laptops in comment and analysis
How to detect data leaks
Comment Heiser continues: "As a result they send huge amounts of inappropriate email, and store highly sensitive data on laptops and memory sticks, ignorant of the risk it represents to their employers. Losing laptops or other storage is still one of the... [19 Mar 2008]
Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up
Comment Hardly a week passes without another big data breach - typically from laptops left in pubs and disks that go missing in the post. Most recently it was the news that government departments had lost more than 1,000 laptops over the past 10 years. [10 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com... data guardians, not so "killer" mobile apps, Vista on sale…
Comment Just to be sure, also ban wire.and laptops. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Data watchers Data guardians' keep a watch over HMRC [06 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Laptop losses, mobile ads, gas-guzzler charge, Vista backtrack…
Comment Seems a safe bet that it would be higher than the figures for either laptops or mobile phones. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest... [21 Feb 2008]
Editor's Blog: Another blow to identity fraudsters
Comment But it has taken a mountain of lost CDs and stolen laptops for even this - modest - move to come about. Some parts of Whitehall have finally realised what silicon.com has known for some time - that UK law is not strong enough to protect the public... [06 Feb 2008]
Minority Report: MacBook Air - slim chance of success?
Comment And with justification: the market was ripe for a sub-notebook from Apple and the company has always been ahead of the game with its laptops. Two laptops, consumer and pro. In its last quarter the company reported record Mac sales and in recent... [06 Feb 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.01.08
Round-Up This week the MoD was kind enough to point out that it had actually lost loads of laptops, some containing similarly sensitive data. How about this for an advertising slogan for the Ministry of Defence: "The Armed Forces Want You! [25 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tax man's stamp bill, more lost data, unencrypted laptops…
Comment Whitehall staff banned from removing laptops Fine to ban a removal of laptops from the premises but what about the use of CDs and memory sticks? The laptops should only hold relevant (encrypted) extracts of the data. [24 Jan 2008]
Editor's Blog: Digital cold turkey, Himalayan style
Comment And while a few hardy hikers were apparently willing to lug laptops 5,000m above sea level, I wasn't one of them. I've often talked about going digital cold-turkey, dumping the gadgets, the laptop and the broadband, and finding out how long I could... [10 Jan 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Aerial bombardment
Comment It is rapidly heading our way as more and more wireless facilities are included on laptops and mobile devices. The competition for antenna space on our laptops and mobile devices is getting critical. Written at a hotel in Taunton, UK, and... [07 Jan 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Christmas wish list
Comment Adequate PCs and laptops are now hitting the $400 break point and all the associated peripherals come at inconsequential cost. Every year of my life seems to have been challenging for one reason or another. [20 Dec 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 16.11.07
Round-Up Laptops. And it's not just laptops, UK business travellers lose up to 8,500 mobile devices in the country's airports every year. Those travelling from major London airports are the most 'unlucky', with more than 400 laptops and 2,500 other mobile... [16 Nov 2007]
The greening of IT: Do it yourself
Comment Individually they may only consume a few watts of power but if active on thousands of desktops and laptops they could be costing large companies tens of thousands of pounds per year more than using screen blanking. [02 Nov 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.11.07
Round-Up Yet more good news for the scheme came with reports that Microsoft is planning on getting its Windows XP operating system running on the laptops. Good news: the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has a customer - the Uruguayan government has... [02 Nov 2007]
The Brampton Factor: Chinese whispers
Comment From cheap laptops to budget routers, China's low-cost products have helped bolster economic stability in the West. So, Martin Brampton asks, what's really fuelling the wave of criticism against the current workshop of the world? [25 Oct 2007]
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