online office kids
Email and web snoop plans slammed - again
News K is for Kids The Home Office proposals will bring the UK in line with this requirement, extending the monitoring requirement to include all online traffic by 2009 at the latest. It... [04 Sep 2008]
Home broadband gives kids better GCSE results
News It's not just broadband and PCs that can have a positive impact on kids' education. The latest UK internet access report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a clear link between... [28 Aug 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News K is for Kids Gartner said the increase in use of cloud-based office software, such as Google Apps or salesforce.com, means online security services will be necessary to protect mobile... [17 Jul 2008]
Social networks to stamp out sex offenders
News The UK Social Networking Guidance published today offers advice to the internet industry and parents to help keep kids safe online. If Home Office plans come to fruition, registered... [04 Apr 2008]
Carphone Warehouse in data protection breach
News K is for Kids Carphone Warehouse has been warned it could face prosecution for exposing the personal details of thousands of customers online and, in some cases, inadvertently setting debt collectors on... [16 Jan 2008]
Data encryption brought into focus by HMRC
Comment K is for Kids A recent survey of UK businesses carried out by the Department of Trade and Industry reported that, of businesses surveyed, 30 per cent of those who use online transactions do not encrypt... [21 Dec 2007]
Downing St responds to silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign
News K is for Kids As part of the campaign silicon.com launched an online petition on the Downing Street website calling for the Prime Minister to improve the reporting of information security breaches in the... [10 Dec 2007]
London hottest for online card fraud
News K is for Kids London is the UK hotspot for card not present fraud committed through transactions made online, on the phone and by mail order. He said Home Office regulations "distancing... [05 Sep 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.08.07
Round-Up Joking aside, the CBI's Richard Lambert said kids' "fluency with iPods, mobiles and MySpace has translated well into the workplace and often gives them an edge over their bosses". The Round-Up can't quite see how being... [24 Aug 2007]
Office at risk from bug trio
News K is for Kids A trio of what appear to be new, yet-to-be-patched flaws in Microsoft Office has surfaced, according to security researchers at McAfee. The vulnerabilities were reported in... [11 Apr 2007]
Gates: Security challenges to grow despite Vista
News K is for Kids Though Microsoft has made leaps in security over the years, even more challenges lie ahead as additional devices go online, company executives said yesterday. Only last week, Microsoft... [07 Feb 2007]
UK leads fight against online child abuse
News But he said that while new developments which attract children to the internet must be properly policed he warned against frightening off kids: "Children and their parents must not be fearful of going on the internet. [24 Oct 2006]
Leader: RIP the IT department?
Leader Kids and IT means chaos not creativity' was the perhaps predictable response to Cochrane's prediction from silicon.com readers in server rooms up and down the country. That scheme is being led by Jim Ginsburgh, VP of... [12 Oct 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: School's out - so watch out
Comment The availability and spread of broadband; the fall in the cost of IT equipment that now sees the majority of homes having at least one PC; the majority of kids now capable of driving a PC really well; and the sheer... [21 Aug 2006]
Software costs for school kids screened
News This is particularly important both in addressing the digital divide and in the increasing number of circumstances where pupils and parents access information and resources online from schools. Becta, which is consulting... [10 Jan 2006]
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