http://www.littlefishsupport.com Keeping you updated... en-us Copyright 2008 by Littlefish IT Support kevin.coady@littlefishsupport.com (Kevin Coady) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:57:20 GMT Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:57:20 GMT IT Support RSS 2.0 generation class http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090702/metropolitan-police-closes-identity-management-agreement The Metropolitan Police Service has just closed a deal on identity and access management with the Global Services division of BT, a UK internet service provider. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090702/metropolitan-police-closes-identity-management-agreement Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:57:20 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090702/marks--spencer-reports--sales-growth Marks & Spencer (M&S) recently reported a 28 percent year-on-year growth, showing how consumers are beginning to stabilize. The sales growth came subsequent to the company's move to focus on online improvement. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090702/marks--spencer-reports--sales-growth Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:43:16 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090702/gmail-gets-a-new-look Gmail users can now drag messages in labels which are placed just above the chat list. The changes were made so users can easily organize their inbox. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090702/gmail-gets-a-new-look Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:03:52 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090701/the-pirate-bay-creates-account-deletion-interface The Pirate Bay administrators are now letting users to delete their accounts before the site gets handed to its new operators. Global Gaming Factory X, an internet cafe operator, announced plans to buy the torrent-tracking site for US$7 million. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090701/the-pirate-bay-creates-account-deletion-interface Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:43:10 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090701/new-locationbased-job-search-site-launched Zubed Geospatial, an online mapping company, recently launched a new location-based job search website designed for IT employers. The site was built with semantic search technology and artificial intelligence. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090701/new-locationbased-job-search-site-launched Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:45:07 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090701/uk-discards-mandatory-id-card-plan UK's mandatory ID card plan will not be pushed through, as announced by Home Secretary Alan Johnson. Foreign workers need not comply with the policy now that the government has decided to make it voluntary instead of compulsory. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090701/uk-discards-mandatory-id-card-plan Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:24:02 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090701/hp-helps-smbs--offers-free-tools Computer manufacturer HP is offering tools designed for small and medium businesses at no cost. The firm recently announced it will release its Acess programme to users with HP systems. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090701/hp-helps-smbs--offers-free-tools Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:37:06 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090701/china-puts-off-green-dam-filtering-rollout The Chinese government has delayed the implementation of the controversial filtering legislation to give PC vendors enough time to lay the groundwork. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology previously set the deadline for Green Dam compliance on July 1. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090701/china-puts-off-green-dam-filtering-rollout Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:28:09 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090630/obama-gets-new-power-over-the-web-during-cyber-attack US President Barack Obama now has the power to shut down parts of the internet during cyber attack based on a new senate legislation. However, the law could be revised relative to the interest of the private sector, as claimed by a congressional staff member affiliated with the legislation. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090630/obama-gets-new-power-over-the-web-during-cyber-attack Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:40:22 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090630/warren-buffet-thinks-apple-should-have-informed-shareholders-about-jobs-transplant According to world famous businessman Warren Buffet, Apple should have told shareholders about his liver transplant. Buffet claims Jobs' condition was a "material fact" for Apple's investors, and they have the right know how Jobs was doing. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090630/warren-buffet-thinks-apple-should-have-informed-shareholders-about-jobs-transplant Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:50:43 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090630/microsoft-to-give-up-razorfish Microsoft is set to auction Razorfish, an ad agency previously bought by the software firm to boost its internet advertising business. The agency was acquired at around US$6 billion in 2007, when Microsoft purchased Aquantive. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090630/microsoft-to-give-up-razorfish Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:21:35 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090630/chinese-companies-alleged-of-hosting-cybercrimes Two Chinese firms are accused of administering spam emails and facilitating cybercrimes by a Gary Warner, a computer security expert. Warner claims both companies, eName and Xin Net Technology, are domain registrars who accept malicious domain name registrations. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090630/chinese-companies-alleged-of-hosting-cybercrimes Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:02:54 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090630/it-managers-get-involved-in-disaster-recovery-planning A research from Symantec revealed that majority of IT executives are now more involved in disaster recovery planning than before. Symantec's study showed that around 67 percent of companies take the participation of their chief information officer, chief technology officer or IT director when it comes to disaster recovery schemes. