According to Kaspersky Lab’s latest spam report, spammers are reverting to old tricks in order to avoid detection from spam …
Learning the ropes
At its Universe event in Copenhagen, Teradata unveiled a new approach to big data which allows organisations to embrace the …
When payback strikes back for businesses
Corey Nachreiner, CISSP, Director of Security Strategy for WatchGuard Technologies, discusses the act of striking back against cyber criminals. Between …
Tooling up
Teradata is pitching a new approach to big data, which allows organisations to embrace the technology in an easier and …
Hackers increasingly target shared Web hosting servers for phishing
Cyber criminals increasingly hack into shared Web hosting servers in order to use the domains hosted on them in large …
McAfee spots Adobe Reader PDF-tracking flaw
McAfee said it has found a vulnerability in Adobe Systems’ Reader program that reveals when and where a PDF document …
Facebook used as billboard for malware
A cybercriminal has taken to selling his malware and related services on Facebook, boldly choosing a public forum to reach …
Java security questions answered
Most of the products tested (except Windows Server 2012), use Oracle’s Java in one form or another, at least for client access and …
Oracle releases 128 patches
Oracle released 128 patches on Tuesday, covering security weaknesses that affect “hundreds” of its products. Four of the patches concern components of …
Siemens and Teradata form big data partnership
Siemens’ Smart Grid division has announced a global strategic cooperation in big data with Teradata, through which it will further …
First targeted attack for Android discovered by Kaspersky
Kaspersky Lab has detected a new targeted attack against Uyghur activists which, for the first time, is based on a …
Teradata adds new components to its Unified Data Architecture
Teradata today introduced the Teradata Active Enterprise Data Warehouse 6700 platform, which adds a fabric-based hyper-speed nervous system and a …
Are data centre vendors taking companies for a ride?
The volume of data centre projects continues to rise in the Middle East, but experts believe that the education level …
Security experts warn against Facebook Home
Facebook Home, the new app that replaces the home screen on an Android smartphone, should be banned from corporate networks …
New APT malware targets Middle Eastern governments
Researchers from security vendor FireEye have uncovered a new APT (advanced persistent threat) that uses multiple detection evasion techniques, including …
Mega DDoS attacks on the rise – Kaspersky
DDoS attacks like the one that resulted from an altercation between a Dutch company and Spamhaus this week are on …
Give your website the Windows 8 makeover
Buried within Windows 8 are little-known features that can give your website a prominent presence alongside the apps on any …
Fresh calls to push EU Google antitrust case
Eleven complainants have sent an open letter to the European Union’s Competition Commissioner, Joaquín Almunia, urging him to formally charge …
AccessData: Region not equipped for cybercrime
According to AccessData Group, the Middle East is fast becoming a prime target for cyber criminals, mostly because so many …
Eye of the storm
Experts recently pointed towards security as the main obstacle for adoption of all cloud types and claimed that cloud security …