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Archive of entries posted on August 2008

Data loss by PA Consulting

The recent loss by PA Consulting of data about criminals in Britain raises many questions about data security and highlights the difficult of guaranteeing privacy and security of data.  With the proliferation of portable storage devices, coupled with their increasing capacity and low cost, the challenges of maintaining data privacy and security are considerable. I [...]

Mindtouch Deki makes group collaboration easy

I recently downloaded a free open source software system called Mindtouch Deki from California-based company, Mindtouch. More than just a wiki, Mindtouch Deki is a web-based collaboration tool that enables teams to work together and share files and information over the Internet. I am currently involved in a project involving four organisations in Ireland; one [...]