Eastern Europe
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Cybercitizens called upon to squash hackers
News Symantec's new Internet Security software will utilize power of Web users to snare cybercriminals, asking users to provide data on attempted computer intrusions.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Hacking, Norton Co., Security, Internet Security, Eastern Europe, Symantec Corp., Hacker, Internet
Outsourcing shifts past Bangalore, Mumbai
News While India remains popular with the top 50 outsourcing companies, vendors are progressively creating more bases in cities such as Chennai, Noida and Hyderabad.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Outsourcing, India, Outsourcing Company, Pune, Chennai, Silicon.com, outsource, Bangalore
Web underground economy thriving
News Symantec's Report on the Underground Economy details cheap cyberattack tools, high price tags for bank account information, and software piracy trends.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Hacking, Economy Server, IRC, Asia-Pacific, Tool, Password, credit card information, software, Symantec Corp.
Hacker pleads guilty to ID thefts netting millions
News Albert Gonzalez faces 25 years in prison and US$3 million in fines and restitution related to charges in New York and Boston, while a New Jersey case is pending.
Tags: Hacking, Data Management, Fraud, Identity Theft, New York, Miami, debit card, Eastern Europe, Hacker, credit card
On matters of security
Blogs Before I proceed to my chosen topic, let me fire off a quick broadside at the recent ruling of the NTC (National Telecom...
IDC lowers IT spending forecast for 2009
News Tech spending will grow just 2.6 percent next year, compared with previous forecast of 5.9 percent.
Tags: Analyst reports, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Business, IT Budget, IT-spending, International Data Corp., Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe
Lenovo separates Think, Idea product groups
News It's part of a corporate reorganization that will draw distinction between mature and emerging markets as well.
Tags: Hardware, COO, IT-spending, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business, IBM ThinkPad, Chinese company, Israel, Lenovo Group Ltd., Korea
Spam declines after hosting company shutdown
News Experts say McColo-hosted sites may have been responsible for as much as 75 percent of spam on the Internet.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Security, Spam, Hosting Company, Washington Post Co., Global Crossing Ltd., Arbor Networks, Web hosting, director of marketing, Eastern Europe
Clampi Trojan stealing online bank data from consumers and businesses
News Security researcher warns that two-year-old Trojan has infected hundreds of thousands of PCs and is stealing login credentials when victims access bank and other Web sites.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Security, SecureWorks Inc., antivirus, computer, bank, trojan horse, banking
IBM makes the world its lab
News Convincing countries and companies around the world of need to innovate during the economic downturn, has resulted in new cutting-edge partnerships for Big Blue.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IBM Corp., University, Chip, Samuel J. Palmisano, intellectual property, Switzerland, China Telecom, China, strategy
Jobless techies turning to crime
News The credit crunch will drive impoverished techies and IT workers to sell corporate data and use crimeware, forensic experts have warned.
Tags: Hacking, Spam and phishing, Network security, Business security, Phishing, Security, Finjan Software Inc., Fraud, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, information technology worker
Gartner: Enterprise-software sales to drop in Europe
News Enterprise software sales in Europe are predicted to fall by 5.6 percent this year, slipping from US$81.2 billion to US$76.7 billion.
Tags: Business applications, Virtualization, digital content, Europe, Gartner Inc., Sales, software, software-as-a-service, revenue, enterprise software
Asia sees strong broadband, IPTV growth
News Broadband and Internet Protocol TV are clocking strong growth in Asia in spite of economic downturn, with China leading the way, according to Broadband Forum.
Tags: Video, TVs, CommunicAsia 2009, IP Television, Growth, Asia, Vietnam, Asia-Pacific, Broadband, South Korea
Eastern Europe: Outsourcing hotspot?
News Eastern Europe could soon become a favorite location for offshore outsourcing, with activity in the region estimated to triple between 2005 and 2008.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing
iRobot taps into its Warrior spirit
Insight CEO Colin Angle talks about how robots are weathering the recession, what to expect from PackBot's big brother, and why iRobot isn't building a humanoid.
Tags: Personal Computers, Servers, Robotics, API, Apple iPod, robot, America, Personal Computers, Servers
