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The mining of sensitive personal data belonging to some of Hollywood’s great and good brought the subject of data security into the public eye once again. The invasion focused on a hack into data held on personal user accounts stored with Apple’s iCloud. Inevitably attention in the technology world has shifted to the credibility of Apple’s defences, with the most common ques...

The only constant in IT is change and in September Lance Fisher, CIO of SThree and Winner of the CIO of the Year Award 2014, and Ade McCormack will be sharing insight into the Future of IT and what it means for IT departments. About the event: Date: 25th September 2014 Venue: Alexander Hotel: http://www.alexanderhotel.ie/ Time: 16:00- 18:00 Cost: Admission is free About the ...

In 1968, NATO held a conference on the embryonic notion of ‘software engineering.’ The aim of the meeting was to essentially synthesize and rationalise the wide range of activities that poured energy into computing and software production. The very beginnings of an influential community of minds came out of this conference, and the profound effects can be felt today. Fast-fo...

Out of the tumult of World War II came some of the most momentous advances in modern history. Most people, if asked, would perhaps refer to the Manhattan Project and the development of the nuclear bomb, the creation of the jet engine, maybe even the first widespread use of concentrated computer technology. Another innovation took shape prior to the conflict and was further e...