October 2010
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October 18, 2010
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Oct'10
Mobile sector takes up arms against iPhone, Android
Apple's iPhone and Google's Android are facing increasing pressure from mobile communications companies determined to defend their market power through the development of an alternative open platform for mobile applications. Continue Reading
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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
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October 18, 2010
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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October 18, 2010
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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