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Tag Archives: security
An interesting New Year’s resolution from the EFF: use more crypto!
It’s that time of year when good intentions abound in the form of New Year resolutions. One of the most intriguing (don’t you mean nerdy? Ed.) that has come to light comes from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in the … Continue reading
NHS – your health may be safe, but their wifi isn’t
Computer World UK reports that a survey of wifi networks around NHS Trust hospitals in the United Kingdom has found that fewer than 1 in 5 secure data connections using encryption. Worse than that, over half have not changed the … Continue reading
What if all the world ran on Linux?
Just before Christmas, PCWorld.com ran an article speculating on the differences if the world ran its IT on secure Linux-based systems rather than insecure closed source proprietary operating systems. One reason for such speculation is that, for as long as … Continue reading
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Google says no more Microsoft
Late yesterday evening, the Financial Times (the sporting pink for the casino economy. Ed. ) reported that search engine giant Google is phasing out the use of Microsoft’s Windows platform for its employees. The policy has been gradually implemented since … Continue reading
Helping our dear IE users
The sad plight of our dear friends the Internet Explorer user base has come to our attention. Apparently a serious security flaw in version 7 of their flagship web browser and according to the BBC, the seriousness of the problem … Continue reading
Linux for Schools Article
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=540603 In the beginning was Word When schools buy software, there seems to be only one choice: Microsoft. Why don’t more of them use Linux? It can do most of the work, it’s more secure and it’s free. Michael Pollitt … Continue reading