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PGP and IBM Supporting Bletchley Park

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +0100

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 [Read More...]

The importance of saving Bletchley Park

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:00:00 +0100

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. [Read More...]

The real cost of data loss is down to butterflies

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:05:00 +0100

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. [Read More...]

Glengarry Glen Ross - Old Fashioned Inside Threat

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:00:00 +0100

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. [Read More...]

Symantec Spammers Rock 'n' Roll

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Some Christmas fun from the spam chasers at Symantec [Read More...]

Crap Government IT Rules OK? Oh well, pass the biscuits.

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:00:00 +0100

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. [Read More...]

Of Vista, RSA and Polite Guffaws

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:00:00 +0100

I'm still recovering from my trip to RSA in London on Tuesday [Read More...]

Social Networking Sites and the Delicate Problem of Saying No

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:00:00 +0100

It's a fact. I am one of the most un-trendy people in the universe. [Read More...]

DBA snaffles data - the Inside Threat continues

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:00:00 +0100

The competent and malicious employee strikes again [Read More...]

Software Development and the Rise of the Alpha Techie

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Tue, 29 May 2007 06:00:00 +0100

I have lost count of the number of organisations that I have met that have built-up their internal development team more as an accident of history than a strategic decision to develop in-house. [Read More...]

InfoSec - the final curtain

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:00:00 +0100

So today was the last day of InfoSec, and the last round of briefings. [Read More...]

InfoSec Show or DataSec Show?

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:10:00 +0100

Maybe InfoSec should be rechristened the database security show? [Read More...]

InfoSec Show Day 1 Scores a Hit

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:00:00 +0100

Day 1 of InfoSec, held in London's Olympia venue, was going to be an interesting experience from the start. [Read More...]

Inside Sex Show

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:00:00 +0100

This is the time of year when European based security analysts are at their most frenzied as next week marks the 3 days of the InfoSecurity Show, or InfoSec for short. [Read More...]

My PC acted like a 2 year old toddler

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:00:00 +0100

How many other users are sitting at their PCs right now and getting just as irritated as me? [Read More...]

Vista? Just say no?

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:00:00 +0100

I finally got around to upgrading my laptop as the previous incumbent was starting to be a pain (quite literally) when travelling. Was Vista the way to go? [Read More...]

Sophos, SurfControl and the WS1000

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:15:00 +0100

Sophos have just launched the WS 1000, a web security appliance. Will it succeed? [Read More...]

PC Plod's PCs Plundered

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:00:00 +0100

So the company responsible for processing pay and pensions for the Metropolitan Police was burgled the other day and 3 laptops stolen, along with payroll details. [Read More...]

Your life on a USB Key Drive?

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 07:00:00 +0100

A recent innovation is the use of a USB key drive that can be worn securely around the neck or wrist containing your medical data. Is this a good idea? [Read More...]

Am I paranoid?

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 09:10:00 +0100

I sometimes wonder if I am turning into a sad cynical so-and-so that believes nothing I am told and is paranoid that they are all out to get me. [Read More...]

Fred and Freda - you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 07:50:00 +0100

With high staff turnover and sometimes questionable working practices it would seem that criminals have decided call centre operators are easy targets [Read More...]

IE 7.0 - Flawed or Fine?

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:00:00 +0100

IE 7.0 - Flawed or Fine? I decided to take the plunge and upgrade one of the PCs chez Stanley to use IE 7.0 the other day. [Read More...]

Support Forums, Hackers and Security

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:00:00 +0100

Are you aware that some of your techies may be giving away vital information of great interest to hackers on forums? [Read More...]

Data Theft, Indian Style

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:00:00 +0100

I wonder how many regular visitors to this site caught the Channel 4 documentary the other night on data theft? [Read More...]

Scrap Cars and Exploits

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 08:00:00 +0100

You run IE in your business and another flaw is found in the software. Do you install a third party fix to address the problem or wait until Microsoft release an official patch? [Read More...]

IT Security is Complicated. Bears do what in the Woods?

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:00:00 +0100

Apparently research recently undertaken by Ipsos MORI on behalf of security vendor McAfee across 600 European countries has revealed that many are struggling with complicated IT security arrangements. [Read More...]

Is Internet Banking Secure?

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:10:00 +0100

There seems to be two camps - those that are cool about internet banking and those that won't be seen within a mile of a PC linked up to a bank. The latest threats should make you think again. [Read More...]

Firefox 2 Nearly Ready

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:00:00 +0100

Good news - Firefox 2 nearly ready. Release Candidate 1 for version 2 is aimed at those that want to get their head around almost ready software. [Read More...]

Some Web Sites are Bad

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:00:00 +0100

OK, 10 out of 10 for the obvious, but it would appear that some web sites that host naughty content are again delivering malware. [Read More...]

Great Government Website - Shock! Horror!

Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:00:00 +0100

Like anyone that has been around government websites for more than 30 seconds I am extremely cynical that they are of any use and ultimately make anyone's life any easier. [Read More...]