Stories by David Gee

Encryption by default at 80%

You should care about the new block cipher standard. Each and every time you use one of those point-of-sale devices what happens, your precious credit card information stored in that very reader.

Not only Siri is listening to you

Last year it was revealed that the microphones on Samsung ‘smart’ televisions were always on, to enable the device receive voice instructions at any moment.

Who wants to be a CIO?

For many IT managers becoming a chief information officer is an ambition that may be openly or — more likely — secretly hold.

Is Skype finally ready for call centres?

Why can’t I use Skype at work? This is a question that I first asked back in 2004. I just love Skype and use it extensively at home — why can’t I use this in the office?

The problem with cloud

Cloud has made headway but within most enterprises it is still confined to a minority of workloads.

What makes ‘smart contracts’ smart?

Contract law has been a fundamental cornerstone of the formation of modern human society. Smart contracts, an expression coined by Nick Szabo, represent a digital evolution of contracts.

Understanding 3-speed IT

As kids many of us had a bike with only a single gear; that was before we got a chance to ride three-speed, geared bikes. It was fine when you were riding along a flat surface. But the real world is full of hills.

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