Author: The Attributer
The Attributer’s Blog – The 2015 Seasonal Special: COLLABORATIVE
For the last time this year we look at Business Attributes from the SABSA Business Attributes Taxonomy, looking at each one from new perspectives. At this time of the year, when we celebrate the passing of the Winter Solstice, Christmas and New Year, it is traditional to feast on rich meats and exotic fruits and to share these with our […]
The Attributer’s Blog – Data Centric
It is some years since the Jericho Forum published its ‘Commandments’ on how to plan for a de‐perimeterized future digital business environment. The most recent version 1.2 was published in May 2007. The conclusion of that document included the following words: “De‐perimeterization has happened, is happening, and is inevitable; central protection is decreasing in effectiveness: It will happen in your […]
The Attributer’s Blog – Cyber Secured
We live in ‘smart world’ with the deployment of cyber technology all around us, and yet as a society and as governments there is a huge amount of denial of what this might mean in terms of risk. Are we really being so smart? We have a collective fear of the effects of climate change on human society, because we […]
The Attributer’s Blog – Pollution Controlled
The Attributer tries to choose subjects that are topical, so it is important to choose a ‘title attribute’ that is self-explanatory. When it was agreed that the VW scandal would be a good topic, finding a suitable title/attribute was at first puzzling. In calling it ‘pollution controlled’ there is explicit intent to explore the wider meaning of ‘polluted’. Not just […]
The Attributer’s Blog – Private
The principles of information and data privacy are well established and have appeared for many years to be straightforward and simple. However the growth of online social media is making this issue more and more difficult to regulate according to these principles. One of the main areas for concern is the publication of digital photographs. We shall therefore re-examine a […]