* Posts by Andy_Lee

8 publicly visible posts • joined 15 Aug 2016

Massive energy storage system goes online in UK

Andy_Lee

Re: Tiny

And more to the point you don't have to hollow it out with all the attendant energy and waste output that generates

Openreach names 81 lucky locations to be plugged into its super-zippy Gfast pipe

Andy_Lee

FTTP

Love the mention of FTTP yes of course we can get it out here in the sticks so long as you can afford the estimate of £22000 to get the fibre run the 1500 meters from the cab to the house ☹️

Thunderstruck: Azure Back in Black(out) after High Voltage causes Flick of the Switch

Andy_Lee

Re: Texas - Europe ?

Nope because WORK related contact details are not to be considered as PII

Great Western Railway warns of great Western password reuse: Brits told to reset logins

Andy_Lee

Re: We need a court action

What could GWR have done in this case? Maybe monitor for multiple logon attempts from unknown users which would probably be the only real indicator that an attack was being carried out using a data base of existing user/password combinations harvested from the web. It would seem that they did pick it up using this sort of methodology but the basic issue is people reusing the same password everywhere and not being aware when their passwords may have been compromised or not changing them every where if they do become aware.

I can't see how you can legislate for that sort of educational problem

Subscription disappointments keep FireEye in the red

Andy_Lee
Facepalm

Layers of security

Even if it were the best product on the planet and was free as in beer, no security bod in his right mind would put all the eggs in a single basket or at least I wouldn't. But I agree it is a very good product and like some others I could name should be a part of the general armoury but they do appear to be pricing themselves out of the market.

UK's EE scores network reliability clean sweep, rival dwarves fume

Andy_Lee

Re: Nothing Squared

Here in sunny Shropshire between Wolverhampton and Telford I get 90 mb down 30 Mbl up on EE used as my main broadband as BT can't be arsed to stretch Vdsl from my cabinet 1500m from my village so provide 1.5mb speeds over ancient copper. Thank god for EE that's all I will say

Security FUD and malware outbreaks boost Sophos' coffers

Andy_Lee

Re: revenue optional in some cases

Until recently they allowed Enterprise customers to distribute a standalone installer to its End Users for use on their home machines for free always considered this a nice touch from an AV vendour I first came across nearly 20 years ago when updates were distributed by me walking around the Office with a CD that Sophos posted to us in a monthly basis!!!

Tim Cook's answer to crashing iPhone sales: More iPhones

Andy_Lee

Eating up time really

Must admit I find the maintenance comment pretty funny. Mine downloads updates in the background lets me schedule when I want it to update i.e. middle of the night when hopefully I wont need it. Apps update in the background, hardly work intensive is it?