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Digital & Computing
Getting started with a Password Manager
Overwhelmed by having 12,345 different passwords? Time to get in a manager...
Science, Maths & Technology
An introduction to web applications architecture
This free course, An introduction to web applications architecture, provides an overview of the design and implementation of computer software that runs on web servers, instead of those running solely on desktop computers, laptops or mobile devices.
Digital & Computing
Avoid being held to ransom by SamSam
The city of Atlanta was shut down by a ransomware attack - what should you do to avoid being a victim of similar attacks?
Digital & Computing
Hacking under your skin?
A Belgian research team have discovered a way to hack into medical implants.
Science, Maths & Technology
IT in everyday life
We now live in a global village where distance is no longer a barrier to commercial or social contact. This free course, IT in everyday life, will enable you to gain an understanding of the information and communication technologies that drive our networked world and how they now permeate our everyday lives.
Education & Development
Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education
Eschewing the polarising perspectives that often characterise discussions of digital technologies in academia, The Digital Academic: Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education, edited by Deborah Lupton, Inger Mewburn and Pat Thomson, offers an insightful and diverse take on the digital landscape in Higher Education, ...
Science, Maths & Technology
Introduction to algebra
This free course is an introduction to algebra which builds on the idea of using letters to represent numbers. Section 1 looks at finding, simplifying and using formulas and includes useful tips on learning algebra. Section 2 introduces some of the terminology used in algebra and techniques such as evaluating and checking equivalence of ...
Digital & Computing
The house doesn't always win
A short story to get Safe Computing started in its new home...
Digital & Computing
Foreign interference?
On Monday, two stories appeared in the press about UK government concerns over foreign interference in telecommunications equipment.
Digital & Computing
From Zero Day to Doomsday – Public Lecture
We are delighted to invite you to From Zero Day to Doomsday, a lecture by Mike Richards on the WannaCry ransomware cyber-attack, which had serious implications last year for the NHS and businesses around the world.
Education & Development
What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?
We're only weeks away from the General Data Protection Regulation [GDPR] coming into effect - and it's not entirely clear what it means for children. Sonia Livingstone & DaYoung Yoo wonder if greater clarity is generating more confusion.
Digital & Computing
China and the internet
John Perry Barlow's experiences suggest some in China are wary of the rapid change promised by the internet - but that doesn't mean it's a nation closed to innovation.