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Opinion

• Security Think Tank: In-depth protection is a matter of basic hygiene

  The belief that effective perimeter security is the best way to protect data is a fallacy that is being repeatedly exposed. We must recognise the need for a data-centric security model to protect data from both internal and external threats, but ...  Continue Reading

• Ensuring your supplier onboarding process doesn’t undercut small suppliers

  Given the unprecedented speed of global business, many companies are increasingly dependent on a great many third-party suppliers  Continue Reading

• The super-resilient organisation

  We need to build super-resilient organisations that can not only survive in a tempestuous world, but become energised by it  Continue Reading

• The super-resilient IT function

  IT functions don’t have to continue taking the blame for organisational failures, they can take the lead in transforming the business  Continue Reading

• General Election 2019: Digital must be at the core of the next government’s strategy

  TechUK lays out the technology priorities it wants to see from the next UK government to boost the digital economy  Continue Reading

• Digital advancement means we're measuring the economy wrong

  When accountants work out how much UK business is investing in the future, it's stuck in a world of depreciated assets – ignoring the huge changes brought about by cloud and software as a service  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Stopping data leaks in the cloud

  Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security ...  Continue Reading

• Life under the loan charge: An IT contractor’s story

  Thousands of IT contractors are being pursued by HMRC for “life-changing” tax bills for work they did up to 20 years ago, as part of a disguised remuneration clampdown known as the loan charge policy. One of those affected anonymously shares his ...  Continue Reading

• The super-resilient CIO

  How developing ‘super-resilience’ can help your organisation thrive on adversity  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Base cloud security posture on your data footprint

  Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security ...  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Cloud security is a shared responsibility

  Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security ...  Continue Reading

• Security in the supply chain – a post-GDPR approach

  A year and a half after the introduction of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Fieldfisher's James Walsh reviews the fundamentals of supply chain security  Continue Reading

• What changes are needed to create a cyber-savvy culture?

  PA Consulting's Cate Pye considers the people and process changes that are necessary to build a security aware business culture  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Adapt security posture to your cloud model

  Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security ...  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: The cloud needs security by design

  Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security ...  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Secure the cloud when negotiating contracts

  Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security ...  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: In the cloud, the buck stops with you

  Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security ...  Continue Reading

• Who has legal jurisdiction over the internet?

  The internet is testing the scope of national laws – and even the European Court of Justice is finding it hard to find a consistent line on its decisions  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Embedding security in governance

  How can security professionals help their organisations move from traditional governance, risk and compliance to integrated risk management that integrates risk activities from across an organisation to enable better strategic decision-making?  Continue Reading

• Exploring the UK’s tech opportunity in China

  China is investing in technology at a scale unseen in the West – but it's open to British tech collaboration and as the UK seeks a new role in the world, the opportunities are enormous  Continue Reading

• Gartner: Three Barriers to AI Adoption

  CIOs are set to include artificial intelligence in their IT strategy. Technical, legislative and cultural challenges could influence their AI ambitions  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Focus on metrics to manage risk

  How can security professionals help their organisations move from traditional governance, risk and compliance to integrated risk management that integrates risk activities from across an organisation to enable better strategic decision making?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Embed security professionals in your risk strategy

  How can security professionals help their organisations move from traditional governance, risk and compliance to integrated risk management that integrates risk activities from across an organisation to enable better strategic decision-making?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Risk management must go beyond spreadsheets

  How can security professionals help their organisations move from traditional governance, risk and compliance to integrated risk management that integrates risk activities from across an organisation to enable better strategic decision making?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Consider risk holistically, not just from an IT angle

  How can security professionals help their organisations move from traditional governance, risk and compliance to integrated risk management that integrates risk activities from across an organisation to enable better strategic decision making?  Continue Reading

• Small business guide: How to keep your organisation secure from fraudsters and hackers

  Doing a few things well can keep your organisation protected from common cyber attacks and fraudsters  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: The operational approach to integrated risk management

  How can security professionals help their organisations move from traditional governance, risk and compliance to integrated risk management that integrates risk activities from across an organisation to enable better strategic decision-making?  Continue Reading

