This week is Cyber Security Awareness Week (27-31 May 2013) courtesy of NetSafe. It always helps when there is more than one voice in the cyber wilderness trying to convince people that cyber threats are very real and have a real cost associated with them. Binary Limited supports Cyber Awareness Week and encourages all our clients and potential clients to educate themselves on appropriate steps to take to protect themselves and their priceless data.

I am not exaggerating when I say that cyber criminals are lurking out there and actively hunting out their next victims, It’s hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys in the nameless (and I don’t consider Bob2568 to be a proper name), faceless (an avatar is not a face) world of cyber-space. We have touched on what motivates hackers but it often helps to understand the world of cyber criminals a little more in order to protect ourselves from them.

There would be a brave few who would argue that technology at work hasn’t changed the way we work. The technological transformation of the workplace is well into the next wave – remember how the fax machine was leading edge when it was first introduced? It evolved from using thermal paper with the magenta stripe when close to the end of the roll to radically using regular photocopy paper.

The 45 Million Dollar Hack

Charges have just been put to the alleged perpetrators of the 45 million dollar hack that took the world by surprise this February. The hackers netted 45 million dollars through a shockingly simple scheme that involved infiltrating computer systems that create debit cards and credit cards.

Continuing the theme of technology’s impact on our work environment (see our post on 20 years of Internet), we take a look at sustainable workplaces and how they can work for you. Many tenets of sustainable workplaces have their origins in the paperless office and this has gradually evolved to incorporate all aspects of sustainability.

The old saying is still true – the more things change, the more they stay the same. With 20 years of internet, technology has definitely changed, the end results are the same. Whereas in times past, conmen would spin you a sad tale to get you to write a cheque (yes a cheque, remember those?!) or hand over your hard earned cash.