Welcome to the south coast of england, and the countrys biggest fortification, dover castle. They say a british mans house is his castle. This week, this castle is mine. Like every other home in the land, it needs to be well defended, because these days, it is constantly under attack. The walls may keep out burglars, but todays digital invader is wily and can worm its way in through the smallest gaps. Last weeks global cyber attack on companies in around 150 countries shows just how vulnerable systems can be, even if you are not fooled into clicking dodgy links. So this week, were looking at cyber security. Its me versus the bad guys out there. And they might be small, but theres a lot of them. So what can i do to shore up my defences . One way is through biometrics. Gadgets already recognise our fingerprint, and now banks are starting to identify us by using our voices. So, how secure is it . Is it possible, for example, to pick someones voice . We asked dan simmons to give it a go or
And from cows to coding. We meet the woman with a remarkable career that began on a farm in rural illinois and has taken her all the way to the shining lights of silicon valley. And with polls now open in the uk General Election, we promise a politics free programme. So let us know what you make of the stories were covering today. Get in touch in the usual way. Use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. When we say politics free, we do refer to the uk election and not the politicking going on at the moment in the middle east. We start in the gulf state of qatar, where concerns are growing about the economic fallout after neighbouring arab states cut off diplomatic and trade ties over its alleged support of terrorist groups, something doha denies. Late wednesday, top Credit Rating Agency Standard and poors cut qatars Credit Rating, with a warning it could be cut further still. Its stock market is down almost 10 in the last three days, and its currency is at an 11 ye
Labour system is the mother of all reforms because he hopes it will unleash a confidence and optimism in the Economic System which will unblock the problems which the country has. He wants to work pretty fast on that. And have the reforms which are controversial on the statute book, by september. But this is where we come to the old french problem. Will that triggered the protest on the streets which the opposition are predicting . We will have to see. In his favour, he came to power saying he would do this, he has a big mandate with his president ial vote and now this big majority in parliament. The auspices for this kind of reform could not be better, if not now, you might wonder, when . Hugh schofield, he looks like he is seeking a bit of shelter from the sunshine, like many people. It has been the warmest day of the year so far, quite a few places above 30 degrees. And a fair amount of sunshine, but more cloud in North Eastern scotland and more cloud in North Western scotland. 0utb
Labour system is the mother of all reforms because he hopes it will unleash a confidence and optimism in the Economic System which will unblock the problems which the country has. He wants to work pretty fast on that. And have the reforms which are controversial on the statute book, by september. But this is where we come to the old french problem. Will that triggered the protest on the streets which the opposition are predicting . We will have to see. In his favour, he came to power saying he would do this, he has a big mandate with his president ial vote and now this big majority in parliament. The auspices for this kind of reform could not be better, if not now, you might wonder, when . Hugh schofield, he looks like he is seeking a bit of shelter from the sunshine, like many people. It has been the warmest day of the year so far, quite a few places above 30 degrees. And a fair amount of sunshine, but more cloud in North Eastern scotland and more cloud in North Western scotland. 0utb
Labour system is the mother of all reforms because he hopes it will unleash a confidence and optimism in the Economic System which will unblock the problems which the country has. He wants to work pretty fast on that. And have the reforms which are controversial on the statute book, by september. But this is where we come to the old french problem. Will that triggered the protest on the streets which the opposition are predicting . We will have to see. In his favour, he came to power saying he would do this, he has a big mandate with his president ial vote and now this big majority in parliament. The auspices for this kind of reform could not be better, if not now, you might wonder, when . Hugh schofield, he looks like he is seeking a bit of shelter from the sunshine, like many people. It has been the warmest day of the year so far, quite a few places above 30 degrees. And a fair amount of sunshine, but more cloud in North Eastern scotland and more cloud in North Western scotland. 0utb