Rising security breaches cost UK billions over the last 12 months as cyber attacks reached record levels, according to the 2012 Information Security Breaches survey. 

This week's Computer Weekly examines how the Football Association's IT director is using technology to help improve the prospects for the England national team. Our Buyer's Guide to government IT looks at the future of open source in the public sector and we report from Infosec 2012 on the rising number of cyber attacks. Read the issue now. 

<p>The same improvements that increase software performance create new security risks that IT pros must contend with. This white paper takes a closer look at the nature of software complexity and describes tactics you can implement to minimize it.</p> 

View this exclusive webcast to learn why context and situational awareness are necessary for advanced threat detection and behavioral analysis, how enerprises are using Security Intelligence to combat insider threat, how to detect threats that many security products are missing, and more. 

Public sector organisations are experiencing increasing levels of economic crime, including cybercrime, and are particularly at risk from being defrauded by their own employees and their suppliers, according to findings from PwC’s latest Global Economic Crime Survey. 

Cloud-based backup is a compelling alternative to on-premise software or hardware solutions. Since your data is safely stored in remote computers in the cloud, it is impervious to all types of local disasters. Read this white paper to learn more. 

This 10-page Buyer’s Guide to Network Security helps CIOs and senior IT professionals to identify what technology will best provide the additional protection needed against today’s threats. 

<p>The 2012 Mobile Threats Report describes how mobile malware has reached a new level of maturity, and how its threats targeting smartphones and tablets are becoming a big challenge to users, enterprises, and service providers alike.</p> 

By following established best practices, you have the opportunity to both reduce the risks associated with a data breach and improve the overall efficiency of your media management program. Check out this E-Guide to learn the five key Best Practices Areas that your organization needs to know about, and more. 

Dave Britton, chief press officer of the Met Office, explains how the Met has harnessed social media, in this presentation. 

Deloitte looks at the impact leadership has on company performance in the techonology media and telecoms sectors. 

View this paper to explore compliance challenges of the top 4 social media outlets, best practices for developing a comprehensive social media policy and more. 

Read this informative paper to discover how you can tap into your consumer's social media behaviours for useful data.