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090630/it-managers-get-involved-in-disaster-recovery-planning Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:52:29 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090629/us-government-data-compromised A hard disk drive bought from the market of Ghana contained classified information concerning the US government. The confidential data was the property of Northrop Grumman, US government contractor. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090629/us-government-data-compromised Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:41:15 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090629/china-accuses-google-of-sprawling-obscenities-on-the-web- Following the US government's call to reconsider its filtering laws, China accused Google of spreading filth over the internet. China's Foreign Ministry is now charging Google of violating Chinese laws by displaying obscene search images. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090629/china-accuses-google-of-sprawling-obscenities-on-the-web- Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:57:22 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090629/computer-sales-returns-seen-to-bounce-back-by-year-end Gartner's forecast on PC sales is quite positive, resulting from the good numbers the PC market has shown earlier this year. The firm maintains computer shipments across the world are better than predicted. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090629/computer-sales-returns-seen-to-bounce-back-by-year-end Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:57:02 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090629/demand-for-palm-pre-exceeds-expectations Palm has recorded a much lesses quarter loss after Pre hit the the stores and demand continued to boost. According to Palm executives, they expect Pre to haul the company out from successive losses. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090629/demand-for-palm-pre-exceeds-expectations Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:57:25 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090628/researchers-found-new-tool-to-detect-car-thieves Analysts at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia designed a computer program that would identify stolen cars in traffic. The program is bullt from hexagonal pixels which allows a computer to perfectly spot plate numbers reported as stolen. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090628/researchers-found-new-tool-to-detect-car-thieves Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:19:54 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090628/majority-of-parents-overlook-parental-controls--mcafee-says Security firm McAfee revealed that 80 percent of parents who have parental control bundled with their security software don't even bother to turn it on. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090628/majority-of-parents-overlook-parental-controls--mcafee-says Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:15:03 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090628/americans-could-drop-mobile-data-for-budget-cuts A report from Strategy Analytics showed that almost 50 percent of US residents will consider totally dropping their mobile data service if they need to trim down domestic budget. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090628/americans-could-drop-mobile-data-for-budget-cuts Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:08:29 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090628/less-developed-nations-may-become-an-ewaste-dumping-ground Third world countries are in danger of being made a dumping ground for 'secondary computers', according to analyst Meike Escherich from Gartner. "Although reuse must be considered preferable to most other forms of waste management, without effective controls, exports for reuse can be an excuse for dumping, and even in the best case result in 'passing the toxic buck' to emerging economies, which are seldom equipped to deal with this problem in an environmentally and socially responsible way," Escherich said. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090628/less-developed-nations-may-become-an-ewaste-dumping-ground Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:03:43 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090627/internet-watchdog-asked-to-be-privatized The US government has been urged by the regional internet registries (RIRs) to take ICANN out of its direct administration. ICANN is presently administering the internet Domanin Name System (DNS) along with the US Department of Commerce. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090627/internet-watchdog-asked-to-be-privatized Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:56:09 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090627/google-takes-the-lead-in-mobile-search Google has conquered the mobile market apart from its success in the search industry. Opera, a web browser firm, revealed that Google continues to dominate in mobile search throughout some regions like Southeast Asia. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090627/google-takes-the-lead-in-mobile-search Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:51:26 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090627/facebook-launches-new-facebook-publisher Social networking site Facebook has added yet another tool to give its users a way of controlling their privacy. The latest version of Facebook Publisher lets account holders choose friends who could view their posts. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090627/facebook-launches-new-facebook-publisher Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:09:54 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090627/science-and-technology-committee-goes-back-to-westminster The Science and Technology Committee is now back under the wings of the House of Commons, after being stamped out for almost two years. The committee's big comeback is slated on October of this year, soon after the current Innovation, Universities, Skills, and Science Committees (IUSS) are done with their present business. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090627/science-and-technology-committee-goes-back-to-westminster Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:02:53 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090627/firms-demand-a-billion-for-green-it-development Company execs are asking the government to stake a hefty amount for the progress of green IT. The UK government is now being encouraged to spend £1 billion into ICT for local services which will enable businesses to reduce expenses while promoting green technology. