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Simon Moores

Broadcaster, analyst and MD of independent consultancy Zentelligence, Simon Moores gives his no-nonsense take on all things IT, with an emphasis on public sector and security issues.

Are we losing the security war?
Have billions been spent for nothing…

People are mugs over identity theft
Social network data makes life too easy for fraudsters

Just whose legislation rules the internet?
Power without responsibility - the prerogative of the anonymous blogger...

Why no united front on cyber crime?
Divided we fall…

Crime pays - and pays very well in cyberspace
Opinion: It's time for a united front against online fraud

Opinion: Why I fear joined-up government
Would you trust Whitehall with your data?

Can you trust what you read online?
Opinion: Even Tim Berners-Lee is worried

Open source: The new front
Opinion: The future is all about interoperability

Prepare for some 'digital tension'
Opinion: Europe squeezed by China and the US on IT policy

Confessions of a CrackBerry addict
Opinion: I even take it kayaking with me...

Opinion: Why I don't trust offshore customer service
The state of data security in the UK is bad enough

Opinion: What's the point of security?
Doing business online isn't getting any safer...

Opinion: The fight against e-crime is failing
More must be done

Opinion: What a year it's been for e-crime
Better for the criminals than their targets, unfortunately

Opinion: What good has technology done?
Are private businesses or the public sector really better off?

Opinion: Get ready for global surveillance
Expect CCTV and speed cameras in cyberspace

Opinion: 2006 - the year for open source
If we can only put an end to the religious arguments...

Opinion: E-government for all
The difficulties of selling tech to developing countries...

Opinion: Microsoft vs Linux - the Empire strikes back?
Victories on both sides in this battle

Opinion: Online security school now in session
But will it do any good?

Opinion: So why can't Microsoft build in security?
The courts wouldn't allow it

Opinion: Something's rotten in the software economy
The future's not so bright

Opinion: Blogging - the great democratic equaliser?
How my blog affected local politics...

Security education: Too little too late
Whitehall is way behind on getting consumers up-to-speed on web security

Opinion: We'll pay for ID cards
And I'm not just talking about the per-card fee...

Opinion: Like it or not, here come ID cards
This sounds all too familiar...

Opinion: Local government don't get open source
And they probably never will...

Simon Moores is managing director of Zentelligence Research and vice chairman of policy development for the Conservative Technology Forum.

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