Jul 02
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A colleague of mine at work started blogging again last weekend, highlighting a very good point that if 2-Factor Authentication is being offered to online gaming players, they why the hell are there still governments and financial institutions across the world that still rely on basic UserID and Password authentication to their online services?
Although an interesting debate, I’m not going to go into a rant about this today. What has caught my eye though as an article in todays Australian IT highlighting that a survey reveals that the majority of Australian Organisations are confident in the security of their IT systems, have rarely had that tested and can withstand all types of attacks.
Although I would like to see the details of the survey, this statement scares me. The article describes how:
[…] organisations have reached a level of comfort with security, as most internal security projects have been completed.
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written by Simon Harvey
\\ tags: compliance, governance, grc, infosec, marketing, organisational, risk
Jun 07
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- You know the meaning of the word “girt”.
- You believe that stubbies can be either drunk or worn.
- You think it’s normal to have a leader called Kevin.
- You waddle when you walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount vouchers stuffed in your wallet or purse.
- You’ve made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the garden.
- You believe it is appropriate to
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written by Simon Harvey
\\ tags: australia
May 27
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Going through Digg this evening, I came across this article in the Pommie Times that resonated with me, particularly for the past two or three years. I’ve only just turned 30, but apparently I am a SPURMO - a Single, Proud, UnmarRied Man Over Thirty.
For proof, check out the self-test: Continue reading »
written by Simon Harvey
\\ tags: spurmo
Apr 20
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has almost got his way.
British weather has officially been declared Muslim
It’s partly Sunni but mostly Shi’ite.
written by Simon Harvey
\\ tags: britain, weather
Apr 19
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Last year I posted about when I tried to turn my PS3 into a Media Centre. Even though some dedicated distributions have started to appear, such as Ubuntu builds, I actually realised (durr) that the whole point of getting the PS3 was to play games; and why bother turning that into a media centre when I’ve got a perfectly good Mac Mini lying around? Continue reading »
written by Simon Harvey
\\ tags: mac mediacentre howto leopard
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