threats in comment and analysis
Windows 7 to trump Snow Leopard?
Comment Performance in particular has been improved in the latest Windows - and the number of profoundly irritating system messages from the much-maligned User Account Control technology (which aimed to eliminate threats from... [20 Oct 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Can tech end bloody wars?
Comment In reality the biggest threats are probably cyber attacks and what I call weapons of mass disruption. Compiled on the M6 driving to Birmingham, edited later in my hotel, and dispatched to silicon.com from Leeds via a... [28 Aug 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Digital TV too annoying to watch?
Comment So are there alternatives and potential threats to digital radio and TV? Compiled on the Ipswich to London train and dispatched to silicon.com from the Institute of Directors via a free wi-fi service an hour later. [11 Aug 2009]
Why you should hack your own systems
Comment The top two threats facing organisations today are web-based applications and end users, according to information security researcher the Sans Institute. Sometimes also known as ethical hacking, penetration tests are... [22 Apr 2009]
When IT security becomes a gothic horror story
Comment As one of Poe's recurring themes was premature burial, should we be on the lookout for the security threats that we thought we had defeated, that may even now be about to burst from their coffins and cause more havoc... [21 Apr 2009]
Legal Eye: Five steps to reduce outsourcing risk
Comment The report ranks locations based on potential offshore threats, such as civil unrest, but the impact the rankings will actually have on firms' outsourcing decisions is questionable. While the threats... [25 Mar 2009]
Legal Eye: Social networkers get smart about privacy rights
Comment In the advent of 'broadband for all' by 2012 (as outlined in the Digital Britain report launched earlier this month) more people are going to be online, meaning more people will face threats. Since their introduction,... [05 Mar 2009]
Securing your business - what to invest in
Comment Insider threats Tony Lock, programme director at analyst Freeform Dynamics, says: "Without this information and without keeping this information up to date, because it changes rapidly, it's very hard for the organisation... [11 Feb 2009]
Key to recession success: A great brand
Comment In the meantime make a list of what you see as your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (Swot). Do you know how others see you? Mastering the message you project could help you weather the downturn, says... [14 Jan 2009]
Indian outsourcers shore up their defences
Comment Outsourcing firms are now dealing with security threats in their own way. The recent terror attacks in Mumbai are forcing Indian outsourcing companies to shore up their defences more than ever. Saritha Rai reports from... [10 Dec 2008]
Legal Eye: Tech could brighten retailers' gloom
Comment And finally, this year will see retailers grapple with an update to the PCI DSS, a worldwide security standard to help organisations that process card payments prevent credit card fraud, hacking and various other security vulnerabilities... [10 Dec 2008]
Minority Report: Macs threatened by virus terror?
Comment Realistically, how worried should Mac users be about virus threats? Is Apple pushing antivirus software? Seb Janacek examines the source of the recommendation. In short: don't panic. Apple touts the Mac's invulnerability... [03 Dec 2008]
Legal Eye: Do we need GPLv3?
Comment Over a decade of emerging, unforeseen threats presented by legal and technological developments have tested the efficacy of the GPL version 2 to the limit. Version 3 of the GPL is clearer than its predecessor in many ways. [15 Oct 2008]
Peter Sunde and Gottfrid Svartholm
AS Profile Throughout its history the Pirate Bay has been subject to repeated legal threats and 'cease and desist' orders for enabling the sharing of pirated works - but has survived all of them. Peter 'brokep' Sunde and Gottfrid... [07 Oct 2008]
Jonathan Zittrain
AS Profile He burst into the limelight in 2008 with his book The Future of the Internet And How to Stop It, which posed difficult questions about how society will manage the explosion of online security threats and the growing... [07 Oct 2008]
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