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The Weekly Round-Up: 03.07.09
Round-Up But, ignoring the kerfuffle over how many people Aunty decided to send to the festival, (the Round-Up is sure they all worked very, very hard) it was heartened to find out that the Beeb brought a veritable high tech... [03 Jul 2009]
Why you should hack your own systems
Comment Penetration tests allow organisations to set up social engineering attacks, garnering information such as email addresses from vulnerable applications and using wizards and templates to do things such as create an email, associate it... [22 Apr 2009]
Ask the Experts: How can I get to use a Mac at work?
Comment Send it to editorial@silicon.com. The first point to understand is that IT departments tend to play it ultra-safe and often see new and different technologies as a big threat. Eager to use a Mac in the... [17 Feb 2009]
Malware: From bedroom to boardroom
Comment Instead of deleting files, it contained an email engine and turned over access of the infected machine to gangs who could use it to send spam. By using commercial-grade software products called botnet herders, gangs are... [19 Nov 2007]
Photos: E-tailer Iwoot opens Second Life shop
Photo Visitors send their avatar to the store, select a product and take it to the virtual counter where the avatar pays in Linden Dollars. Tim Booth, Iwoot founder and creative director, said Second Life provides a... [12 Jul 2007]
CIO Essentials: Stolen laptops, PC-killing phones and RFID
News If you are a UK-based IT director or CIO and would like to take part in the CIO Essentials series by choosing your top five stories of the week, send us an email here at silicon.com. Exclusive: How safe... [15 May 2007]
Freecycle Diaries: Anyone for tennis?
Comment I send each tennis hopeful a mail asking who will be using the racket. So I send her yet another email giving details of the hiding place. Is there anywhere safe you can leave it outside... [30 Apr 2007]
Google fixes Gmail address book flaw
News The feature, called "Pick People to Email", lets users select contacts from their Gmail address book to send them a video. Adkins said: "Responsible disclosure allows companies like Google to keep users... [03 Jan 2007]
Spammers now own email's dirty reputation
News Nearly all of the internet-connected computers that send email are controlled by spammers, according to companies that track email reputations. Less than one per cent of systems that send email can be... [26 Jul 2006]
Rising IM use poses corporate security risk
News The main risks of uncontrolled IM use include a lack of regulatory compliance involving the retention and auditing of communications; the lack of encryption to protect confidential data being exposed in IM; and the danger that staff will... [01 Jun 2006]
Vista will safeguard HD disposal, says Microsoft
News Sunner said: "It's an interesting argument - because of the internet 'bad-guy rings' can use these techniques to send information around. Microsoft claims businesses planning to use Vista together with its Bitlocker hard... [26 Apr 2006]
School bullies taunt victims over the net
News In the rest of the UK, however, teenagers were more likely to send abusive threats and to post false information about people on blogs. Technology is great for children in many ways but we need to make sure that... [15 Mar 2006]
Safari users warned of Mac OS X flaw
News The attacker doesn't need to send a ZIP archive; the shell script itself can be disguised to practically anything," the note said. Mac OS X users can protect themselves by disabling the "Open safe files... [22 Feb 2006]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: The beauty and bother of mobile email
Comment The dream for users is to choose how to communicate depending on which mode is most convenient - shall I call, send a text message or email? The apparent ease with which messages can be sent and received, especially on... [12 Aug 2005]
Policy 'safe' keeps staff compliant
Case Study The system also makes it easier to keep staff updated on changes to policies: "You can send out a message saying you should read this and tick the box. Insurance-to-health services company FirstAssist is making sure its... [09 Aug 2005]
