Data Breaches - why they happen and what you can do

Unless you’ve been on Mars for the past six months, you won’t have missed the high-profile data breaches suffered by both Government and private sector organisations

MON 21 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Redfly Mobile Companion Offers "Mobile Dock Station"

Docking stations have always been a great addition for Laptops, but there has never really been a good solution for further connecting your mobile device, until now

MON 21 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Comment : Why is there such a lack of transparency when it comes to line contention?

Internet traffic is increasing at an incredible rate. Seeking accommodation for our 'virtual world' and the need to access this quickly is now of crucial importance, telecommunications is quite literally shaping the way we live and do business

MON 21 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Don’t Let Business Continuity Get Your Backup

Your computer backups and vital records are, by definition, critical to your recovery in the event of a disaster. So it is absolutely essential that they are accessible if they are ever needed in anger

MON 21 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

2100 magazine-sponsored event kicks off with pwning session

Reports are coming in about the sessions held at the Last HOPE (Hacking on Planet Earth) event held in New York City in recent days.

MON 21 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

O2's MMS legacy Internet system a tad leaky

I was amused to see that O2 - seemingly not content with tarnishing the launch of its iPhone 3G with stock shortages and customer activation problems - has been found wanting on the IT security front.

MON 21 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Card declined? Use a gun instead

I almost snorted into my coffee this morning after reading about a chap trying to buy an XBox in Richland Township in Pennsylvania, in the US, with his Visa debit card, only for the transaction to be declined.

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Nigella's Web site gets fried by hackers

I was mildly amused to see that Nigella Lawson, the self-styled goddess of cookery and other household antics, has had her Web site hacked and infected with malware.

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

HSDPA taking over from ADSL?

According to the GSA Secretariat, HSDPA upgrades have been made to over 200 3G networks across the world

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

New Website, New Office : Telegraph Media Group Replaces Microsoft Office with Google Business Apps

After unveiling a new website a few days ago, the Telegraph Media Group has announced that it will replace Microsoft Office Business Applications with Google's own App Suite including Gmail

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Gold'en Rant : Blame Microsoft For Patch Tuesday Debacle

Microsoft has a lot to answer for with its Patch Tuesday updates last week. I've lost count of the number of people using AVG and Zone Alarm who've phoned me up to say their Internet access has gone West.

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

EU Wants To Clamp down Dodgy Ringtones Websites

The European Commission seems to have its sights firmly set on the mobile market; after having tackled expensive roaming text charges, it is now clamping down on websites that offer mobile phone services but flout EU consumer laws

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Sony Ericsson Prepares Next Step in Walkman Phone Story With Alicia?

Sony Ericsson is preparing something big it seems as a subsite reveals that they are about to celebrate the third anniversary of the launch of Sony Ericsson's Walkman phones in fanfare

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Spammer Faces 30 Months Sentence For Sending Spam Mails To AOL Subscribers

A 27 year old spammer, Adam Vitale, is sentenced to 30 months prison by a district court in Manhattan, New York, for sending spam messages to AOL subscribers

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Microsoft Opens its Doors To Live Mesh; Plans to Overthrow Apple's Mobileme

Microsoft has extended the services of Live Mesh to a number of users in what seems to be a direct response to Apple’s new replacement service for .Mac, MobilMe

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Maxell DVD-R 16x 100 Discs / Carry Pack, £10.99 delivered

This handy product allows you to carry up to an incredible 100 discs in one convienent pack. Making it easier to transport and prevent the loss of valuable files

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Tech Deals

Logitech MX Revolution Mouse, £34.58 delivered

Smarter, faster, and fully-loaded, the MX Revolution gives you powerful new controls that will streamline the way you work

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Tech Deals

Billing & CRM : Offering Value Added Services doesn't Cost the Earth

How are operators providing customer support for new, more complicated data services? Firstly, many companies have innovative products, but don’t use them for the benefit of their own customers

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Amazon To Give Out Movies And TV Shows On Demand

Amazon has introduced Amazon Video on Demand service that allows users to demand movies from Amazon’s archives of over 40,000 movie and television programs

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Security for Virtual Infrastructures - understanding virtualisation to simplify security

With the launch of Microsoft’s Hyper-V the momentum towards virtualisation has just stepped up another gear

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

EU May Charge Intel For Violating ‘Antitrust-Law’

European Union may accuse Intel for monopolising European electronic-chip market, according to Wall Street Journal

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Lionsgate and Youtube Enter Revenue-Sharing Partnership

Lionsgate, a well-known Hollywood studio, has struck a revenue-sharing deal with video sharing site YouTube

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Four in five ringtone sites breach consumer laws, says Commission

A European Commission investigation has found that four in five websites selling mobile phone services such as ringtones appear to breach consumer protection rules

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

Log-deleting search engine wins award

A search engine that deletes all data relating to users after 48 hours has been awarded the first privacy award of a European body set up to promote privacy

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Legal IT

An Intro to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB radio)

The DAB standard also known as Eureka 147 was designed in the 1980s, and receivers have been available in many countries for several years. Proponents claim the standard offers several benefits over existing analogue FM radio

FRI 18 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News