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"You can always tell if they eat salt and vinegar"
News The main cause of a bug-infested keyboard is users eating lunch at their desk, as the crumbs encourage the growth of millions of bacteria. Next time you are eating at your desk, try not to think of the thousands of germs... [11 Mar 2009]
Google app sharing exposes corporate data
News The security of Google Docs has been compromised after a bug caused documents to be shared with the wrong people. The bug, which gave some Docs users access to documents they weren't entitled to view,... [09 Mar 2009]
Legal Eye: Social networkers get smart about privacy rights
Comment L is for Love Bug Social networking fans are getting more aware of their privacy rights online, says Ruth Hoy, and they're using web 2.0 technology to protect them. Since their introduction, social networks have always... [05 Mar 2009]
"Netbook security is not there yet"
News L is for Love Bug Netbooks have made headlines since their 2007 launch but their cheap cost could also carry a steep price tag due to lax security that makes them easier prey for viruses and hackers. Since their... [04 Mar 2009]
Airlines fear delays from snooping tech
News L is for Love Bug Fliers face possible disruption from plans to begin electronic tracking of every journey into the UK during one of the busiest holiday periods of the year, the UK airline industry has warned. [11 Feb 2009]
UK is Big Brother capital of the world say Lords
News L is for Love Bug New powers are needed to combat a culture of "pervasive" surveillance that has seen the UK become the most spied upon country in the world, the Lords said today. The UK is now watched by more about four... [06 Feb 2009]
As crunch bites: Don't neglect the logs
Comment L is for Love Bug Managing log files may seem like a mundane issue but doing it well tightens data security and boosts compliance efforts, says Quocirca's Fran Howarth. Managing risk, compliance and security are... [05 Feb 2009]
Is this the largest security breach ever?
News L is for Love Bug Heartland Payment Systems, which processes payroll and credit card payments for more than 250,000 businesses, reported Tuesday that consumer credit card data was exposed in what may be the largest... [21 Jan 2009]
PCs at five hospitals struck down by virus
News L is for Love Bug Troubleshooters are still trying to flush a virus out of hundreds of hospital computers more than three weeks after it first hit. The Conficker B virus infected 800 out of the 7,000 PCs at five... [21 Jan 2009]
Stopping corporate IT break-ins
News L is for Love Bug Shutting the door to IT systems after staff leave the business and allowing workers to safely log in from home can be a major headache for business. In an identity management guide published today, the... [20 Jan 2009]
Bug swallows data on Seagate drives
News Seagate on Friday acknowledged failures among recent models of its Barracuda and DiamondMax disk drives. Users affected lose all access to data on their disks, and the disks themselves are reported to become undetectable to the computers... [19 Jan 2009]
Unveiled: Top 25 most dangerous code errors
News L is for Love Bug Security experts from US government agencies, multinational companies and academia have released a list of what they consider to be the 25 most critical errors made while coding software. [14 Jan 2009]
Google Chrome soon to land on Mac
News The first was for relatively well-tested versions; the second for programmers, web developers, and people with more curiosity and a higher bug threshold. Google has high hopes for Chrome - in particular, the internet... [12 Jan 2009]
Programming With Proofs: Language-Based Approaches to Totally Correct Software
White Paper Impressive advances continue to be made in static analysis, type systems, and static bug finding. Tremendous progress has been made in automated and semi-automated verification since the seminal works on program... [09 Jan 2009]
A first look at Windows 7 in action
Comment I also enjoyed the overhaul of the Windows taskbar, especially the slick graphics, but a bug prevented me from being able to use the preview function. Windows 7 will be one of Microsoft's greatest operating systems, if... [08 Jan 2009]
