August 2008

August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Insider Threats cannot be prevented with technology alone

Some of my favorite stories about insider threats come from a book written by Vasili Mitrokhin. For those of you unfamiliar with the name, Mitrokhin was formerly a senior Soviet intelligence ... Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
First ID Cards contract awarded

French systems integrator Thales has been awarded an £18m contract for supply to the Identity & Passport Service under the National Identity Scheme. The full details of the contract are not yet ... Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Thales bags £18m deal for national ID card scheme

French defence systems engineering firm Thales has won the first contract for the UK's National Identity Scheme. Continue Reading

August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Online SMEs confused over responsibility for fraud

Small online businesses not responsible for fraud? A massive 99% of small online businesses believe they are not responsible for fraud on their websites. Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Datasynapse to develop VMWare management console

Application service management software provider DataSynapse is integrating its FabricServer management tool with VMware VirtualCenter.

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August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Software quality suffers during economic downturn

Businesses could face prohibitive costs arising from software failures as firms cut staff because of the economic slowdown. In a white... Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Tesco - every little bit of population control helps...

A woman discovered an unexpected order for a dozen condoms in her online shopping basket at Tesco. Knowing she hadn't ordered them, she suspected her partner of playing away and almost cancelled a ... Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Photo story: Beijing Olympics IT team applies final touches

The IT team at the Beijing Olympics are finishing last minute preparations Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Foreign office reports five significant data losses

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) lost the details of 188 people this year, in five separate incidents. Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Hacker McKinnon looks to Europe to avoid extradition

Self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon ... Continue Reading

August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
British sports people lie back and smell the profits

With the Olympics, and the inevitable litany of British failures, approaching, Downtime felt it worth easing the pain with a pre-emptive celebration of our national character.The good news comes ... Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Rival to the Google throne proves to be the nuts

New search engine Cuil claims its name means "knowledge" in Irish, saying on its website, "Cuil is an old Irish word for knowledge. For knowledge, ask Cuil." But a search of the word in an online ... Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
If you like sundials, perhaps we can interest you in...

Optional extras and gizmos are an important part of the sales pitch for any PC salesman, and that seems have been true from the very beginning. Even the world's first computer - a calculator made ... Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Council seeks to untangle IBM's tongue-twisters

You do not need to have mastered C++, or speak fluent HTML to know that most IT speak sounds like gibberish to the uninitiated.Somerset County Council has rather distastefully highlighted this fact ... Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
A good backup horror story can make you a better backup administrator

Broad IT skill sets are fine. But to truly be an exceptional backup administrator, one must have survived a nightmarish backup experience. Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Ofcom to investigate alleged BT price squeeze

Ofcom is to investigate complaints from network resellers Thus and Gamma Telecom that BT is trying to squeeze them out of the wholesale market in end-to-end voice calls. Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Alfresco creates open-source SharePoint

Alfresco has developed the first open-source enterprise content management (ECM) suite that is compatible with Microsoft SharePoint. Continue Reading
August 01, 2008 01 Aug'08
Internet crime? Global justice?

This week we feature two stories that show how ICT intersects with national legal systems to produce very novel scenarios of crime and punishment.

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Surveillance technology under fire, amid growing societal concerns

As San Francisco halts city use of facial recognition technology, CIOs could see more regulatory actions against surveillance ...

Deep learning pioneer Fei-Fei Li on the fundamentals of ethical AI

AI luminary Fei-Fei Li was among a group of distinguished AI researchers asked to share their thoughts on how to develop ethical ...

Andrew Ng's AI playbook for the enterprise: 6 must-dos

AI legend and online education pioneer Andrew Ng has developed an AI playbook for businesses. Here are six must-dos.

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10 ways to prevent computer security threats from insiders

Whether via the spread of malware, spyware or viruses, insiders can do as much damage as outside attackers. Here's how to prevent...

Risk & Repeat: Cisco vulnerabilities raise backdoor concerns

This week's Risk & Repeat podcast looks at vulnerabilities in Cisco and Huawei products, which have raised concerns ...

2019's top email security best practices for employees

Attackers exploit email every day to break into your network, but you can reduce risk for everyone by promoting these email ...

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What do you know about the history of Wi-Fi?

If you ever wonder how Wi-Fi got to where it is today, this quiz takes you through the vast history of Wi-Fi, from the first ...

Compare offerings from network analytics market leaders

Learn how 10 top network analytics tools compare when it comes to vendor type, deployment mode, specific features and technical ...

Riverbed launches SaaS accelerator and updates SD-WAN products

Riverbed's latest update is spearheaded by the launch of its SaaS Accelerator, promising to speed up SaaS apps primarily for ...

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How do I size a UPS unit?

Your data center UPS sizing needs are dependent on a variety of factors. Develop configurations and determine the estimated UPS ...

How to enhance FTP server security

If you still use FTP servers in your organization, use IP address whitelists, login restrictions and data encryption -- and just ...

3 ways to approach cloud bursting

With different cloud bursting techniques and tools from Amazon, Zerto, VMware and Oracle, admins can bolster cloud connections ...

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The main picks for Hadoop distributions on the market

Check out the current top Hadoop distribution vendors in the market to help you determine which product is best for your company.

Inside view of Tibco integration architecture planning

Tibco's acquisitions of well-regarded, small software specialists such as SnappyData are part of a drive toward what it calls '...

Lumina launches Radiance, a data risk management platform

In an effort to prevent data loss, Lumina launched Radiance, a SaaS data risk management platform. It collects and analyzes data ...

August 2008

Insider Threats cannot be prevented with technology alone

First ID Cards contract awarded

Thales bags £18m deal for national ID card scheme

Online SMEs confused over responsibility for fraud

Datasynapse to develop VMWare management console

Software quality suffers during economic downturn

Tesco - every little bit of population control helps...

Photo story: Beijing Olympics IT team applies final touches

Foreign office reports five significant data losses

Hacker McKinnon looks to Europe to avoid extradition

British sports people lie back and smell the profits

Rival to the Google throne proves to be the nuts

If you like sundials, perhaps we can interest you in...

Council seeks to untangle IBM's tongue-twisters

A good backup horror story can make you a better backup administrator

Ofcom to investigate alleged BT price squeeze

Alfresco creates open-source SharePoint

Internet crime? Global justice?

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