• The changing role of the enterprise architect

  Enterprise architecture has traditionally been an IT role, but the impact of technological disruption means some of its functions may be best located outside of IT  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Get basic security policy right, and the rest will follow

  Paying attention to basic aspects of cyber security such as policy and permission will give you a sold base to build from  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Risk is unavoidable in digital transformation

  How can security professionals help their organisations move from traditional governance, risk and compliance to integrated risk management that integrates risk activities from across an organisation to enable better strategic decision-making?  Continue Reading

• Looking in little places for the value in the internet of things

  Delivering business value from the promise of highly networked sensor devices is harder than it first appears – and lessons can be learned in unexpected places  Continue Reading

• AI vs AI: How can we win the fake news battle?

  Many internet browsers and social media companies have been forced to take on a new responsibility to combat the dissemination of false information, but can they succeed?  Continue Reading

• Innovative supplier selection is the key to government procurement success

  The government has improved its procurement processes for SMEs and acknowledges the importance of small suppliers, but there are important steps that still need to be taken  Continue Reading

• If data really is the new oil, the raw materials need a different economic approach

  The International Monetary Fund is the latest to say that data is the new oil – the change agent in the economy – but striking it rich is a complicated matter  Continue Reading

• Is it now normal to use video for business communications – what for, where and why not?

  The use of video communications in business has moved on from the days of costly videoconferencing suites, but best practices are yet to develop fully  Continue Reading

• The UK’s digital identity policy conundrum

  The UK government’s recent consultation on digital identity suggests that past mistakes and assumptions have yet to be resolved – a different, more user-centric vision is required  Continue Reading

• The five software testing techniques every software developer should know about

  Five simple testing techniques that will help developers test their software systematically, thoroughly and quickly  Continue Reading

• The right way to get on with building UK tech success is to get a Brexit deal now

  The UK technology sector does not want a no-deal Brexit, and recognises the damage it would cause. If we're leaving the EU, the Prime Minister needs to get a deal  Continue Reading

• Regulators globally are shaping up to rein in Facebook

  We need to move fast and fix Facebook, before it breaks us  Continue Reading

• Is there substance in Boris Johnson’s full-fibre broadband vision?

  The new prime minister made a bold promise to roll out full-fibre broadband across the country by 2025 – but it’s a challenging task that requires serious investment and planning  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: The case for blockchain-based identity

  What are the best and most effective ways information security professionals can use blockchain technology?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Too soon to dismiss blockchain in cyber security

  What are the best and most effective ways information security professionals can use blockchain technology?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Use blockchain for integrity and immutability checks

  What are the best and most effective ways information security professionals can use blockchain technology?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Blockchain is not for everyone, so look carefully before you leap

  What are the best and most effective ways information security professionals can use blockchain technology?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Blockchain utility depends on business type and cost

  What are the best and most effective ways information security professionals can use blockchain technology?  Continue Reading

• Businesses need to keep investing in tech and hope to avoid a no-deal Brexit

  A no-deal Brexit could have serious consequences for the UK tech sector and skills base, making it more difficult to recruit technology specialists and hire freelancers  Continue Reading

• Gartner: Eight ways blockchain can support governments

  Distributed ledgers are not just limited to finance and smart contracts. Gartner explores how blockchain can tackle government inefficiencies  Continue Reading

• What tomorrow’s startups can learn from young people’s attitudes to tech

  Nominet CEO Russell Haworth runs through young people's attitude towards tech and how start-ups can learn from them  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Risk mitigation is key to blockchain becoming mainstream

  What are the best and most effective ways information security professionals can use blockchain technology?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Blockchain – balance risk and opportunity for smart security

  What are the best and most effective ways information security professionals can use blockchain technology?  Continue Reading

• 5G standards show how tech increasingly needs one global market

  The US has a problem: its military owns the spectrum everyone else will be using for 5G. It’s why the US cannot become a global leader in 5G – and why Huawei doesn’t care  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Data architecture and security must evolve in parallel

  How can infosec pros and data architects work together to support business goals and achieve a good level of cyber security?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Data architects should be key allies of infosec pros

  How can infosec pros and data architects work together to support business goals and achieve a good level of cyber security?  Continue Reading

