October, 2005 saw fifty five US soldiers in Iraq killed by increasingly sophisticated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
At this stage there are 90 ways in which to detonate an IED including remote detonation by radio waves or even infrared signals.
The improved tactics of the insurgency are causing
major concern for US forces who are struggling to react.
While […]
Not surprisingly, 2005 was the worst year ever for computer security breaches.
This is hardly surprising considering the exponential growth of the internet as well as the wider adoption of general technology - in fact it would be very surprising if 2006 doesn’t outsrip 2005 for cyber-crime easily.
In 2004 cyber crime netted the recipients $105 Billion […]
Digg It! We’ve decided to come up with a list of the ways that people have been using the internet to defraud, deflower and dethrone folks based on the motivation of the almighty dollar. Let’s face it - almost every time someone takes a piece of technology and decides to use it for evil, […]
Ok, this is an interesting one to ponder. The folks over at Boingboing have once again alerted us to a great event in the world of technological misbehaviour. Well kind of, potentially, sort of.
Ecologist.org is having an essay competition. This year’s topic is What is Humanity’s Worst Invention?
This is a great one! So what is […]
In a cynical bid to “protect the children” Thailand will join such other freedom loving democracies as Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan in instituting a wide ranging ban of internet sites.
The Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has announced that ISPs in the country will be required to maintain a ban on access to a list of […]