Capturing public conversations around the world in real time, Twitter could be a valuable source of intelligence for the business world. IBM is now creating new ways to derive potentially valuable information from this massive, sprawling data set.
‘One in six’ Saudi PC OS’s unpatched
Research from security firm Secunia indicates that 17.2% of Saudi Arabia PC users have unpatched operating systems.
IBM unleashes new Mainframe
IBM took the wraps off a new mainframe computer on Tuesday, promising it will help customers to detect more fraud in real time and plow through billions of transactions generated each day by smartphones and tablets.
Future fears
The threat intelligence market, and the world of IT security more generally, may be the fastest growing and changing aspects of the technology industry. The gap between those in the know and those still desperately trying to catch up in terms of security know-how is growing ever wider.
Expanding horizons
Taj ElKhayat, Managing Director, Middle East, Turkey, North, West, and Central Africa at Riverbed Technology, explains how to overcome challenges in location-independent computing.
Oracle to release 115 security patches
Oracle is planning to release 115 security patches for vulnerabilities affecting a wide array of its products, including its flagship database, Java SE, Fusion Middleware and business applications.
Oracle identifies products affected by Heartbleed
Oracle has issued a comprehensive list of its software that may or may not be affected by the OpenSSL (secure sockets layer) vulnerability known as Heartbleed, while warning that no fixes are yet available for some likely affected products.
Going for green
In a world where the success of an IT project is almost always defined by either the return on investment (ROI) or the benefits it brings to the business, GE’s latest endeavour is refreshingly different.
History lesson: Mobile malware
2014 marks the 10th anniversary of Cabir, the world’s first mobile phone malware. To mark this occasion, Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs is taking a stroll down memory lane to examine the evolution and significance of mobile threats during the last 10 years.
AMD debuts first ARM processor
ARM’s emerging challenge to the x86 architecture in the server space just gathered momentum as AMD announced it will start shipping sample 64-bit ARM processors, along with associated development kits, to partners in the upcoming months.
5 hybrid IT roles your business needs to succeed in 2014
We look at five modern IT roles that are key to gaining competitive business advantage
Prevention is better than cure
With security so high on the agenda, businesses are doing everything they can to safeguard their networks from cyber-criminals keen to capitalise on software exploits. But do businesses pay enough attention to software updates when there are hundreds of other issues to address?
Cisco: Malicious traffic present on 100 percent of sampled networks
Every large multinational firm investigated by Cisco for its latest Security Report showed signs of malicious traffic on their networks, the networking company has revealed.
Gartner: 20% of enterprise BYOD programmes to fail by 2016
This will fail happen, according to the research firm, due to enterprise deployment of mobile device management (MDM) measures that are too restrictive. It also predicts that by 2018, less than 0.01 percent of consumer mobile apps will be considered a financial success by their developers.
Gartner: By 2018 less than 0.01 percent of mobile apps will succeed
Consumers are increasingly turning to recommendation engines, friends, social networking or advertising to discover mobile applications rather than sorting through the thousands of mobile apps available, according to Gartner.
Is the PaaS market that we know dying?
Cloud’s platform as a service market hasn’t even grown up yet, but already some people are saying it’s doomed.
Yahoo malvertising attack linked to larger malware scheme
A deeper look by Cisco Systems into the cyberattack that infected Yahoo users with malware appears to show a link between the attack and a suspicious affiliate traffic-pushing scheme with roots in Ukraine.
Atkins sets up planning office for 2022 Qatar World Cup using Esri software
Engineering consultancy Atkins has helped establish a new government office in the 2022 FIFA World Cup host nation of Qatar using systems based on Esri mapping software.
Kaspersky Lab finds gamers attacked 11.7 million times in 2013
Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered that PC gamers around the globe were hit by 11.7 million attacks in 2013.
Cybercrooks developing dangerous new file-encrypting ransomware, researchers warn
A team of malware developers is preparing to sell a new ransomware programme that encrypts files on infected computers, according to a volunteer group of security researchers who tracked the development of the threat on underground forums in recent weeks.