News 12 Jan, 2018 Dale Walker Sources suggest the $10 billion company will go public in the first half of 2018
BT wants to connect your data centre to IBM Cloud
News 11 Jan, 2018 Clare Hopping Cloud Connect Direct for IBM offers access to cloud, AI and blockchain tech
Why digital transformation project figures don’t add up
News 10 Jan, 2018 Clare Hopping Cost savings may be a key driver, but many businesses aren't using them as a metric of success
Synergy: Cloud is now your default option
News 9 Jan, 2018 Clare Hopping Cloud revenues reached $180 billion in 2017, growing 24% year-on-year
Citrix Cloud lands in the data centre
News 9 Jan, 2018 Clare Hopping 'Flexxible SmartWorkspaces' for Citrix Cloud sits on-premise with flexible cloud options
5 Ways to Secure Wi-Fi Networks
Wi-Fi is one entry-point hackers can use to get into your network without setting foot inside your building because wireless is much more open to eavesdroppers than wired networks, which means you have to be more diligent about security. But there’s a lot more to Wi-Fi security than just setting a simple password. Investing time […]
IoT privacy: 30 ways to build a security culture
Much work still must be done before the industrial and municipal Internet of Things (IoT) becomes widely adopted outside of the circle of innovators. One field, privacy, well understood by the public and private sector in the context of the cloud, PCs and mobile, is in the early stage of adaptation for the IoT. The […]
Unix: How random is random?
On Unix systems, random numbers are generated in a number of ways and random data can serve many purposes. From simple commands to fairly complex processes, the question “How random is random?” is worth asking. EZ random numbers If all you need is a casual list of random numbers, the RANDOM variable is an easy […]
The complexity of password complexity
Deploying password quality checking on your Debian-base Linux servers can help to ensure that your users assign reasonable passwords on their accounts, but the settings themselves can be a bit misleading. For example, setting a minimum password length of 12 characters does not mean that your users’ passwords will all have twelve or more characters. […]
Gravityscan, keeping WordPress sites safe
If your website, in common with roughly 25% of all websites, is running WordPress then it’s pretty much certain that it’s being constantly attacked. WordPress is to hackers what raw meat is to jackals because unless sites are assiduously maintained, they quickly become vulnerable to a huge number of exploits. The root cause of this […]