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Spy Boss: Cyber-Attacks Reaching Danger Levels

Cyber attacks on the Government, industry and individuals are at “disturbing” levels, the director of Britain’s biggest intelligence agency has warned.Iain Lobham, of the Government’s …

Security In A World Of Instant-On Computing

Guest post written by Jan Zadak

Nigeria: FG Plans National ICT Broadband Network

As part of efforts to build broadband internet backbone infrastructure in the country, the Federal Government is planning to develop a national Information and Communication Technology broadband network, the

RIM Facility Helps India Monitor Messages, Email

RIM has set up a facility in India to help the government monitor some messages and emails.

Appeal over legality of Digital Economy Act could be successful, judge says

BT and TalkTalk have a “real prospect of success” in arguing that the UK’s Digital Economy Act (DEA) violates EU laws on liability for communications made over the internet, a UK judge has said.

30 Digits Announces Release of Alfresco Extractor 2.0

Gathering data from Alfresco for repurposing (i.e. made available in other systems, transition to the cloud, for further processing, or making searchable) just became much more efficient. With the Alfresco Extractor 2.0, the data is retrieved directly over the rest API.Munich, Germany (PRWEB) October 31, 2011 30 Digits, …

W3C changes with the changing Web

Meetings this week will focus on a new strategic direction, and the future convergence of Web and television Visit website for full story…

More Than Half Of Mobile Developers Use Location Based Services In Their Apps – New Evans Data Survey Shows

Fifty-four percent of developers working on apps for mobile devices are including location based and mapping services into those apps, according to a survey of over 400 mobile developers recently released to subscribers. Location based services in most demand…

Old Image Resize Script Leaves 1 Million Web Pages Compromised

Timthumb can still be attacked when found in unused WordPress themes

Cornerstone OnDemand Executive to Lead Talent Management Technology Panel at HR Tech Europe 2011

LONDON–(BUSINESSWIRE)– Cornerstone VP Jason Corsello to moderate panel discussion featuring Cornerstone clients Barclays, Virgin Media and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies …

Technology makes storing radioactive waste safer

(PhysOrg.com) — Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have developed new technology capable of removing radioactive material from contaminated water and aiding clean-up efforts following nuclear disasters.

LightSquared’s foes assemble lobbying force over GPS issue

With the showdown heating up between Reston-based wireless broadband firm LightSquared and a broad coalition of players in the global positioning system industry, both sides are lining up lobbyists to sway lawmakers. At issue is LightSquared’s effort to expand its mobile broadband network — a move…

Google Street View takes cameras indoors

The web giant’s Street View cameras will go inside select shops and businesses as it rolls out a pilot project in a small number of territories, including London ( ZDNet UK – Emerging Tech

Systema Software Selected by Consolidated Benefit Resources

LARKSPUR, CA– – Systema Software , a leading provider of claims software and services to the insurance industry, today announced that Consolidated Benefit Resources, LLC , has selected SIMS Claims as …

Adjudicare(R) Launches benefitsXchange.ca Bringing the Group Benefits Industry Together

TORONTO, ONTARIO– – Automated Benefits Inc.® , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Automated Benefits Corp.® , a web-based software solution that enables insurance brokers and third-party administrators across …

Virtual Firewalls are designed for VMware hypervisor environment.

WatchGuard XTMv Series provides application control, reputation enabled defense, intrusion prevention, gateway anti-virus, web blocking, and traffic shaping. Because firewalls can manage traffic passing within virtual infrastructure, and even…

You tell us: why do IT shops block employee Macs more than PCs?

Love them, hate them, or profit off them immensely, one thing is certainly true about employees: they’ll inevitably try to bring their own tech onto the corporate…

Report: California Firm’s Tech Used to Block Web in Syria

A California-based company has admitted that its technology was used to block Internet access in Syria during this year’s Arab Spring uprising, but officials said they do not know how the devices ended up in the country.

Living a lie under an FBI gag order

Sometime in 2012, I will begin the ninth year of my life under an FBI gag order, which began when I received what is known as a

‘Disturbing’ cyber attacks on UK

The UK has been subject to a “disturbing” number of cyber attacks, the director of communications intelligence agency GCHQ has said.

