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How quantum computing will change security forever, Part 1 – The need to move away from classical computing

January 18, 2013
Konstantinos Karagianni 0

By Konstantinos Karagianni, Principal Consultant, Ethical Hacking

Classical computers that work with zeros and ones will soon join the abacus and UNIVAC on computer-history timelines. In this first instalment of a multi-part series, we’ll look at how binary beasts have just about reached their architectural limits, and how a truly strange creature—the quantum computer—may both overcome these limits and make possible advanced functions that could revolutionize information technology.

Chip makers won’t admit it’s time to panic, but we’ve hit maximum trace-shrink. Before long traces will have to be one-electron wide to allow for cramming more transistors into the miniature metropolises that are CPUs. And when we reach such an ultimate frontier of tininess, all digital hell will break loose. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Global, IT Infrastructure, Security Tagged With: encryption, IT infrastructure, security

Understanding and Accommodating the Power of The Individual

January 15, 2013
BT Let’s Talk 0

The age of universal connectivity is upon us. By 2014, there will be more mobile devices connected to the Internet than PCs. What are some of the key implications of this phenomenon? For society? For communications networks and their security? And for the future shape of the workplace? Our Istanbul Big Conversation Summit addressed the questions and debated some of the answers.

Almost everywhere on the planet, the instant global connectivity provided by personal mobile devices is changing social relationships, engagement with brands and even whole societies. In Turkey, location of our most recent Big Conversation, the phenomenon of instant communication is both prolific and well understood. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Global, Mobile, Security, Unified Communications Tagged With: BYOD, communication, connecting for a better future, mobile devices, Networks, security, The Big Conversation

Financial-services-strength security

January 9, 2013
Chris Pickles 0

A few years ago one of our business development team met with the CTO of one of the largest banks in the world because he wanted to talk about some of our new services that were targeted at financial institutions. He described them as “industrial-strength” – at which point the bank’s CTO told him that if all he could offer was “industrial-strength” services then he might as well leave now. He explained that banks have to work to higher standards than even the largest industrial firms, and we took that view to heart.

Reading the financial security news over the last week, it’s dotted with what have become more regular stories – six-figure sums lost here, six-figure volumes of client data lost there, etc. It used to be that you didn’t hear about these things – they were hushed up, but that’s much harder to achieve today. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Financial Services, Global, Security Tagged With: Finance, finance industry, global, global economy, security

How to approach cyber security in 2013

January 3, 2013
Mark Danton 0

By Mark Danton, general Manager, BT Assure

Looking ahead in 2013, what steps can organisations take to try and manage the threats to their network?

In the second part of our two-part issues on cyber security in 2012/2013, we take a look at three things for organisations to think about in the year ahead. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Global, Security Tagged With: cyber crime, data protection, mobile devices, security

Making sense of the threats we faced in 2012

December 28, 2012
Mark Danton 0

By Mark Danton, General Manager, BT Assure.

Looking back at 2012 it’s clear that many of the threats we faced at the beginning of the year are still there for us to tackle. That’s because the world we live in is still evolving from one of static networks, to one where device proliferation and permeable networks are the big issues of the day.

So in the first part of our two-part issue on cyber security in 2012/2013, we take a look at three major challenges organisations have faced and continue to face in the years ahead. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Global, Security, Unified Communications Tagged With: BYOD, cyber crime, malware, Networks, security

T’was the week before Christmas, and all through the house…

Counting down to 2013 — but first our favourite footage from 2012

December 19, 2012
Martin Brown 0

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Filed Under: Global, Security Tagged With: fraud, online security, password security, security

Do banks need to be IT experts?

December 18, 2012
Jonathan Charley 0

There is no doubt that banks are hugely dependent upon technology to deliver services to their customers. But banks differ significantly as to how they address this need.

For many years, Santander has been clear that having ownership of world-class IT competencies is critical to the success of the bank, and this approach has underpinned the growth of its business. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Financial Services, Global Tagged With: Finance, finance industry, IT Strategy, security, sustainability, systems integration

Counting down to 2013 — but first our favourite footage from 2012

December 17, 2012
Craig Chadburn 0

I don’t know about you but my Christmas list has been gathering dust on the fridge for a month or so now; and it looks like it’s being strategically ignored by the people it’s aimed at.

Around this time of year I always forget my entrenched lack of organisation and start bullet pointing. I suppose it’s the time of year to be planning ahead and that’s why I do it; planning what I want for Christmas; planning what needs to be done before the big day; and thinking about what needs to be done at work in the New Year. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agile & Flexible Working, Global, Intelligent Networks, IT Infrastructure, London 2012, Security, Unified Communications Tagged With: BT Assure, BT Connect, BT One, everyday lives, global, intelligent networks, security, unified communications

Malware 2.0

December 13, 2012
Carl Blackett 0

By Carl Blackett, Norfolk County Council’s ICT Security Architect

The year 2000 brought many changes to the world, people were celebrating the birth of the new millennium, even travelling around the work to be the first to experience this once in a lifetime event.

There was lots of press coverage around the celebrations and something referred to as ‘The Y2K bug’. That was the fear that as the global clocks struck midnight computer systems around the world would fail leading to global meltdown, aircraft dropping from the skies and other catastrophic events. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Global, Security, Social business Tagged With: IT infrastructure, malware, security, social media, social networking

Bring Your Own….Cube!

December 13, 2012
Sanjay Maraj 0

By Sanjay Maraj, Global practice Head of Mobility, BT Advise

Some film fans may have seen The Cube, a low budget cult film made by Vincenzo Natali, where characters wake up to find themselves in a series of connected cubes.

All cubes are the same shape and size, windowless, claustrophobic, and each one has a deadly secret which provides a nasty surprise — yes it is a horror film! [Read more...]

Filed Under: Global, Retail Tagged With: BYOD, consumerization, mobility, security, smartphones

To Queue or Not To Queue? Only if you get Value for Effort

Queuing – it may be a British pastime but it’s not exactly something that we relish doing. How many times have you just shrugged and walked away when it’s “not worth the effort”? We are busy people who want to minimise the amount of time, energy and effort we put into things that we don’t [...]

Do you know why collaboration really matters?

There are numerous reasons why collaboration matters. Saving costs is one, for instance by lowering travel expenses. Increased productivity is another. And then there’s the fact that the ability to collaborate often comes from within the organization and your workers in these days of consumerization and BYOD. Hundreds of analysts and reports look at all [...]

Make it Easy and They Will Come

There’s a basic fact behind every purchase you make – you want it to work. Whether it’s a washing machine, a car or a broadband service, you want it to work. And the effort you have to put in to making your purchase work will influence how you feel about the company that sold it [...]

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