June 2009
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Legal ramifications as judge unmasks blogger
The decision of a judge to allow the identity of police blogger, DC Richard Horton, to be made public could set a precedent that sees bloggers reluctant... Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
How bad is iPhone security?
Apple has released 45 patches to fix security flaws in its iPhone smartphone and iPod Touch handheld computer. The patches fix problems with buffer overflow...
Continue Reading -
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Getting finance in a recession
Despite the recession firms still need to invest in IT, but gaining finance is harder than ever. In the first part of an exclusive round-up, Joe O’Halloran reports from a roundtable debate hosted by Computer Weekly and Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets ... Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
British software supports Iranian protesters
Software developed in Britain has been used by Iranian protesters to crash official websites. Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
The next big thing
Reed Exhibitions have published a series of podcasts recorded by Hall of Fame speakers at this year's Infosecurity Europe. The subject was "the next big issue in security". Mine was on data ... Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
A new security blog
I see that the US Department of Homeland Security has launched a blog. The initial efforts appear to be very formal and official, more like a series of press releases, in contrast to the more ... Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Business needs ignored in Digital Britain report
The Digital Britain report just published aims to provide a blueprint for an economy based on a high-speed digital communications infrastructure. Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Banks will harness social media
Banks will harness social media technology to help them serve customers but this will entail more than just jumping on the hype of existing websites such...
Continue Reading -
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Airbus crash: focus turns to electronic systems
Investigators of the loss of an Air France Airbus A330-200 in the sea near Brazil on 1 June have cited incorrect speed readings and electronic failures as... Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
W3C looks for workaround over Apple auto-update patent
Apple is having a scrap with the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) over a patent from 1995 Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
YouTube losing Google less than predicted
The losses expected to be made by Google from its YouTube business were overblown by Credit Suisse analysts in April, according to another estimate. Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Facebook loses case against German network
Facebook has lost the first round of legal action against alleged German copycat site. Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Censored MPs' expenses published online
The details and receipts on MPs' expenses have been published online about a month after they started being revealed in the Daily Telegraph. Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Video: Hackers to release Apple iPhone OS 3.0 software jailbreak
Hacker group The iPhone Dev Team say they will release a tool tomorrow for unlocking an iPhone running the new 3.0 firmware update from Apple.
The...
Continue Reading -
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Users oblivious as criminals sell access to thousands of PCs
Your home or business PC could be being used and reused by multiple criminal elements behind your back, security specialists have warned. Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
EU privacy concerns could hit revenues for Facebook and Twitter
Facebook's business model of generating revenue through third-party applications running on its systems could be dealt a blow by European privacy concerns.
European...
Continue Reading -
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Former Microsoft developers to launch Crowdeye search for Twitter
Two former Microsoft software engineers are to launch the beta version of a real-time search engine for Twitter later today.
Husband...
Continue Reading -
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
2009 Royal Holloway University of London MSc thesis series
Read a group of information security articles -- from the highly technical to the basic -- authored by recent MSc graduates of Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL). Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Bloggers go soft as EMC, NetApp and HDS let HP get away with dodgy product repositioning
Our weekly roundup of the storage blogosphere finds an unusual absence of criticism of a soft target, but plenty of competitive friction between NetApp, EMC and HDS. Continue Reading
-
June 18, 2009
18
Jun'09
Forrester's advice on how to manage governance, risk and compliance projects
Chris McClean of Forrester Research shares his tips on how to manage software projects aimed at improving governance, risk and compliance. Continue Reading