• Storage: How ‘tail latency’ impacts customer-facing applications

  Henry He of Virtual Instruments looks at tail latency, the small percentage of storage I/O that could be causing big and costly problems for business applications  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Balancing data accessibility with security controls

  How can infosec pros and data architects work together to support business goals and achieve a good level of cyber security?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Communication, processes and tech: A new beginning for security

  How can infosec pros and data architects work together to support business goals and achieve a good level of cyber security?  Continue Reading

• UK businesses deserve a 5G networked nation

  The tech sector needs to coalesce around a unified, positive vision of 5G to establish a proper business case for ultrafast, low latency mobile  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Security is a business, not an IT function

  How can infosec pros and data architects work together to support business goals and achieve a good level of cyber security?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Dialogue between data architects and security leads is essential

  How can infosec pros and data architects work together to support business goals and achieve a good level of cyber security?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Close interdisciplinary ties are key to security integration

  How can infosec professionals and data architects work together to support business goals and achieve a good level of cyber security?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: CIA at heart of infosec-data architect partnership

  How can infosec professionals and data architects work together to support business goals and achieve a good level of cyber security?  Continue Reading

• Would you trust a criminal with your cyber security?

  Several industry sectors have set a good example by hiring ex-offenders, and the cyber security industry could benefit in similar ways by looking at members of the hacker community  Continue Reading

• Gartner: Five pitfalls for a new CIO to avoid

  Entering a company as the new CIO is an unpredictable experience. Here are five common issues to look out for  Continue Reading

• Space – the new frontier in cyber security

  50 years after the Moon landings, our growing reliance on satellite communications presents a new target for malicious cyber attacks  Continue Reading

• Why investment is needed in the cyber insurance market

  The number of cyber insurance policies on offer is beginning to grow, but insurers still have a long way to go to develop policies that address market concerns  Continue Reading

• Boosting the UK’s digital infrastructure so it is fit for the future

  Extending full-fibre broadband and mobile network coverage are critical issues for a healthy UK economy – and a new prime minister must continue progress  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Engage business to address commercial risk

  What strategies can infosec pros use to shift focus from GDPR fines to enabling business gains and success, changing the way data is used, and aligning data privacy with business purpose?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Translating GDPR compliance into business benefits

  What strategies can information security professionals use to shift focus from General Data Protection Regulation fines to enabling business gains and success, changing the way data is used, and aligning data privacy with business purpose?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Aligning data privacy with business objectives

  What strategies can infosec pros use to shift focus from GDPR fines to enabling business gains and success, changing the way data is used, and aligning data privacy with business purpose?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Don’t dismiss the business benefits of GDPR

  What strategies can infosec pros use to shift focus from GDPR fines to enabling business gains and success, changing the way data is used, and aligning data privacy with business purpose?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Align compliance objectives with business goals

  What strategies can information security professionals use to shift focus from GDPR fines to enabling business gains and success, changing the way data is used, and aligning data privacy with business purpose?  Continue Reading

• AI may be a solution to the social care crisis, but what are the legal concerns?

  Artificial intelligence and robotics has great potential to assist in social care environments, but due care must be given to data protection and privacy, among other legal concerns  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Changing the GDPR focus to business benefit

  What strategies can information security professionals use to shift focus from General Data Protection Regulation fines to enabling business gains and success, changing the way data is used, and aligning data privacy with business purpose?  Continue Reading

• Britain’s 5G roll-out – What is plan B?

  The government has ambitious aspirations in respect of Britain’s full-fibre and 5G networks. But among all the Brexit fog, has it managed to shoot itself in the foot with the roll-out of 5G mobile?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Benefits of GDPR compliance

  What strategies can information security professionals use to shift focus from General Data Protection Regulation fines to enabling business gains and success, changing the way data is used, and aligning data privacy with business purpose?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Embrace data protection as a necessary business process

  What strategies can information security professionals use to shift focus from GDPR fines to enabling business gains and success, changing the way data is used, and aligning data privacy with business purpose?  Continue Reading

• Why Facebook’s Libra digital currency could run rings round the regulators

  Facebook’s cryptocurrency isn’t really a cryptocurrency, nor is it really a money transfer network, but it’s been formulated in such a way that regulators might not be able to do anything to stop it  Continue Reading

• Will artificial intelligence be a recruiter’s new best friend?

