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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 [...]

Is “Generation Gmail” Really Putting Businesses at Risk?

In my industry talks on Social Media, I mention the challenges presented to organisations by consumer technologies, so-called “shadow IT”, social media and mobile technologies. A new generation of technology users are used to having leading edge, powerful technologies and are not satisfied with the constraints placed by their employers on their technology use, productivity [...]

European Commission Announces 1.2 Billion Euros for ICT Research in Europe

ICT research in Europe is set to get a major boost in 2011 with the announcement today by the European Commission of a call for proposals for research projects worth 1.2 billion euros.

Don’t Let A Crisis Put You Out Of Business

How To Ensure Business Continuity After A Disaster When things are going well, or when you’ve no obvious problems, it can be easy to forget the risks your business faces every day.  These can include fire, flood, theft, equipment failure, network failure, human error, computer viruses or industrial action. Preparing a business continuity plan (BCP) [...]

OpenDNS Does The Business For Irish Web Users

Thanks to a numbed of Tweeters, I was referred to OpenDNS, which is a provider of free security and infrastructure services that make the Internet safer through integrated Web content filtering, anti-phishing and DNS. I had to sign up for a free account, which was very easy to do and took just a few minutes. Once this was done, I changed the DNS entries in my broadband router and I was up and running on the web again.