Archive: security
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Mar 27, 2013
5 CommentsIs the Internet slower this week?
So the Internet is under attack and the attack is being blamed for slow broadband speeds. The odd thing is that there seems to be very little sign of this from an analysis of the speed tests people are running on our site. Of course it is possible that people may be finding some services...
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Apr 17, 2012
No CommentsPoll Results: Email Security poll reveals 17% have no idea if their email is encrypted?
Another of our regular polls has produced some interesting results, and attracted over 1,500 responses from the visitors to thinkbroadband. Of course not all visitors will be the average internet user, but even so, the results of this poll are very interesting. Looking at how many people use the provider-supplied email service, reveals that a...
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Apr 07, 2011
10 CommentsHow secure is your personal data with Vodafone?
by Sebastien Lahtinen The recent stories in the media of marketing firm Epsilon has brought into sharp focus the problems associated with managing user data, as well as the fact most users simply do not know where their data is stored. Whilst I am disappointed that such a breach has occurred, no system administrator is...