The distribution of malware on social networking sites first occurred in small amounts towards the end of 2007, but that …
Prevention is better than cure
What kind of key opportunities do you see in the Middle East market? The market here has matured quite a …
Conficker hitting hardest in Asia, Latin America
Computer networks in Asia and Latin America are the most susceptible to a fast-spreading computer worm, which has infected between …
Are you prepared for war?
Granted, a degree of hyperbole might exist in the above statements but then again it is not entirely far from …
Holiday season saw spike in Trojan & spam activity
The year-end holiday season saw a surge in Trojan activity and spam worldwide, according to network security provider Fortinet. According …
VeriSign buys Certicom after RIM withdraws bid
VeriSign said it plans to buy Certicom, just three days after Research In Motion's hostile bid for the security company …
Data center that bets on 100% uptime
A few miles from the glitzy casinos of the Las Vegas strip stands a highly secure, 407,000-square foot building which …
Brocade’s new CTO takes aim at Cisco
Just a few months ago, Dave Stevens began his second stint as CTO of Brocade. But this time, the company …
Barack Obama catches attackers fancy: Cyberoam report
Cyberoam announced the Q4 2008 email threat trend report, prepared in collaboration with its partner Commtouch. The main highlight of …
Heartland data breach could be bigger than TJX’s
A data breach disclosed Tuesday by Heartland Payment Systems may well displace TJX Companies' January 2007 breach in the record …
New paint promises high-speed Wi-Fi shielding
IT managers should start familiarising themselves with a new security tool, the paint brush, as Japanese researchers have come up …
Trend Micro names new GM
Chris Moore joins Trend Micro at a time when the growth in web threats since 2005 has well exceeded 2000 …
Battle brewing over next-generation private clouds
Enterprises could make their datacenters more efficient by turning them into private computing clouds — but the biggest winners could …
Adobe to publish streaming specification
Adobe Systems plans to publish its RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) specification for high-performance transmission of audio, video, and data between …
Google shuts off antiphishing feature in Firefox 2.0
Google Inc. will turn off the antiphishing service used by Firefox 2.0 today, a Mozilla Corp. executive said Monday. Although …
Citrix plans ‘bare metal’ desktop hypervisor
Citrix Systems is working with Intel to develop a “bare metal” hypervisor for client PCs, which proponents say could broaden …
High-speed Wi-Fi packed into travel router
TRENDnet has shrunk a high-throughput 802.11n Wi-Fi router into a form that travellers can carry around with them, the first …
Batelco protects customer information
“At Batelco, we pride ourselves on delivering the best customer service experience based on innovation, affordability and reliability of products …
Browser wars deemed hot again
The browser wars are back. Dignitaries from major browser makers — including Microsoft, Mozilla, Opera, and newcomer Google — served …
1 in 3 Windows PCs vulnerable to worm attack
The worm that has infected several million Windows PCs is causing havoc because nearly a third of all systems remain …