Managing risk microsite
Managing risk is a programme of events, articles and best practice guidance from Computing, in association with BT, focusing on the discipline of risk management - an increasingly critical topic for IT decision-makers.
This special web site brings together all our features, case studies, white papers, videos and web seminars into a definitive source of information on the challenges of managing risk.
And we want to know what you think – join in the debate in the Have your say section, or email your views to us at feedback@computing.co.uk.
In depth
The latest security news from Computing
Volkswagen Financial Services improves Cobol maintenance
The insurer hopes to increase productivity of Cobol-based applications
Barclays Bank offers free security software online
The bank is giving away security software to its online customers to protect against phishing and data leakage
Société Générale overhauls global IT
Investment bank revamps IT structure and launches business transformation project
UK is the favourite target for Nigerian spam
UK surfers receive nearly a quarter of the global total of Nigerian spam emails
IT firms unite for patent protection
Cisco and Google are among the industry's names joining forces to buy intellectual property
Data privacy a low priority for IT chiefs
Corporate breaches and data protection regulation were ranked just sixth in audit chiefs' top 10 IT risks for an organisation
Virgin Media loses 3,000 customer records
Firm found that an unencrypted CD containing bank account details of UK customers has gone missing
A third of IT staff look at private data
Administrative passwords can give workers unfettered access, says study
Merchant Securities fined for weak security
FSA fines the stockbroker £77,000 for exposing customer data
MOD looks to cut £300m travel costs
Defence Travel to give armed forces cheaper business travel
Special reports and whitepapers
from BT
Ray Stanton, Head of Global Security and Business Continuity, BT » More ...
Have your say
Take part in the Managing risk debates – and have the opportunity to win an exclusive dinner for 10 people in the restaurant at the top of the BT Tower in London.
Join in any of the debates below and share your views on issues such as IT security, business continuity, data protection and corporate governance. We will select the best contributor who will receive this unique opportunity to entertain your team, friends or family with the most amazing views of London.
Do you know where your data is? Join the data protection debate
When HM Revenue and Customs "lost" 25 million child benefit records in the post, did you think, "that could have been me"? As part of Computing's Managing risk programme, join in the data protection debate in this exclusive forum thread and have the chance to win an expenses paid dinner for ten at the BT Tower.
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Bad things only happen to others - or do they? Join the business continuity debate
Bad things always happen to other organisations. Don’t they? Floods, terrorist threats and natural disasters hog the headlines and every time there are businesses whose existence is put at risk because they failed to anticipate. Ensuring the continuity of the business is essential best practice. As part of Computing's Managing risk programme, join in the debate with your peers and experts on how to build a successful business continuity plan and have the chance to win an expenses paid dinner for ten at the BT Tower.
Web seminars
Managing risk – A Computing web seminar series in association with BT
Managing risk is programme of content focusing on the increasingly critical discipline of risk management, a topic that is rapidly moving up the priority list for senior IT decision-makers.
The programme is based around two web seminars looking at the challenges facing the private and public sectors.
Managing risk: the challenges for companies 13th March
Senior executives – and their shareholders – are increasingly aware of the risks that affect the achievement of corporate objectives, and the complexity of putting plans in place to mitigate those risks. For IT leaders, an understanding of these issues is essential to supporting the business.
Managing risk: the challenges for the public sector: 17th April
The public sector faces unique challenges in managing risk. As the recent HM Revenue and Customs data loss scandal demonstrated, a failure to plan for and respond to unexpected problems can have huge consequences, affecting politicians, senior executives, employees and citizens in a wave of bad publicity.
