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S'pore spam rate crosses global average
News Country's spam levels surpassed the global rate of 89.4 percent in July, after dipping below earlier in April, according to MessageLabs' latest security report.
Tags: Spam filtering, Spam and phishing, MessageLabs Ltd., Spam, Singapore, social networking, spam message, Symantec Corp., Germany, Web Address
Asia among world's highest broadband penetration
News South Korea and Hong Kong top list of markets with the highest household broadband penetration globally, according to Gartner.
Tags: Personal broadband, Bandwidth, Next-generation technology/networks, SMB, Hong Kong, Gartner Inc., Broadband, Broadband Penetration, Japan, social networking
Experts: Bluetooth security dangers ignored
News A former White House cybersecurity adviser and an RFID researcher issue warning that communications protocols are ripe for abuse.
Tags: RFID, Bluetooth, Communications, Security, Protocol, Howard Schmidt, Card, Flaw, device manufacturer, Bluetooth
US charges Brazilian with operating botnet
News U.S. grand jury indictment alleges Brazilian man had role in botnet made up of more than 100,000 infected computers designed to send spam.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Network security, FBI, New Orleans, U.S. Department Of Justice, Computer, software, denial of service, network, U.S.
Oyster cracked in public, researcher claims
News A researcher claims to have developed code that can undermine the cryptography on NXP's Mifare Classic chip, used in London's Oyster card.
Tags: Security, Authentication and encryption, RFID, Chip, Cryptography, RFC, exploit code, London, researcher, card reader
Rays of hope from the polls
Blogs The local IT industry has been teeming with activities in the last few weeks, so much so that you'll wonder if there's r...
Hollywood hunts The Pirate Bay; site down again
News Sources say lawyers in Sweden working for copyright owners are tracking down whoever provides bandwidth to The Pirate Bay and then forcing them to cut off service.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Digital rights management (DRM), Site, Web 2.0, BitTorrent, Blackout, Web sites, attorney, Ukraine
Pirate Bay founder accused of running Reservella
News BREIN, a Dutch trade group representing copyright owners, claims to have uncovered documents revealing that Fredrik Neij is CEO of Thepiratebay.org's listed owner.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Digital rights management (DRM), Web 2.0, Reservella, BREIN, BitTorrent, Web sites, file-swapping, Europe
Facebook, meet the locals
News U.S. social networking sites are eager to expand overseas, but they'll have to contend with homegrown competitors in key markets.
Tags: Internet advertising, Web sites, MySpace, Site, Video, Europe, Beverly Hills, Hyves, social networking, Facebook
Google unleashes unlocked G1 on developers
News Google has announced a SIM- and hardware-unlocked version of the first Android smartphone, available for purchase in 18 international markets including India and Singapore.
Tags: Mobile processors, Handhelds, Google Inc., Developer, Hungary, SIM Card, Finland, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden
TomTom countersues Microsoft in patent dispute
News The car navigation device maker responds in a court filing Thursday, accusing Microsoft of violating four of its patents.
Tags: Copyright, Lawsuits, Microsoft Corp., Patent, TomTom, GPS, Virginia, Linux Kernel, device manufacturer, software
Pirate Bay acquisition still on track
News Apparently, much was made about legal boilerplate but Global Gaming is more "certain than ever" that a deal will get done.
Tags: Acquisitions, Legal, BitTorrent, Grokster Ltd., Investor, Swedish company, Music Industry, copyright violation, computer, founder
McKinsey: Energy efficiency could save US$700B
News Rather than invent new sources of energy, reducing waste in appliances, homes and business could yield savings of US$1.2 trillion on a US$520 billion investment over 10 years, consulting firm says.
Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, Investments, Combined Heat and Power, greenhouse gas emission, McKinsey & Co., greenhouse gas, energy efficiency, Canada, barrier
London transit cards cracked and cloned
News Researchers clone public transit cards in London to demonstrate vulnerabilities in the Mifare Classic smartcard used by millions worldwide.
Tags: Security, Hacking, RFID, Dr., Hong Kong, Card, London, researcher, smart card, Holland
Protecting Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID from attacks
News Speaker at hacker conference warns about security risks inherent in everyday electronics and suggests taking a hammer to your passport.
Tags: Privacy, Security, Data security, Bluetooth, RFID, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Attack, Headset, Passport, phone
