Previous DayHacking for the Better Good
Talkback I think its absolutely important to train those pursuing a CS degree on the means and methodology of hackers. Here in the U.S. simple business education and common sense seem to be amiss in the our...
McKinnon to appear at Infosec
Blog Gary McKinnon has been confirmed to appear on the hackers' panel at Infosec. McKinnon, who is likely to be extradicted to the US to face charges of hacking US government computers, will face IT...
InfoSecurity kicks off with a bang (well, a loud puff)
Blog Thank God there's still life left in trade shows. Those readers who have been around for as long as I have (sympathy, please), will remember the sad demise of the CMA conference in Brighton shortly...
Universities highlight IT forensics boom
News Looking for a security qualification? Universities report burgeoning interest in computer forensics courses
Orange to cut data costs
Blog According to an article in the Times, Orange will soon introduce data bundles for its customers. We expect this to be formally announced in a couple of days' time, but the current info suggests...
Getting to grips with the Java security model
Feature We explore the architecture of the Java security model, the basis of highly secured and distributed enterprise Java applications
Vonage in legal bid to continue signing customers
News Internet phone provider is seeking a permanent stay to an injunction while it fights for an appeal to the patent case it recently lost to Verizon
Roaming cuts may lead to coverage black spots
News GSM Association has warned that if impending legislation becomes law, lost revenue could mean operators shut down unprofitable base stations
Why information assurance is like teenage sex
Blog A great quote from a document borrowed at Infosec from Dr J Philip Evans who runs the centre for research into information technology security at the University of Westminster: "Information...
Department of Homeland Security wisdom
Blog From the Department of Useful Lists at Infosec comes a short anecdote originating in Washington State, where 64 national monuments and icons are listed as being potential targets to be blown up by...
Police told: Resign to join SOCA
Blog Word reaches us at Infosec of unrest among police about the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). To join SOCA, which effectively supplants the National High Tech Crime Unit, it appears that...
The Wealth of Networks
Review If you want to understand the Internet Age, this book is essential reading.
Web 2.0 for the enterprise
Video Executives discuss the impact of the modern web on IT, and why CIOs are starting to implement Web 2.0 technologies in business
Oh Orange, where art thy code of practice?
Blog Orange subscribers who have taken up the mobile phone company's offer of free broadband haven't had a terribly good experience with it, by all accounts. They've even had to put up with an outage...
Lessons in obsolescence
Leader Digital data is convenient, flexible — and can age surprisingly badly. Without the long view, it'll have a short life
Securing the Olympics
Blog The chairman of the Parliamentary Olympic Group has called for the International Olympic Committee to foot the bill for both physical and information security for the London Olympics. As UK...
Rebtel's blog looks awfully familiar
Blog Here's an entry on the blog of VoIP company Rebtel that looks very familiar to me. That may be because most of it is cut'n'pasted from our own story on the disabling of the Nokia N95's VoIP...
Microsoft to roll out business security
News Forefront Client Security, designed to shield PCs and servers from threats such as spyware, viruses and rootkits, is due in the next few weeks
BT structure shaken up in services drive
News Two new business units have been formed to make it easier and quicker to roll out web-based services
Oracle to join Jericho forum
Blog ZDNet UK has heard a rumour at the Infosec conference -- apparently Oracle is just about to sign up to the Jericho forum. Jericho proponents preach the gospel of deperimeterisation -- their...
Cable & Wireless drops BT charge dispute
News Operator has dropped its Ofcom complaint over alleged overcharging by BT, but its reasons for the withdrawal are unclear
Vulcan FlipStart
Review The most notebook-like UMPC we've seen to date, the clamshell-format Vulcan FlipStart offers welcome features including a touchpad, but it's still not the practical ultramobile system we've been...
Google speeds ahead of rival Yahoo
News First-quarter revenue has highlighted the growing gap between the once-equal search companies
Video: Schmidt on Google's DoubleClick deal
Video At San Francisco's Web 2.0 Expo, the search giant's chief executive discussed the recent deal to buy advertising company DoubleClick
A poke in the eye for security vendors
Blog Good security hardware and software are not the top priority for securing a corporate network, according to a leading security consultant presenting at the InfoSecurity Europe show in London's...
SWsoft offers cheaper virtualisation option
News By releasing a lower-cost, smaller-scale version of its Virtuozzo software, the company hopes to attract new users
Microsoft seeks EC clarity on licensing fees
News Software giant wants to continue talks over the price of royalty payments for its Work Group Server protocol technology
Welcome to the first of ZDNet.co.uk's group blogs
Blog At ZDNet.co.uk we recognise that many of our readers have more in-depth knowledge of specific technologies than we do, and in many cases more extensive experience of working with those...
Unconvinced about Vista
Blog OK, so it's about a month since I installed Vista on my lovely 2GHz Core 2 Duo home laptop, and I can't say I'm unreservedly enthusiastic. Let's start with the look of the thing, which is...
Oxford Tube goes Wi-Fi
Blog The Oxford Tube - aka the coach between London and Oxford - is now Wi-Fi-enabled. I can't help thinking that our former news editor, Graeme Wearden, would have appreciated this on his daily...
