safety

Latest News

  • Microsoft exec suggests Internet tax to pay for security efforts

    You could say it's a public safety issue and do it with general taxation," he said.According to Microsoft, there are 3.8 million infected botnet computers worldwide, 1 million of which are in the US. How will we ever get a leg up on hackers who are…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: San Francisco • Microsoft Windows • Infected • Hackers • Depth • Botnet

  • Intel hits migration delays with Windows 7

    The company has set up application inventories and test environments and has established a "safety net" to run native XP applications. The safety net includes running XP applications in virtualised environments or using XP Mode, a feature in…
    26 February 2010
    Tags: Migrating • Migrate • Fail • Faces • Directory • Compatibility

  • UK government sponsors mobile phone safety tools

    UK government sponsors mobile phone safety tools Jeremy Kirk Anti-theft devices to safeguard personal data news The UK government is bringing three new mobile security technologies designed to safeguard stolen phones to next week's Mobile World…
    12 February 2010
    Tags: Payment • Mobile Phone • Manufacturers • Interest • Council • Carry

  • EU Parliament rejects US bank data deal

    The Lisbon Treaty came into effect at the beginning of this month, granting the Parliament equal say over justice and security issues together with the national governments, collectively known as the EU Council.The Council signed the temporary…
    11 February 2010
    Tags: Sharing • Governments • Blocked • Bank • Authorities • American

  • Microsoft launches child-friendly version of IE8

    Nearly two thirds (64 percent) of under 18s have been contacted by a stranger online, says Microsoft.Research by the tech giant also revealed that 41 percent of parents don't know if their child has privacy settings enabled on their social…
    10 February 2010
    Tags: Safety • Kids • Explorer • Contacted • Child • Bar

  • Toyota in Prius global recall after braking software fault

    Applying increased pressure on the brake pedal when ABS is in operation will give better brake performance, the company said.The new software, already being installed in vehicles in production, will reduce the ABS response time, Toyota said.Toyoda…
    09 February 2010
    Tags: Pressure • Maker • Distance • Controls • Conditions • Car

Latest Features

  • How not to shut down your laptop, and other tips

    Besides safety, there's another perk: If your phone lacks a keyboard, you'll find that dictating text messages is a lot easier than pecking them out on a numeric keypad.If you haven't tried Dial2Do, you're missing out.
    11 March 2010
    Tags: Twitter • Trial • Standby • Prompt • Calendar

  • Overlooked online threats

    The mechanismURL shorteners generally perform no safety checking on the links they process. If you run the updater within Acrobat, for instance, you aren't informed about updates to other Adobe products, so a certain amount of manual research is…
    05 March 2010
    Tags: Race • Mechanisms • Inhouse • Danger • Addons • Ad

  • Is open source the right way to the moon?

    Risk levels will be assessed and considered to balance risk with the cost of safety to the ability of the mission to continue forward.Much like an Alpine expedition, moderate risks will be acceptable in favor of exploration.Access to all…
    04 February 2010
    Tags: Station • Programme • Operator • Mission • Aspects • Administration

  • The best security features in Windows 7

    For safety, Microsoft recommends that enterprises run in standard user, meaning there are no administrative rights to users at all.But if IT managers do give administrative rights to users, AppLocker can safeguard against users running suspicious…
    02 February 2010
    Tags: Security Features • Schedule • Rights • Restore • Hard Drive • Clicking

  • Focus your outsourcing project on outcomes

    While Gartner has noted that providers are moving toward output-based pricing models where services support a process with measurable outcomes, buyers for the most part still seek out the safety of traditional outsourcing models.
    16 November 2009
    Tags: Responsibility • Materials • Forrester Research • Contracts • Leader

  • Windows 7: How to manage users

    The two main tools I'll describe in this article are the 'User Accounts and Family Safety' wizard-based tool, which you can find in the Control Panel, and the traditional 'Local Users and Groups' tool, which is available in Computer Management…
    21 October 2009
    Tags: Active Directory • Safety • Person • Selecting • Disable • Delete

Related Tags

Click on tag below to narrow your search
ads cells cyber dangers defect hazard ion lithium lithium-ion overheat overheating public safety recall
 

