Please, please steal my phone (and data)

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Category: Blog

So it is not a mobile phone but it could have been. Pickpocket heaven on the London Underground!

Tablets a laptop replacement, maybe, but not this second

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Sorry all, I have neglected this blog as I have been creating a new company or two.

A few weeks back I bought a Blackberry Playbook, speed, stability and security is why I picked it.

Yesterday I had two hours free before a networking event in St Paul's so I bought my Playbook along as I was waiting for a file.

The file came and took about 20-30mins to process whereas a laptop would take 5mins. Tablets are great for basic email and web browsing but not editing websites. Maybe a laptop replacement but no yet.

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IT Security: companies do not do themselves any favours

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Category: Cyber Security (Personal)

We have all heard the marketing saying ‘less is more’ and when it comes to IT security the same applies. Fewer devices and services is far easier to manage and secure. Early in the new millennium the mainstream computer was born with the release of Windows XP which became the de facto standard and today it is still widely used.

Ten years ago laptops were clumpy, slow, heavy and expensive and USB sticks had low storage capacity and were also pricey. Most people only had a desktop computer which was easier to control since they only had to secure it against electronic threats ... a desktop is more difficult to steal than a slim, lightweight laptop.

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