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McAfee vs. Symantec

by Leo Waldock on 30.01.2012 15:41 0 comments 130 views
Categories: Secure IT
Tags: mcafee, symantec, pcanywhere
Reuters reports that security giants McAfee and Symantec are having a bit of an argument about sales figures.

Symantec has claimed it is taking market share from McAfee while McAfee says the opposite.

There is a strong suggestion that McAfee'...
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Is my data safer on my own computers or in the cloud?

by Kevin Salter on 29.01.2012 18:33 0 comments 339 views
Categories: IT, Secure IT, Office IT
Tags: security, data, cloud, hosted

The movement to the cloud, be it a true cloud application (software as a service) or a hosted desktop, is often held back by security concerns. There is something reassuring in having data in the building and under your control, in the same way that...

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Koobface Facebook Fiasco.

by Leo Waldock on 20.01.2012 15:28 0 comments 134 views
Categories: Secure IT
Tags: worm, facebook, sopa, koobface
I had intended to add my views on SOPA, Wikipedia and Piracy to those aired by Kirstin Gillan however something more urgent has arisen.

This morning on the Radio 4 Today programme I heard the dulcet tones of Graham Cluley from Sophos and assumed ...
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The internet blackout and SOPA: what’s it all about?

by Kirstin Gillon on 18.01.2012 15:05 0 comments 154 views
Categories: IT
Tags: internet, sopa, piracy

Today, we are seeing a ‘day of darkness’ on the internet, as a number of major websites take themselves offline for 24 hours. Wikipedia is a high-profile participant, along with Reddit and the blog site Boing Boing. Google is showing solidarity with...

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Time is running out for tax returns…..IT to the rescue

by Kevin Salter on 15.01.2012 20:37 1 comment 172 views
Categories: IT, Value from IT, Office IT
Tags: tax, echosign, efficiency, dropbox, portal

A commonly seen new year resolution in various social media arenas is to improve efficiency in the accounting practice. With time fast running out for tax return filing (too fast for a few people), it is probably too late to make drastic change...

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Benchmarking Excel proficiency

by Chris Littlewood on 14.01.2012 07:17 0 comments 171 views
Categories: Minimising Excel errors, Using Excel better
Excel with Business (EwB) and the ICAEW have started a project to measure the Excel skills of accountants. An 'Excel Benchmarking Report' (EBR), analysing the strengths and weaknesses of the group that has taken the test, describes the first resul...
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Intel Inside Phones

by Leo Waldock on 12.01.2012 17:32 1 comment 159 views
Categories: Secure IT
Tags: microsoft, intel, smartphone, windows 8, arm
Lots of news from the annual tech jamboree that is CES (Consumer Electronic Show) in Las Vegas. The headlines are fixated on 3D TV and next generation games consoles from Microsoft and Sony but the thing that caught my eye is Intel's Medfield chip f...
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CloudExpo 2012 (and an update on CIF)

by Chris Challis on 12.01.2012 12:45 7 comments 262 views
Categories: Technical news, Future IT, Secure IT, Office IT
Tags: cloudexpo cif cloud security
In a fortnight, the latest cloud exhibition will appear at Olympia National Hall, London. Called “CloudExpo Europe 2012” , it runs for the two days Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th January.

I’m not in any way involved in the event, other than as ...
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