Robert Schifreen

Recent articles by Robert Schifreen

A guide to safer coding

A guide to safer coding

Worried about your website being hacked? Robert Schifreen offers some advice on how to avoid becoming a victim
Robert Schifreen Jul 1 2005 1:05PM Security
Debate: Educating users is a waste of time – firms would be wiser to spend more on technology

Debate: Educating users is a waste of time – firms would be wiser to spend more on technology

Robert Schifreen May 13 2005 5:35PM Security
Don’t do it Bill. All this will achieve is more hacking

Don’t do it Bill. All this will achieve is more hacking

In an interview last month for the BBC, Bill Gates once again stressed how seriously Microsoft is now taking security. He spoke proudly, for example, of the 100 million downloads of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. "Users don't achieve full potential," he said, "if they're having to worry about something like security."
Robert Schifreen Mar 17 2005 3:03PM Security
CMA needs teeth so that it can bite email fraudsters

CMA needs teeth so that it can bite email fraudsters

As we well know, the provenance of an email message can't be trusted. Sadly, the general internet-hooked public had only been made aware of this recently, as a result of two developments.
Robert Schifreen Feb 22 2005 5:00PM Security
Spammers are a pain and so is not backing up

Spammers are a pain and so is not backing up

Robert Schifreen Jan 11 2005 12:29PM Security
Passwords  have finally reached their sell-by date

Passwords have finally reached their sell-by date

Robert Schifreen Dec 6 2004 4:41PM Security
Email: Are we all too reliant on our new best friend?

Email: Are we all too reliant on our new best friend?

Robert Schifreen Nov 12 2004 4:55PM Security

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