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090627/firms-demand-a-billion-for-green-it-development Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:21:01 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090627/eu-says-broadband-is-essential-to-enonomic-progress Viviane Reding, EU Telecoms commissioner, asserted that broadband plays a vital part in gaining back economic balance in Europe. Reding further noted that France and Germany are taking on the same strategy, however European member states had to ensure they use up EU single market. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090627/eu-says-broadband-is-essential-to-enonomic-progress Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:51:17 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090627/jacksons-death-boosts-traffic-on-news-sites The death of legendary pop icon Michael Jackson has stirred the public, driving fans across the world into online news sites. A report from Keynote Systems revealed that between 6 p.m. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090627/jacksons-death-boosts-traffic-on-news-sites Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:37:11 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090626/ministry-of-defence-fleeting-to-block-wikileaks- The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is reported to be working round the clock to ensure the censorship of Wikileaks within its premises. According to The Guardian newspaper, the department decided to move against the site following reports that a number of individuals and protesters were using Wikileaks to post classified information. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090626/ministry-of-defence-fleeting-to-block-wikileaks- Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:47:15 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090626/seagate-offers-storage-kit-for-small-enterprises Seagate has designed new storage tools which are now available for small enterprises. Seagate's Black Armor can store a maximum of four drives and its Replica provides back up to one or more PCs via USB. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090626/seagate-offers-storage-kit-for-small-enterprises Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:51:53 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090626/first-cyber-security-strategy-in-the-uk-launched The launching of UK's first national strategy for cyber security was recently announced by prime minister Gordon Brown. The scheme is designed to combat cyber crime and create opportunities presented by the Digital Brain report. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090626/first-cyber-security-strategy-in-the-uk-launched Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:42:27 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090626/uk-government-looks-into-using-smart-ticketing The UK government has plans to speed up the progress of smart ticketing as announced by new transport secretary Lord Andrew Adonis.The system is said to be widely implemented across the country. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090626/uk-government-looks-into-using-smart-ticketing Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:15:09 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090626/us-urges-china-to-reconsider-web-filtering-law The US government has spurred China to work over its web filtering laws. US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, together with trade representative Ron Kirk revealed that they have sent the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology a letter, urging the country to reconsider implementing the Green Dam integration with computer systems. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090626/us-urges-china-to-reconsider-web-filtering-law Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:09:47 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090626/bartz-conducts-first-yahoo-shareholder-conference Newly appointed Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz officiated the company's first shareholder meeting. During the event, Yahoo's future plans were discussed specifically Bartz' aim to retool the site's homepage and auction some of the firm's web assets. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090626/bartz-conducts-first-yahoo-shareholder-conference Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:23:19 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090625/it-worker-salaries-slide-down A research from online recuitment firm Experteer revealed that salaries of IT workers have abated by four percent, contrary to that of senior executives. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090625/it-worker-salaries-slide-down Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:09:07 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090624/hospital-validates-apple-ceos-liver-transplant The Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute has confirmed Steve Jobs had a liver trasplant two months back. The hospital finally ended speculations concerning Job's health. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090624/hospital-validates-apple-ceos-liver-transplant Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:41:28 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090624/security-researchers-say-insider-threats-could-be-worse Security analysts have cautioned against insider threats, claiming it could be more far-reaching than anyone could imagine. This is because of criminals targeting classified company information through non-techical ways. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090624/security-researchers-say-insider-threats-could-be-worse Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:18:32 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090624/oracle-takes-a-hard-beating--sales-and-profit-slide-down Oracle has announced a significant drop in its sales and profit over the last financial quarter. The company recorded a revenue of $6.9 billion (£4.2billion), a five percent fall from the same period last year. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090624/oracle-takes-a-hard-beating--sales-and-profit-slide-down Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:09:15 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090623/mobile-industry-sees-revenue-growth-despite-financial-crisis The mobile market is heavily counting on a revenue growth notwithstanding the impact of recession to the business industry. According to a report by the Mobile Entertainment Forum Business Confidence Index (MEF BCI), an increase of 28 percent in revenue for mobile content will be seen next year. