Forrester: IT faces prolonged recession
Forrester Research warned technology vendor clients that IT spending could be set for a "long and deep recession."
Stories by Siobhan Chapman
HP EDS to slash more than 3,000 UK jobs
HP plans to slash 3,378 jobs over two years following its acquisition of EDS, in a move that has angered the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS).
Computer with tax payer personal details sold on eBay
Leicestershire police have made an arrest over the sale on eBay of a computer that contained the personal details of thousands of council tax payers.
British Airways senior execs leave after terminal IT fiasco
British Airways has announced that two of its senior executives will leave the company following the chaotic opening of Terminal 5.
Rogue trader exploits IT knowledge to cost bank billions
French banking group Societe Generale (SocGen) has reported a £3.6 billion (AU$8.2 billion) loss due to the fraudulent actions of a rogue trader who used his "in-depth knowledge" of the bank's fraud control systems to circumvent internal checks.
RSA's Art Coviello spells out security challenges ahead
Art Coviello, President of RSA and Executive Vice President of EMC Corporation, talks to Computerworld's Siobhan Chapman about enterprise threats, IT security spend and the rising threat posed by social networks.
Security experts savage UK gov't over data breach
Security experts have criticized HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for creating fraud risks on several fronts when it lost 25 million child benefit records.
UK data loss was theft, claims ex-con Frank Abagnale
HMRC's loss of 28 million records is evidence that the government can not be trusted with biometric information, and the UK national ID scheme is untenable, according to FBI fraud expert and world renowned ex-con artist Frank Abagnale.
Security guru notes how IT eases committing fraud
Fraud expert, author and ex-con artist Frank Abagnale doesn't use online banking, thinks ID cards are a bad idea, and reckons the U.K. needs data breach notification laws.
Bad security products 'pose a threat'
Enterprise security is being compromised by the number of poor security products on the market in a world where hackers have become more organized, delegates at the RSA Security conference were told this week.
Laptops are the weakest link, says IDC
Spending on security is flattening after years of growth, but laptops and other such endpoint devices remain a weak link in the security of many organizations, according to an IDC analyst.
Telemetry upgrade is watertight
Melbourne Water recently faced the challenge of replacing its 20-year-old, in-house developed IT system that controls the city's water supply, sewerage and drainage network with a new system without any possibility of disruption.
It's the best of times - for storage buyers
In a tougher-than-usual climate for enterprise storage vendors it may never be a better time for IT managers to open their purse strings.
Cutting resumes to bits
It's winter for IT job prospects out there. So commiserate with the unfortunate HR manager charged with the task of sorting through a towering pile of paper-based resumes. This is where resume sorters, tools for electronically sifting through resumes, can help stem the flood of candidates.
Army gets a $98m communications upgrade
The Australian Army is embarking on three projects worth almost $309 million to upgrade its capabilities, including a $98 million project to upgrade the communications network.