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December 2010:
Cloud Industry Forum Launches Code of Practice
- Industry body drives initiative to deliver a clear, professional and trustworthy approach to the delivery of Cloud services -
The Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), established to promote trust, security and transparency within the sector, launched its Code of Practice (Code) on Monday 22nd November 2010.
The Cloud Industry Forum has been working on the development of the Code since October 2009. As part of the development process and to help to ensure unbiased and comprehensive feedback CIF involved end users, on-line hosting providers and ...
December 2010:
"Never In The Field Of Internet Conflict..."
With Christmas fast approaching, (lest we forget the shops have kindly put all the Christmas goods out in September and early October again!) we can expect online attacks to increase as per their normal schedules, ramping up through the end of the year.
With apologies to Sir Winston Churchill, never in the field of Internet conflict was so much harm done to so many by so few.
For all the benefits the Internet provides our lives, no single technology has given so few criminals the ability to cheaply and easily target the many. We’ve seen the rise of ...
December 2010:
Can Cats Count?
Asset management can sometimes feel like herding cats, so let Helen Mollart guide you through some best practice to conquer this black art
How many cats can one count during a three mile walk around a small village in Cheshire? The answer can vary from no cats to several cats (current record is five cats) and, of course, one may see the same cat in different locations, or a different cat in the same location. How does one differentiate the cats from each other? One could categorise (apologies for that!) each cat in terms of size, colour, length of tail, absence of tail, eye colour or ...
December 2010:
Why Move To Hosted Authentication?
With an ever increasing number of users wanting to access an ever increasing number of company applications, from an ever increasing number of endpoints, secure access has become a critically important issue.
Couple that with a growth in pressure on companies to conform to standards such as those from the Payment Card Industry (PCI) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), then it’s not surprising that there has been a strong growth in 2-factor authentication, which involves a one-time password (OTP) on a ...
December 2010:
Financial Risks of Oracle’s Unlimited Licence Agreement - Automation and Accurate Reporting are Crucial
It is widely known that Oracle is one of the most popular database solutions for business critical applications among Fortune 1000 companies, and this popularity is growing. Recently, the company announced that its new software licence revenue has jumped by 25 percent since last year. However, the complexity and challenge of Oracle licence management for enterprises is well documented too.
In addition to Oracle’s primary software licencing models - named user plus and processor-based, Oracle offers the Unlimited Licence Agreement ...
