pc security in comment and analysis
Leader: What the security 'stitch-up' should teach us
Leader The idea was that the CDs purported to offer a Valentine's-themed competition but in fact contained little more than some code which reported when the CD had been put into a PC and activated. There was no malicious intent here, the code was benign... [16 Feb 2006]
Analysis: What is a smart phone?
Comment Or, simply put, a feature phone can give you access to your email but a smart phone can sync it with your PC, your calendar - and the kitchen sink. For silicon.com's CIO Jury, security is certainly one of the defining factors of a smart phone. [13 Feb 2006]
Opinion: Get ready for global surveillance
Comment It was the same day, strangely enough, that I installed the Google Desktop on my computer, the software I warned PC users to avoid when it first appeared last year for personal security reasons. This is not to say that I'm vindicating Google... [25 Jan 2006]
Leader: All the Christmas stories in one place
Leader Similarly they also want to remind parents that if they are giving their child a PC they should mug up on the threats which lurk online. The notion is that every antivirus company wants to warn shoppers that PCs which have sat on the shelves for... [19 Dec 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 09.12.05
Round-Up For a laptop whose spec is actually no better than something you could pick up at PC World for £499. Jeez," said Simon Perry, VP of security strategy at CA.you'd think it'd come with at least free antivirus installed. [09 Dec 2005]
Leader: Nokia - PC maker?
Leader However, Nokia is very much living in interesting times with its PC wannabe devices. The drive towards mobile email - don't forget Nokia has staked its claim there too - has proved there's a huge drive from business to get more PC functionality on... [03 Nov 2005]
Opinion: Online security school now in session
Comment But encouraging common sense online is a little more of a challenge and you only have to walk into my local PC repair shop to see what I mean; much of the business is devoted to removing viruses from customers' computers. [24 Oct 2005]
Opinion: So why can't Microsoft build in security?
Comment However, this month, Europe decided the prospect of Microsoft marketing consumer security was an oxymoron that demanded further investigation, and the Brussels antitrust regulators have reportedly invited Symantec to volunteer its opinions on... [12 Oct 2005]
Organised crime
AS Profile It's organised criminals who want your PC. Organised crime represents the biggest security threat on the horizon, and for this it makes our Agenda Setters list. If you think hackers are spotty kids sitting in their mums' basements, think again. [23 Sep 2005]
Criminal IT: On Google and googling
Comment Would you xerox a sheet of paper that you'd printed off from your PC, and blue-tack it on the wall? But other terms aren't in the same category: internet was never a brand name, for example, and though PC was a part of the brand name 'IBM PC', it... [21 Sep 2005]
Jonathan Steel's Blog: Is Microsoft growing up?
Comment Microsoft has always been a brilliant mass marketer of 'good enough' software, which home and small business users get because A) there really isn't any alternative if you don't have any technical knowledge or requirement outside email and word... [09 Aug 2005]
Devil's Advocate: Your PC will never be safe
Comment How can you protect your PC when hackers target the very security software that's supposed to be doing the job? Think your PC is safe because it has the latest security software? Martin Brampton discusses this great conundrum of the security industry. [05 Jul 2005]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Branching out
Comment You can't wander into PC World and buy a POS device or a shrink-wrapped application for calculating welfare payments. Routers designed for small businesses take care of access and content security as well as directing network traffic - this is... [30 Jun 2005]
Devil's Advocate: It's time for reliable computing
Comment I have also read all about the idea of the media centre PC or its relative the home automation PC. The latest computer offerings - media centre and home automation PCs - can sound intriguing at first. [27 Jun 2005]
Q&A: Sun CEO Scott McNealy
Comment We believe our strategy, way more than a PC on everybody's desk or a mainframe everywhere, is the way to make that happen. It has security, directory, identity, privacy, storage, compute, the whole web services stack. [24 Jun 2005]
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