StorIT Distribution unveiled its new social initiative, THOT (The Human-side Of Technology), at its annual technology summit, ‘CONVERGE’, held at The Atlantis Hotel, Dubai. The initiative aims to be a platform for getting the regional IT fraternity together in reaching out to people and communities lacking basic needs such as access to clean water or education.
Facebook testing enterprise social network
Facebook, the world’s largest social network, is making its first move into the enterprise, with pilot tests for desktop service ‘Facebook at Work’ currently underway.
IBM releases social collaboration tool Verse
IBM has announced its new ‘freemium’ social collaboration Verse that uses built-in analytics to retrieve information from a range of services.
Finesse exhibits social media monitoring solutions
Finesse intends to exhibit various social media monitoring tools at the GITEX Technology Week. Today, seventy percent of customers reference …
Syrian Electronic Army attacks Skype's social media sites
Skype said its social media properties were targeted, with the Syrian Electronic Army appearing to claim credit for the hacks.
Apple acquires $200 million social media analytics firm Topsy
Apple has acquired Topsy, a social media analytics company that focuses on a range of data from Twitter, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report.
Employees easily tricked on social media prime phishing attacks
Spear phishing is one of the most effective ways to break into a corporate network – and recent studies show that employees can be easily tricked on social media to provide the information needed to launch attacks.
The dus and don'ts of social media
Following two days of social media meltdown, du came back to its customers with an option to opt out of new, higher-priced packages. Tom Paye asks, does this prove the power of social media?
Remote Working and Social Media Habits Putting Middle East Businesses at Risk
One of the world’s leading online security and privacy experts has warned that unprotected remote working and social media use can pose significant risks to both individuals and businesses across the Middle East.
How Social Analytics Can Improve Enterprise IT Efficiency
Imagine your manager offered to eliminate much of the red tape, bureaucracy and distractions you encounter daily.
Toyota Goes All-in With Social Media Monitoring
We began testing social media monitoring and sentiment-analysis tools about two years ago, when the buzzword was really taking off.
Social networks are useful in understanding security risks: Gartner
Keeping people from social media is like keeping people from breathing, according to Gartner research director, Rob McMillan. McMillan made …
BlackBerry turns to 7 OS with social networking features for new 9720 smartphone
BlackBerry has launched the 9720 smartphone running the 7 OS in a bid to stay relevant in the growing low …
Hackers use royal baby news as social engineering lure
It may be old news now, but hackers are still using news of the royal baby’s birth to entice people into clicking on malicious links, according to researchers at Trend Micro.
Small businesses turning to Facebook and LinkedIn for social media branding
Facebook took second place, as expected, with 35 percent adoption from small businesses. Surprisingly, LinkedIn was close behind, with 33 percent adoption.
Why help desk employees are a social engineer's favourite target
A new report from the SANS Institute and RSA on help desk security and privacy finds help desk workers are the easiest victims for a determined social engineering criminal.
Social media adds spice to financial services, say banks
Social media can make financial institutions seem less dull and better engage customers, according to officials on a panel at the AB+F Retail Financial Services Forum.
Social climber
Being social is being smart, particularly in the Gulf, says Mark McDonald, Group Vice President, Gartner, and co-author of The …
Social ROI: Our Industry’s Screaming Goat
Mike Stiles, Senior Content Manager, Oracle, on how to measure social return on investment. You know the screaming goat meme, right? It’s …
LivingSocial’s breach draws advice from security experts
The cyber attack Friday on the Internet deal site LivingSocial that forced it to reset the passwords of some 50 million users …