So-called millennials don't like rigid security, but IT professionals will have to get tough with the rising tide of consumer IT used in the workplace, says Larry Walsh

Backup and disaster recovery could be the focus of a turf war, says Larry Walsh. Is it a storage function or a security job?

It may seem tempting to make the entire world your "friend", but social networks have their own rules of etiquette, says Samuel Greengard

Whatever the outcome of Google's Wi-Fi privacy fiasco, it should persuade small businesses to close their Wi-Fi security, says Larry Walsh

As European politicians fall for yet another lobby trap, Peter Judge sighs and says let's get on with the task of educating our elected representatives

Facebook has made some concessions, but most of us are so addicted, it can pretty much do what it likes, says Peter Judge

If the software industry can't make applications secure, should governments wade in with regulations? Peter Judge thinks not

Now ordinary people are concerned about Facebook's privacy practices, Larry Walsh asks: will they change their behaviour?

Facebook has a slack attitude to privacy, and if its users don't keep their wits about them it will become a target for hackers, says Peter Judge

The government's ID Card scheme failed because it wasn't thought through, says Andrew Donoghue. Smart meters could go the same way, if security is not worked out