Bridge Systems this week announced that it had been chosen by advanced threat protection vendor Bit9 to be a value-added …

Chinese malware targets US drones
Security firm FireEye has claimed that a series of targeted malware attacks detected a year ago are almost certainly part …

IBM buys Star Analytics software
In an effort to add more performance management muscle to its line of analysis software and services, IBM has announced …

Big transformations for enterprise IT
Paul Cormier, President of Products and Technologies, Red Hat, explains how cloud, middleware, storage and virtualisation technologies will drive the …

Gartner announces Dubai symposium speakers
Gartner on Sunday announced the speakers for its first flagship conference in Dubai, called the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, which will be …

Obama to issue executive order on cyber security
United States President Barack Obama is expected to issue an executive order on cyber security following his upcoming State of …

New IBM security tool can catch insider threats
IBM has rolled out a tool it says can cull massive terabytes of data, including email — to help customers …

Cisco to buy Cognitive Security
Cisco announced on Tuesday that it plans to acquire Czech security vendor Cognitive Security, in a deal that will be …

The region’s top 50 CIOs honoured at CNME awards
A selection of CIOs were honoured as the top 50 in the region today at CNME’s annual CIO 50 Awards …

Cisco to buy Cognative Security
Cisco announced on Tuesday that it plans to acquire Czech security vendor Cognitive Security, in a deal that will be …

Chromebook sales please Acer as Windows 8 still lags
Acer’s still hoping for Windows 8 sales to take off, but in the meantime, the company has been pleasantly surprised …

Rising cyber threats set backdrop for latest cyber security bill
As the Senate prepares to take another stab at passing a comprehensive cyber security bill, a new report shows the …

The truth behind Google Transparency Reports
Google’s Transparency Reports, which are released every six months, are interesting not just for what they reveal about government requests …
Allied Telesis unveils new SwitchBlade at partner event
Allied Telesis recently launched the new SwitchBlade SBx8112 at its annual event for partners from the Gulf countries, the Levant …

Symantec CEO: ‘Our system is broken’
Under the helm of its new CEO, Steve Bennett, Symantec last week outlined a re-organisation intended to lead to a leaner …

Mozilla launches Firefox OS smartphones
Mozilla announced this week that it had launched Keon and Peak, two smartphones based on the web-centric Firefox OS platform. …

Mobile devices to boost microprocessor market
The worldwide microprocessor market will be given a boost by tablets and smartphones in 2012, amidst a fundamental shift to …

Verizon warns of continued cyber attacks
According to a new data breach report from Verizon, authentication attacks and “hacktivism” will continue to pose a threat to …

Du converges services with Alcatel-Lucent
Looking to converge its telecoms services, the UAE-based Du announced on Tuesday that it had partnered with Alcatel-Lucent to deploy …

Review: Acer Iconia W510
Acer’s Iconia W510 is a 16:9, wides-creen Windows 8 tablet with a nicely designed keyboard dock. When sidled down and …