Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched a new free service that protects its customers against the threat of online attacks from fraudsters and cyber criminals.
- NEIL STINCHCOMBE
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Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched a new free service that protects its customers against the threat of online attacks from fraudsters and cyber criminals.
Hacktivism and It’s Criminal Inspiration
The recent hacking spree by Lulzsec has helped make hacktivism a household term. Although hacktivism is nothing new, it has undergone a rapid evolution that is driven and inspired by criminal, for-profit hacking. The Lulzsec team leveraged the methods and technologies used by private hackers to steal data and sell it on the black market. During the Cold War, we witnessed how military advances drove private sector—especially in aviation. Today’s robust criminal hacking industry has helped driving hacktivism.
What do Chet Sherer and George Best have in common? Most of us have heard of George, one of the greatest football (soccer) players to ever step on a field. George died after a long illness in 2005, probably due to years of what could be termed a self destructive lifestyle. He is famously quoted as saying: “In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life,” and later “I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep.” Chet was a colleague who lived a quiet life, did his job, and recently died suddenly from a burst aorta. Both are gone – the one after years of apparently not looking after his health, and the other through a sudden aortic aneurysm.
It seems that board-level executives are not as keen as their IT professionals on the adoption of Cloud computing according to no less than three new reports. The reports from heavyweights Dell, IBM and Symantec report varying levels of fear, uncertainty and doubt about Cloud adoption. This is a little surprising given the importance CEOs and boards always purport to give to efficiency and cost reductions – two of the undoubted benefits of Cloud computing.
To expose official corruption in Nigeria, re-orientate the psyche of Nigerians and usher in the Nigerian renaissance
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