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Hani El-Qasem

BBC Report Highlights Bad Spelling As Key Factor In Email Data Loss

A BBC Report has highlighted mis-spelled email addresses as a key factor in loss of sensitive data via email.  Putting a dot in the wrong place or utilizing slight mis-spellings in domain names has presented a security loop hole for malicious attackers to use to steal data. Click For BBC Report Many large organisations use [...]

Hi Mum, I’m on TV – Campaign Win

For the past two years I’ve been working with my neighbours to try and stop a heavy industrial waste processing and burning plant from being built just 100 metres from my family home.  As co-founder, and soon after appointed Chairman of the opposition group (Say No To Green Lane Incinerator), I thought I’d share our [...]

ePrivacy Directive: EU to tighten up on Data Breach Notifications

You may be aware that the EU recently put into force the updated ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC).  As of May 2011, the use of cookies to track website visitor information is now strictly prohibited.  Cookies which were previously used to track visitor behaviour and personal details may now only be used with the express permission of the visitor. Interesting [...]

Phone Hacking How To: Hacking Voicemail

I’ve been asked in recent weeks how the News of the World private investigators were able to hack into the voicemail of the alleged 4,000 victims of the phone hacking scandal.  While the details of all that activity are something for the police to worry about, we can explain the basic methodology of a simple [...]

Poll: Who Should Become New Met Police Chief?

As the plot thickens on the UK Phone Hacking scandal, yesterday we saw the Chief of the London Metropolitan Police (Sir Paul Stephenson) resign. In an effort to help identify credible candidates to replace him. We have created the following poll to canvas the opinion of the public.  Our nominated candidates are: Robocop Rebekah Brooks Tom Pellereau [...]