identity in comment and analysis
Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up
Comment F is for Federated identity Putting a ring of steel around corporate data is only part of the answer. The real security threats may actually lie uncomfortably close to home, argues Stewart Baines. Hardly a week passes without another big data... [10 Mar 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.03.08
Round-Up The government said it was still planning to force foreign nationals living in Britain to register their biometric details on the National Identity Register and carry an ID card by the end of the year. [07 Mar 2008]
ID cards are dead
Comment The mass population won't now be required to register their biometrics on the national identity register when renewing or applying for a new passport until 2012 now (the original timetable was to do this by 2010). [07 Mar 2008]
Editor's Blog: Ever tried to sack a CIO?
Comment The Naked CIO: Identity crisis Over lunch the other day the chief executive of a large technology company advanced an unusual argument. His claim: of all the senior managers in a business, the CIO is the least likely to get the sack. [06 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com... data guardians, not so "killer" mobile apps, Vista on sale…
Comment It doesn't bode well for the National Identity Card scheme. 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]
Just whose legislation rules the internet?
Comment The Naked CIO: Identity crisis Anonymous attacks by bloggers badly affected Simon Moores' public and private life. When he tried to stop them he discovered some surprising facts about the internet and the law. [05 Mar 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Protestors clueless on wireless health risks
Comment The Naked CIO: Identity crisis Written in the bar of a London hotel and dispatched via a free wi-fi service from Canary Wharf in the capital's docklands. Scare stories about mobile phones cooking our brains come and go as regularly as the seasons. [04 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com...Illegal file-sharing, biometrics flying high, ID fines…
Comment ¦ The Naked CIO: Identity crisis ¦ Revealed: The full cost of a corporate data breach ¦ Open source gains business credibility ¦ Legal Eye: Is it wise to hit ISPs over file-sharing? What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their... [28 Feb 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment There is the regular loss of confidential personal data by large companies and government agencies, such as HMRC, or, at the more sophisticated end of the spectrum, advanced identity theft from persistent bots and new exploits that seek to... [27 Feb 2008]
Editor's Blog: Lords above!
Comment I don't want it to take another data breach - followed by identity thieves exploiting that lost data to rip off the unlucky public - before the government decides to act. It's been another week where silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign has... [27 Feb 2008]
The Naked CIO: Identity crisis
Comment Yet today I freely exposed my own personal information about 10 times to various vendors and agencies without a single thought about whether they would protect my identity. Sharing this information is important, especially online, to confirm... [25 Feb 2008]
Editor's Blog: ID cards - cock-up and conspiracy...
Comment The action takes place in a UK where ID cards and biometrics have become a standard method of verifying identity. Given the choice, I always prefer conspiracy to cock-up if possible, even though - after reporting on the IT industry for so long - I... [20 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com...Naked CIO, silver skills and ID card anger…
Comment Identity debate 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 tech news and views on the site. [14 Feb 2008]
Editor's Blog: If you want to know about Microsoft-Yahoo!...
Comment Another blow to identity fraudsters It's often the case, when a big tech news story impinges on the consciousness of the broadcast media, silicon.com gets called in to provide the industry experts who can explain what it all means. [12 Feb 2008]
Editor's Blog: Another blow to identity fraudsters
Comment Campaigning journalism is an important part of silicon.com's identity, and so it is fantastic to see the government moving in the direction we've been advocating. There's a broader context to our campaign - it's about creating a proper legal... [06 Feb 2008]
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