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Archive of posts tagged privacy

Cloud Computing – Security Implications

I’ve been working for a while on a policy and associated procedures for Trinity College Dublin to enable us to leverage various cloud technologies and services for the benefit of the college. What has struck me is the complexity of dealing with the topic in a large-scale environment. As consumers, many of us use cloud [...]

eCall In-Vehicle System Could Save 2,500 Lives Each Year

Imagine the scene: you are driving alone at night (video link) in an isolated area somewhere in Europe and you have a very bad crash, leaving you seriously injured and unable to communicate with anyone or to use your telephone to call the emergency services. Your chances of dying in such a situation would be [...]

Social Media Revolution? What’s Your View?

This interesting and very cleverly done video had had over 70,000 views since being posted in the past few days on YouTube. It is also generating the usual mix of light and heat in the accompanying comments. Whatever one’s personal views about Social Media, I think it would be foolish to ignore the reality and [...]

More Laptops Stolen – And This Time It’s Personal!

Bord Gais Eireann reports today that four laptop computers, one of which contained customer information, were stoled from its premises in Dublin on 5 June 2009. This article discusses the main threats to information security and the steps that should be taken to combat them.

Laptop Theft and Data Loss By Irish Health Service Executive

The theft of 15 laptop computers from the Irish Health Service Executive once again raises the issues of data security and management and the protection of personal private information.