Facebook, Apple, Twitter and 15 other companies have been hit with a lawsuit accusing them of distributing privacy-invading mobile applications. …
Talent pool too small for skyrocketing cloud job demand
The number of job postings in the cloud computing industry is growing so rapidly that there aren’t enough qualified workers …
Examining distrust
Security plays a hugely influential part in our lives. On a normal morning we’ve encountered it on numerous occasions before …
Google and Amazon cut prices of cloud services
Both Google and Amazon have reduced the prices of their respective cloud-based services. Google has cut the price of its Cloud …
Cloud will create 14 million jobs by 2014: Study
Implementation of cloud services will create 14 million jobs internationally by 2014, with the greatest increases occurring in emerging markets, …
Disk storage system sales in Q4 top $8.5 bn: IDC
In the last quarter of 2011, disk storage systems generated more than $8.5 billion in revenue, representing a 3.5% increase …
Malware grows to the tune of 75 million samples in 2011: McAfee
Despite McAfee predicting that unique malware samples would hit 75 million in 2011, the security vendor actually found that the …
WHO-like global cyber security group needed to tackle cyber threats: Kundra
The formation of a global cyber security group similar to the World Health Organisation (WHO) is required in order to …
Kaspersky CEO calls for international treaties to avoid cyberwar
The general consensus at Kaspersky Lab’s Cyber Conference titled 2012: IT Security in the age of Cyber Warfare was in …
World is in the midst of a cyber arms race: study
As they grapple with a growing crop of increasingly sophisticated threats that know no political borders, nations must dramatically improve …
Motorola sues Apple Over iPhone and iCloud
Motorola has decided to do battle with Apple in court– this time concerning the iPhone 4s and (by some extension) …
Four ways to manage your online reputation
This Saturday, Jan. 28, is Data Privacy Day. DPD, as it’s known, is a day to “increase awareness of privacy and …
Internet nurtures literacy development: Study
The Internet can promote the literacy development of young adults, according to a study by Dr Jen Scott Curwood from …
Hackers to combat censorship with own satellites
Hackers reportedly plan to fight back against Internet censorship by putting their own communications satellites into orbit and developing a …
SAP acquisition of SuccessFactors clears antitrust hurdle
SAP’s US$3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors has passed an important regulatory step, with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission deciding to …
Director general of TRA opens Black Hat Abu Dhabi
His Excellency Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim, director general of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), opened Black Hat Abu Dhabi’s Briefings …
RIM renames BBX, BlackBerry 10
Research In Motion (RIM) has rebranded its next generation mobile platform as BlackBerry 10, after its use of the BBX …
SMBs struggling with consumerisation: Citrix
Staff at a quarter of small and medium businesses (SMBs) are now using their personal smartphones and tablets for work, …
Online education – pros and cons – discussed at fourth Education Forum
Academics in the region need to go beyond debating the pros and cons of online education and instead need to …
US cyber chief says cloud computing can manage cyber threats
The security of cloud computing is often debated but such debates seem to be over for the general tasked with …