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Developers claim Vista UAC 'bypass'
News One of the parts, running in the background, has privileged access to the operating system without requiring administrator approval each time the machine boots; the other part, running as a client program, interacts with this back-end service. [29 Apr 2008]
CIO Essentials: Facebook, data breaches and email overload
News Boots axes IT chief So, in just one week, both Boots and House of Fraser have announced they are not replacing their outgoing CIOs. Editor's Blog: The Facebook sweepstake Ever wondered what CIOs are reading on silicon.com? [07 Aug 2007]
Offshoring - culture lessons are crucial
News Rob Fraser, ex-CIO of Boots, said cultural difference is something you have to understand to "get the most" out of offshoring. Check out the Editor's Blog for the silicon.com chief's take on the hot tech issues of the moment. [16 Oct 2007]
Sony USB device harbouring "nasty" rootkit
News They added that another easy hack for malicious-software authors would be to launch code from their chosen directory and add a start-up entry for the software to ensure it is hidden immediately as the PC boots up. [03 Sep 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 10.08.07
Round-Up Oh but there is one more thing.actually there are a few more things but the Round-Up is going to carefully remove its Steve Jobs five o'clock shadow, black polo neck, blue jeans and white trainers and get down and dirty in its usual garb (a white... [10 Aug 2007]
Editor's Blog: Back to the future
Comment So earlier this week I found myself in east London, getting kitted out in very big boots and a hard hat to visit a part of the Northern Outfall Sewer, built in 1862-3 and one of the city's six main interceptory sewers. [24 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: Tear up that boarding pass...
Comment So isn't it funny that on Saturday morning as I kicked my heels among the construction work at Gatwick's South Terminal, one of the most dramatically crowded departure areas I've ever seen, I was asked for my boarding card about four or five times... [08 Oct 2007]
