secure internet security in comment and analysis

Inbox: iPhone ad, red boxes, wi-fi piggybacking, sci-fi thinking

Comment Don't forget to post your own response to any of these stories or comments by clicking here.iPhone ad banned over 'all internet' claim Readers were in disagreement over a story on silicon.com concerning the banning of... [04 Sep 2008]

Quocirca's Straight Talking: Secure remote access closes in

Comment Virtual private networks that use internet protocol security used to be seen as a nightmare. On the other hand, internet protocol security (IPsec) VPNs provide a level... [25 Jul 2008]

Web 2.0 threat looms

Comment The security in the web has always been poor but the proliferation of personal information now available online means that the internet offers low-hanging fruit for criminals," West added. Alarmingly,... [26 Nov 2007]

Dear silicon.com... McInternet, FON in the UK, safety first, e-fraud...

Comment For optimum safety, run a public and private network on two different channels.of the time people are only trying to hack your wifi to get on the internet, so why not give them what they want and relax? [11 Oct 2007]

Editor's Blog: Ranking everything

Comment It wasn't dominated by big tech and internet names - think Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook. Just shows what a hit on performance some types of security can have. I don't mind too much, in this case,... [13 Sep 2007]

Do you know what's happening on your network?

Comment This is part of the reason why the use of unlicensed software remains a big problem in enterprises, according to Peter Anaman, senior internet investigator at corporate law firm Covington & Burling. As well as mobile... [28 Mar 2007]

The biggest VoIP security threats - and how to stop them

Comment While the above network vulnerabilities present a very real and present danger to businesses deploying VoIP, media attention has lingered on the potential danger of spam over internet telephony, or spit. [22 Mar 2007]

Mobile workforces - how to keep them productive

Comment IT and communications have become an integral part of working life with the blossoming use of email, intranets and the internet as well as mainstream business applications. For example, there is the ever present... [19 Feb 2007]

Luke Mellors: Why you should pay for hotel wi-fi

Comment Wading bravely into the current debate around 'rip off' prices for hotel wi-fi access, Luke Mellors, former CIO at the Dorchester and IT director at hotel reservations agency Expotel, argues that hotels are right to charge guests for... [17 Nov 2006]

Leader: Open, caring-sharing Microsoft

Leader So it was doubtless refreshing for those in the company's marketing department to hear an ally speaking with near-affection for what the company has done with one of its other launches, Internet Explorer 7. [27 Oct 2006]

Best practice: Making life easier for business travellers

Comment Fast fixed and wireless networks are almost pervasive in Europe and the US, and diallers such as Orange's Business Everywhere, Fiberlink and iPass are just three of those available that can authenticate over a number of networks,... [14 Jun 2006]

Leader: Is usability the enemy of security?

Leader At the heart of the issue is a far greater problem which dogs much of our internet and IT security: usability and security, at their extremes, are mutually exclusive. In simple terms the... [16 May 2006]

Opinion: What's the point of security?

Comment Taking this metaphor a step further - and looking at the sheer number of companies displaying solutions at Infosec - I have to wonder how long business will be forced to continue spending sizeable sums on information... [26 Apr 2006]

Analysis: What's the next malware threat?

Comment Bot networks - armies of these hijacked computers - have become the predominant feature of the internet threat landscape. Ancheta is typical of the new breed of criminal on the internet - motivated by... [12 Apr 2006]

Leader: Keep ahead of the fraudsters

Leader As more people rely on the internet and telephone shopping, there are many slimy fish slipping through the retail net. This is especially true of new channels such as internet shopping. The flip side of... [07 Feb 2006]

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