During his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama highlighted the importance of defending our nation from the many cyber threats that are continuing to dominate the news cycles. Just days prior to the President’s speech, eighteen people were charged in a massive credit card fraud ring. The Associated Press (2013) described it as a “sprawling international scam that duped credit-rating...
This is post 3 of 7 in the series “PHP Basics” An introductory series to PHP development Dynamic Websites Introduction to PHP Data Types, Variables and Constants Conditional Statements and Looping PHP Language Basics Strings More PHP String Functions Variables in PHP are similar to define and use as with other programming languages. PHP uses loose typed variables, in other...
Over the last decade, the boom of the Internet has had a major impact on the way we interact with other individuals and business entities. Products and services have become available at the touch of a button and access to vast amounts of information has become available to anyone with a direct connection to the web. Much correspondence, which was traditionally mailed through the...
Over the last decade, a shift has occurred in the way many people access, read and watch current events and news. From the traditional newspapers and scheduled television news programs, we have moved to a more dynamic interactive medium, which dispenses information in a real-time format. News websites are a fairly young media; however they have evolved exponentially since the late 1990s to the...
This is post 7 of 7 in the series “Cyberspace and Cybersecurity” Government Cybersecurity Initiative for a Universal Internet ID Malicious Code Intrusion Password Cracking – An Exercise Using Cain and Abel to Crack User Passwords What exactly is Cyberspace and Cybersecurity? Security Concerns with Outsourcing IT Services Baseline Security Analyzer – Testing a Standard...
This is post 6 of 7 in the series “Cyberspace and Cybersecurity” Government Cybersecurity Initiative for a Universal Internet ID Malicious Code Intrusion Password Cracking – An Exercise Using Cain and Abel to Crack User Passwords What exactly is Cyberspace and Cybersecurity? Security Concerns with Outsourcing IT Services Baseline Security Analyzer – Testing a Standard...
This is post 2 of 7 in the series “Cyberspace and Cybersecurity” Government Cybersecurity Initiative for a Universal Internet ID Malicious Code Intrusion Password Cracking – An Exercise Using Cain and Abel to Crack User Passwords What exactly is Cyberspace and Cybersecurity? Security Concerns with Outsourcing IT Services Baseline Security Analyzer – Testing a Standard...
The new version of the popular Joomla Content Management System (CMS) was released early last week and has already reached over 115k in downloads. 1.6 has been in the making for some time and earlier beta versions have been tested over the last few month. The first release candidate (RC1) was made available for download on December 14th, 2010.
The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is getting ready to begin its second semester of offering their new Cybersecurity programs, which opened to students in the fall of 2010. Two masters programs as well as an additional specialization in one of their existing information technology degrees were introduced last semester, along with an undergraduate program.
One of the fastest growing professions is website design and web developers, especially with the attraction of working freelance. Many people hate the 9-5 grind induced through corporate America, and having the option to work from home on your own time seems like a much more viable and interesting option to many. Although in the end it may require a bit more work on your end, the ultimate freedom...
New URL Shortening services hit the web every week it seems. I can remember not too long ago when TinyURL was just starting up, and that hit with a huge bang. Ever since then, there have been countless creations of URL shorteners (where some even provided stats). However, only a select few have really succeeded to hit mainstream popularity and be of any use.
The term “blogging” is thrown around so much these days. There are millions of blogs, bloggers, blog posts, and people blogging every day. In fact, this post you’re reading is on a blog! It’s no wonder this area has exploded over the past couple of years, and there are many social networking sites connecting both bloggers and readers together.
Flusa is a new web 2.0 application that allows you to place bets on almost anything you like. Well, not even almost, you can create your own topic and have anyone you want place bets on it, sort of like a “social gambling” website. Ranging from topics of cutest boys to the best next-gen gaming console, Flusta has it all with a easy-to-use user interface and a great concept in mind.
The Internet has grown beyond a simple tool for a small number of education and government agencies over the last few years. The commercialization of the Internet has opened a brand new market for small, medium and large commercial bodies to provide access to this huge network of opportunity for business and home users alike. These companies are the sole providers of access to the ‘Information...
This is post 4 of 6 in the series “Evolution of Internet Service Providers” The Future of ISPs ITS Internet Case Study Security Issues to be Addressed by ISPs ISPs Currently in Today’s Changing Market Development of the Internet & Service Providers Evolution of ISPs Introduction As mentioned within the last chapter, Internet Service Providers have been forced and are currently...
This is post 3 of 6 in the series “Evolution of Internet Service Providers” The Future of ISPs ITS Internet Case Study Security Issues to be Addressed by ISPs ISPs Currently in Today’s Changing Market Development of the Internet & Service Providers Evolution of ISPs Introduction The Internet has become a vast marketplace for global goods and services. For e-commerce to prosper...
This is post 1 of 6 in the series “Evolution of Internet Service Providers” The Future of ISPs ITS Internet Case Study Security Issues to be Addressed by ISPs ISPs Currently in Today’s Changing Market Development of the Internet & Service Providers Evolution of ISPs Introduction Internet Service Providers (ISP) frequently have to face the question as to how they can protect their...
Background Information TSI Ireland was formed over a year ago in February 1999 as a Private Limited Company. Financial backing came from the two partners within the company, Mr. Martin Hamill and Mr. Eric Carson (Business Manager for Orange, Northern Ireland). Staff comprised of 6 full time workers split into the following areas: two Administration personnel, a telecoms engineer, sales...
Early in 1996 the supermarket giant Tesco bought over the complete Stewarts / Crazy Prices group for an investment of £641 million. By 24th November 1996 Crazy Prices, Abbeycentre had been converted to Tesco, Abbeycentre after several other branches including Carrickfergus had undergone the same changeover earlier on in the year. Although many of the objectives of the company remain the same...
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