How-Tos

  • How to set up a home network with Windows 7

    Go to the User Accounts and Family Safety Control Panel, then pick Add or remove user accounts. HomeGroups lets you connect to files and printers with a group password, if all the PCs have Windows 7. But I'll show you how to get your Windows 7 PC…
    05 January 2010
    Tags: Smb • Folders • Accounts • Folder • Selection • Sharing

  • How to use Facebook and Twitter to market your business

    So Cordarounds developed Bike to Work pants, which have a reflective lining that, when the wearer rolls the cuffs up, provide nighttime safety. Can you tell which of the following tweets is from a small but rapidly growing company?
    27 November 2009
    Tags: Small Businesses • Tracking • Visitors • Ad • San Francisco • Complaint

  • How to avoid joining a botnet

    And while security updates are not the cureall for malware infection, Santorelli said they certainly serve as a strong deterrent.If you are walking down the street as a burglar and you see a house with a Rottweiler, and a visible sign from a…
    20 November 2009
    Tags: House • Steve • Patching • Compromised • Banks • Attachment

  • What is cloud computing, and can it be trusted?

    Data safety in the cloud is not a trivial concern. This FAQ will answer some of the key questions enterprises are asking about cloud computing. Everyone in the IT industry is talking about cloud computing, but there is still confusion about what…
    16 November 2009
    Tags: Software Vendors • Infrastructures • Flexibility • Amazon • Latency • Cloud Computing

  • How to get the most from Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

    Activate it by selecting InPrivate Browsing from the Safety menu. To turn it on, select InPrivate Filtering under the Safety menu. Selecting InPrivate Filtering Settings under the Safety menu shows you how many sites you've visited that show…
    18 September 2009
    Tags: Safety • Ad • Filtering • Selection • Blocked • Addon

  • Case Study: Fire station authority uses Adaptec for disaster recovery

    But it is still vital that the all employees can use the data network in order to see information about their community liaison work and station management, such as dates for school and housing association visits as well fire safety certificates…
    06 July 2007
    Tags: Headquarters • Region • Business Continuity • Hub • Administration • Authority

Reviews

  • Comodo Firewall review

    Again, you'll have to balance safety with being annoyed. If you're looking for maximum protection from a firewall, and are willing to put up with a number of annoyances, you'd do well to install the free Comodo Firewall, an extremely effective…
    11 February 2010
    Tags: Installing • Installation • Firewalls • Dns • Defense • Balance

  • IronKey S200

    Once the activation code is entered, your IronKey is ready to use.To say that this activation process is highly secure is an understatement - neurotic is probably closer to the truth.Another safety feature that protects against brute force attacks…
    30 November 2009
    Tags: Tag • Utilisation • Sec • Cell • Rates • Benchmark

  • Internet Explorer 8 review

    The Page, Safety and Tools icons on the top right of the screen allow you to customize how the browser works, and icons give you access to the RSS reader and to Favorites. It's slower than the competition, yet its host of innovative features will…
    14 October 2009
    Tags: Menus • Reader • Handling • Bar • Map • Displayed

  • Panda Internet Security 2009 review

    Panda Internet Security 2009's vulnerability scanner, for one, is a welcome extra, since practicing good PC safety means making sure your computer is up-to-date with patches. Panda Internet Security 2009 covers all the bases with its features, and…
    16 June 2009
    Tags: Scans • Spyware • Folders • Scanning • Filter • Outlook

  • Pentax X70 review

    Next to its rivals it looks cheap and plastic, and the quality of its captured images is relatively poor, but the Pentax X70 is clearly aimed at home users who want better photos than they'd get from their compact without leaving the safety of…
    02 June 2009
    Tags: Mode • Button • Auto • Photography • Images • Rivals

  • Telmap Navigator on BlackBerry

    For an extra £2.99 a month you can also have UK safety camera alerts. Telmap Navigator is live satnav software for your mobile phone, that we tested on BlackBerry handsets. BlackBerry Maps is the default mapping installation on a BlackBerry handset…
    14 May 2009
    Tags: Handset • Maps • Blackberry • Smartphone • Gps • Navigator

