Businesses across the UK are allocating a huge chunk of their budget for security experts regardless of IT spending reduction during recession. This was revealed in a survey, where 56 percent of those polled said they were given a pay increase in 2008. The survey was participated by 300 members of professional groups like (ISC)2, ISACA, BCS and CREST.
Companies shell out huge amount of money on workers specializing in IT...
American cyber-security has received several criticisms from industry experts, describing it as “broken, childlike, and embarrassing.”
Several groups have expressed disapproval over cyber-security in the US, following President Obama’s plans to release review results he originally ordered. The review is slated to be opened for public comment by the end of April.
President Obama is also anticipated to declare a new cyber-security tsar who will be carrying out the government’s pledge to prioritize...
Adobe recently announced it is probing on a critical vulnerability targeting its PDF Reader. According to a security analyst, the flaw is one of the long list of vulnerabilities resulting to Adobe’s employment of Javascript.
SecurityFocus first uncovered the vuln on Monday, pointing the most updated version of Reader as the most probable target. Reader 9.1, Reader 8.1.4, and Linux versions are vulnerable, among other platforms. Adobe’s Reader for Windows and Mac could...
A survey done by web security firm Webroot showed how security concerns negatively affect plans to take on collaboration schemes.
However, despite the results, it was shown that several small and medium-sized businesses will pursue their plans to integrate regardless of security concerns. Of those polled, only 15 percent said they extracted efficient means to ease security setbacks and are gearing towards collaborating with other businesses. Around 10 percent said...
The lawyers of the four convicted Pirate Bay founders have filed to re-open the case. The court of appeal ruled on Monday that the case should be entitled to a retrial.
The lawyers saw a hole in Judge Tomas Norstrom’s judgment as he was a member of several copyright protection groups.
"Tomas Norstrom was biased during the trial … Secondly, he neglected to inform the defendants and their...
Seagate sees its external drive as the frontrunner because majority of consumers don’t back up their PCs. On the other hand, consumers who do otherwise rarely even carry it out.
Windows PCs have become the target of Seagate, creating a thin backup, known as the Replica backup system, which doesn’t require long back up processing time. The product is designed to make everything simple for users, allowing them to connect a...
Microsoft has built a website working as an online resource for IT experts planning to use Windows 7. The site offers several pertinent details about the new OS to IT support providers and developers.
The site, TalkingAboutWindows.com, highlights a number of videos, blog posts, and Q&A’s by Windows 7 engineers.
"IT professionals can listen as our engineers discuss why certain product decisions and feature trade-offs were made in Windows 7,” Microsoft’s in-house Windows...
According to two researchers at the University of Maryland, foreign IT professionals working in the US are paid more than domestic workers. Of the 50, 000 IT experts polled, a vast majority of migrant employees are receiving five to nine percent higher pay than US staff.
"There was no downward pressure on the pay of U.S. citizens. The new research dispels findings of some other studies that assert...
Security firm McAfee has set up a new website intended for victims of cyber offenses. McAffee’s Cybercrime Response Unit works like an online emergency hotline for those attacked by internet crooks.
The site provides victims with basic troubleshooting steps to computer issues brought by malicious attacks. McAfee’s move was influenced by the surge in cybercrimes in 2008. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center recorded a 33 percent increase in internet-related...
The UK government is exhausting other means to provide e-buyers with a better and more secure shopping experience. Gareth Thomas, Consumer Affairs minister, said that the existing e-commerce structure is built to shield consumers on the high street.
Online shopping has considerably grown, thus the need for the government to amend its current system security. From an average of 32 percent, the number rose to 57 percent in 2008.
Thomas said in a statement,...
Microsoft has decided to lengthen the disposal of XP operating system in new PCs for another six months. In addition, users who want to downgrade from Vista Business or Ultimate to Windows XP would be able to do so until the...
Sony has developed a user identification technology that scans veins in the finger to allow access to mobile devices and personal computers. The benefit of finger vein technology, according to both vendors, is that it is more accurate than other biometric scanning systems because veins...
It seems that IT company Microsoft doesn’t support Google in its plan to leave China after concerns of recent internet attacks. The software maker doesn’t share the same concerns as its rival. “There are attacks every day. We didn’t see anything...
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