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  • Security breach

    No company wants to be associated with a data breach, but if your systems are compromised the fallout can sometimes be more damaging than the act itself.

    Written by Matt Rodgers • 22 Sept. 11 09:00

  • Legal issues in the Cloud - Part 4

    One of the remaining key issues Cloud users need to consider relates to the notion of being locked-in to certain applications or systems — and if a user wants to transfer data or applications from the Cloud, whether the data is portable between service providers. In these circumstances, a user will need to consider its requirements to access data some years into the future for a plethora of regulatory reasons.

    Written by Mark Vincent and Nick Hart • 11 April 11 06:00

  • Legal issues in the Cloud - Part 3

    Proper due diligence focuses on identifying the players in the Cloud relationship. That is, who is actually involved in providing the services and are they the same entity (or entities) that are processing or storing data? In the case of aggregators, for example, a Cloud user could be dealing with a single entity which itself is provided services by various third parties.

    Written by Mark Vincent and Nick Hart • 10 April 11 06:00

  • Legal issues in the Cloud - Part 2

    Unlike a fixed server in your office or at a data centre in Australia, data in the Cloud can potentially be located anywhere in the world — even in multiple data centres in multiple copies worldwide. A Cloud service provider may not even know where the data resides at any one time. The Cloud may not be tied to any particular location but this is clearly not the case with the laws of each country. Any ‘global’ technology solution will be impacted by the laws of a large number of nation states. As a result, sending and processing data around the globe could, in the process, fail to comply with data protection and privacy laws in various countries.

    Written by Mark Vincent and Nick Hart • 09 April 11 06:00

  • Legal issues in the Cloud - Part 1

    The Cloud can be cheaper, more flexible, easier to manage and efficient. But users and providers of Cloud services have to weigh these advantages against the risks or perceived risks — such as regulatory compliance, security, performance, availability of service, and liabilities and remedies under the governing contracts.

    Written by Mark Vincent and Nick Hart • 08 April 11 10:01
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    Information security in 2011

    C-level executives are more aware than ever about threats to information security.

    Written by James Hutchinson • 19 Jan. 11 10:36

  • Could Wikileaks scandal lead to new virtual currency?

    It's not an exaggeration to say that the recent Wikileaks scandal has shaken the Internet to its core. Regardless of where you stand on the debate, various services have simply refused to handle Wikileaks' business -- everything from domain-name providers to payment services -- and this has led to many questioning how robust the Internet actually is.

    Written by Keir Thomas • 11 Dec. 10 11:35

  • Document management – riding the tsunami

    Documents are the lifeblood of many organisations and of most governments. Each transaction or contact culminates in a document, file, or record of some description — an email, tweet, blog, video, fax, form, photograph or report that chronicles an everyday conversation, weekly bulletin, quarterly statement or annual announcement. But no matter what the content is or how you manage it, failure is not an option. CIOs know that in a world that demands records be maintained for seven years, it is possible to live with some information disarray, but not information chaos. And given the high cost of paper storage, electronic solutions are now essential.

    Written by Darren Horrigan • 11 Oct. 10 12:11
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    Going Google

    It is 8pm midweek and three senior executives at Altium are working on a document they need first thing the next day — a presentation to staff about behavioural change. The program manager is editing text; the company president is asking questions about the program; and CIO, Alan Perkins, is answering his president’s questions.

    Written by Darren Horrigan • 03 Sept. 10 08:41
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    Before Apple vs. HTC: Tech's 5 Most Sensational Patent Cases

    Imagine a world in which Microsoft wasn't allowed to sell Windows or Word, no one could use a Blackberry, Intel's chips were taken off the market and every company that wanted to deploy Linux had to pay an exorbitant fee to an obscure software vendor.

    Written by Bill Snyder • 08 March 10 05:52
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    How Open-Source Software Can Affect A Company's Value

    Open-source software is an increasingly popular software development and distribution model that may spread further in the face of financial constraints in our current economy. With publicly available source code generally offered without charge, it is tempting to look to open source for potentially significant cost savings in this time of need.

    Written by Mark H. Wittow and Jessica C. Pearlman • 17 Dec. 09 07:18

  • Injunction delivered over Twitter worked, UK attorney says

    A U.K. lawyer is claiming victory on Tuesday after a court-ordered injunction delivered over Twitter has stopped his antagonist from impersonating him on the microblogging service.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk • 06 Oct. 09 23:26

  • UK High Court serves injunction over Twitter

    For the first time, a U.K. court delivered an injunction over Twitter on Thursday, a groundbreaking embrace of technology by a traditionally slow-moving legal system.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk • 02 Oct. 09 20:55

  • 10 tips for protecting your legal rights when a project goes pear-shaped

    Practical measures CIOs should take when an IT project first gets into trouble to preserve their organisations' rights when a project goes seriously wrong.

    Written by Michael Pattison • 16 Sept. 09 12:27

  • Be aware of your Web site terms and conditions

    CIOs must pay close attention to the terms and conditions listed on their Web sites if they want to avoid the risk of costly litigation.

    Written by David Downie • 10 Aug. 09 10:10

  • How to reduce the risks and costs of projects: Top 10 IT procurement mistakes

    Use these legal guidelines when arranging IT purchasing deals to help your organization reduce the risks and costs of projects.

    Written by David Downie • 09 July 09 07:46

  • IT Advocate: Privacy rules

    Welcome CIO’s new series of columns devoted to legal issues and IT. This month: the increasing need for organisations to comply with privacy laws.

    Written by Emma Weedon • 09 June 09 11:35

  • Corporate security and the climate crisis

    US military strategists, CIA analysts, international agency officials and Nobel Prize winning economists concur with the consensus of the world's scientific community: the Climate Crisis is a planetary security issue, as well as a national security issue for each of the one hundred ninety two countries that belong to the United Nations. But the Climate Crisis is also, by extension, a corporate security issue, as well as, yes, a cyber security issue.

    Written by Richard Power • 03 Oct. 08 11:21

  • Data breaches spark hard-drive shredding boom

    Thanks to all the fear over data security breaches, a computer recycling operation has morphed into something much bigger - and potentially more lucrative - for the Saraiva brothers.

    Written by Bill Brenner • 11 Sept. 08 11:50

  • British CIOs adjust to laws covering disabled workers

    Disabled people have so far lost out on many of the benefits that technology has brought. But changes are on the way

    Written by John Lamb • 28 March 08 15:29
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