October 2008 News
UK Firms Continually Hit With Cyber Espionage Attacks
A UK expert has cautioned that computer systems of utility firms and huge financial organizations remain to be the target of cybercriminals. Companies which provide UK's nation... More »
Company Faces Industrial Action Over IT Jobs
Steria, an IT services company is now facing industrial action over its move to outsource jobs to India on a contract with the Co-operative banking group. The trade union, Unit... More »
Google Coordinates with NASA to Expand Web Range
Google is currently teaming up with NASA to build a novel communication system in space. Vint Cerf, Google vice-president and chief internet evangelist, is collaborating with the ... More »
Couple Alleged of Illicit File Sharing
A couple from Inverness were accused by Atari, a game firm, of illegal sharing of Race 07 on their computer. Gill and Ken Murdoch were threatened with high court fines for their a... More »
JPMorgan Trims IT Contractor Wages
Consequent to the worldwide financial downturn, JPMorgan has opted to decrease wages of its IT contractors by 15 percent starting November 1. JPMorgan is among the scores of ba... More »
HSBC Employs Biometrics To Secure Data
HSBC is currently using a state-of-the-art biometric technology capable of idnetifying 2,500 distinct features to manage access to its datacenters. The system utilizes cameras, ID... More »
IT Staff Urged to Undergo Survival Training
Recruitment experts suggested that IT experts need to manage their own development and training to live through the recent economic crisis. The continuing recession will most p... More »
Cybercrimes Proliferate as Tough Times Continue
Garlik, an online identity firm, reported that internet offenses committed in the UK have boosted compared to that of last year. The increase is attributed to the present worldwid... More »
Mozilla To Scrap Firefox 2.0
Mozilla is planning to add just two more updates for Firefox 2.0 before it finally tosses the browser out of the market by year end. Based on Mozilla's policy, the company only... More »
HP's Launch of Cheaper Netbooks Ignites Price War
HP's recent launch of a cheaper line of netbooks is anticipated to boost competition over price and features. The company introduced Mini 1000 on Wednesdat, which has a starting p... More »
Woman Jailed for Internet Kiosk Scheme
Lillian Glaubman, a native of Miami, has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison and was fined US$18.2 million as a repayment for a ploy to sell internet kiosks which lea... More »
Google Features Calendar and Docs for Gmail
Google will be featuring two new gadgets to be integrated with Gmail, the Google calendar and Docs. With the new features, Gmail users will be able to monitor their schedule... More »
Inadequate Security Afflicts London's Wireless Networks, RSA Says
According to a survey facilitated by RSA, there are a lot of organizations depending on traditional security protection when it comes to wireless networks. With this, London spear... More »
Credit Crunch Anticipated to Heighten Outsourcing
A new survey concluded that the outsourcing industry will take full advantage of the recent economic downturn. The survey, conducted by sourcing advisory firm Equaterr, was par... More »
Assurance in IT Spending Plans Takes Another Blow
According to a survey, IT decision makers have scrambled back their staffing and spending expectations in the forthcoming months due to a continuing economic downturn. The survey,... More »
Google Used to Attack Facebook
Google's websites are currently used by attackers to prey on Facebook. Researchers at Fortinet, a unified threat management vendor, revealed that a malicious program comparable to... More »
Microsoft Guarantees Vista Patch in Windows7
Microsoft has showcased the features of Windows 7 at the Professional Developers Conference, promising major fixes on its predecessor's flaws. The company also introduced a roa... More »
Google, Microsoft & Yahoo Team Up for Web Freedom
Tech giants Google, Yahoo and Microsoft have collaborated to promote freedom of expression on the web as well as secure online privacy. With the help of a new organization, Glo... More »
Wal-Mart To Sell Cheaper G1 Phones
Wal-Mart will start selling Android-powered phones at a lower cost. The G1 will be available at the store on Wednesday at a discounted rate of $148.88, with a two-year agreement. ... More »
E-Voting Machines are Easily Breached, Study Says
According to a report released by Princeton University, e-voting machines are highly unreliable and prone to attacks. The report was requested by a New Jersey judge as part of ... More »
