CIO News

Digital Economy Bill back with MPs

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:45:00 GMT

Will it be rushed through without sufficient debate?

The controversial Digital Economy Bill has been approved by the House of Lords and will now be put before MPs.

McAfee scans the clouds for security flaws

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:05:00 GMT

Cloud Secure to give customers more confidence in cloud provider

McAfee announced a vulnerability-assessment scanning service that's aimed at giving cloud-computing service providers a way to provide security assurances to their customers.

Union claim its strike caused HP to miss targets

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:50:00 GMT

Company says no delays occurred

HP has suffered delays on its contracts and has farmed out work to rivals as a result of a two-day strike over jobs and pay, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union claims.

Banks offered tool that searches customer PCs for malware

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT

Trusteer lets bankers remotely investigate account holders

Security vendor Trusteer's latest product will allow banks to remotely investigate their customers' computers if it is suspected the PC has been hacked.

Tim Bray, ex-Sun XML envangelist joins Google

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:47:00 GMT

Oracle web guru starts with Google's Android team

One ex-Sun Microsystems employee who will not be cashing an Oracle paycheck is XML co-inventor Tim Bray, who has opted instead to work for the Google.

Wales houses mega datacentre

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:59:00 GMT

Newport site has room for 19,000 server racks

One of the world's largest data centres has opened for business in the UK, protected by bomb-proof glass and powered by enough electricity to run a small city.

CIOs argue over the cost of managing Macs vs. PCs

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

US CIO readers weigh in with the pros and cons of managing Macs

One thing is clear about the recent CIO.com story, Are Macs Really Cheaper to Manage than PCs - its readers have vehement opinions on this topic. One other thing: there is no "right" answer to this question.

Apple COO secures $22m bonus

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:45:00 GMT

Tim Cook awarded $5 million plus stock for running Apple in Steve Jobs' absence

Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook earned a US$5 million cash bonus plus stock that could be worth nearly $17 million for filling in while CEO Steve Jobs was on medical leave last year.

IT industry launches pre-election Technology Manifesto

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:35:00 GMT

Aiming to create 250,000 new IT jobs

A new Technology Manifesto has been launched which calls for for the government to create tax incentives to encourage the IT sector in the UK to grow and make 250,000 new IT jobs available over the next 10 years.

Internet fraud doubled in 2009 say FBI

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:25:00 GMT

FBI's IC3 report details most common Internet scams

Last year was a tough one for most businesses, but for cybercriminals it was one of the best yet.

IBM - software security vulnerabilities down in 2009

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:17:00 GMT

SQL injections and ActiveX exploits show biggest drop

IBM's X-Force 2009 Trend and Risk report shows an 11 per cent drop in discovered vulnerabilities compared to 2008, including a decline in the largest categories like SQL Injections and ActiveX.

Ex Barclays coder goes down for TK Maxx hack

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:07:00 GMT

Humza Zaman gets four years for part in hack of TK Maxx parent

A former Barclays Bank programmer who helped launder money for the mastermind behind the data thefts at TJX Companies and other retailers, was sentenced to four years in prison by a federal court in Boston.

The Internet is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:50:00 GMT

Just one of 237 nominees

The Norwegian Nobel Institute yesterday announced there are 237 nominees for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Though the the institute doesn't normally disclose who made the list, an official did confirm to Computerworld that it includes the Internet.

Intel funds social media incubator Betaworks

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:47:00 GMT

Chip giant wants insight into user behaviour

Intel invested an undisclosed amount in social media incubator Betaworks to gain insight into real-time user behaviour on social networks.

Morrison add £200 million to IT investment

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:44:00 GMT

Overhaul of systems contributes to increased profit

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

Microsoft targets NetSuite users with new deal

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:40:00 GMT

US customers offered an $850 credit for each user who switches to Dynamics

Microsoft is offering financial enticements to customers of on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor NetSuite to switch over to Microsoft's Dynamics family of business applications.

Pennsylvania fires CISO over RSA talk

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:45:00 GMT

Axed after disclosing security incident at Department of Transportation

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'

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:40:00 GMT

Software developer planned to take advantage of BA strike

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

Tabloid The Daily Mail exposed for Facebook sleaze

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:46:00 GMT

Site wrongly blamed for sex stalking

British tabloid newspaper The Daily Mail could be in hot water with Facebook after incorrectly naming the site in an article on sexual stalking on the Internet.

CA acquires Nimsoft in cloud computing services extention

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:46:00 GMT

CA pays $350m for systems monitoring firm

CA continued its shopping spree, agreeing to buy IT management software maker Nimsoft for $350 million.

HSBC: Data theft incident broader than first thought

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:55:00 GMT

Bank alleges details of 15,000 accounts were stolen

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.

IDC report datacentre management remains sloppy

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:46:00 GMT

Recession drives improvements but still much to do

CIOs and IT directors expect spending on staff in their datacentres to dramatically outstrip the overall growth in IT expenditure this year, according to analyst group IDC.

BlackBerry internet connections drops out for UK users

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:45:00 GMT

Wi-Fi enabled mobiles refuse to connect

Some BlackBerry users in North America and the United Kingdom experienced data outages on Monday and Tuesday on Wi-Fi-equipped BlackBerries when not connected to Wi-Fi, according to user groups and some US carriers.

Microsoft loses Word patent battle

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:21:00 GMT

US court reaffirms i4i's patent win

The US Federal Court of Appeals has once again upheld a jury's verdict that Microsoft willfully infringed on patents awarded to i4i.

Hackers aim at PDF over Microsoft Word, says F-Secure

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:16:00 GMT

Adobe Reader most attacked application

Hackers adore Adobe Reader, and have pushed it into first place as the software most often exploited in targeted attacks, a Finnish security company said today.