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When amateurs do the job of a professional, the result is smart grids secured by dumb crypto. (2015)
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Buchanan, W. J. (2015). When amateurs do the job of a professional, the result is smart grids secured by dumb crypto

Security relies upon good programming and correct adherence to well-designed standards. If the standards are sloppy, then security has been compromised from the outset. Smart grids, which include the smart meters being rolled out to millions of homes... Read More about When amateurs do the job of a professional, the result is smart grids secured by dumb crypto..

US hack shows data is the new frontier in cyber security conflict. (2015)
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Buchanan, W. J. (2015). US hack shows data is the new frontier in cyber security conflict

More than four million personal records of US government workers are thought to have been hacked and stolen, it has been. With US investigators blaming the Chinese government (although the Chinese deny involvement), this incident shows how data could... Read More about US hack shows data is the new frontier in cyber security conflict..

Personalised TV ads are the future – but is it time to panic? (2015)
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Blake, J. (2015). Personalised TV ads are the future – but is it time to panic?

TV Advertising is evolving quickly. This article examines how the popularity of viewing content on mobile platforms is changing the way we advertise. VOD and OTT media services have meant that advertisers can now automate and personalise their TV a... Read More about Personalised TV ads are the future – but is it time to panic?.

What was missing from the relaunch of Medium? (2015)
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Blake, J. (2015). What was missing from the relaunch of Medium?

A commissioned article for the Conversation website on the innovative publishing platform Medium and a comparison with other established social media sites.

Ashley Madison breach reveals the rise of the moralist hacker (2015)
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Buchanan, W. J. (2015). Ashley Madison breach reveals the rise of the moralist hacker

There’s value in more than just credit card data, as Avid Life Media (ALM), parent company of the extramarital affair website Ashley Madison, has found out after being raided for millions of their customer’s details. All sorts of information that isn... Read More about Ashley Madison breach reveals the rise of the moralist hacker.

Echoes of eugenics in Osborne’s budget (2015)
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Cimini, N. (2015). Echoes of eugenics in Osborne’s budget

Eugenics is alive and well – in the Tory budget. Nicholas Cimini explains why.

Act now or miss your gender targets. (2015)
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Dutton, M. (2015). Act now or miss your gender targets

VOLUNTARY approach is not enough if Nicola Sturgeon’s ambition of boardroom 50:50 by 2020 is to be realised, says Dr Matthew Dutton.

UK corporation taxation arrangements, part one: changes ahead? (2015)
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Steven, G. (2015). UK corporation taxation arrangements, part one: changes ahead?

If Scotland gained control of corporation tax, tax residence would become a big issue for many companies on both sides of the border. In a two-part series, Grahame Steven, Lecturer and Teaching Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University, explains the poss... Read More about UK corporation taxation arrangements, part one: changes ahead?.