ICANN Offers Novel Way to Acquire Top-Level Domains
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers or ICANN is proposes a new way to purchase TLDs or top-level domains on the internet. The agency's plan would enable third ... More »
Symantec Creates a Startup Atmosphere
Symantec, a leading security company, has built a new Incubator division that would allow its engineers to work in a startup atmosphere. The Symanctec Protection Network or SPN wa... More »
IPv6 is the Key to Internet Growth, IT Specialists Say
Tech experts said that Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) becomes the most quintessential element in the progress of the internet today as IP addresses turn out to be a significan... More »
Superiors Disregard Toxic Data Risk, Report Says
UK's information regulator said managers should cease leaving data security to their IT support staff and be liable for their company's classified data. Information Commissione... More »
Thailand to Block Websites Criticizing the Royal Family
The Thai government announced its plan to create a firewall to block websites containing criticisms against the country's widely popular royal family. Various complaints have b... More »
Businesses Remain Sloppy on Storage Security
Despite the proliferation of data breaches, business organizations are still lenient when it comes to storage security. Most of the these firms do not encrypt their backup data al... More »
Microsoft to Launch a Project Promoting Web Content Security
Microsoft is set to launch a security project designed to secure web content through isolation. The project, dubbed as Web Sandbox, will be unveiled at the company's Professional ... More »
Google Employed by Hackers to Target Apps
Hackers are using search engines as a way to aim at web applications that contain classified data. Database and application security company Imperva unveiled a method to carry ... More »
IBM Exceeds Budget on Information Management
IBM admitted it has exceeded its planned expenditure of US$1 billion (£641 million) on information management. The company spent $5 billion (£3.2 billion) for the acqu... More »
Google Phone Embedded With a Critical Bug
A team from Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) has revealed that T-Mobile's G1 smartphone has a critical bug in Android operating system which could be exploited by hackers. Ac... More »
Ubuntu Linux For Desktops To Be Released
Ubuntu Linux designed for desktops is slated for release this week. The latest version, 8.10, will add a range of usability features including an enhanced 3G wireless support. ... More »
Google Leaves Android Market Open to Developers
Google has announced that the Android Market will be open to all developers starting this week, aiming to add more apps to its current 50 applications. Any developer will be able ... More »
One in Four Legal Firms Fess Up to Losing Classified Data on Mobiles
A survey has revealed that around 25 percent of law firms in the UK acknowledge the fact that they've been losing highly classified information on mobile devices. This is attribut... More »
IT Freelancers Prefer Stability Over Pay
A new study has revealed that IT freelancers take more preference on job stability rather than a handsome pay. Giant Group conducted a survey wherein 20 percent were foun... More »
Virgin Media Charged with Deceiving Customers on Upload Rates
Virgin Media is currently alleged of misleading its customers about their broadband speed. Subscribers to the company's "M" broadband package are claiming to have been g... More »
Email, Web Surfing Most Common Use of Work PCs
A survey released on Monday revealed that three out of four employees are using their office computers for personal matters such as checking email and surfing the net. The surv... More »
Teenager Hackers Take Dominance on the Net
Experts have expressed concern over the increasing number of teenagers committing cybercrimes. Most of the net forums are dominated by teenagers carelessly exchanging credit ca... More »
Yahoo To Launch Developer Platform
Yahoo is set to launch its platform designed for web developers this week, a move that aims to lure more site visitors. The platform is also part of Yahoo's scheme to add so... More »
Russia Impedes Google Acquisition
Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has blocked Google's $140 million deal with Zao Begun, an online advertising firm. ZAO Begun offers contextual advertising ser... More »
Microsoft Set to Launch Vista SP2 Beta Version
