Recent reports that one part of the Russian security service has been driven to return to typewriters through fear of data leaks is a comic case of the world coming full circle for IT industry watchers of a certain age. Back in the day when the IBM PC was first launched and we all started on the path to consumerisation,… Read more »
Following last weekend’s Glastonbury Festival, many baby-boomer security professionals will be back at their desks buoyed by the performance of the Rolling Stones. The ageing rockers’ ability to win over a much younger audience with 70s classics like ‘Can’t Get No Satisfaction’ has in fact provided a lot of satisfaction to their peers that the older generation still have something… Read more »
In the maelstrom of accusations, opinions and spin whirling around the PRISM revelations, there’s one statement that stands out as particularly chilling. US President Barack Obama said: You can’t have 100% security and also have 100% privacy and zero inconvenience. We’re going to have to make some choices as a government. Implicit in that statement is a breathtaking lie. You… Read more »
If you’re the type of person prone to conspiracy theories, you might conclude that the US administration is currently doing the cyberspace equivalent of sailing a gunboat up the Yangtze and firing off some warning shots. We’ve just seen a report submitted to Congress by the Department of Defense (DoD) directly naming (for the first time at this level) China… Read more »