Cybercrime - Or just youthful curiosity?
- Written by Natasha Donn, Algarve 123
8am in a remote area of the Costa Vicentina. PJ police from Lisbon surround a converted farmhouse owned by a British family. They knock loudly on doors and windows. Inside, the occupants are still in their pyjamas. When police gain entry, they’re holding a search warrant relating to “sabotage of information” and destruction of government property.
Age? – Concerned?
- Written by Jack Harvey
Fish ‘n’ Chips in newspaper. ‘Billy Cotton’s Band Show’ on a Sunday Morning. Gravy made from the juice of the roast with some flour and browning. The Beatles debut in Hamburg, Germany, ‘Journey into Space’. Standing at the top of the stairs with an empty glass in one hand and a piece of paper in the other wondering what you were going to do.
How the Algarve is breaking into the world of technology
- Written by Bruno Filipe Pires, Algarve 123
Aldric Trindade Négrier, 32, took his Master’s degree in electronic engineering and telecommunications at the University of the Algarve. He’s currently founding a company which, in its first phase, will create an innovatory new high-tech toy called DriveMyPhone. In a nutshell, it’s a device on wheels that will be able to be connected to any of the latest generation mobile smartphones and controlled from a distance.
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How can someone steal your identity?
- Written by Fiona Perris
It may seem ridiculous, but it is reality, and it is becoming an even greater problem – a serious crime that can not only cause stress and inconvenience but even, in some cases financial ruin. The Warden at the US Embassy recently issued the following warning, which, in part, applies to all people, especially internet users, irrespective of what country they come from.
Forty surprising uses for WD-40
- Written by Paul Rees
Before you read to the end, do you know what the main ingredient of WD-40 is?
Security helps Ecology……..how?
- Written by Jack Harvey
So, here we are almost halfway through 2010, the economy is providing many headaches to businesses and everyone thinks those of us in the Security Industry are making money ‘hand over fist’! Unfortunately (for me anyway) not so! Every company regardless of their activities is concentrating on survival and my Company even more so as we embarked on a serious growth programme promoting security awareness and the introduction of advanced security technology to meet the challenges of the criminal increases here in the Algarve just prior to the financial ‘meltdown!
