Risk Management

Iceland to Become a Low-Cost Data Centre DestinationIceland's new and unique multi-tenant data centre will be an attractive low-cost destination for many IT workloads eventually. UK co-location provider Verne Global built the facility on a former Nato base near Keflavik airport, with modular IT infrastructure from Colt Technology. Verne ... read more..

No software developer sets out to produce bad code and create insecure applications, but there appears to be a lack of understanding towards securing software in the corporate infrastructure. Security weaknesses in software systems of enterprises are routinely exposed by hacking incidents; the Sony and Play.com breaches are the most ... read more..

Information Assurance for SMEs 22nd November 2011, University of Worcester This workshop will examine the IASME programme in detail and pass on the knowledge for you to go into an SME and assess the security of its business information. This will be an intense day where we will look at both ... read more..

Understanding and addressing the security and legal risks of using personal devices 02 November 2011, Networking Seminar Download the presentations Michael Dean Will Roebuck Daniel Dresner ... read more..

Understanding and addressing the security and legal risks of using personal devices 05 October 2011 Networking Seminar Download the presentations Michael Dean Will Roebuck Daniel Dresner ... read more..

James Hanlon, Symantec Social media is a force for change. Whether that is displayed on a national level or within the enterprise, social media offers great advantages in terms of real time collaboration, productivity, awareness and promotion. However, social media introduces new considerations for security, particularly in an enterprise environment. ... read more..

security and consumer technologies Until News International made phone hacking a topic of dinner table conversation, mobile security had not been such a major concern for individuals (both as employees and consumers) but with stories of malicious activity and threats being reported almost minute by minute, now is the time ... read more..

e-Privacy DirectiveTracking consumer behaviour to support targeted advertising has dramatically increased over recent years. This has been driven by the move of advertising spend away from traditional media towards online channels, and advertisers and marketers seeking to collect and exploit consumers online shopping and browsing habits to improve the success ... read more..

monitoring, managing and mitigating risk IT managers and CIOs are under daily pressure to keep company business systems going. They have to maintain 24/7 IT services to drive growth, keep their customers satisfied or defend market share. With their C-level colleagues, they know they will have to invest at some point ... read more..

7 July 2011, The British Library, London Information governance and the management of data is no longer just the concern of the IT department but has become a key corporate and commercial issue. Never more has it been true to consider information as the lifeblood of the organisation. We ... read more..

7 July 2011 Download the presentations Introduction (141KB PDF) Ian Jones, NCC Managing data in the era of the cloud (5.4MB PDF) Gareth Fraser-King, Head of Global Technical Enablement Symantec and Cloud ... read more..

In challenging economic times a low cost, low hassle service is very attractive to executive boards, especially as the most well known providers of cloud services, such as IBM, Microsoft, on the technology side and Amazon and Google on the service side, are also trusted household names. Their products and ... read more..

Results of NCC Member's Question: Issued 15 June 2011 NCC Members can ask relevant questions to the wider NCC membership, moderated by NCC. We collate the responses, where appropriate anonymise them and publish the results on the website for the benefit of the wider membership. Have you implemented an organisational ... read more..

June 2011 A collection of recent NCC research, thought leadership, presentations, webinars and news to help those interested in professional development get up to speed with the key IT management issues in information assurance, security and continuity. Security issues revolving around cloud and mobile computing are hottest security topics at ... read more..

NCC Members can ask relevant questions to the wider NCC membership, moderated by NCC. We collate the responses, where appropriate anonymise them, then publish the results on the website for the benefit of the wider Membership. Can you help? Have you implemented an organisational Corporate File Plan and what approach ... read more..

securing consumer technologies Our business and personal lives are merging faster and faster as businesses and employees embrace the always on, always available culture. We want to work and play in the same space, using the same devices just look at the appetite for Apple iPad 2, which faced ... read more..

mobile security Smartphones are spreading throughout the business world. Their use is growing, not just with top executives, but with employees at all levels. Ian Kilpatrick exposes the security concerns According to Gartner, smartphone sales to end users accounted for 19% of worldwide mobile device sales in the second quarter ... read more..

managing consumer technologies As smartphones and tablets find their way into the workplace, IT departments have become increasingly concerned about the potential dangers of allowing personal devices onto the corporate network. Gareth Maclachlan, COO and founder of AdaptiveMobile, argues that CIOs should embrace their employees mobile devices, yet remain mindful ... read more..

geographical information systems Geographical information systems (GIS) technology has been around in some shape or form for over 40 years, helping analyse and make sense of spatial data. But today, GIS is helping solve a raft of new challenges in both the private and public sector, as it comes of ... read more..

Watch the video at www.brighttalk.com/webcast/29001A study by the University of Worcester shows that nearly 60 per cent of businesses polled currently have no security policy in place and are ill-prepared to meet the real and increasing threat to their business information. The research also shows how businesses who fail to ... read more..

Monday 11th April 2011 Dear Colleague I am writing to you as Director of Business Development in the Business School at the University of Worcester to make you aware of an exciting new development which could give your business a considerable advantage. It offers recognition for your ... read more..

SAP advances GRC strategy When Ovum last reported on SAP's governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) strategy two years ago at the SAP Insider event in Las Vegas, the company still had its work cut out trying to execute on an aggressive roadmap. The roadmap had to pull together its Virsa-sourced ... read more..

Mobile devices are being used to prevent fraudThe growing use of mobile devices for a whole range of business and private applications provides many advantages. However, while we all appreciate the benefits of instant access to information on the move, there are often security implications that need to be addressed. ... read more..

cloud computing All businesses who are thinking about embracing the cloud as their core IT service delivery route quite rightly should fully understand the risks as well as the well-documented rewards The main concerns centre around service reliability, accessibility and security of data stored in the cloud. Here, Mark Seemann, ... read more..

Join us for a Webinar on 24th February 2011 Hosted by Danny Dresner, Head of Information Assurance, National Computing Centre. The Information Commissioner and the Financial Services Authority can wield hefty fines. And did you know that terrorists and criminals want your network more than your data? Whilst social networks and counterfeit ... read more..

09 February 2011 Download the PDF presentations Download the PDF flyer: Agile Project Management solutions from the NCC Agile - The New Standard Agile project management practices are becoming the standard in the ... read more..

Mint Hotel, Manchester, 26th January 2011The Lansdowne Club, Mayfair, London, 9th February 2011 In the current economic climate, Agiles iterative steps where chunks of work form stepping stones, allow for tangible hands-on ownership by the business as the software is built. This visibility to the business ensures deliverables are on ... read more..

26 January 2011 Download the PDF presentations Download the PDF flyer: Agile Project Management solutions from the NCC Agile - The New Standard Agile project management practices are becoming the standard in the software industry. ... read more..

One of the few remaining ways to realising cost efficiencies Software Asset Management (SAM) is the most efficient way for organisations to gain control of their software estate from both a licence compliance and financial perspective. The most effective SAM licence management and optimization strategy will enable organisations to achieve ... read more..

Information Assurance for SMEs The launch of a right sized security standard for smaller businesses Small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which comprise half of the private sector turnover in the UK1 are expected to protect their business information, your private data, and satisfy the regulatory authorities and their supply chain partners. ... read more..