Unprotected mobile devices target of latest hacking activity

Auckland – 31 October 2011 – AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd, the distributor of the award-winning AVG Internet and mobile security software in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, is alerting mobile device users to update their security to protect against the latest cyber crime

MobiUs is Here; the World of Web Apps Will Never Be the Same

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–appMobi today announced the immediate availability of MobiUs, the first-of-its-kind mobile Web App Browser developed specifically to run apps written in HTML5.

iPad file system app released

Swiss SaaS Internet security services company, DSwiss, has launched what it says is a security-savvy file system app for the iPad, which is also available now on the iPhone.

Blog – Hydrogen Geysers And Metallic Iron Could Explain Puzzling Hollows on Mercury

The strange features spotted by the MESSENGER spacecraft may be caused by hydrogen venting from the planet’s interior, says planetary geologist

Who Coined "Cloud Computing"?

Now that every technology company in America seems to be selling cloud computing, Technology Review decided to find out where it all began.

Sitecore Accelerates Global Growth and Market Leadership

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and COPENHAGEN, DENMARK– – Sitecore , the company that has redefined Web Content Management , strengthened its footprint in Asia and Europe significantly during recent months

Double whammy: New Mac Trojan spies on user, uses GPU

A new malware targeting computers running Apple’s Mac OS X system packs a double whammy: it spies on the user, and uses the computer’s graphics processing unit to mine for Bitcoins.

Free software seen as way to resolve many of Lebanon’s economic woes

As some try to release Lebanon’s government from the clutches of political paralysis so it can start tackling economic policy, a small but mighty group of advocates say the solution to many of

China tangles with Internet access

Tech companies are pushing the U.S. government to advocate for open access worldwide.   

Hackers threaten Mexican drug cartel

VERACRUZ, Mexico, Oct. 30 (UPI) — Anonymous threatens to expose a Mexican drug cartel’s associates if it doesn’t free one of the international Internet hacking group’s members, a video shows.

Blog » Utah Sports

A jury was selected Monday at the trial in which Utah-based Novell Inc. is accusing Microsoft Corp. of anti-trust behavior in the mid-90s as Novell tried to compete head-to-head with the software giant.

BLOG: HP keeps making PCs: Now what?

HP announced on August 18 that it was shutting down its WebOS division and might also dump its Personal Systems Group responsible for creating HP PCs by either selling the division or spinning it off as its own

Media Decoder Blog: Pepperidge Farm Rolls, a Click Away

A campaign by Pepperidge Farm uses ZipList to allow users who click on ads promoting a new line of rolls to add them to an online shopping

Ad Companies Face a Widening Talent Gap

The demand for the skills required by many new advertising jobs exceeds the number of professionals who have them, particularly in jobs requiring advanced mathematics.

Enhance Your Productivity via the Web

We asked a productivity expert which new or little-known sites she uses to stay on the ball. With the help of these online services, you can get more work done.

‘Worm’ review: Mark Bowden tells how the nerds fought ‘The First Digital World War’

In “Worm,” the nerdiest nerds who ever parked it in Nerdville discover, separately, that something bad has happened to the Internet.

Iran Likely to File Lawsuit against Hillary Clinton

Speaking to FNA, member of the Iran’s Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Avaz Heidarpour said that the commission is slated to discuss Clinton’s recent interfering remarks

20. Groups unitefor PPSMI option

TO KEEP up with the rest of the world, young Malaysians will need to be proficient in the English language as it is the language most commonly used in knowledge

Intersil Techwell Introduces the TW2960 4-Channel 960H Video Decoder at China Public Security Expo 2011

SHENZHEN, CHINA– – Intersil Corporation today introduces the TW2960 4-channel 960H video decoder.The TW2960 is an enhanced next generation 4-channel video decoder that supports the new 960H technology. …

East Orange Campus High School gets tablets, leaves textbooks behind

A new partnership between East Orange Campus High and Verizon Wireless has placed a Samsung Galaxy Tablet in the hands of every senior

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