Swiss private banking unit were compromised after an employee allegedly stole data, some of which ended up in the hands of French tax authorities.

Hackers target PDF bugs more than Microsoft Word, says F-Secure

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:16:00 GMT

Hackers adore Adobe Reader, and have pushed it into first place as the software most often exploited in targeted attacks, F-Secure said today.