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Developers fear revenue loss over security

Developers fear revenue loss over security

News Application development firms are more worried about the loss of income than increased security risks when apps are not managed properly, finds new survey.

Monday, June 09 2008 03:13 PM

Tags: Software engineering/development, Network security, Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, SMB, Security, India, Revenue Loss, PreEmptive Solutions


S'pore firms see more insider attacks

S'pore firms see more insider attacks

News Survey finds more local companies making data protection a priority as they look to safeguard their information from increased insider threats.

Wednesday, December 09 2009 05:25 PM

Tags: Data security, Security, Business security, Data Protection, Insider Attack, Survey, Information Technology, Regulatory Compliance, IT Professional, Attack


5 security threats to watch in 2010

5 security threats to watch in 2010

News Social networking sites, scareware and mobile viruses are some security threats to watch out for in coming year, finds new report from Symantec.

Wednesday, December 02 2009 07:30 PM

Tags: Policy and management, Viruses and worms, Spam and phishing, Facebook, Social Networking, Apple Inc., Shortened URL, Malware, Cybercriminal, Security


Symantec tool calculates your data's value to thieves

News Norton Online Risk Calculator figures out how much a person's online information is worth on the black market and offers a risk rating.

Friday, September 11 2009 09:33 AM

Tags: Authentication and encryption, Business security, Norton Co., Security, Tool, antivirus, social networking, Symantec Corp., identity fraud, asset


Cybercrime cost firms US$1 trillion globally

News In a McAfee survey, CIOs report spending billions of dollars after data thefts, and say fired workers pose a big threat to sensitive data on the network.

Friday, January 30 2009 06:40 AM

Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Security, Chief Information Officer, Davos, Cybercrime, World Economic Forum, intellectual property, Dubai


Google fixes flaws in Chrome

News New versions of Google's Web browser Chrome are out, fixing bugs and patching security holes in both the stable build and the beta build.

Saturday, July 18 2009 05:14 PM

Tags: Network security, Web browsers, Security Management, Google Gears, Security, Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Flaw, malicious code


Experts: Windows 7 at risk from legacy flaw

News Like its predecessors, Windows 7 contains a Windows Explorer feature that can be exploited by virus writers, says security firm F-Secure.

Thursday, May 07 2009 12:55 PM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, PC security, Network security, Security Management, Microsoft Corp., F-Secure Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Flaw, Microsoft Windows Explorer, release candidate


Microsoft denies security risk in Windows Media

News Software giant says flaw is a "reliability issue with no security risk to customers" and criticizes researcher for not contacting the company.

Tuesday, December 30 2008 11:38 AM

Tags: Network security, Applications and tools, Microsoft Corp., Security, Media Player, Vulnerability, BugTraq, mailing list, Microsoft Windows, researcher


Microsoft plugs remote execution, spoofing holes in Windows

News Software maker issues patches for critical and important holes in Windows, but fails to plug Excel hole that is being exploited.

Wednesday, March 11 2009 11:58 AM

Tags: PC security, Microsoft Corp., Security, Zero-day Bug, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Vulnerability, WINS, Server, Attacker, patch management


Conficker also installs fake antivirus software

News In addition to dropping mystery payload on infected machines, it installs software that tries to dupe people into paying nearly US$50 for fake antivirus software.

Monday, April 13 2009 09:23 AM

Tags: Viruses and worms, IBM Corp., Security, Antivirus Software, Worm, Sophos Plc., Trend Micro Inc., Graham Cluley, removable storage, Infection


Mobile conferences must be secured, too

News Smartphone videoconferencing opens up new security holes and must be prioritized at same security level as other network endpoints, say experts.

Tuesday, March 24 2009 12:09 PM

Tags: Policy and management, Security implementation/standards, Security, Mobile, Smart Phone, Web Conferencing, Video Conferencing, Tool, Mobile Device, mobile security


UN audit finds weakness in peacekeepers' IT

News IT systems for UN peacekeeping logistics were insecure last year, according to an internal UN report, but some secure transmission standards are being deliberately avoided due to their bandwidth requirements.

Thursday, January 15 2009 11:21 AM

Tags: Authentication and encryption, Hacking, Firewalls, Defense/military, Disaster Recovery, Report, IT Security, business continuity planning, UNLB, network


Intel to SMBs: Don't hold off PC refresh

News Security risks and maintenance costs may make older desktops and notebooks more expensive than new machines, chipmaker points out.

Friday, June 26 2009 06:12 PM

Tags: Personal Computers, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Hardware, Intel Corp., Power Supply, Small And Medium Business, Small Business, Notebook, Virus Attack


Report: Hackers broke into US air traffic control systems

News Breaches exposed sensitive employee data, forced the shutdown of part of a network, and could have allowed hackers to disrupt the agency's mission-support network, a government report says.

Friday, May 08 2009 08:53 AM

Tags: Hacking, FAA, Security, Report, Air Traffic Control, Password, intrusion detection, Web Application, computer, commercial software


Social networking risk: Managing the inevitable

Techguide The enterprise needs to shift its attention to a more insidious potential use of social networking sites--social engineering activities.

Monday, February 23 2009 05:07 PM

Tags: Business security, Data security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Friend, Friendship, Survey, social engineering, Tom Olzak, phone


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OpenAmplify developer's diary Part 4: Using OpenAmplify via SOAP

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Justin James walks you through the process of using the SOAP interface to OpenAmplify from Visual Studio 2008.


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When technology costs more than human

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Movie director James Cameron waited 15 years for technology to catch up before it was sufficiently advanced for him to create the much-anticipated upcoming film, Avatar.

To be released in..... by Eileen Yu

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