Do Technology and Religion Mix?
Posted by Cynical Reporter in News on February 15, 2010 | No Comments
The Catholic faith is one of the oldest denominations in Christianity. As such, the basics work pretty well. You give a Catholic priest a gothic building, an organ, some bibles and a congregation and he should pretty much have everything he needs. Well don’t leave out a fingerprint scanning machine. That may become a [...]
What’s the Fuss McKinnon?
Posted by Another Cynic in Blog on February 12, 2010 | 2 Comments
It has been quite some time I have heard views on the McKinnon case, the people in InfoSec say he should be extradited for his heists but most UK citizens do not share such view. I tried to dig a little into what the entire fuss is all about, why so much hue and [...]
The Terminator on Facebook and Twitter
Posted by The Cynic in Blog on February 11, 2010 | 2 Comments
The dangers of internet viruses, ad bots, malware and other nasty things that can infect our computers is nothing new. But most of us learned to avoid these internet dangers by staying away from suspicious web sites and learning what bad emails looked like so we could avoid getting hit by an internet attack.
But [...]
Finally, Sarcasm
Posted by Cynical Reporter in News on February 10, 2010 | 1 Comment
Anyone who uses email regularly has had the experience of having your comments misinterpreted. Either you say something funny that the email recipient takes seriously or you say something serious that they think is a joke. Small wonder that the instant messaging crowd invented little signals like LOL to let you know that, "Oh [...]
Mobile Security – Time For Action
Posted by Sean Glynn in Guest Column on February 10, 2010 | No Comments
The outbreak of potential data breach reports in the UK prompts obvious and inevitable questions: How can these things happen in the first place? How many more times is personal information lost without anyone’s acknowledgement and, some would argue most importantly, what can be done to secure the corporate defences?
Mobile computing allows individuals [...]
When Facebook Became a Detective
Posted by Cynical Reporter in News on February 9, 2010 | No Comments
It is strange to think of something like Facebook have a role to play in law enforcement. For most of us, Facebook is something fun and a way to connect with friends and family that we enjoy on a daily basis. But in a particular drunk driving case that came to trial in Buffalo, [...]
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