"The number of fronts of risk and war, as some people call it, are definitely multiplying," says Clinton McFadden, senior operations manager for IBM X-Force research and development, which just released the results of its X-Force 2012 ...
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IDG News Service - Name: Patrick Harding Age: 44 Time with company: 7 years Education: Bachelor of Science in computer science from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia Company headquarters: Denver Countries of ...
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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new threat targeting infrastructure in the energy sector that is believed to have hit at least one organisation. The malware, dubbed Shamoon, corrupts files on a compromised computer and ...
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New research from Computer Weekly and TechTarget has shown that attitudes towards server virtualisation within the European networking industry have changed. Last year's survey revealed the technology was viewed as a strain on networks ...
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Security firm Stonesoft has released an Advanced Evasion Technique (AET) defence system and testing tool in quick succession. Stonesoft describes AETs as a new generation of hacking techniques that enable malware, viruses, worms and other ...
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Quarterly earnings from some of the biggest tech companies in the world this week were decidedly mixed,but showed some signs of strength,particularly in enterprise IT spending. Tech vendors with exposure to the hardware market have ...
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Dell has laid out a plan to dramatically grow its software business by targeting mid-sized companies that it says are under-served by rivals such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Oracle. Its plan is to target four key areas: security, ...
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Research in Motion's stock price plunged 19%Friday following RIM's announcement late yesterday of a$518 million first quarter loss and that its BlackBerry 10 smartphone has been further delayed. At the close of markets Friday,RIM's ...
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Table of contents Public Wi-Fi hotspot dangers Security of 3G and 4G-based hotspots Network access requires careful management Educating users about security risks Network security controls and practices are among the most mature,but can ...
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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are struggling to keep IT infrastructure up to date with mobile working and the increasing volume and sophistication of cyber threats, a survey has revealed. Most SMEs (92%) now need to support remote ...
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