Yahoo Appoints Click Fraud Tsar
News Yahoo has promoted one of its staff attorneys to an executive-level position that is akin to being click fraud tsar at the second largest web search provider. For seven years, Reggie Davis helped the web search company defend itself against...
[March 22, 2007, 9:24]
Security Industry Doesn't Want A Cybersecurity Tsar
News Security vendors and high-tech police see little need for a 'cybersecurity tsar', as demanded by a Conservative MP last week . It's difficult to understand what kind of role a cybersecurity tsar would have that's not already covered by Ian Watmore.
[November 29, 2005, 17:25]
MP Calls For Cybersecurity Tsar
News An MP has called for the creation of a 'Cybersecurity Tsar' and a national agency to combat the growing threat of cybercrime. Mark Pritchard, Conservative MP for The Wrekin, used an adjournment debate last Wednesday to call for more action to...
[November 28, 2005, 13:30]
US Cybersecurity Tsar Marches On
News He's the first US cybersecurity tsar to hold the title of assistant secretary. The top US cybersecurity official wants Congress to come up with ways to promote adoption of security technologies, and he sees a tax break as one possible incentive.
[February 20, 2007, 16:32]
Security Industry Doesn't Want A Cybersecurity Tsar
Talkback Security requires total solutions since security can only be as strong as the weakest link and there's much ground that needs to be covered. Given that in the tradional government model many departments tend to get in the way of each other without...
[November 29, 2005, 21:58]
MP Calls For Cybersecurity Tsar
Talkback Ironic really as he's been caught out spamming forums to advertise one of his own companys.http://markpritchard.blogspot.com/2005/07/mark-pritchards-blog-or-lack-of-it.html Further links to Mark's lack of technical prowess; http://www.bloggerheads...
[November 29, 2005, 10:28]
Tech Tsar To Develop Government Strategy
News The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) has appointed Iain Gilmour Gray as chief executive of the Technology Strategy Board. The board was launched as an executive Non Departmental Public Body on 1 July, 2007, with a remit to...
[September 20, 2007, 8:37]
Microsoft's Merger Tsar Departs
News A former investment banker who oversaw Microsoft's merger and acquisition strategy has left the company, the software maker confirmed on Friday. Richard Emerson, a former managing director at international investment bank Lazard Freres, was hired...
[September 22, 2003, 11:05]
Privacy Tsar: Data Protection Should Be 'way Of Life'
News Breaking the government's 'culture of secrecy' while protecting the privacy of UK citizens is one of the key challenges facing the new Information Commissioner as he settles into his role. Richard Thomas, 53, formerly the director of public policy...
[January 8, 2003, 9:52]
Congress Critical Of Homeland Security's Tech Efforts
News In what has become a familiar refrain, a chorus of Republicans and Democrats — all from the US House of Representatives panel on telecommunications and the Internet — urged the agency to get its act together and appoint a long-awaited...
[September 14, 2006, 8:55]
Five Steps To A Safer E-Britain
Leader However, Mark Pritchard's suggestion that we need a cybersecurity tsar to lead the fight against Internet criminals is unlikely to be embraced by the government. Tsar? It's always encouraging to see MPs debating the threat that electronic crime...
[December 1, 2005, 10:55]
Government Backs Industry Broadband Strategy
News The BSG's Walker added: "We don't need a tsar or someone else evangelising. The government has responded to suggestions from the UK's Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) and so far the pressure group likes what it's heard.
[March 21, 2003, 9:34]
Microsoft Appoints New UK Public Service Chief
News Jerry Fishenden started this month as National Technology Officer (NTO) in the UK - a strategic, Microsoft-wide position that has now been implemented in 15 countries to focus on security, privacy, interoperability and standards, technical/high...
[January 21, 2005, 15:40]
Information Commissioner Leaves Post Empty
News Information commissioner Elizabeth France, a champion of privacy rights in the UK and beyond, has stepped down from her post two months early to take up her new role as the UK's first telecoms ombudsman.
[October 8, 2002, 16:21]
New Information Commissioner Named
News A top lawyer from City law firm Clifford Chance has been named to take over as information commissioner when Elizabeth France steps down later this year. Richard Thomas, director of public policy at Clifford Chance, will take up the post in November.
[July 26, 2002, 9:58]
