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Managing systems saves firms money in bad times
News Downturn is even more critical for Asian companies to be certain of their assets and automate more systems management tasks, say Symantec executives.
Tags: Security Management, Security applications/tools, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Security, Endpoint, Asia-Pacific, Japan, Altiris Inc.
APAC security growth 'remarkable'
News Security market in Asia-Pacific region enjoyed double-digit expansion in 2008 despite downturn, Gartner says.
Tags: Security, SMB, Growth, IT Security, Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Australia, Gartner Inc.
Many still vulnerable to Conficker
News Some 11 percent of users still have not patched security hole that makes PCs vulnerable to Conficker worm, according to blog post from antivirus company Sophos.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security Management, Microsoft Corp., Exploit, Payload, Worm, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, Password, antivirus
Managing service accounts is easier in Windows Server 2008 R2
Techguide Windows Server 2008 R2 offers a new type of account that helps with endpoint administration of service accounts.
Tags: Servers, Microsoft Server 2003, Server platforms, Service Account, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Active Directory Schema, Builtin Organizational Unit, Information Technology, Windows Server 2008 R2, Organizational Unit
Symantec acquires Mi5, expands security offerings
News Company has bought Web security appliance maker Mi5 and plans to announce two new enterprise suites at the RSA conference.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Acquisitions, Malware, Security, client system, Mi5 Networks, Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition, RSA Security Inc., Web security
Can the Apple touch sell the tablet?
News Mac and iPhone maker may join a host of tech players hoping to win big in tablet PCs, an area where some of the industry's biggest names have failed.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Apple Inc., Smart Phone, Tablet, Device, E-book, Sales, Touch Screen, Fujitsu Ltd., Apple iPhone
Security possible amid unpoliced devices
News Slashed IT budgets leave little room to manage individual mobile devices, but companies can still keep networks secure through policy planning, say experts.
Tags: Policy and management, Data security, Network security, Security, Mobile, F-Secure Corp., Asia-Pacific, Wireless, Mobile Device, Small And Medium Business
Conficker also installs fake antivirus software
News In addition to dropping mystery payload on infected machines, it installs software that tries to dupe people into paying nearly US$50 for fake antivirus software.
Tags: Viruses and worms, IBM Corp., Security, Antivirus Software, Worm, Sophos Plc., Trend Micro Inc., Graham Cluley, removable storage, Infection
Google unleashes Wave on developers
News Google has announced a peer-to-peer-based collaboration platform called Wave, and is inviting developers to help create its underlying protocol.
Tags: Open source, Business applications, Conference, Google Inc., Spokesperson, Developer, API, IM, robot, network
Soon TVs and PCs may work like the Wii
News Real-world devices with gesture-reading abilities are set to debut next year.
Tags: Home entertainment, Product development and design, Hitachi Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., TV, Electronics, Gesture, computer, Touch Screen
Mobile working needs a security rethink
Insight With employees working away from the office, at home, at client sites or simply on the road, an observer wonders if they should rethink the problem of data on the move.
Tags: Firewalls, Data security, PC security, Security Management, Data, Security, Mobile, Perimeter, Survey, Computer Security Institute
'Controlled cloud' the way to go for security
News Malware landscape will more and more dictate a cloud component for security software to be effective, but a security model cannot solely rely on a cloud service, says Sophos.
Tags: Network security, Data security, PC security, Security applications/tools, Cloud computing, Malware, Security, Protection, Risk Management, Sophos Plc.
Symantec turns to virtualization, cloud computing
News New technologies from the security software company use virtualization and cloud computing to protect Web surfers and let them use Web applications from one site.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Utility computing, Virtualization, Malware, Security, Cloud Computing, Computer, Vibes Technology, GoEverywhere, Hardware
Windows 7: Microsoft vs. the PC makers
News A battle is shaping up over the pricing of the next version of Windows as both sides struggle to profit while hardware prices fall and sales stay flat.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Acer Inc., PC Company, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Notebook, Microsoft Windows, pricing strategy, PC, Netbook
Qualcomm, Freescale bet on 'smartbooks'
News The rival chipmakers are attacking the Intel-Microsoft dominance in netbooks by marketing small laptops with a name that suggests a smartphone.
Tags: Mobile processors, Notebooks and tablets, Intel Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Texas Instruments Inc., Smart Phone, Chip Company, Sales, netbook sale, marketing
