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As a regular writer of articles and of course blogs, the issue of publishing material that is never overtly offensive, is of course always uppermost in mind. There should always be self discipline in ...
This GEMALTO mini online banking authentication device and IBM's USB dongle stick (whatever its called) are not any better than a simple time-based OTP generator. And no, I don't work for RSA or Veri
The announcement that BP's third quarter profits have exceeded £6billion has to be a worry for governments and just about everyone on the planet. In these times of economic worry and with the financia...
I read with interest ‘futurologist’ Richard Watson’s predictions for the next fifty years. So if you’re a technologist, or just wondered what life will be like in 2045, take a look at his book or the ...
This blog sometimes flirts with the idea of news, rather than just comment, and I couldn't resist this story. I saw it today in the Scotsman (though it's also more detail here in the Daily Mail). ...
While I commend IBM on their attempt to create a practical solution to online banking fraud, because we all know there is a real problem, but this device, which looks very similar in concept to someth...
It has been reported that the 'internet' companies Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have agreed to a set of voluntary guidelines that are aimed at reducing the risk that their actions could assist in the ...
With Barclaycard chief Antony Jenkins predicting that the humble plastic card is doomed as we all migrate to mobile phones and biometrics, German vendor Giesecke & Devrient looks like it has been...
The reduction in IT spending now sounds quite small compared to the 18 billion pound losses racked up by hedge funds over the last couple of days. Many had bet on VW shares going down. They rose 348% ...
I thought this was a wonderful headline; has anyone been to Canary Wharf of an evening/nightime - perhaps HSBC can sell their solar panel system to other users, must be the biggest carbon footprint in...
I'm appalled by this. How can a bank with an ethical policy treat its own workers like this? I shall be writing to ask them once I've calmed down a bit. I would transfer all my funds elsewhere if ther...
As the facial biometric authentication is developing, I can foresee a scenario, when the face of the customers are scanned by a corner camera as they step into a bank branch. The authentication is don...