* Posts by jrdld

5 publicly visible posts • joined 23 Jan 2015

Fraudster convicted of online banking thefts using… whatever the hell this thing is

jrdld

Re: Tech or pretend-tech?

The mirror is the only bit that does anything.

jrdld

Eh?

You mean you've seen one before?

Appointments on hold as (computer) virus wreaks havoc with NHS trust systems

jrdld
Unhappy

Silver Bullet

I work in NHS IT security. It's a nightmare, and it will continue like this until managers are held PERSONALLY accountable, like they are under HIPAA in the US. Fining public sector bodies is just fining innocent tax-payers. Only when the bosses themselves are facing HIPAA-style five-to-seven-figure fines will they take it seriously.

DNS devastation: Top websites whacked offline as Dyn dies again

jrdld
Happy

Amazon

I find it wonderfully ironic that Amazon was taken out by IoT kit that was probably bought on Amazon.

Snowden SLAMS iPhone, claims 'special software' tracks users

jrdld

So Russian state media is somehow untrustworthy, but our state media isn't?