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Data breaches in UK 'largely hidden'
07/06/2013 The full extent of the security problems facing the UK is unlikely to be revealed until firms begin accurately recording and monitoring the number of data...
CIOs 'must be business-savvy'
04/06/2013 The days when IT was a separate department, an oasis of technological calm inside the hectic world of business, are long gone - as members of a panel at the...
Tech City 'reaching tipping point'
03/06/2013 One of the major success stories to emerge from London in the last few years has been Tech City (also known as Silicon Roundabout)...
Personal cloud 'could be next IT challenge'
31/05/2013 Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, often cited as a major problem for IT and security workers hoping to keep private information as safe as possible for...
IT departments 'suffering from overload'
30/05/2013 The centrality of IT departments to many operations is generally an excellent thing for people working in the sector, who have seen their industry continue...
Windows 8 'will not become industry standard'
28/05/2013 Windows 8 will not become the number one operating system (OS) for businesses. The latest iteration of Microsoft Windows was released last year but...
Hype 'could create big data cynicism'
24/05/2013 Sometimes it's important to accept that things that are really, really popular can also be good. While there's a broadly accepted inverse correlation between...
Software developers 'must learn security skills'
21/05/2013 The nature of corporate IT has tended to mean that a team of individuals share their different skillsets and abilities in order to meet the needs of a...
Deloitte warns on password security
17/05/2013 It is fair to say that the majority of IT professionals know better than to create a generic password like 'hello' or the classic 'password plus random...
Businesses 'must choose appropriate big data package'
14/05/2013 The rapid advent of big data as a must-have skillset for business across the globe has led to a number of challenges - as with any quickly-adapted process...
UK firms 'lacking visibility in data transfer'
10/05/2013 One thing that many modern businesses in all sectors have in common, whatever their size or financial situation, is that they handle huge amounts of data on...
UK security sector 'thriving'
09/05/2013 Speaking at the at the commencement of the Infosec 2013 conference in London, minister for political and constitutional reform Chloe Smith gave the UK's...
Issues around big data 'must be resolved'
07/05/2013 The UK big data market is thriving, catching up to other technological powerhouses like the US as businesses and government agencies recognise the potential...
Tech companies 'still looking to hire'
03/05/2013 The IT industry will need to content themselves with the news that technology companies are continuing to create jobs and expect to offer even more over the...
Business execs taking over IT decision-making?
01/05/2013 New research has suggested that business executives could be taking over a key function of IT, by dealing with technology representatives and making...
Gender discrimination
22/04/2013 85% of female IT workers believe gender discrimination is a problem in the sector 70% of women feel their gender is a barrier to success 3...
Multiple programming languages yield up to £10,000 for IT professionals
19/04/2012 Two thirds of IT professionals feel knowledge of multiple programming languages boosts chances of employment in today’s job market Expertise in...
Mark Zuckerberg voted biggest villain in IT
20/01/2012 Almost a fifth of IT professionals count Zuckerberg as the most unpopular computing figure ever Bill Gates is the most frequently named computing...
66% of IT experts say Apple will continue to thrive
31/10/2011 66% of the UK IT experts say Steve Jobs’ death will not effect Apple negatively 25% say Apple will never recover Two thirds of IT...
IT & Telecom salaries boost as firms return to hiring
27/07/2011 IT & Telecom salaries increased by 7.5% in 2011 to £46,000 56% of professionals were paid an average bonus of 19% this year ...
Two-thirds of ICT workers like the idea of a four day week
19/05/2011 Some 66 per cent of IT and telecommunications professionals say they are more keen on the idea of working a four-day week than they were a year ago...
Olympics to generate £250m for IT sector
23/03/2011 Over 5000 IT and telecoms jobs will be created due to the Games London job creation to exceed that of Barcelona, Atlanta...
Banks want to hire ethical hackers
11/02/2011 As a result of the increased virulence of attacks against prominent financial institutions, the City has had to take IT security much more seriously...
IT Employers Discriminate Against the Over Fifties
06/01/2011 Employers starting to discriminate against those in their 40s and 30s. Age discrimination is still rife in the IT and telecommunications industries...
Knowledge is the key to success
02/12/2010 The Government’s new strategy on the skills needed for growth puts the spotlight on training the young, unemployed and unskilled...
Coalition cuts
27/10/2010 Growth in the financial services sector outside London has led to a boost for the information technology (IT) industry...
IT Jobs to reach pre-crunch levels by Christmas
26/10/2010 21,400 jobs created in UK already this year Sector forecast to employ 1,500,000 people by end of Q4 2010 Fastest job growth in West Yorkshire...
Threat of Cyber Terrorism
26/10/2010 The news that the National Security Strategy will focus on cyber-terrorism in the run-up to the Olympics will have unintended consequences for the City...
Greythorn takes hold of Bullhorn Software
24/08/2010 "Greythorn, the IT and Telecommunications recruiter, announced today that it has implemented a front office staffing system from enterprise recruitment...
The era of the facebook faux par is over
24/08/2010 Six years after the launch of the social networking giant, have the job-seeking public finally caught on to the fact that employers check the social...
Death of a covering letter
24/08/2010 As far as we're concerned, from an IT specialist recruitment perspective, the covering letter is dead. However an executive summary bulleting your key...