  AI and machine learning are being introduced into corporate recruitment to save time and money, but employers need to understand the legal risks  Continue Reading

• Opening a path into a tech career for anyone

  The technology sector needs new talent and must get better at appealing to people at all stages of their life and career  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Business needs to see infosec pros as trusted advisers

  How can security professionals communicate effectively with the board and senior business leaders – what works and what doesn’t?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Top infosec task is getting on board agenda

  How can security professionals communicate effectively with the board and senior business leaders – what works and what doesn’t?  Continue Reading

• Building a cyber-physical immune system

  Shantanu Rane, researcher in cyber-physical systems security at the Palo Alto Research Center, explains how our own immune systems can inspire the design of modern cyber-physical systems  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Infosec needs to avoid FUD and keep it real

  How can security professionals communicate effectively with the board and senior business leaders – what works and what doesn’t?  Continue Reading

• SAP Document Licensing for Indirect Access: The risks that still won't go away

  SAP introduced a new licensing scheme last year to reflect indirect access to its system from third-party systems based on document licensing  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Security risk ratings key to security/business understanding

  How can security professionals communicate effectively with the board and senior business leaders – what works and what doesn’t?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Focus on business impact and likelihood of cyber attacks

  How can cyber security professionals communicate effectively with the board and senior business leaders – what works and what doesn’t?  Continue Reading

• Gender diversity is failing in tech: how can we turn it around?

  Todays technology organisations need innovative thinking, communication, relationship building, influencing and listening – skills that a lot of women possess in abundance. Yet employers frequently advertise jobs in ways that unwittingly deter ...  Continue Reading

• Why the rise of IT managed by the business is driving creative thinking

  Organisations that encourage business units to implement and run their own IT systems have an edge over competitors that rely entirely on the IT department, research from Harvey Nash and KPMG reveals  Continue Reading

• Should tech companies capitalise R&D spending?

  Technology companies frequently ask whether they should capitalise their research and development costs. There are clear benefits, increasing reported profit and hence potential valuations, but what are the risks?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Frame cyber security impacts in business contexts

  How can security professionals communicate effectively with the board and senior business leaders – what works and what doesn’t?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Infosec letter to the board

  How can security professionals communicate effectively with the board and senior business leaders – what works and what doesn’t?  Continue Reading

• How to avoid AI myopia

  Artificial intelligence holds much promise and is generating a lot of excitement, but it can have unintended consequences. Technologists need to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past  Continue Reading

• The UK must play a leading role in global collaboration on digital policy and ethics

  All countries must work together to ensure digital technologies such as AI are ethical and trustworthy – and the UK has an opportunity to be a global leader  Continue Reading

• Is GDPR worth the cost?

  Regulations have costs, which are meant to be recouped by the expected benefits. But who decides whether this is a good deal? Ultimately, it’s you  Continue Reading

• Collaboration between local public services and industry is key to innovation

  The launch of the new London Office for Technology and Innovation is an opportunity to examine how industry and government can work together better to improve local innovation  Continue Reading

• Joining the dots to deliver effective cyber security

  In too many organisations, cyber security is dislocated and siloed. Security chiefs need to take a more joined-up approach, but that is likely to mean a rethink of how the security team operates  Continue Reading

• Does NHS Digital’s Internet First policy mean the end of HSCN?

  Last week, NHS Digital issued new policy guidance on internet usage that, at first glance, appeared to herald the end of HSCN – but is that really the case?  Continue Reading

• Making threat intelligence greater than the sum of its parts

  Organisations can become more secure if they join up their varied sources of intelligence about business threats, and avoid losing valuable information within individual silos  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Effective IT segregation must involve the business

  What are the security benefits and challenges of segregating IT environments, and how best are these challenges overcome?  Continue Reading

• What the UK can learn from the Nordics when it comes to digital ID

  The UK and other countries can learn from the Nordic region when it comes to digital identity  Continue Reading