November 13, 2007 The falling price of graphics cards and RAM will be the death of the 32-bit OS http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=922&tag=nl.e539 Indeed. But not yet. You can run 64-bit Linux or Windows but many drivers aer not there yet. If we are talking about…
March 15, 2007 Separation of Duties: InfoSec, IT and Audit A colleague who had the opportunity to restructure the role of his InfoSec department asked for advice about defining the roles and duties and…
January 20, 2007 HR hacks job requests before publishing On his weblog for January 19th Martin McKeay describes how HR munged his job description and requirement before publishing it on Dice. It’s very…
January 12, 2007 Rest In Peace This week has seen the the deaths of two leading lights and activists in the North American security community: Robert Garigue here in Canada…
December 28, 2006 UK Health Minister makes U-turn on medical record database The following from Dr Gordon Atherly. Minister admits U-turn on NHS database amid privacy fears John Carvel, social affairs editor Tuesday December 19, 2006…
December 11, 2006 What exploitation of “Child Labour”? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6220416.stm We’ve seen the reports in the glossy weeklies about the revolutionaries in Africa recruiting young children. Our Western sensibilities are offended by this…
December 1, 2006 Denial – Software Quality and the C-I-A of Security There is only one really meaningful light-bulb joke: Q: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Only one, but the…
