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Botnets lead way in spam charge
News Over 83 percent of spam in June were sent from botnets, says new report. Instant messages with malicious links and Web-based malware are also on the rise.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, PC security, Data security, Malware, MessageLabs Ltd., Web Browser, Spam, Bot, Messaging
Social networks in the quest for jobs
News Although job seekers now using social networks to look for work, they would do better through traditional means, according to a recruiter.
Tags: Networking, Web services, Business development/management, IT Professional, Survey, Singapore, social networking, Facebook, Human Resources, job
'Disintegrated' IT didn't help financial crisis
News Financial firms could have better handled economic perils if they integrated technology-business infrastructure for more effective risk monitoring, say experts.
Tags: Financial, Software integration, Risk Management, Risk Management, Financial Crisis, IT Professional, Financial Company, compliance, decision-making, Financial
Tech M&A down 40 percent in 2008
News Next year will likely bring just as few mergers and acquisitions in the industry, but with more twists, according to a study by research firm The 451 Group.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Continuation, Foundry Networks Inc., M&A, IPO, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., financial industry, housing market, research company
Global financial contagion and sourcing
Blogs Watching the financial industry events unfold (perhaps snowball is a better word), I started wondering what this could m...
A Dickensian view of clean-tech financing
News There's plenty of enthusiasm for funding the latest green-tech or alternative-fuel company. The problem is the economy stinks, and doesn't look like it will improve anytime soon.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, General Electric Co., IPO, Investor, Renewable Energy, Jefferies & Co., financing, Government Loan, New Energy Capital
China okays HSBC’s online banking plans
News HSBC has become one of the first foreign banks to receive approval to launch Internet banking services in China.
OCBC wants technology safe and tested
Insight Because banks manage customers' money and confidential data, IT innovation must at times give way to security, says OCBC Bank CIO Lim Khiang Tong.
Tags: Innovation, Banking, Technology, Security, Singapore, Malaysia, Banking Industry, CIO, financial, bank
A touch of healthcare and technology
Insight Dr. Colin Quek, CIO of Raffles Medical Group, discusses why the social component of healthcare can make IT spending more complex in this industry.
Tags: IT budgeting, Project management, IT budgeting, Project management
Sybase readies high-end database
News The software company and Hewlett-Packard are joining forces to develop a 64-bit version of Sybase's database software.
Toshiba, IBM Japan may team to serve banks
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Singapore Exchange proposes BCM rules
Blogs Singapore Exchange (SGX) has issued proposed business rules on business continuity for public comment. The rules are lik...
Software developers to get a standardized security test
Techguide Test is designed to help organizations ensure that their programmers have sufficient knowledge about wrapping security into software applications.
Tags: Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Software engineering/development
Hackers target financial institutions, heighten focus on customers
News The financial sector accounts for at least 80 percent of known phishing attacks this year, underscoring the need for more security measures to protect the integrity of online transactions.
Tags: Spam and phishing
Mobile banking set to boom
News The number of global mobile banking transactions is predicted to reach 37 billion by 2011, and some 612 million users will generate over US$587 billion worth of financial transactions, says analyst house Juniper Research.
Tags: Banking, Mobile commerce, Data services, Mobile applications, Mobile, Juniper Networks Inc., Mobile Banking, developing country, payment, Silicon.com
