February 2009

Adobe warns users about Reader and Acrobat security flaw

Adobe is urging users to be cautious when handling PDF files after hackers used a flaw in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat to attack users' systems.

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Suppliers that can save firms money will win in 2009, says analyst

If suppliers can save firms money they should be grinning from ear to ear, says IT industry analyst Richard Holway in the wake of a...  Continue Reading

Virtual Virtualization

Had a chat on Friday with Andrew Hillier, CTO of CiRBA (and nothing to do with the garden centre business as far as I know) - www.cirba.com.Anyway, Andrew's company is in the world of modelling, ...  Continue Reading

eBay users urged to swap IE for Firefox after Auctiva Trojan attack

Auction site eBay has warned users of a T rojan horse affecting the Auctiva auction service. The virus affects users managing eBay auctions...  Continue Reading

Citrix makes XenServer free

Citrix Systems is offering its XenServer virtualisation platform for free to any user for unlimited production deployment.  Continue Reading

Data stealing Trojan targets Symbian smartphone users

Smartphone users running the Symbian operating system are being targeted with a new Trojan worm that can steal their data and use their device as a spam...

Almost 90% of IT staff aim to switch job this year

Nearly nine in 10 IT staff plan to change job in 2009, according to research from the IT Job Board.  Continue Reading

EU aims to crack Skype encryption to listen in on criminals

The European Union is to investigate ways in which law enforcement agencies can tap into voice over IP services such as Skype, after fears that criminals are taking advantage of the secure encrypted networks.  Continue Reading

Terror watchdog says UFO hacker McKinnon should not be extradited

Terror law watchdog Lord Carlile has written to the home secretary to...  Continue Reading

Data breach risk 'worst in recent memory': BCS video debate

This is the worst time in recent memory for potential security breaches, according to a British Computer Society video debate.  Continue Reading

OGC loses FOI ID Cards battle - does it care?

The BBC reports that "ministers have been ordered to publish two reviews into the controversial ID Cards scheme after a four-year Freedom of Information Battle". This is true. But the BBC doesn't ...  Continue Reading

SMBs deploy mobile computing services to beat recession

SMBs are deferring upgrades, expanding PC utilisation beyond typical cycles and replacing desktops with mobile computing platforms  Continue Reading

Case study: Jaeger uses data mining to reduce losses from crime and waste

Leg of lamb is the most stolen item at Iceland. Thieves also like cheese, bacon and coffee. With the UK in recession, shoplifters appear to be switching...  Continue Reading

Joined-up security can save you money

A blog from Colin Beveridge caught my eye and touched a nerve. Colin says:We need a holistic approach to information security that properly encompasses the social/ cultural aspects, rather than the ...  Continue Reading

Death and Taxonomy

I've just given some advice to an environmental charity on how it can focus it's efforts through these tough times by developing its collaboration and knowledge management practices. In any ...  Continue Reading

Big IT suppliers will bear brunt of corporate cutbacks

The UK's largest technology and IT services companies are likely to be those worst affected by falling spending on IT by corporates, according to research firm TechMarketView.  Continue Reading

When cloud computing goes wrong

I'm a fan of cloud computing based applications and services, in fact I use them a lot to organise a whole raft of things I do and need to get done. But at the same time I really do understand that ...  Continue Reading