As the master data management (MDM) market grows and matures, new trends will help shape its evolution, according to Gartner. …
Sony details PlayStation attack, apologises for breach
Sony’s PlayStation Network and Qriocity online services will begin a phased resumption this week, after the company took them offline …
Dell announces desktops with remote access capabilities
Dell has announced a desktop workstation that acts like a server from which remote client PCs can exploit graphics processing …
Mobile independence
Consumerisation of IT has created a desire in every employee to access corporate information using a array of personal mobile …
Verizon reports exponential increase in data breaches
Criminals carried out more but smaller data thefts last year than in previous years, indicating a shift toward simpler exploits …
The truth about malvertisements
Online advertisements are a part of our daily browsing experience as it has also become an essential part of companies’ …
Web pages compromised in mass injection attack
More than 50,000 webpages have been compromised in an SQL injection attack that has been dubbed Lizamoon. Security firm Websense …
Wi-Fi goes underground
London underground has announced plans to extend Wi-Fi access at tube stations after a successful trial at Charing Cross. Tube …
UAE ranked seventh on government spending efficiency
The UAE is ranked seventh in the world in terms of efficiency of government spending in the 2010-2011 Global Competitiveness …
Intel plots ‘client-aware’ cloud services
Intel wants the cloud to be a bit smarter. The company is developing technologies that would allow applications and services …
Google bets $20K that Chrome can’t be hacked
Google will pay $20,000 to the first researcher who successfully exploits its Chrome browser at this year’s Pwn2Own hacking contest. …
Aptec launches Datacentre Alliance Partner Programme
The launch of the partner programme, follows last month’s partnership betweem Aptec Holdings Group, and four datacentre focused vendors APC, …
Anatomy of protection
Everything revolves around information and people. That was the core message of the Symantec Vision held in Barcelona last month, …
SSD cost to fall by 50%, says Kingston
“With enterprises under constant pressure to do more with less, CIO's need to ‘square the circle' by delivering cost savings, …
Security nightmares
What security issues keep major regional CIOs up at night? Apparently, a lot. “The security of business IT systems has …
Microsoft upgrades free app security tool
Microsoft released this week an upgrade to a tool that helps secure applications for the Internet without having to recode …
Sticking to policy
As a top ranked university in the Middle East, KFUPM must ensure the integrity of its network while also allowing …
Gitex Conference 2008 speaker: Graeme Lowther
Graeme joined BT Telconsult from PA Consulting Group in London and has been working in the Middle East since 1991.Graeme …
Security trends to watch in 2010
The IT industry has reached an inflection point where new malicious programs are actually being created at a higher rate …
The payback from virtualisation
Organisations looking to introduce virtualisation should look at timescales to implement projects as it will take longer to achieve any …