Hewlett-Packard said in a letter to the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission that it had determined that its products were procured from a partner that was not informed that their ultimate destination was Syria. HP was responding to ...
Computerworld-A ruling is expected shortly on a motion for a temporary restraining order filed by Ohio Green Party co-chair Bob Fitrakis seeking the removal of software that was installed on central vote tabulation machines in over two ...
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Only 6%of UK citizens think the government has made a clear and compelling argument for the Draft Data Communications Bill,a survey has revealed. In contrast,71%of more than 1,800 adults polled said they do not trust that the data will be ...
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Small to medium-sized enterprises(SMEs)suffer more from malware than larger organisations,but their security procedures are lagging behind,says security firm,Kaspersky Lab. SMEs are typically more vulnerable to viruses,worms,spyware and ...
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Cost pressures and the rise of cloud computing have led many businesses to turn to lower-cost virtual environments on premise and in the cloud, but a lack of expertise and experience may be exposing these organisations to unnecessary ...
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Businesses are opening themselves up to security threats by failing to manage bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programmes properly. According to a study of 4,000 workers, carried out by Ovum, 80% of corporate BYOD schemes are "inadequately ...
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Google's Android mobile operating system(OS)is under siege by attackers,with malware and information stealing adware targeting the platform up 483%in the last quarter. While Apple's relatively rigorous approach to vetting apps before ...
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The UK’s Draft Data Communications Bill – aimed at making it easier for authorities to spy on electronic communications – will be ineffective against terror, says the Information Commissioner’s Office. Information ...
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The UK's Draft Data Communications Bill–aimed at making it easier for authorities to spy on electronic communications–will be useless and quite dangerous if enacted,says Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. "It will force many ...
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IDG News Service - A year-long investigation by a U.S. congressional committee has reportedly concluded that Chinese telecommunication equipment vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE pose a security threat to the nation, and the committee is ...
Switzerland's largest retailer is working with IBM to use business analytics to turn its refrigerated warehouses into part of a future smart electricity grid in the country. Migros, the Swiss supermarket, is part of a project involving ...
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UK businesses are failing to protect themselves against the risks posed by staff using personal devices in the workplace. Two thirds of UK IT managers are concerned that the use of personally owned devices in the workplace poses a ...
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Computerworld Hong Kong - Apple's iCloud service, which was recently forced upon former-users of mac.com (including myself), has not proven to be a shiny seamless service. Many tech journos complain that iCloud doesn't represent the ...
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Many global organisations could do a lot more to protect their private data and reduce exposure to attacks by hackers,according to KPMG. More than three quarters of organisations in the Forbes 2000 are leaking data,potentially creating ...
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A third of companies admit they have not invested in security for their virtual computing environments, a survey has revealed. This means many businesses are opening themselves up to the possibility of a serious and costly data breach, ...
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