Wacko Jacko and the Masters of Spam
Security firm Sophos are reporting that spammers are capitalising on the recent death of Michael Jackson to harvest active email accounts. The body of the email appears inert, with no hidden...
Nigel Stanley was the IT Security Practice Leader for Bloor Research. In this blog Nigel commented on the world of IT security and other areas of interest.
Security Industry Squeezes Windows XP for More Bad News
Looking for another security problem to worry about? Don't worry, the IT security industry will find another one to add to your list. And so it is with the announcement that Windows XP...
PGP and IBM Supporting Bletchley Park
I was heartened to receive news of the initiative being kick started by PGP and IBM to get the international computer industry to support Bletchley Park
The importance of saving Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park, the home of the WW2 code breakers, has been in the news over the past couple of days as a group of notables have written to The Times complaining about the state of the historical site.
The real cost of data loss is down to butterflies
Maybe the time has come to stop the shrieking about individual data loss incidents and focus more on the bigger picture. That way, at least, we may get governments and organisations to take the matter seriously.
Glengarry Glen Ross – Old Fashioned Inside Threat
So what has this got to do with IT security? Not a massive amount, I just wanted to share a brilliant film with you in case you hadn't seen it.
Symantec Spammers Rock ‘n’ Roll
Some Christmas fun from the spam chasers at Symantec
Crap Government IT Rules OK? Oh well, pass the biscuits.
As I sit writing this rant I can feel the collective blogsphere seething at news that HM Revenue and Customs have managed to lose millions of child benefit records - up to 24 million according to BBC News at the time of writing.
Of Vista, RSA and Polite Guffaws
I'm still recovering from my trip to RSA in London on Tuesday
Social Networking Sites and the Delicate Problem of Saying No
It's a fact. I am one of the most un-trendy people in the universe.