commentary For the past 50-odd days a group calling itself LulzSec went on an Internet rampage, taking down government sites, compromising Web servers, posting police files and consumer data to the Web, and taunting a host of gaming companies and others. The hacking spree has come to an end–at least from that group, which announced [...]
The risks to businesses of using social media is a hot topic, but it is indicative of a much broader challenge that is facing not only business, but also government, publishers and regulators, in how to balance openness and collaboration with security and confidentiality. The Wikileaks controversy has highlighted that managing the needs of the [...]
You can’t survive without them. They wield enormous power over your systems, networks and data, the very lifeblood of your organisation. Few people outside IT have any understanding of what they do, and fewer still exercise any oversight over their actions. To be sure, the overwhelming majority of IT admins are honest, hard working and [...]
Take one look at this Switch Plug and youll immediately see its value. Plug it in while the switch is in its off position, and theres less of a chance of sparks or shocks. Once you plug it in, flip the switch and its LEDs light up, reminding you that theres energy flowing through that [...]
Mac OS X 10.6.8, possibly the last update in the Mac OS X 10.6 series, is now available for download. The latest OS release fixes some niggling issues and hardens security. It also helps prepare Mac users for the upcoming release of Mac OS X Lion. Mac OS X 10.7, also known as Lion, is [...]