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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Cisco Reveals, Cyber Criminals Are Investing Heavily in Money Muling
Cisco’s latest Annual Security Report reveals that as the cybercriminal economy expands with criminals gaining access to even more financial credentials, there is a growing need for money mules – people recruited to set up bank accounts, or even use their … Continue reading
Posted in cybercime, mobile working, security, social media
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2010 is First Year of Declining Spam Volume in History of Internet
In Cisco’s latest Annual Security Report, it reveals that 2010 marks the first year of declining global spam volume in the history of the Internet. Despite this good news, the problem spots were developing nations, including France, Germany, and the … Continue reading
Posted in connectivity, cybercime, security, social media, spam
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Electric wonderland? But how far can you go on a single battery?
Recently the BBC’s Brian Milligan undertook a very interesting experiment where he drove an electric car from London to Edinburgh - a journey of 484 miles or 778km – using just the UK public charging network to recharge the car battery. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Carbon Footprint, electric car, Green, Sustainability
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Evolution of the Cloud
A really interesting video on the future of the cloud and how cloud is evolving from Lew Tucker, Cisco’s CTO Cloud. Dominic Cook
Posted in cloud, connectivity, security
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Ageing population: is it an opportunity?
The UK government recently scraped the default retirement age. It means employers will no longer be allowed to dismiss staff just because they have reached the age of 65. The UK is not alone, governments across Europe are reevaluating the age … Continue reading
Posted in mobile working, social media, Telepresence
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When increased security leads to increased hard sell
I have just became one of those credit card ‘rate tarts’ and moved from one credit card company to another. So this morning I had to activate my new card. Usually when I’ve done this before it’s simply been an … Continue reading
Posted in cybercime, mobile working, security
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CEO’s: Listen to your CIO’s
On Tuesday, my worst nightmare occurred. My house went into foreclosure. The bank was taking possession of it. I was horrified, but not because I was losing my home, but because a computer glitch caused my payments to be read … Continue reading
Posted in connectivity, integration, technology
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Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam – But Is Spam Coming or Going?
Over the last week the topic of spam has been thrust into the spotlight once again with reports last week of dramatic falls in spam volume, only for it to be reported in a popular news site this week that it has … Continue reading
Posted in cybercime, security, social media, spam
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Connecting With Technology
Years ago, the promise of technology advancement was about voice activation. We all marvelled at prototype robots that could respond to our voice commands and enthusiastically envisioned how household chores would become an armchair activity. Voice activated robots never really … Continue reading
Posted in connectivity, mobile working, smartphone, social media, Tablets, technology, Uncategorized
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Work is a Thing You Do, Not a Place You Go
In the video below, Delyth Harris, Cisco Head of Borderless Networks Marketing, Europe, talks about creating a more borderless user experience where work is a thing you do and not a place you go. Delyth Harris summarises the key findings … Continue reading
Posted in connectivity, mobile working, security, smartphone, Tablets, technology, Telepresence, video, Video conferencing
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