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Thursday, 22 August 2013

German government refutes Windows ‘backdoor’ claims

The German government says Windows 8 and TPM 2.0 chips, used in conjunction, can increase security but have the potential to reduce a user’s control over software and hardware. It’s common-sense advice for government IT experts has been distorted by some observers into wild claims of “backdoors” or spying by the U.S. National Security Agency, or the Chinese.

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Friday, 16 August 2013

Security and accreditation obstacles act as G-Cloud barriers, claim SMEs

Despite winning over 60% of G-Cloud contracts, a group of SMEs claim that security accreditation is a roadblock to winning government business


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Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Where does OpenStack go from here?

OpenStack will be making many minor improvements, but adding Amazon Web Services API support won’t be one of them.

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Tuesday, 13 August 2013

How to handle a software audit

Software audits are an irritating and time consuming part of life. To survive one unscathed you’ll need a thorough understanding of your licensing requirements.


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