White Papers

  • When corporate network safety starts at employees' homes

    When corporate network safety starts at employees' homes WatchGuard Protecting your network from home wireless hackers whitepaper A step-by-step guide to protecting your network against home wireless hackers and educating employees on the safe use…
    04 June 2009
    Tags: Datacentre • Hackers • Endpoint • Appliances • Protecting • Vpn

  • Executive Guide to Choosing a Message Archiving Solution

    For example, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) imposes requirements on broker-dealers to preserve email and IM communications and to monitor these communications.However, virtually all organizations must satisfy statutory records…
    12 April 2007
    Tags: Act • Requirements • Archiving • Records • Organization • Stores

  • THE TOP 5 IT CONSIDERATIONS FOR SECURE WIRELESS EMAIL

    The very features that offer a boon to mobile workers are the same features threatening the safety of enterprise data and creating new challenges for technology management staffs. Regardless of the vendor company you ultimately choose to secure…
    02 April 2007
    Tags: Departments • Workers • App • Creating • Evaluating • Considerations

  • Leveraging Ultra Wideband (UWB) Technology to Enable Next-Generation Handset-Centric Applications

    As the technology's potential advantages for public communications in public safety, enterprise and consumer applications became more apparent, the FCC allocated unlicensed radio frequency spectrum for ultra-wideband use.Using unlicensed spectrum…
    16 March 2007
    Tags: Radio • Ultra • Opportunities • Spectrum • Unlicensed • Wideband

  • A Guide to Reducing the Risk of Costly Data Breaches

    Confidential data can be stored in the relative safety of a mainframe computer or it can reside on desktop PCs or mobile devices such as laptop PCs. The purpose of this White Paper is to assist Iron Mountain customers and technical support…
    08 March 2007
    Tags: Iron • Microsoft Windows • Data Protection • White Paper • Breaches • Mobile Devices

  • Defining IT Portfolio Management

    Because each customer is different - with one willing to assume more risk for the chance of greater returns, while another looks for safety, and a third for diversity - the manager's investment decisions must reflect the specific needs of each…
    20 February 2007
    Tags: Investment • Portfolio • Investments • Returns • Suite • Bounds

Popular Searches

See what's hot right now
windows 7 ipad facebook login iphone virgin media security nvidia geforce 9200 thin client voip cloud computing cisco rexspy openoffice 3.3 vpn nas facebook avg

Today's Topics

See what's hot today in our topics cloud
cyberattack six-core management system lowering piracy content management Xeon 5500 Windows Phone Silverlight Oki Xeon 5600 trademark MIX10 Nehalem Mono Apple iPhone
 
Powered by Ultra Knowledge

Techworld White Papers

Email archiving: Top 10 myths and challenges

This survey looks at a number of challenges and myths around email archiving that may also slow adoption of full archiving.

Download Whitepaper

Strategic mobile deployments

Deploying mobile applications? Supporting multiple devices? See why mobile platforms should be part of your IT strategy.

Download Whitepaper

Creating an AUP: Common myths & mistakes

Avoid the common myths & mistakes when implementing your AUP

Download Whitepaper

Legal risks of uncontrolled email and web use

Exploring the challenges facing IT Mangers today and vital steps to ensure safe internet an email use by employees.

Download Whitepaper

Techworld UK - Technology - Business

COLT White Paper

Virtualisation 2.0
Driving to higher ground beyond the basics

Virtualisation can deliver unparalleled efficiency and cost reductions to your business, allowing direct access to servers and guaranteeing a dependable, rapid response in times of crisis. Read this e-book to learn more about consolidation, discover the latest technologies and find out how to reduce the TCO of virtualisation.

Download E-Book
COLT White Paper

IT Misuse Survey

Complete this survey and you could win a Nexus One

Techworld are running a short survey to discover how UK businesses are managing Internet and email misuse in the Enterprise.

Complete Survey

Webcast: IT Financial Management: Cost Optimisation for Efficiency and Agility.
On Demand Webcast
Join this webcast to learn about the techniques and technologies that can help you prove the value of IT to the business by understanding the true cost of today's IT services and those that will be necessary to deliver future success.

Register Today