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090623/mobile-industry-sees-revenue-growth-despite-financial-crisis Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:44:52 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090623/two-facebook-fans-discovered-a-way-to-view-private-profiles Two Facebook bloggers revealed the possibility of viewing user information that are set as private by account owners. The flaw allows non-friends to access personal data of other users. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090623/two-facebook-fans-discovered-a-way-to-view-private-profiles Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:14:02 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090623/game-sites-targeted-by-mac-trojan-variant Security researchers have identified an emerging variant of the Mac Trojan that changes the DNS settings of infected computers. According to an expert at security firm Intego, the new variant is embedded in websites that maliciously offer legit game downloads. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090623/game-sites-targeted-by-mac-trojan-variant Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:53:04 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090623/google-relaunches-antimalvertising Google has designed a custom search tool that will enable website owners to thoroughly check online adverts. The service is the remodeled version of Anti-Malvertising, specifically built to battle against the fast growing use of legitimate sites in circulating malware. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090623/google-relaunches-antimalvertising Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:59:12 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090623/uk-cash-machines-to-go-wifi BT and Cashbox have closed a deal, turning around 2,500 cash machines across the UK into Wi-Fi hotspots. The agreement will cover sites in London, Manchester, Glasgow, and Cardiff for five years. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090623/uk-cash-machines-to-go-wifi Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:53:30 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090623/chinese-web-users-plan-to-boycott-the-internet Web users across China are planning to ban the internet for a day as a protest to the country's Green Dam filtering tool. The Chinese government is directing all computer manufacturers to integrate the Green Dam filtering tool with their computer packages. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090623/chinese-web-users-plan-to-boycott-the-internet Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:34:56 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090622/google-to-face-trial-in-italy Four Google executives will be tried in Italy on Tuesday for defamation and failure to control personal data. The trial was originally set on February, but was shelved several times. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090622/google-to-face-trial-in-italy Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:43:10 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090621/microsoft-offers-antivirus-software-at-no-cost Software giant Microsoft plans to offer anti-malware software to consumers for free. The software, known as Microsoft Security Essentials, can be downloaded from Microsoft's download page by Tuesday. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090621/microsoft-offers-antivirus-software-at-no-cost Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:45:07 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090621/ibm-users-get-faster-computing-services IBM is currently adding ultra-fast performance computing deals to its wide array of services. This includes supercomputer installation, as well as training and porting of applications to high-performance systems. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090621/ibm-users-get-faster-computing-services Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:35:59 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090621/criminals-post-confidential-data-on-parcelforce-website Viewers of Parcelforce website were shocked to see some personal information like names, addresses and postcodes, posted on its pages. Anybody using Parcelforce's mail-tracking service could see the data, based on a BBC report. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090621/criminals-post-confidential-data-on-parcelforce-website Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:43:30 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20090621/hackers-spread-worm-in-twitter Twitter users are being targeted by a worm virus carried by a malicious file attachment. The attachment holds a malware that attacks PCs with Windows operating systems. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20090621/hackers-spread-worm-in-twitter Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:31:18 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090621/research-says-women-are-more-security-conscious A research from PC Tools revealed that most women are savvier when it comes to data security than men. The research results showed that around 47 percent of men have similar passwords for their online accounts and shopping facilities. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090621/research-says-women-are-more-security-conscious Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:13:41 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090621/google-readies-1-million-phone-numbers-for-google-voice Google has prepared around 1 million phone numbers with Level 3 for the formal launching of its Google Voice service. The new offering allows users to fuse their phone numbers giving them one Google Voice number that they can use to get through their calls. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090621/google-readies-1-million-phone-numbers-for-google-voice Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:03:24 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090620/google-makes-enhancements-on-flash-search-and-indexing- Google has made some improvements on its search engine's range in indexing Adobe's Flash files. One of the most vital changes made by Google is the engine's ability to index external content which a Flash file loads. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090620/google-makes-enhancements-on-flash-search-and-indexing- Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:05:02 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090620/fcc-investigates-mobile-phone-clash The United States Federal Communications Commission has taken the first step in probing the controversy over mobile phone deals. The FCC is said to be investigating if consumers are gaining some advantages from the exclusive agreements made by telcos and device makers. