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3FA not priority for Asian banks, regulators
News Banks in region still ironing out two-factor authentication rollouts and unlikely to implement additional authentication layer just yet, says analyst.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Banking, Security, Biometrics, 3FA, bank
Asia mobile regulators lag behind West
News Region's regulators fall behind in terms of regulating and pushing mobile entertainment, but are expected to leapfrog Western counterparts.
Tags: Development/design, Network infrastructure, Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile commerce, Regulator, mobile entertainment, Mobile commerce, MEF, entertainment, China
Regulators cracking down on outsourcers
Insight perspective As more financial institutions look to outsource core parts of their operations to external suppliers, managing adherence to compliance is paramount, says industry watcher.
Tags: Offshoring, Risk Management, Data security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Outsourcing, IT Security, Outsourcing Company, Regulation, Information Security
Thai regulator reports steady progress on 3G
News The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) says 3G terms and conditions have been drafted, and intends to focus on policies and public feedback before issuing licenses in mid-2009.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Government, Telecommunications, Thailand, broadcasting, Regulator, 3G, allocation, board, 3G (Third Generation)
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fiber
News The rapid take-up of mobile broadband could help spur the arrival of super-fast fiber broadband networks in the United Kingdom, says telecoms regulator Ofcom.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Investment, Fiber, Broadband, Environment, Regulator, Silicon.com
Europe-wide wireless broadband on the way
News EU politicians have backed measures to help create a wireless broadband service that could work across Europe.
Tags: WiMax, Mobile, Mobile TV, European Parliament, Telecommunications, Wireless Broadband, Spectrum, European Union, Wireless, Information Security
Antitrust scrutiny in Yahoo-Google deal intensifies
News While Google and Wall Street are betting controversial Yahoo-Google ad deal gets a green light from antitrust regulators, the level of scrutiny is rising.
Tags: Internet advertising, Marketing communications, Search, Antitrust, Google Inc., State, Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, U.S. Department Of Justice, Antitrust Regulator
Report: Italian regulators expand Google probe
News A week after investigating complaints about Google News, antitrust regulators in Italy have reportedly expanded that investigation to include Google search.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Regulator, Google News, Eric Schmidt, Italy, online advertising, board of directors, Search Result, Search Engine
Data leaks highlight need for security
Insight perspective High-profile data leaks with fat fines are causing businesses to take content security seriously. An analyst offers some advice on how to get it right.
Tags: Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Business security, Data security, PC security, Data, Security, Business, Policy, Quocirca
Next-gen networks need tiered, converged rules
News As momentum for next-generation networks picks up, this new ecosystem needs blend of differentiated and converged regulations, says consultant.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, Network infrastructure, Next-generation technology/networks, Regulator, Regulation, consultant, telecommunications, Ernst & Young LLP, network infrastructure, financial crisis
Asian regulators need 'stick' in data security
News Data security rules will jump and become "more prescriptive" in next three to six years, McAfee exec says, but there needs to be more deterrent measures.
Tags: Security Management, Data security, PC security, Network security, Business security, Security, Regulation, PCI, compliance, Regulator
US regulator questions cloud computing security
News U.S. federal and international regulators have suggested they may have to re-examine privacy and security standards to take into account cloud computing.
Tags: Data security, Security, Google Inc., European Union, Cloud Computing, FTC, Regulator, Marc Rotenberg, Washington, data protection
Yahoo, Google extend deadline to US regulators
News Yahoo and Google are giving more time for federal antitrust regulators to decide whether to challenge or allow its search advertising deal to move forward, says source familiar with the talks.
Tags: Antitrust, Search, Internet advertising, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, U.S. Department Of Justice, Advertisement, Regulator, Search Result
Thai regulator: 3G licenses set for Q3
News National Telecommunications Commission's board will meet Thursday to fix significant details on the licensing timeframe for third-generation mobile technology.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Local Government, Internet advertising, Mobile, Apple iPhone 3G, Telecommunications, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Video, Broadband
How the Yahoo-Google ad deal talks with feds fell apart
News news analysis Sources say trustbusters took an increasingly hard line with Yahoo and Google in the past two to three weeks, causing their proposed ad deal to become unpalatable.
Tags: Antitrust, Search, Internet advertising, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, U.S. Department Of Justice, Paid Search, Advertisement, Regulator
