It is not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog
This week I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the BT Partner event at the top of the BT Tower in London. Aside from the incredible venue, and superb speaker in Lawrence Dallaglio, I was completely stunned...
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Astro gets busy with a fizzy soda stream
As a qualified Yachtmaster, with a natural affinity with the sea, I have enjoyed sharing my passion with the Astro team and we have undertaken many staff sailing trips over the years. With this is mind, the BBC documentary...
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Camp Cando 2018
Camp Cando 2018 New kids, new leadership, same values, same fantastic outcomes and an important lesson in culture and transformation from an unexpected place Last week I did my, now annual, pilgrimage to the woods in Kent to help...
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Under Attack – The day cybercriminals launched an attack on me
I think I am generally aware of the potential of a cyber-attack at all times. I also believe I know what to do in the event of an attack. However, the moment I realised I was under attack I...
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Lightning – can we really protect against it?
Many of us in the British Isles witnessed a spectacular display of lightning during what meteorologists referred to as the mother of all storms. Headlines reporting up 20,000 lightning strikes with some areas experiencing a month’s rainfall in one...
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Just how safe is our National Telecommunications Infrastructure?
Just how safe is our National Telecommunications Infrastructure? Can we trust any networking equipment? Alongside the relentless stream of attacks by cybercriminals lies the threat from hostile nations. Rogue governments may be less of a threat to your personal...
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Home network devices: friend or foe?
Home network devices: friend or foe? Our home maybe our castle, but just how safe are we with our home network devices spying on us? This week’s BBCs Panorama – Hacked: Smart Home Secrets – discussed the risk many...
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Are our domestic IoT devices as just ‘devices’?
Are our domestic IoT devices as just ‘devices’? Are we taking home automation IoT seriously? By Steve Smith When Rob and I founded Astro a significant element of our work involved building voice and telemetry systems for the offshore...
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BT, The Hodge and the Rugby Legend
BT, The Hodge and the Rugby Legend Meeting a legend and being delighted, thank you BT for a fun morning, and for listening. By Steve Hodges It isn’t every day I get a call from my BT account team....
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Is this the end of autonomous vehicles?
Is this the end of autonomous vehicles? Who should we blame if an autonomous vehicle causes injury or loss of human life? By Steve Smith I have had a keen interest in driverless or autonomous vehicles for some time....
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