August 2008

Will xxx.cym be more trusted than xxx.com?

Team Cymru is one of the most trusted names in the global e-security world. Can xxx.cym repeat that succcess? Can the rise of locally trusted and policed domains trump the growth of globally ...  Continue Reading

Cobol programmer shortage starts to bite

The government of California is reportedly having trouble pushing through spending cuts because of a lack of skilled Cobol programmers.  Continue Reading

Contrasting iPhone vs. Android

Both Linux-based, Apple's iPhone OS and Google's Android OS have a number of similarities -- so what are the differences? Learn more about the differences as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each smartphone operating system.  Continue Reading

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry upgrades to 10Gbps cabling

Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has conducted a major upgrade of its network cabling at its new offices.  Continue Reading

TJX indictments reveal global crime underworld for ID theft and fraud

US prosecutors last week charged 11 men from five countries with what US Attorney General Michael Mukasey called the "single largest and most complex identity theft case" ever brought in the US, revealing what businesses trying to protect customer ...  Continue Reading

New health IT leaders with joint salaries of £400k

The Department of Health has appointed Christine Connelly, a former chief information officer at Cadbury Schweppes, as the first CIO for Health, in a job expected to have a salary of at least ...  Continue Reading

Department of Health makes top IT appointments

The Department of Health has appointed Christine Connelly, a former chief information officer at Cadbury Schweppes, as the first CIO for Health, in a job expected to carry a salary of at least £200,000.  Continue Reading

IT professionals want challenges, research shows

IT professionals say interesting and challenging work is the main thing they look for when job hunting.  Continue Reading

Technology companies buck the 'credit crunch'

The technology industry has so far avoided the ravages of the credit crunch as the government and private sector appear unable to cut back IT investments,...  Continue Reading

Hot skills: Ethical hacking

What is it?

Ethical hacking - or, less colourfully, penetration testing - involves simulating the attacks a malicious or criminal hacker could carry...

Don't turn the page

Ian just blogged about Microsoft, in one of the links, Steve Ballmer goes on to say that Microsoft intends to keep investing in search to become the market leader. "In the coming years, we'll make ...  Continue Reading

Security expert warns the internet is falling down

Disturbing news emerged last week when Dan Kaminsky found that hackers can redirect you from your intended website target, even if you type in the right address. This leaves Downtime doubting ...  Continue Reading

National press chips away at government's ID card scheme

Last week The Times reported that an expert was able to clone a new microchipped passport in "minutes", which would be "accepted by the computer software recommended for use at international ...  Continue Reading

Saucy e-mails provide hacker with recipe for porridge

A Spanish hacker has been jailed for accessing and misusing a former colleague's work e-mails detailing his sexual activities. The hacker sent the e-mails onto the victim's ex-wife, along with his ...  Continue Reading

Microsoft finds little to separate myth and reality

By analysing 30 billion e-mails Microsoft found that the six degrees of separation myth is very nearly true, with it actually taking, on average, seven steps to link any two people. This goes some ...  Continue Reading

Internet flaw details revealed

Security researcher Dan Kaminsky unveiled more details about a fundamental design flaw in the way the internet works at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas yesterday.  Continue Reading

IT must change image to attract teenagers, says Logicalis survey

The IT industry must become more exciting to attract talent because almost half of teenagers could be tempted by IT career  Continue Reading