Microsoft has announced plans to circulate the latest version of its Windows Vista on Wednesday. Window Vista SP2 Beta will be distributed to a small group of Technology Adopti... More »
Top Security Companies Release Patches to Own Products
Two of today's leading security firms have released fixes for vulns plaguing their own software. Trend Micro distributed a patch for its OfficeScan product wherein malevolent a... More »
Data Centers Need to Promote Green IT, Gartner Says
According to analyst firm Gartner, there is a rising need for data center managers to streamline their operations to save energy costs. Traditional data centers are significant... More »
Financial Malware Gets Harder to Beat
A study has shown that despite the decline in new programs, crooks are still able to find their way around committing online fraud. Though the research concluded that a downwar... More »
Ahern Supports EU Cybercrime Hotline
Irish Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has expressed support over EU's move to set up a hotline to fight internet crime. On Friday, the European Union has decided to institute a E... More »
New iPhone Firmware Beta Released
Apple has released the latest iPhone firmware beta version to developers before officially circulating it to the public. Firmware 2.2 sports the Street View option in Google Ma... More »
Microsoft Battles Cybercrime in Nigeria
Microsoft has teamed up with Paradigm Initiative Nigeria to spread awareness on youth about cybercrime and numerous ways to use their computer skills productively. Nigeria came... More »
Credit Crunch Takes Its Toll on Broadband
The worldwide economic crisis is now affectng the broadband industry among other line of businesses. According to broadband analyst firm Point Topic, the number of new broadban... More »
Spammers Strike Again, Employ Legit Email Servers
According to Cyberoam, a division of Elitecore Technologies, spammers have devised a new way to get around the filtering systems. They are now able to send spam messages claiming ... More »
IT To Play a Key Role in Olympics 2012
IT will play a highly quintessential role in the London Olympic Games in 2012. Organizers have plans to make use of novel media technologies like Web 2.0, internet protocol tel... More »
Gmail Service Finally Restored
After days of blackout that affected Google Apps subscribers, Gmail is finally back in operation. Users are now able to access their new email accounts. The prolonged problem s... More »
Botnet-Based Click Frauds Remain A Major Concern in Advertising Business
According to Click Forensics, though the number of click-fraud attacks fell marginally in the third quarter, it remains a grave problem among businesses in the advertising market.... More »
Need for High-Tech Talent Stays High
The world may be experiencing a massive financial crisis causing everyone to panic, but IT pros with high-tech talents should worry the least. According to a research from R... More »
Economic Crisis Pressures IT Pros
With the recent worlwide economic downturn, IT professionals are compelled to take more workload than the usual which often causes extreme stress, according to a research from Rob... More »
Software Preventing Stock Market Crashes and Abuse Launched
Progress Software Corporation, a global supplier of application infrastructure software used to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, has introduced a real ... More »
Web Users Impelled to Report Abuse Sites
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is urging web users to help identify websites with lewd contents. The agency is running a campaign against the exploitation of children on the ... More »
Novel Internet Domains Seen To Be Priced Exorbitantly
The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names or Number (ICANN) has released initial policies for the introduction of thousands of new domain names. These domains are are set to be t... More »
Chinese Internet Users Rally Against Anti-Piracy Tool
Chinese internet users were raged over Microsoft's release of an anti-piracy tool designed to contend the extensive sale of counterfeit software. Numerous blogs were posted ... More »
Windows 7 May Be Available By 2009
Vista successor Windows 7 is anticipated to be officially released by October 2009 with general availability a month after. A blogger, known as Long Zheng, claims he's been tol... More »
IT Workers Prepare To Be Free Agents
With the recent lay-offs brought by the worldwide economic downturn, IT professionals are gearing towards the possibility of working as free agents. Demand for free agents is curr... More »
IBM Introduces Linux 'Baby' Mainframe
IBM has launched a Linux-based mainframe designed for mid-size business customers. The System z10 Business Class (z10 BC) provides all mid-sized clients with all the dist... More »
Critical Microsoft Bug Attack Code Emerges
A new attack code that manipulates a critical Microsoft flaw has floated up hours after Microsoft released the details of the bug. The flaw is embedded in the Windows Server se... More »
Hackers Bait Users With Phony Airline Tickets
Cybercriminals have found a new way to create another mayhem across the web as they prey on users using fake airline tickets. TrendLabs researchers have identified spammed emai... More »
Student Sentenced for Computer Fraud
Ryan Goldstein, a 22-year-old University of Pennsylvania student, has been sentenced to 90 days in prison for computer fraud charges and was fined US$30,000. He is also required t... More »
Google Enhances Geolocation API
Google has made some significant improvements on its Google Gears Geolocation API to allow developers to build applications with the capability to trace laptop users' location wit... More »
Next US President Urged to Center on Cybersecurity
According to some tech industry representatives, the next administration should put cybersecurity on high priority. America has seen a fast proliferation of cyberattacks on financ... More »
IBM To Build Web-Collaboration Platform
IBM is now building a web-conferencing platform that enables users to pool resources through web page with audio and video functions. The new platform, dubbed as OpusUna, is na... More »
Google Unleashes Android Source Code
Search giant Google has finally released Android's source code which is now available at no cost at the Android Open Source project website. With the distribution of the open s... More »
Credit Crunch Takes Aim at IT Industry
According to a survey facilitated by international law firm DLA Piper, the worldwide financial crisis is now taking aim at major IT companies. Among the respondents of the sur... More »
European Trade Unions Gripe Over HP Retrenchments
Various trade unions throughout Europe have expressed their dissent over HP's plans to retrench thousands of its employees worldwide. HP is planning to cut around 3,400 jobs in... More »
iPhone Sales Reach 10 Million
Apple has accounted more than 10 million in iPhone sales from the start of the calendar year. Though the company only reported 9.3 million iPhone sales in its quarterly revenues s... More »
Economy May Decelerate New Business Mobile Apps
According to executives at the Mobile Northwest conference in Seattle, the worldwide economic recession is anticipated to slacken the growth of mobile enterprise applications. App... More »
Internet Security 'Needs to Move Beyond IT', Report Says
A report released by the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) indicated the need for business firms to concentrate on internet sec... More »
Firms Found to be More Vulnerable Due to Virtualization
A recent research conducted by IT security and control firm Sophos revealed that majority of businesses are oblivious to the fact that employees are running virtual desktops which... More »
Job Seekers Alerted for Possible ID Fraud
The Metropolitan Police and the Information Assurance Advisory Council (IAAC) has conducted a study proving how personal data of job seekers can be easily breached by cybercrooks.... More »
IT Job Vacancies Dry Up in London
The credit crunch is continually wreaking havoc in the IT industry as the number of available IT jobs dwindles in London, as well as in the South East. Job vacancies have dr... More »
Attackers May Use Keystrokes to Pilfer Data
Doctoral students Martin Vuagnoux and Sylvain Pasini from the Security and Cryptography Laboratory at the Swiss Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) are now devisng a m... More »
Yahoo to Cut 1,400 Jobs
With the ongoing worldwide financial setbacks, Yahoo's profits plunged forcing the company to retrench 1,400 workers by the end of this year. CEO Jerry Yang said in a statement... More »
Internet Faces Vast Changes, Vint Cerf Says
According to Vint Cerf, Google's vice president and chief internet evangelist, the internet is in for a big change in the next few years. The IPv6, an internet Layer protoco... More »
Credit Crunch Affects IT Suppliers
The ongoing credit crunch has taken its toll on IT suppliers. According to a survey conducted by business rescue firm Begbies Traynor, more and more IT companies are starting to f... More »
Internet Brings Families Together, Research Says
According to a recent study conducted by Pew Research, the internet has become a significant tool to bring families closely in touch. The research concluded that families who o... More »
Intel Collaborates with Sun, Ships Solid-State Flash
Intel has begun distributing new solid-state flash drives intended for servers, workstations and storage devices. In line with this, the company has teamed up with Sun Microsystem... More »
SolarWinds Offer Free Network Tool for VMware Users
SolarWinds, an enterprise software company, has released a new tool designed to abet IT managers to monitor a single VMware ESX Server. The good news is, the software is available... More »
Greenpeace Admires Apple's Green IT Promotion
Greenpeace has expressed admiration over Apple's effort to promote environmental technology. The organization applauds Apple's move to lessen toxic materials in its computers and ... More »
Merrill Lynch Merger to Cost Thousands of IT Jobs
Bank of America's takeover of Merrill Lynch will lead to the retrenchment of thousands of IT support staff as well as employees from the operations and finance divisions of both b... More »
Mozilla Releases Mobile Firefox Alpha
Mozilla has just released the alpha version of its mobile browser which surprisingly works on PCs too. The release of the version hopes to expand the Mozilla community and gather ... More »
French President Preyed by Cyberattackers
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is the latest victim of cybercrooks who hacked his bank account and stole an undisclosed amount of money. The hackers removed a few small sums aft... More »
China Imposes Photo-Taking Policy on Net Cafe Users
Chinese internet users will be photographed everytime they use a net cafe as mandated by the government. The new regulation will be strictly carried out by the middle of December ... More »
Apple and Psystar Reconciles Out of Court
Apple and Psystar have agreed to settle their legal battle outside of court. Both companies have signed an arbitration in California agreeing to keeps costs down and to maintain t... More »
Altor Releases Firewall for Virtual Systems
Altor Networks has recently introduced a firewall designed for virtual environments. Traditional firewalls for virtual systems have had various flaws and the release of the new... More »
Mini Laptops Boost Computer Sales
According to industry analysts at Gartner Inc., revenues from mini laptops are keeping the PC market afloat amidst worldwide economic instability. With the current gl... More »
Silicon Valley Investment Decline
With the current woldwide financial crisis, it's no shock that the Silicon Valley accounted lesser investments per quarter this year. Venture capitalists concentrate more on in... More »
Dubai Internet City Occupants to Rise by 11 Percent
Companies operating in Dubai Internet City are anticipated to surge by up to 11 percent despite the worldwide economic downturn. According to Malek Sultan Al-Malek, DIC executi... More »
Google Resolves Apps Start Page Glitch
Google has finally fixed a glitch that affected its Apps "Start" pages. The bug was identified on Thursday afternoon which hit on Google apps hosted collaboration and co... More »
Scientology Web Attacker Charged
Dmitriy Guzner, an 18-year old man from New Jersey, will plead guilty over the attacks made on the Church of Scientology's Web site, according to federal prosecutors. If convicted... More »
Security Behavior Differs by Country, Cisco Says
Based on a survey conducted by Cisco, each country has a distinct security behavior. The survey was participated by 2,000 employees across 10 countries by which Cisco found that a... More »
Vulns Found in IRS Systems
As reported by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, security vulnerabilities have been identified in two key systems that the Internal Revenue Service is adoptin... More »
Women in IT Focus on Career Over Family
A study participated by 1,795 male and female IT support staff, concluded that more and more women in the IT industry have opted to delay motherhood to advance their careers in a ... More »
FileMaker Releases New Bento Version
FileMaker Inc., a computer software company, has launched an update to Bento which features numerous enhancements to its widely used personal databasing software. Bento is a da... More »
YouTube Introduces "Video Your Vote"
Youtube has become one of the most popular mediums of campaign in the 2008 US Presidential Election. Users have been posting videos to support, or in some cases, mock the candidat... More »
International Fraud Web Site Closed Down
A disreputable website dealing credit card information has been closed down by an international operation. Several people behind the operation of the website were apprehended b... More »
Solution to Internet Congestion Revealed
A novel way to lessen network bottleneck caused by P2P applications was recently discovered. The new technology is slated to end its beta stage soon, but it seems like some m... More »
Firms Store Excessive Personal Data
According to analyst firm Burton Group, business organizatins are storing a disproportionate amount of personal data which lures more attackers to pose threats on company networks... More »
Gmail Outage Sparks Rage Among Administrators
A lengthened Gmail blackout has set off complaints among Google Apps administrators as well as top executives. The outage started around 5 pm US Eastern Time on Wednesday which... More »
AMD Set to Divulge Netbook Plans in November
AMD is slated to uncover its product approach on netbooks at an analyst meeting in November. The netbook market is showing positive revenues, particularly because of the releas... More »
IBM Shows Boosted Revenues
IBM has recorded a third-quarter revenue of $25.3 billion (£14.6 billion), showing a five percent increase from last year despite the worldwide economic downturn. However, i... More »
IBM and HP Spearhead Green IT
In a survey conducted by Gartner analyst Simon Mingay, IBM topped the companies who are widely promoting green IT. HP also came high on the list, with good general performanc... More »
Operating Systems Can't Be Safe, Kaspersky Says
According to Eugene Kaspersky. CEO of security vendor Kaspersky Lab, operationg systems are innately vulnerable to attacks and will remain to be one in the forthcoming years. K... More »
Botnets to Strike Smarthphones in 2009
Security researchers are alerting users of smartphones for being the possible prey of botnet based attacks. The Georgia Tech Information Security Center said that spam and other b... More »
Adobe Releases Flash Update to Combat Clickjacking
Adobe has introduced another version to its Flash Player software designed to patch critical security vulnerabilities. Flash Player 10 sofware fixes bugs that allows cyber attacke... More »
IT Faces Lengthy Financial Downturn, Forrester Research Says
Forrester Researach cautioned technology vendor clients that IT expenditure could be slated for a "long and deep recession". This denotes numerous quarters of IT purchas... More »
Linux Standard Base Adds Developer Features
The Linux Foundation has released a beta version of Linux Standard Base 4.0 which includes an addional feature for developers designed to settle differences among Linux distributi... More »
Government to Develop Email and Phone Calls Database
According to Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, the UK government is set to launch a database of emails and phone calls, but not until a consultation is initiated. Possible concerns... More »
Outsourcing Deals Fall Off
TPI, a sourcing advisory firm, has reported that most of the business organizations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa have signed lesser outsourcing deals compared to that of ... More »
IT Graduates Dearth Affects Public Services
According to the speakers at a British Computer Society debate, the scarcity of IT graduates is showing negative effects on the delivery of public services. The public sector coul... More »
Intel Distributes SSDs for Servers and Storage Systems
Intel has began distributing its 32-GB solid-state drives for servers, workstations, and storage systems performance by up to 100 times over traditional hard-disk drives when meas... More »
Apple Sued for MP3 Music Player Market Monopoly
Apple is facing yet another legal battle as the company is sued by Luxpro, a Taiwanese electronics firm, for contract interference, attempted monopolization of the MP3 player mark... More »
Zoho Enhance Online/Offline Office Suite
Zoho has a new addition to its range of web-hosted applications for individuals and business organizations. The company has developed Zoho Mail, which will work on PCs and mobile ... More »
Washington Employs Google Apps
Washington's $4 million intranet is now powered by Google apps. The use of the apps in the city's new intranet was initiated by CTO Vivek Kundra. Though Google will not be entirel... More »
Security Experts Urge XP Users to Update IE 6
Of the 11 patches recently released by Microsoft, the IE update should be focused on, experts say. This is because the bugs were rated critical for IE 6 users running Window... More »
Government Sues Massive Spam Attack Perpetrators
Government agencies in the US and New Zealand have filed lawsuits against the criminals behind the one of the world's biggest spam hit. The charges were filed in US federal court ... More »
