September 13 2010 - Hitachi Consulting UK today announced that it has implemented a new risk management and claims process and handling system on behalf of the Co-operative Group Risk and Insurance Department (GRID). Known internally as, the GRID @Risk Project, the new strategic platform, based on Microsoft SharePoint, is designed to enable the company to gain a true picture of risk, identify higher risks faster through trend pattern analysis and facilitate collaboration for better decision making. By removing duplication of effort and establishing improved methods for the collection, sharing, presentation and dissemination of information, the new system is projected to save the Group an estimated £800k per annum.

Rolling Meadows, IL, USA (9 September 2010)—IT professionals can pursue continuing education, network with industry leaders and interact with vendors, all without leaving their desks, at ISACA’s upcoming virtual conference in October.

ISACA—a global association serving more than 95,000 IT governance, audit, assurance and security professionals—will feature current topics and expertise from international IT and business experts at its free virtual seminar, titled Managing IT Enterprise Risk, on Tuesday, 19 October 2010, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (CDT).

London, 8th August 2010 - Information Technology may be a staple feature of most organisations in the UK, but its profile in the career stakes as far as school leavers and graduates are concerned needs to be improved, according to Maggie Berry, the managing director of Women in Technology, the recruitment, jobs and career company Internet resource for women.   Writing in her blog for the 360°IT - The IT Infrastructure Event, Maggie observes it has been a busy few weeks for IT-related surveys, with researchers discovering that Microsoft rates the second most ideal potential employer with 69 per cent of respondents giving the thumbs up to the software giant.   Other companies favoured by younger job seekers included Apple and Google yet, she says, if so many people want to work in technology, why is there still a lack of talent in the sector?  

Ensuring that internal controls are effective is a critical business issue worldwide. To provide audit and assurance professionals with the most up-to-date guidance, ISACA, a nonprofit association serving 95,000 IT professionals in 160 countries, has developed four new audit programs:

·         Cloud Computing, which covers governance over cloud computing, the relationship between the service provider and customer, and specific control issues

·         Crisis Management, which focuses on pre-crisis planning; the scope of the plan, including the relevance of the crisis scenarios selected, the probability that they will  occur, and  appropriate responses; as well as  testing, maintaining and aligning  the plan with business risks

·         Information Security Management, which features governance, policy, monitoring, incident management, implementing security configurations and selecting security technologies