Posted on 10 February 2012 by Tim Cawsey
Today, dear reader, our blog is one year old. That’s right – our very first post was 365 days ago on 10th February 2011. We feel we have grown with the blog, expanding our hub to include a telecoms blog and one focused on enterprise security covering a multitude of topics and industries. While ‘Digital […]
Posted on 16 February 2012 by Thales DIS
Earlier this year, I posted a somewhat comical blog on a list of the weakest passwords being used in corporations. While we all know we will have users that use “password” for their password, it never ceases to amaze me that even with the number of recommendation and best practices available we still see major […]
Posted on 17 February 2012 by Thales DIS
In early nineteenth century England, members of the ‘Luddite’ movement protested against the onset of the industrial revolution by destroying the machinery which they believed was jeopardising their careers as skilled tradesmen. Since then the term has become synonymous with all of those who shun technological progress in favour of more antiquated methods. There is […]
Posted on 27 April 2012 by Thales DIS
I imagine, like me, you probably carry your mobile phone with you all the time. I’ve never had mine stolen, but mobile phone theft is actually a really big problem globally, but especially in the United States. Did you know that in 2011, 42 percent of all property crimes of individuals in New York involved […]
Posted on 01 June 2012 by Thales DIS
Now I don’t want to be accused of fear mongering, but I recently came across a website that has an alarming amount of my personal data on file without me knowing. In fact, if you live in the US, it probably has most of yours too. I’m not averse to sharing my name; gender and […]
Posted on 07 June 2012 by Thales DIS
This week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook is working on technology that would let children younger than 13 years old use the site under parental supervision. This would be a dramatic change from the current setup, where you must be at least 13 years old to sign up and use the network. CNN […]