safer internet day
Peter Cochrane's Blog: The cloud cometh
Comment And as it does our data will become safer and more secure as it becomes increasingly dispersed. The reality is that none of us can control our own data, let alone that of our company, simply because the... [02 Apr 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.04.08
Round-Up However, as it happens, the rather strange but law-abiding denizens of Second Life (no, not these guys… ) were the focus of attention this week as they made their case to Capitol Hill legislators that their world is... [04 Apr 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Encryption
Cheat Sheet So encryption is safer than just using password protection? Software is used to encrypt all sorts of data to stop unscrupulous sorts getting that information, from credit card details passing over the... [28 Nov 2007]
Cheat Sheet: The Computer Misuse Act
Cheat Sheet The Home Office line runs that it will "help build safer communities". So the Home Office line should be read as 'safer online communities' too. This was a key recommendation of the All Party... [29 Nov 2006]
Vista security: What's in it for you?
News And the early impressions of Vista is that consumers, willing to leave features disabled and work with increased prompts and pop-up warnings, will be safer. Okin said: "From a consumer point of view I think the biggest... [20 Nov 2006]
Is chip and PIN really a success?
News Apacs said that as a result of the switchover, shoppers are safer and that fraudsters have been denied millions of pounds of stolen money. But it is a fact that chip and PIN has made our cards safer than... [15 Aug 2006]
How can we keep kids safe with their mobiles?
News The consultation follows the EC's recent web safety initiative, Safer Internet Day. The EU is asking for opinions on how to ensure mobiles are safe for kids to use. The Commission has... [26 Jul 2006]
Dan's China diary - day 20
Comment He shows me a glimpse of the additional services you can add onto your card, such as e-certificates - for safer web surfing, he says - and library cards. With 400 million mobile phone subscriptions and 110 million... [29 Jun 2006]
Aussie taxes to fund 'free' porn blocks
News Coonan said in a statement: "It puts a safer internet experience within the grasp of every Australian family and it is a solution to the problem posed by internet pornography that is... [21 Jun 2006]
Opinion: What's the point of security?
Comment Security trade shows are booming - but does that mean companies are any safer? Taking this metaphor a step further - and looking at the sheer number of companies displaying solutions at Infosec - I have to wonder how... [26 Apr 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 10.03.06
Round-Up A few spring to mind, though in the interests of political neutrality it may be safer to throw the choice open to you, dear reader. But now the council has decided to start broadcasting funerals on the... [10 Mar 2006]
Cyber bank robbers threaten ecommerce
News And cyber criminals have found that stealing online is safer for them than in the brick-and-mortar world. Joseph Telafici, director of operations at McAfee Avert, said in a presentation on Friday: "Unprotected or... [20 Feb 2006]
Safer internet 'blogathon' circles the globe
News The UK's Internet Watch Foundation is taking part in a one-day 'blogathon' to promote tomorrow's Safer Internet Day. European commissioner for... [06 Feb 2006]
February to see worldwide Safer Internet Day
News The European Commission has launched plans for Safer Internet Day, to take place next month. The occasion, designed to promote awareness on the risks of the internet to... [23 Jan 2006]
ID theft: Who's getting hold of your personal data?
Comment It's a normal human reaction to think something is safer if you can actually see somebody and hand over your card to them. Is the internet responsible for a rise in ID theft and credit card fraud? Much... [16 Dec 2003]
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