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Securing better IT security for S'pore
Insight newsmaker The president of newly set-up Association of Informational Security Professionals tells why the next three years are so important to infocomm security professionals.
Tags: Data security, Security, Business security, Certification, Profession, Member, IT Security, Information Security, Security Professional, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting
Tech transfer group enlists new members
News update Singapore-founded Technology Transfer Network adds four global companies as members; launches initiative to facilitate angel networking.
Tags: Knowledge management strategies, R&D, Angel Network, Member, Singapore, network, marketing, U.S., strategy, leadership
Govt red tape adds to security threats
News Bureaucracy and lack of sharing of data between countries impede efforts to address cybersecurity, but work is in progress to resolve issues, notes global industry body.
Tags: Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Kaspersky Lab, Security, Howard Schmidt, Impact, Cybersecurity, Singapore, cyberthreats
Pirate Bay judge accused of conflict of interest
News The anti-piracy case could go back to the Swedish courts following allegations over the trial judge's links to the copyright-protection industry.
Tags: Piracy, Conflict, Domain Name, Member, radio network, attorney, Norström, intellectual property, Sweden, File-sharing
Philippine pensioners 'speak' to new system
News The system will let active and retired government workers access pensions and apply for state loans.
Tags: Biometrics, Knowledge management, Security, Mobile, Member, Philippines, Cell Phone, voice recognition, Social Security, phone
Start-up hopes to outdo eBay with online market
News CEO says Wigix is the better place to buy and sell goods like cell phones and iPods, and you can even share in the revenue. But it's got a lot to prove.
Tags: Web 2.0, E-commerce, Member, eBay Inc., venture capital, Advertisement, Craigslist, China, revenue, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.
Report: Microsoft bans 1 million Xbox Live players
News Players who were caught modifying their consoles to play pirated games have been booted from the popular service, InformationWeek says.
Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Game players, Games, Gamer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox 360, console, digital-rights management, Activision Inc.
Europe getting 'Internet freedom' law
News Major overhaul of telecommunications regulations tackles issues ranging from data-breach notification to faster number porting to Internet access.
Tags: Regulations, Web sites, Piracy, negotiator, Telecoms Reform Package, European Commission, Web sites, European Parliament, Telecommunications, European Union
SAP: Days of the database are numbered
News Demand for cloud computing and faster access to data will lead to a future where companies don't need a database, says top SAP executive.
Tags: Databases, Cloud computing, Data Management, Database, SAP AG, Berlin, Vienna, Cloud computing, data management, top executive
UK urged to coordinate with EU allies on spam
News The United Kingdom and other member countries need to make a concerted effort to crack down on spam and spyware, according to the European Commission.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Hacking, Commission, Malware, Romania, European Commission, U.K., Telecommunications, Spam, European Union
Willcox leaves Telstra board early
News Telstra director Peter Willcox has stood down from the Telstra board three months early due to his involvement in the James Hardie asbestos law suit.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business development/management, Telstra Corp., chairman, audit, telecommunications company, secretary, director, board, Business development/management
Facebook acknowledges access problems
News Some members of the social network claim to have been unable to access their accounts for several days now; it's a database problem, Facebook says.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Database management, Databases, Facebook, Database, CBS Interactive Inc., Web 2.0, Web sites, e-mail
Why don't we want to pay our teachers more?
Blogs In March 2007, I got the opportunity to visit the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai. It was interesting to visit ...
Ning officially launches apps platform
News Build-your-own-social-network service makes public a platform that lets users embed more than 90 apps and widgets for things like donation collections or ticket sales.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Google OpenSocial, Marc Andreessen, Forbes, social networking, online store, Silicon Valley, Web 2.0
HSBC home banking Web site trojan 'false report', says bank
News Report on the U.K. Crypto security mailing list claims HSBC's Personal Banking Web site had been infected by malware.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, IT Management, Security, Portal, bank, trojan horse, Web Site, Web, Data security
