October 2010

October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
Data theft by cybercriminals biggest loss for businesses, survey reveals

Data theft has more than doubled to overtake physical property losses for the first time in the past year, according to an annual global fraud survey. More... Continue Reading
October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
Oxford Internet Institute founder sets up internet think tank

Former MP and founder of the Oxford Internet Institute Derek Wyatt is setting up the Internet Policy Institute (IPI), a high-level think tank to advise governments on developing networking policies. Continue Reading
October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
Pentagon poised to review 500,000 Wikileaks Iraq documents

The Pentagon has assembled a 120-strong taskforce to review up to 500,000 documents on the Iraq war expected to be released by Wikileaks ... Continue Reading

October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
New cyber threats bypass most network security systems, researchers find

Cybercriminals are using new, advanced evasion techniques that can pose a serious threat to existing network security systems worldwide, says security firm Stonesoft. Continue Reading
October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
Going beyond CFCs, the problems caused by HFCs and HCFCs

An article in theDaily Telegraph has highlighted the problems being caused by HCFCs and HFCs, the successors to CFCs. Continue Reading
October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
40,000 Wi-Fi UK hotspots open to hackers

In a disturbing echo of Google's mapping of home Wi-Fi networks as part of its Streetview project, an ethical hacker has found nearly half of home Wi-Fi networks can be hacked in less than five seconds, according to a study. Continue Reading
October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
Countering cyber attacks

It's good to read that the UK Government is finally waking up to the fact that cyber attacks are a serious threat to the nation. In fact it's always been so. Why? Because we don't build secure ... Continue Reading
October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
The mechanics of cloud computing connections

Are vendors starting to integrate and partner to deliver extended complex cloud computing workload management tasks Continue Reading
October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
Will social TV create new media empires?

Twitter has added an additional dimension to TV shows for some time. The BBC political debate 'Question Time' has a furiously active Twitter debate always running live whenever it's broadcast and ... Continue Reading
October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
Podcast:Cyber peace demands action now, says former US security official

Uncertainty is the greatest threat to peace, and that is why we need to have a doctrine of cybersecurity for the 21st century, according to Michael Chertoff, former US secretary of homeland security. Continue Reading

October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
105 facts about government IT contracts that send shudders down your spine

With the government spending review due this week I thought a link sent to me by a reader could become a great reference document. Thanks for that Matt.Click here for the link is to a report by the ... Continue Reading
October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
Go for function, not application

Clever businesses are realising the value in virtualisation, and they might also soon discover the benefits of a functional approach over monolithic applications. Continue Reading
October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
London Stock Exchange opens its data centre doors to suppliers

The London Stock Exchange has decided to give the suppliers of market data direct access to its data centre; plus more daily news. Continue Reading
October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
iinet RAMs through Zimbra upgrade

Internet Service Provider iinet has adopted VMware’s Zimbra platform for customer email, and has found that adding RAM to virtualised servers has been an important part of its successful implementation Continue Reading
October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
Identity theft costs UK £2.7bn a year

Identify fraud is hitting nearly two million people in the UK each year, costing £2.7bn, according to the latest figures from the National Fraud Authority... Continue Reading
October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10
ISCSI storage gets performance makeover

Vendors, including Ibrix, Mellanox, Alacritech and EqualLogic, are offering juiced-up new iSCSI configurations, while 3PAR, CipherMax and NeoScale boost data security products. Continue Reading
October 17, 2010 17 Oct'10
The man who tamed chaos

he was the godfather to millions of strangely hypnotic images that exhibit the same patterns at all scales. Continue Reading
October 17, 2010 17 Oct'10
There's none so deaf as those that will not hear

Which is fine, if your intention is to skew the debate towards fibre investment rather than broadband access. Continue Reading
October 17, 2010 17 Oct'10
Mixed messages: "Get Online Week" v. "National Identity Fraud Prevention Week"

However, until we get Government spending down to under 40% of GDP, it dominates the market. Its actions to set its own house in order and rebuild its skills as a safe organisation to do on-line ... Continue Reading
October 17, 2010 17 Oct'10
Will 2.5-inch drives supplant 3.5-inch drives in storage arrays?

2.5-inch drives occupy less space and use less energy than 3.5-inch drives. Is the day of the 3.5-inch drive in enterprise storage arrays drawing to a close? Continue Reading