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090620/fcc-investigates-mobile-phone-clash Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:32:20 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090620/woman-fined-1-9-million-for-illegal-file-sharing A woman alleged of illicitly sharing music on the web was directed to pay $1.92 million in damage fees. The Recording Industry Association of America won its case against Jammie Thomas-Rasset, who breached record label copyright through downloading 24 songs from Kazaa, a P2P service. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090620/woman-fined-1-9-million-for-illegal-file-sharing Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:10:43 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090619/recession-pushes-retailers-to-outsource Analyst firm Datamonitor said retailers would opt to outsource their businesses this year as the market tries to win over the upshots of recession. The increase in IT and business process outsourcing demand is attributed to firms aiming to earn by focusing on their customer's interests while trimming down costs. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090619/recession-pushes-retailers-to-outsource Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:53:07 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090619/cost-control-tops-it-priority-list A research by e-Skills UK revealed that IT leaders are focusing too much on cost cutting this year. The survey was responded by 2,000 IT execs, where 61 percent said they will be putting more importance over cost reduction measures in 2009. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090619/cost-control-tops-it-priority-list Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:36:37 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090619/twitter-bans-trending-topic-list According to reports, micro-blogging site Twitter has censored its Trending Topics list, filtering inappropriate terms. Last Thursday, several Twitter users posted indecent sexual terms which were listed in the site's third party applications like TwitScoop and Hashtags. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090619/twitter-bans-trending-topic-list Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:21:55 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090618/ibm-to-invest-millions-in-mobile-technology-and-services IBM has declared its intention to shell out $100m (£62m) for mobile technology and services investment over the next five years. The firm plans to build its own mobile technology, which will enable users to access the web easily. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090618/ibm-to-invest-millions-in-mobile-technology-and-services Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:47:09 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090618/advisory-group-argues-social-networks-need-regulation The Article 29 Working Group, an indepent advisory unit of the European Commission, has called for regulation of social networks to ensure security over personal information. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090618/advisory-group-argues-social-networks-need-regulation Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:28:29 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090618/phorm-expects-more-losses-before-webwise-rollout Phorm, a behavioral advertising company, is anticipating to incur more losses until the launching of Webwise technology. The ISP has lost £30.4m in 2008, and £20m the previous year. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090618/phorm-expects-more-losses-before-webwise-rollout Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:13:23 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090617/hackers-tarket-url-shortening-site Cybercriminals have taken aim on Cligs URL shortening site, redirecting 2.2 million links to the Orange County Register newspaper website. Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley said, 'Normally most hacking attacks we see today are all about money. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090617/hackers-tarket-url-shortening-site Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:33:23 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090617/botnet-market-revealed Analysts have unveiled the existence of an extremely organized botnet market, known as the Golden Cash Network. The structure is used in controlling malware infected computers, spread all over the UK, Australia, and the US. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090617/botnet-market-revealed Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:22:25 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090617/security-audit-defrauding-on-the-rise--survey-says A survey participated by IT security professionals revealed that cheating on security audits has increased by a significant rate. Around 20 percent of those polled said they have tried defrauding an audit to get favorable results. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090617/security-audit-defrauding-on-the-rise--survey-says Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:05:19 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090617/it-suppliers-of-id-cards-alerted-against-contract-signing Tory shadow home secretary Chris Grayling has cautioned ID card suppliers not to sign contracts because succeeding administrations might scrap the project. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090617/it-suppliers-of-id-cards-alerted-against-contract-signing Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:29:13 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090616/protesters-use-the-web--targets-iranian-elections Protesters of Iran's national election have used the internet to launch attacks against candidates Mir Hossen Mousavi and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090616/protesters-use-the-web--targets-iranian-elections Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:13:20 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090616/online-banking-spirals--security-concerns-remain About 33 percent of adults throughout the UK use online banking service, but concerns over data security still remain. A survey by Gartner, which was participated by approximately 4,000 consumers, revealed that a significant number of residents in the UK are making bank transactions online. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090616/online-banking-spirals--security-concerns-remain Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:49:57 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090616/it-women-on-maternity-leave-face-major-chalenges According to Women in Technology director Maggie Berry, IT women on maternity leave fear they might face major challenges upon returning to work. Berry said this is still the biggest problem women in the IT industry are concerned about, outplacing other challenges like discrimination in a world dominated by men. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090616/it-women-on-maternity-leave-face-major-chalenges Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:11:14 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090616/virgin-teams-up-with-universal--offers-music-service Virgin Media and Universal Music have closed a deal to offer a music download service across the UK. Users can get the music service if they subscribe to Virgin's broadband package. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090616/virgin-teams-up-with-universal--offers-music-service Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:48:05 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090615/google-addresses-privacy-group-concerns-over-street-view Google has opted to alter its way of gathering images for Street View as a riposte to various complaints from privacy groups. "It is important for companies operating services across Europe to be able to follow harmonised data protection guidance, and we are grateful to the Article 29 Working Party for its advice and collaboration on Street View," Google's global privacy counsel Peter Fleischer said. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090615/google-addresses-privacy-group-concerns-over-street-view Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:38:02 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090615/facebook-personalized-urls-spark-criticisms-from-experts Experts are now questioning Facebook's new personalized URLs, fearing cyber-squatters may exploit the feature. With the service, Facebook users will be able to register various URLs for their accounts through a username. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090615/facebook-personalized-urls-spark-criticisms-from-experts Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:07:59 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090615/telecoms-see-stalling-growth-in-q1 Based on telecoms update from TeleGeography, telecoms across the globe are not getting enough revenues during recession. Revenues of the 10 biggest telecoms vendors only accumulated to $59bn (£36bn) in the first quarter of this year, a five percent decline from the same period last year. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090615/telecoms-see-stalling-growth-in-q1 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:33:51 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090614/google-looking-to-launch-cloudbased-database According to some industry experts, Google may introduce an online database that would bypass limitations set on usual relational databases. Dubbed as Fusion Tables, the project is aimed at simplifying various operations which are deemed too complex. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090614/google-looking-to-launch-cloudbased-database Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:11:38 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090614/ecrime-group-takes-down-fraud-ring The Metropolitan e-Crime Unit, together with the FBI, successfully busted an international fraud ring, believed to be responsible for downloading thousands of songs from iTunes and Amazon using pilfered credit cards. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090614/ecrime-group-takes-down-fraud-ring Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:07:17 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090614/internal-staff-compromise-company-data--survey-says According to a new survey, in-house IT staff are the most negligent when it comes to security policies and are the very people who put their companies in jeopardy. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090614/internal-staff-compromise-company-data--survey-says Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:05:15 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090614/dell-makes-3-million-sales-through-twitter- Dell has jump into the social media craze, and used micro-blogging site Twitter to make special postings and address customer concerns. A report made at Direct2Dell blog stated that the company has earned over $3 million in sales with its Twitter approach. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090614/dell-makes-3-million-sales-through-twitter- Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:01:17 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090614/whitehouse-gov-wont-be-covered-in-youtubes-new-policy Google immediately addressed concerns over its new cookie policy, assuring that Whitehouse.gov website will remain impervious to any monitoring activity. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090614/whitehouse-gov-wont-be-covered-in-youtubes-new-policy Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:57:28 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090614/music-pirate-faces-retrial Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a Minnesota native accused of music piracy, will be facing a retrial on Monday. With the recent developments, Thomas' camp is expected to argue some vital claims of music labels against her. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090614/music-pirate-faces-retrial Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:54:13 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090614/syamantec-waves-goodbye-to-goeverywhere Symantec has announced it will be scrapping its GoEverywhere online data-sharing service, which has been in beta testing since January. GoEverywhere was a trial "Webtop" service built to provide a single point access to a number of web-based applications. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090614/syamantec-waves-goodbye-to-goeverywhere Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:48:53 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090614/users-may-enjoy-2d-sd-memory-cards-next-year SDA director of communications Kevin Schader predicts Secure Digital memory cards could be shipped next year. The cards may store up to 64GB, but it could reach 2TB in no time. