June 2009

Top 10 Twitter marketing blunders in photos

Twitter is supposed to be an intuitive technology, easy to get the hang of and proving its worth the more you use it. But on Twitter, as on many social media sites, users seem to exist in one of two camps – those who get it, and those who don’t.  Continue Reading

Croydon Council

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Dominos Pizza

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Lost internet connection could cost €150bn

Losing the internet for a month could cost Europe and the US at least €150bn in lost business, according to a report on national security in the 21st century.  Continue Reading

Why staff break security rules

I've just got back from speaking in Athens at HAISA 2009, the leading international symposium on the human aspects of information security. Picking up today's Computer Weekly, my eye was naturally ...  Continue Reading

An overdue outbreak of common sense: "Safeguarding your Identity"

Further to my blog this morning, I have just been given a link to the notice launching the new "Safeguarding Your Identity" strategy. Do read and enjoy. I do hope none of you will then tell me what ...  Continue Reading

Instant messaging a growing malware threat, report says

An increasing number of instant messages contain links to malware, say security researchers at Symantec's MessageLabs.  Continue Reading

Tories would scrap £8bn of IT projects

The Conservative Party would cut or kill new and proposed IT projects worth at least £8bn, with the national identity card and the Interception Modernisation...

Social media bear brunt of rise in phishing attacks

Cybercriminals are combining technology, social engineering techniques and current accounts to defraud people struggling financially.

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Will London Stock Exchange scrap Tradelect?

Whether the London Stock Exchange decides to scrap its core trading platform or upgrade it will be a lesson to all project teams when developing core...

Vodafone-T-Mobile deal could start mobile consolidation spree

Reports that Vodafone , the world's largest mobile network operator, is in talks to take...  Continue Reading

Google mistakes Michael Jackson searches for cyber attack

Google has admitted that it mistook the sudden spike in searches for Michael Jackson last week for an automated cyber attack.

As word...

O2 and BT create Oh-zone for mobile broadband

O2 users will be able to access 3,000 BT OpenZone Wi-Fi hotpots from today if they upgrade their O2 Windows-based mobile broadband Connection Manager software.  Continue Reading

Collaborating with the Broadcaster

I am a bit of a follower of the Simon Mayo on BBC Radio 5 Live (twitter.com/wittertainment) mostly on my iPod. Earlier this month the afternoon program was used as a test bed for 'radio ...  Continue Reading

Video: Transformers prefer Pre over iPhone

It's something I've wondered about. I think most guys have probably thought about it at some point in their lives, what phone would Optimus Prime and Megatron have?  Continue Reading

Rackspace installs cloud services for UK customers

Rackspace is installing a cloud computing capability on its UK servers to provide British customers with faster access to applications that need fast transaction speeds.  Continue Reading

Digital demand highlight of Glastonbury mobile coverage

Festival goers who braved the crowds at Glastonbury can thank Orange's portable basestations for giving them the opportunity to tell friends where to find them in the throng.  Continue Reading