Starting at the device side, it is apparent from history that trying to enforce a device on a workforce is not viable - look what has happened with laptops and mobile phones. If the areas most used by the sales force within a CRM application are...
The only contender for the title of 'most beloved' I have encountered has been the Mac, it's users display that same fierce, protective love of their machines and its capabilities. I have a piece of History!
Now only once in the history of IT has this really happened across both hardware and software, and that was in the period of IBM's dominance. Middleware is now available to provide a layer that smoothes out the wrinkles between different systems.
But history shows that vendor acceptance of an idea does not necessarily reflect acceptance in the corporate mainstream. The logic is that much of Redmond’s leverage is dependent on its incumbency in the operating system layer, so attacking this is...
The Computer Misuse Act naturally discusses computers, specifically the question of unauthorised access or modification. Perhaps the most important element, though, are those situations in which the question of computer-derived evidence is...
This story has been repeated over and over throughout history. Right now the many VoIP apps seem particularly vulnerable and should also be shipped with a layer of updateable protection. Here we are in the middle of the biggest crime wave our...