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Did the Job of Security Software Just get Bigger?
Con Mallon | 03 Feb 2010 | 0 comments

Well, it looks that way. We are only just into the second month of 2010 and yet we can now see, in prospect, a whole new raft of innovation coming our way. At CES a lot of the attention was with respect to eBook readers and new slate/tablet based PCs. These new devices are squarely focused on digital content. The success of Amazon and Apple in the digital content arena clearly shows that there is a big market for digital content and that money can be made as a result. We have seen a lot of activity in the eBook reader market, with many companies starting to launch products. Amazon, with the Kindle, has very much been the vanguard of showing how this can all come together.
 
CES also witnessed a range of announcements with respect to tablet computers. We saw products from HP, Lenovo (interesting cross-over laptop/tablet device), Sony, Archos, etc. Many of these products will start to come to market mid-point this year. Some people commented that these CES...

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Playing on Doubts and Fears
Con Mallon | 23 Nov 2007 | 0 comments

While the scale of the data loss by theUK’s Revenue and Customs is indeed stunning, there is still noindication that the missing disks containing information from 25million UK residents has actually fallen into unfriendly hands.However, this is now almost irrelevant as we in the security industrysit and wait for the first scam or phishing attack that plays onpeople’s doubts and fears.

For those unaware of this issue, on November 20th Her Majesty’sRevenue & Customs (HMRC - the UK's tax and excise agency)acknowledged that it had lost two computer disks containing largeamounts of confidential information, including names, addresses, datesof birth, and in some cases bank account information. The missing disks— apparently lost while being transported — may include information onas many as 25 million individuals, including recipients of childbenefits.

HMRC believe the disks are still within one of their sites, butafter an exhaustive search, they have...

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Playing on Doubts and Fears
Con Mallon | 23 Nov 2007 | 0 comments

While the scale of the data loss by theUK’s Revenue and Customs is indeed stunning, there is still noindication that the missing disks containing information from 25million UK residents has actually fallen into unfriendly hands.However, this is now almost irrelevant as we in the security industrysit and wait for the first scam or phishing attack that plays onpeople’s doubts and fears.

For those unaware of this issue, on November 20th Her Majesty’sRevenue & Customs (HMRC - the UK's tax and excise agency)acknowledged that it had lost two computer disks containing largeamounts of confidential information, including names, addresses, datesof birth, and in some cases bank account information. The missing disks— apparently lost while being transported — may include information onas many as 25 million individuals, including recipients of childbenefits.

HMRC believe the disks are still within one of their sites, butafter an exhaustive search, they have...

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