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IBM plunges into 'smart grid for water'
News Betting that governments and businesses will need to better manage water resources, IBM leads effort to design IT systems to monitor and analyze water use.
Tags: Green IT, Grid, Sensor, U.S., France, IBM Corp., information technology, Green IT, software, conference
The new asset management paradigm
Insight Ironically, focusing too much on products can be detrimental to IT asset management. Which is why the industry is redefining its asset management value proposition.
Tags: Windows XP
US reveals plans to hit back at cyber threats
News The U.S. Air Force Cyber Command is just as interested in attack as defense, according to a senior general.
Tags: Security
Conficker infected critical hospital equipment, expert says
News Hundreds of PCs and medical devices at hospitals in the U.S. were found to be infected with the Conficker worm recently, a security expert says.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Access Control, removable storage, computer, SCADA, Hospital, Worker, Marcus Sachs, network, Microsoft Windows
Vulnerability in software used by power plants
News New Scientist reports that security firm has found serious security vulnerability in software used to automate power stations, oil refineries, and production lines.
Tags: Network security, Spam and phishing, Malware, Security, Plant, Vulnerability, RSA Security Inc., Server, SCADA, e-mail
Symantec: Security holes, malware spike in 2008
News Security vulnerabilities and malware rise in 2008 as the criminal underground heats up its data theft and identity fraud activities, new report finds.
Tags: Network security, Data security, PC security, Security Management, Business security, Phishing, Malware, Security, Web Browser, Vulnerability
Willowglen to bid for Mesdaq listing this year
News Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) status company Willowglen will apply for listing on Mesdaq before the end of this year even though the public exercise would be next year.
Schneier: Cyber-extortion on the rise
News The security expert has warned of an increase in cyber-extortion, but added there is no need for panic about attacks on critical national infrastructures.
Tags: Security
Report: IP networks easy prey for cyberattackers
News The increasing use of Internet Protocol technology in power stations, railroads, banks and other critical infrastructure could spell big trouble, and soon, according to analysts.
Tags: TCP/IP
'Your borders are porous', IT pros told
News Security professionals overwhelmingly agree that network border security is becoming an anachronism.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards
