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Outages cost large firms US$288K
News update Over 90 percent of firms worldwide had to execute their disaster recovery plan last year, new report notes. Downtime in Asia costs US$150,000 on average.
Tags: Data backup, disaster recovery, Disaster recovery, Service level management, Disaster Recovery, Plan, Asia, Virtual Environment, IT Professional, Disaster Recovery Planning, systems engineering
China: Unstoppable threat dragon of Asia
News Despite fewer botnets and phishing Web sites, the country is still tops in the Asia-Pacific region for malicious activity and threats, finds new Symantec report.
Tags: Network security, Data security, PC security, Security Management, Security, Region, Asia, Bot, systems engineering, Attack
S'pore SMBs see disaster recovery plans as luxury
News Local small and midsize firms diligent in data backup but still need to do more to safeguard business and customer data, survey finds.
Tags: Disaster recovery, Security, Business, Disaster Recovery, Survey, H1N1 flu, Disaster Recovery Planning, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Indonesia
Rogue security programs are 'ongoing threat'
News Symantec's analysis of fake security software over 12 months finds 43 million attempts to install some 250 programs, most of which were coded in English.
Tags: PC security, Network security, Security applications/tools, Security, EMEA, Rogue Security Program, Security Software, Asia-Pacific, antivirus, Server
Card security rules hinder virtualization
News Current guidelines for security card payment need updating as they conflict with virtualization practices and may hamper adoption of the technology, say industry experts.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Security, Virtualization, Jason Pearce, bank, International Data Corp.
IPv6: Oops, it's on by default
Techguide Do you know whether your computers are actively using IPv6 or not? Better check, as the bad guys probably already know.
Tags: IPv6, Security Management, Data security, Apple Inc., Asia, Apple Mac OS X, Michael Kassner, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, computer
Security 101: Look back to advance
News Malware is growing in sophistication, but cybercriminals may not be as novel as most think, say experts. Learning diligently from the past would help.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Data security, PC security, Security, Worm, Trend Micro Inc., Asia-Pacific, computer, Conficker
Poll: More APAC firms looking green
News update Some 97 percent of Asia-Pacific companies are assessing their green efforts, with budgets for environmentally friendly initiatives rising among these firms.
Tags: Security, Survey, Asia-Pacific, Japan, phone, Hardware, Symantec Corp., security company, software-as-a-service, strategy
US firewall firm blazes path to Asia
News Silicon Valley startup claims its "next-gen" firewall technology lets users control applications in its corporate network, and can save them money in bad times.
Tags: Firewalls, Data security, Security Management, Palo Alto, Asia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Intrusion Prevention System, Australia, Southeast Asia
OSS attacks will grow with adoption
News Although open source software is harder to attack, hackers will increasingly target it as it gets more popular amongst users, says security expert.
Tags: PC security, Security Management, Open source, Malware, Security, Open-source Software, Web Browser, Vulnerability, Attack, Mozilla Firefox
Asian data centers turn to virtualization, automation
News Region's data centers focus on initiatives that drive immediate cost reduction, rather than projects that drive longer-term returns on investment, finds new survey.
Tags: Data centers, Server consolidation, savings, Virtualization, Storage, Malaysia, savings, Server, software, Symantec Corp.
Developers wary of cloud lock-in
News Software developers want a standards-based cloud, and for platforms to provide tools that will allow them to deploy apps to the cloud quickly.
Tags: Security, Google Inc., Open Source, Tool, Abiquo, Azure, Developer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Environment, PaaS
IBM snags US$230m deal in Thailand
News Big Blue has inked a mammoth US$230 million outsourcing deal with the Thai Farmers Bank.
Enterprise architects launch best-practice drive in U.K.
News The National Computing Centre community initiative aims to increase professionalism in enterprise architecture and systems engineering.
Prepare for Windows Server 2003 disasters with a bootable live Windows CD
Techguide Sometimes, despite your best efforts, the worst happens, and a server crashes. But having a bootable live Windows CD in your admin arsenal can help mitigate the damage and spur your recovery efforts.
