Patrick O'Beirne's blogRisk Management, Data Quality, Testing, Spreadsheet check and controlPraxis May 2008- (Found July 8, 2008 ) http:www.sysmod.compraxisprax0805.htm 1) Risk & Security Aer Lingus 5-euro flights to the US from test data leaked to web Data Protection Commissioner Unprotected Irish Computer Society Privacy Forum Launch ICS Security Professionals Network presents ISO27001 2) Software Industry SoftTest Ireland for software testers Accounting for nothing 3) Spreadsheets Eusprig 2008 Safety in Numbers The bigger picture 4) Off Topic $5hr for Excel...http://www.sysmod.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2008/05/09#prax0805 Irish Java Technology Conference- (Found July 8, 2008 ) There are now only two days remaining to IJTC day and lots of exciting news! First you can avail of discount booking (189 instead of 245), offer by logging on to http:IJTC.FirstPort.ieBook.aspx or calling +353 01 775 1700 Second, we are offering a late-student offer. Attend one or both conference days (ThuFri) for only 50 Euro - student ID required. You probably already know about our competition to win a private, champagne audience with Joel Spolsky on Wednesday night at 30,000 feet over...http://www.sysmod.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2007/11/05#ijtc07 PraxIS Dec 2007- (Found July 8, 2008 ) December 2007 1) Risk & Security The biggest data loss in history ... so far and more... 2) Quality Software Test Process Improvement 3) Spreadsheets Excel User Conference Excel tips & tricks Manager and Auditor perspectives 4) Off Topic A friend passes away 14 Web links in this newsletterhttp://www.sysmod.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2007/12/13#prax0712 Christmas greetings- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Have a peaceful Christmas season and success in 2008!http://www.sysmod.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2007/12/24#xmas07 PraxIS January 2008- (Found July 8, 2008 ) 1) IT Risk & Quality Bad Health Informatics can Kill HMRC manual on data protection was protected data Frequently Avoided Questions about IT auditing 15th EuroSPI Conference, Dublin, Sep 2008 2) Euro Changeover Cyprus and Malta switch to euro cash 3) Spreadsheets Office 2003 update quietly zaps older file formats Seattle Accountant offers free book on Excel for MBA Dave Hawley's Golden Rules for Excel Development 4) Off Topic My 2008 photo calendar 13 Web links in this newsletterhttp://www.sysmod.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2008/01/07#prax0801 New Yahoogroup subscription hijack- (Found July 8, 2008 ) I'm a moderator for a few Yahoogroups and I've noticed on one particular group that a new pattern has emerged. I get a subscription to approve, and the email address looks genuine. But it is accompanied by an automatic reply email from the address with an "I'm out of the office" message. Obviously spammers have realised that these addresses are genuine and can be used for a week or two, until the person returns, to attempt to get access to other lists of email addresses such as Yahoogroups. On..http://www.sysmod.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2008/02/13#ygspam Software & Systems Quality Conferences Dublin, 5th March 2008- (Found July 8, 2008 ) http:www.sqs-conferences.comireprogramprogramme.htm 9.00 - 9.45 Conference opening by: Tom Kitt TD Government Chief Whip and Information Society Minister 9.45 - 10.30 KEYNOTE The Quality Ecosystem Colm Butler Department of AnTaoiseach, Information Policy Unit 11.15 - 12.00 Testing During The Development Phase Using OpenSource Tools Richard Thompson Liberty IT The Quality Challenge for joined up Government - A Criminal Justice Case Study Mary Scullion Northern Ireland...http://www.sysmod.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2008/02/21#sqsdub08 171,324 Irish blood donor records stolen- (Found July 8, 2008 ) There has been plenty of coverage of this data loss, but most have focused on the claims of strong encryption. Only a few professionals have asked why data to be used for software testing was not anonymised. Daragh O'Brien of the IAIDQ comments on his blog: http:obriend.info20080221more-thoughts-on-the-ibts-data-breach "Your unencrypted, non-anonymised data could have been on the laptop when it was stolen." How timely: http:www.issaireland.orgmeetings Irish Chapter of the Information Systems.http://www.sysmod.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2008/02/21#ibts08 PraxIS April 2008- (Found July 8, 2008 ) April 2008 1) IT news Heathrow Terminal 5 Irish Microsoft Technology Conference 2) Software Testing SQC Dublin conference SoftTest Ireland events 3) Spreadsheets Presentation 4) Off Topic The Voice of the Tube 18 Web links in this newsletterhttp://www.sysmod.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2008/04/07#prax0804 Iceland Feb 2007- (Found July 8, 2008 ) I visited the Hofdabrekka Hotel near the coastal village of Vik (pop:300) in Southern Iceland. Naturally I took the usual photographs such as the Reynisdrangar (Troll Rocks) And icicles in the Kerlingardalur (Witch's Valley) But to give the feel of the place when winter snow arrived on Feb 8, so you can compare it with your own snow on that day, here is a one-minute 360° panorama 24 MB MPEG Videohttp://www.sysmod.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2007/02/16#icelandfeb8 |