I don't know why other members of the public have to be on the train. They're noisy, always take the window seat, constantly wandering up and down the aisle or grabbing bags down from the l… (View Post)

The thing that's probably changed the most is time. Many financial transactions can now be done instantaneously, or near-instantaneously, meaning that it is harder to do checks, and any mistakes… (View Post)

Indeed - and the correct approach will depend on the type of business. But allegedly, all too often companies give God or near-God rights to far too many people, meaning if their accounts are comprom… (View Post)

There's another side to all of this: resilience. One company I know of apparently has an IT head who *assumes* that passwords will sometime be hacked or stolen. Therefore the company's poli… (View Post)

Passwords are evil little things. So many are required nowadays, that it is near-impossible to memorise them, especially if they have to change, and so people tend to use the same passwords for many … (View Post)