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Web 2.0 threat looms
Comment XSS is one of the top 10 web application vulnerabilities identified by the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), along with injection attacks and malicious file execution. The web is already the main target for security attacks. [26 Nov 2007]
Niklas Zennström
AS Profile Before Skype, Zennström founded P2P software firm Joltid, and file-sharing software company Kazaa - which means he's got a track record that should have competitors quivering in their boots. Niklas Zennström may have sold Skype to eBay in 2005 but... [12 Oct 2007]
Good and bad year for comms
AS Analysis He did it at file-sharing player Kazaa, then at Skype, which ended up sold for billions to eBay, and now his latest brainchild, video-over-the-web start-up Joost, is taking off. The striking absence of the heads of some of the biggest organisations... [12 Oct 2007]
Editor's Blog: 'It was taken out of context... '
Comment Not only could the newspaper say it could prove what the interview subject had said - it could place the words as an audio file on its website. I was interested earlier this week to read the conclusion of the incident between England cricket... [15 Jun 2007]
Editor's Blog: Grey areas, honesty and naivety
Comment Without touching a colleague's PC and doing nothing more pernicious than apparently asking the colleague to print a file from the key, Andre Muscat from security vendor GFI Software was able to steal all manner of data and passwords. [26 Apr 2007]
Is Skype secure enough for businesses?
Comment Secondly, file transfers can be scanned by major antivirus products. Though Skype touts security features, is it safe enough to be a serious option for businesses? Stewart Baines hears from the sceptics and explains how to secure the popular VoIP... [02 Apr 2007]
Do you know what's happening on your network?
Comment Clamping down on file sharing and trying to eradicate it from the network is therefore essential and companies should also be mindful of allowing access to websites that could be a breach of HR or regulatory policies. [28 Mar 2007]
Upwardly Mobile: What I learnt in Barcelona
Comment While using hotel wi-fi might be a pain in the proverbial you-know-what, imagine if roaming on 3G was your default - try explaining that one to accounts when you file your expenses. While working at this year's 3GSM tradeshow, Jo Best got a lesson... [23 Feb 2007]
Leader: Should we doubt NHS IT?
Leader Why let vital information rot in a doctor's file when it could be of use in an emergency situation? News today that the NHS has been forced to allow patients to opt-out from sharing their information on the forthcoming electronic patient record... [18 Dec 2006]
Leader: Why Vista's going to be a hard sell
Leader It is this rush to get Vista out in a reasonable timescale, after all the false starts, that has forced Microsoft to drop some of the more important features originally promised, such as the WinFS file system. [30 Nov 2006]
Unwired: The office of the future
Comment The benefits of being able to instantly locate a colleague, file or projector are obvious but consider what else can be achieved. Unwired's Richard Leyland makes his predictions based on today's strongest trends. [15 Nov 2006]
Unwired: Prepare for the next generation
Comment Instant Messaging (IM) is the backbone of a teen's digital communications, for both chat and file swapping. Young people use technology like no previous generation. Unwired's Richard Leyland explains what to expect from them in the workplace and... [10 Oct 2006]
Niklas Zennström
AS Profile Remember - before Skype popularised VoIP, Zennström helmed file-sharing hottie Kazaa and brought acclaim to the peer-to-peer model. Why? Causing grief for the telcos Skype sold out to eBay but Niklas Zennström hasn't sold out to anyone, according... [25 Sep 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: High-speed Korea
Comment Email and file downloading was almost instantaneous. Written in a Hotel in Gwangju, South Korea and despatched to silicon.com via a free wired LAN connection During the past week I have been working in Seoul and Gwangju, South Korea. [06 Sep 2006]
Leader: Are IT workers so badly off?
Leader A quick poll of most jobs, save perhaps England footballer, rock star or chocolate taster, would reveal high levels of dissatisfaction, especially among the rank and file, we would wager. In the midst of the August 'silly season', a survey has... [16 Aug 2006]
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