Author Archives: mike

Are You An Accidental Outlaw?

Posted on 2011-11-22 by mike

Nominet have produced an interesting online quiz to test your knowledge of how the law applies to online activities. It is quite easy to accidentally break the law when online without knowing you have done so – until the lawyers come … Continue reading →

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Email Spam and Our Defence Against It

Posted on 2011-11-01 by mike

With email comes unwanted email of all sorts; probably the biggest category of unwanted email is spam – unsolicited bulk email. Note that not all unwanted email is spam! Spam is basically where someone has decided to send out very large … Continue reading →

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Password Security and Strong Passwords

Posted on 2011-10-26 by mike

“I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.“ Password security and the need for strong passwords (as required by the University Password Policy) is being promoted at the moment, for a variety … Continue reading →

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University Specific Phishing Emails (Spam)

Posted on 2011-09-30 by mike

People at the University – both students and staff – can expect to receive spam emails. Although both the GroupWise mail system (for staff) and Google (for students) protect against spam, there is always a few that slip through the defences. … Continue reading →

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