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CIOs say temporary staff top insider risk
News Because temp staff must access office networks, burden is placed on administrators to manage their access while ensuring sensitive information is protected, says IDC.
Tags: Security, Contractor, International Data Corp., Insider Threat, Information Security, Sales, RSA Security Inc., compliance, CIO, Security
How green credentials are shaping IT contracts
Insight perspective Green IT is not just a buzzword--sustainability is finding its way into contracts throughout the IT industry, says legal expert.
Tags: Green IT, ISO 14000, Green IT, Information Technology, Branding, Supplier, ISO 14001, Environment, public sector, sustainability
Philippine govt, IBM quarrel in flood aftermath
News Glitch in Philippine pension system causes pileup in emergency loan applications, leading to yet another finger-pointing tiff between GSIS and IBM.
Tags: Database management, Politics, Services, Database, IBM Corp., IBM DB2, software, U.S., Information Technology, Philippine Government
IT wages fall as credit crunch bites
News Contractor rates for staff in the financial services sector have slumped to a five-year low, according to recent research.
Tags: Personnel management, Human resources, Financial, Contractor, layoff, Salary, compliance, Silicon.com, Y2K, recession
Data on 84,000 UK prisoners is lost
News A contractor for the Home Office had downloaded the unencrypted data to a USB memory stick for "processing purposes". Loss results in suspension of PA Consulting staffer.
Tags: Security, Data Management, Privacy, Data, Contractor, ID Card, sensitive information, Silicon.com, Microsoft Office, data protection
UK IT contractors search for job security
News Long-term unemployment is on the up for U.K. IT contractors and job security fears are increasingly on their minds.
Tags: Human resources, Contractor, Survey, London, Silicon.com, financial, job, financial service, bank, managing director
Microsoft controlling Australian govt 2.0 funds
News Government 2.0 Taskforce has released a draft contract for fund recipients, which revealed that any funding agreements will be between successful bidders and Microsoft, not the Commonwealth.
Tags: Web 2.0, Government, Microsoft Corp., partnership, Taskforce, Microsoft Australia, Training, intellectual property, Web 2.0, blog
Rays of hope from the polls
Blogs The local IT industry has been teeming with activities in the last few weeks, so much so that you'll wonder if there's r...
Google cutting contractor workforce
News The search giant confirms "significant" cuts are coming for the company's 10,000 contractors--as its co-founder already said in October.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Google Inc., Sergey Brin, Workforce, Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, layoff, YouTube Inc., News.com, San Jose Mercury News
Fannie Mae IT contractor indicted in malware case
News The tale of the malware bomb plot is a warning shot to all security teams and IT departments. Given the level of layoffs we've seen lately, the ranks of disgruntled former employees is likely to grow.
Tags: Spam, Viruses and worms, Firewalls, Hacking, Spam and phishing, Malware, Security, Server, virus, Maryland
Data breaches cost US$6.6M on average, survey finds
News Organizations experiencing a data breach can pay more than US$200 for each compromised record, according to a new study.
Tags: Hacking, Data security, Policy and management, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Security implementation/standards, Business security, PGP Corp., Outsourcing Company, Survey, McAfee Inc.
Google cuts nearly 200 sales, marketing jobs
News The recession's realities sink in further at Google, with a cut of about 1 percent of its workforce on top of earlier relatively small cuts.
Tags: Human resources, marketing job, print advertising, Google Inc., Sales, Advertisement, job, marketing, Mountain View, blog
Google nixes shared stuff, mobile ad site
News The grim economic times have snuffed out another couple of small projects, one for sharing Web links and videos and one for creating ads tailored for mobile phones.
Tags: Search, Mobile, Google Inc., Video, Advertisement, mobile ad, YouTube Inc., Google AdWords, marketing, WAP
IT job seekers going nowhere
News In Q3 of last year, the number of IT positions on offer declined by 10 percent, IT skills body e-skills UK found.
Tags: Recruiting, Training, Jobseeker, Information And Communication Technology, computer, software, job, U.K., managing director, information technology
High costs kill off London Underground mobile plans
News Mobile phones on the London Underground are not commercially viable.
Tags: Network infrastructure, O2 Plc., Mobile, Cell Phone, Wireless, Glasgow, Waterloo, Transport For London, Tube, phone
