Author Archives: Sabrina
LulzSec: A Drop in the Ocean of Cybercrime.
The LulzSec ring leader, 28 year old Hector Xavier Monsegur has been working closely with the FBI since he was secretly arrested last June. The type of deal he struck with the FBI has not been specified however it is assumed it will have reduced his jail sentence from 124 years. The list of arrests on Tuesday included one in the United States, two in the UK and two in …
Stricter Data Controls in China: Microblogging
An online announcement in China has ordered all microblog companies registered in Beijing to enforce real name registration within three months. The tightening rules are a bid to control the microblogs gaining influence and the speed at which they share information. The latest summer figures have identified almost 500 million internet users in China, more than any other country in the world. Government officials have warned that further, tighter new …
IT in Education
BBC Technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones calls for support for a campaign seeking to boost the teaching of computer skills in schools. Already fully backed by leading technology firms such as Google and Microsoft, the campaign is supported by the Next Gen report written by co-authors Alex Hope and Ian Livingston. The report argues that changes to the school curriculum could help the UK become the global hub for video games …
Growing Number of Britons Online
More than 8.4 million Britons have never used the web, or 16.8% of the British population. A survey by the Office of National Statistics shows that more people are getting online, with the number of adults falling by almost 300,000 in the last quarter. The recent figures compare substantially to the figure of a fall of 12,000 in the previous quarter. The figures echo Google CEO, Eric Schmidt’s belief over …
Diversification of Domain Suffixes
Icann (Internet committee for Assigned Names & Numbers) is the organisation who manages the use of internet domains. They announced this autumn that they were extending the suffixes from January 2012 beyond the existing 22 including .com, .net, .uk. Applications for new domains will be open for a limited period of three months, closing on the 12 April 2012. Keeping to the deadline will be critical, as the next opportunity …
Backup Technology shares advice for a career in IT
Five University of Leeds students visited the Backup Technology UK Headquarters last Tuesday evening for a careers presentation and reception. Students had signed up to the event through their Careers Centre to find out more about a career in IT. CEO Simon Chappell and Stewart Parkin, Sales Manager, greeted students at their head office premises for the evening presentation. Simon started the event by welcoming and introducing students to the …
Dangers of Social Media & Driving
In the past few years, social media has become a daily, or even hourly, part of millions of people’s lives. Since the advent of the mobile phone, drivers are facing more and more potential distractions whilst driving. A UK survey has reported that 27% of people have admitted to illegally using Facebook whilst driving. This distraction puts the driver and innocent people at risk to serious consequences and endangerment, when …
Cloud – too elite for the Digital Underclass?
ZDNet journalist Jason Perlow warns of the slow demise of the public library. The growth of digital media means that it is now the preferred way of distributing books, magazines, films, music and newspapers. So, the fears seem to grow truer as the digital revolution reveals what could be the onset of a digital underclass, those who do not have the capital or the skills to acquire digital media for …
UK Lagging Behind In Technology – What Can We Do?
Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google, condemned the British education system at the Edinburgh International Television Festival over the summer. A summary of the speech was that the UK, the home of the world’s greatest technological inventions, is now lagging behind. At the Techmesh & IT Expo in Leeds this week, Ajaz Ahmed, founder of Legal365.com commented on this idea when looking at the Sunday Times Tech Track 100. He identified …
Backup Technology Launch New Website and Monitoring Portal
Backup Technology celebrates its 6th birthday with the launch of a new website and updated monitoring portal. Developed in-house, the new website was designed to reflect Backup Technology’s recent rebranding and to strengthen communications with customers, partners and suppliers. It features new content and case studies, more information on services, industry news, company news, press releases and the company blog. In addition, Backup Technology’s in-house monitoring portal has also been …