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090614/users-may-enjoy-2d-sd-memory-cards-next-year Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:38:25 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090614/facebook-pins-man-for-spamming--may-get-years-in-jail- Sanford Wallace, the man alleged to be responsible for Facebook spamming, is facing jail time for violating an ruling that barred him from accessing Facebook. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090614/facebook-pins-man-for-spamming--may-get-years-in-jail- Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:35:29 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090613/hackers-behind-carrier-services-theft-traced A Filipino hacker was issued with an arrest warrant for breaching IT systems of major telephone companies. Five other Pakistani nationals were also apprehended for using the hacker's work to prey on telecom firms. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090613/hackers-behind-carrier-services-theft-traced Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:34:24 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090613/vendors-plan-to-launch-windows-7-upgrade-programs Computer vendors will be introducing a coupon program later this month, which will enable Windows Vista premium users to upgrade to Windows 7 at lesser cost. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090613/vendors-plan-to-launch-windows-7-upgrade-programs Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:30:41 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090613/mozilla-releases-new-firefox-updates Mozilla has released another set of patches for 11 vulnerabilities, half of which are tagged as "critical." Of the updates, one was labelled "high", two were rated "moderate", and two were tagged "low." Half of those considered critical flaws were in browser's rendering and JavaScript engines. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090613/mozilla-releases-new-firefox-updates Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:26:20 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090613/european-commission-dismayed-over-ie-unbundling The European Commission has expressed its disagreement over Microsoft's plans of unbundling Internet Explorer from its latest operating system, Windows 7. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090613/european-commission-dismayed-over-ie-unbundling Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:52:39 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090613/digital-britain-chief-slated-to-resign Communication strategy head Stephen Carter declared plans to retire from office on June 16, right after Digital Britain is published. Carter is speculated to return to his post in ITV. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090613/digital-britain-chief-slated-to-resign Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:24:37 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090612/symantec-seals-new-deal-with-hp Symantec has recently closed an agreement with HP, integrating its security suite with future desktop and notebook releases. With the deal, Norton Online Backup will be offered in HP systems. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090612/symantec-seals-new-deal-with-hp Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:12:44 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20090612/pc-infections-rise-as-botnet-operators-rebuild-their-networks According to security firm McAfee, computers infected with viruses and malware variants have significantly increased as botnet operators aim to reconstruct their networks. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20090612/pc-infections-rise-as-botnet-operators-rebuild-their-networks Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:15:11 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090611/-ccf-ditches-internet-restriction-regulation The Constitutional Council of France has stonewalled the legislation that would have restricted illegal downloaders from the internet for a maximum of one year after a third offense. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090611/-ccf-ditches-internet-restriction-regulation Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:54:30 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090611/most-of-it-staff-snoop-around-company-data- According to a survey by Cyber-Ark, more than 66 percent of IT support staff are sneaking into their employer's private data. The survey results showed that majority of these workers use their administration rights to gain access to classified information held by their company. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090611/most-of-it-staff-snoop-around-company-data- Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:04:49 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090611/mozilla-launches-firefox-3-5-preview Mozilla has built a preview of its Firefox 3.5 version instead of a release candidate. The browser highlights patches for a number of vulnerabilities and enhancements on video and audio playback. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090611/mozilla-launches-firefox-3-5-preview Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:40:06 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090611/microsoft-takes-aim-at-internet-aintivirus-pro Microsoft has updated its Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) and added a new feature designed to detect a bogus program known as Internet Antivirus Pro. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090611/microsoft-takes-aim-at-internet-aintivirus-pro Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:35:34 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090610/mckinnon-makes-final-appeal-on-extradition-case Hacker Gary McKinnon tried his luck for the last time hoping to prevent his extradition to the US for computer fraud trial. He appeared in a judicial review at the London High Court to make his final appeal to be tried in the UK and not in the US. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090610/mckinnon-makes-final-appeal-on-extradition-case Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:14:58 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090610/symantec-discourages-the-use-of-wireless-keyboards Symantec has warned users of the security threats brought by wireless keyboard usage. The warning came subsequent to the release of Keykeriki, an open-source 'sniffer' project that enables users to decrypt wireless transmissions remotely. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090610/symantec-discourages-the-use-of-wireless-keyboards Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:31:41 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090610/webmail-company-challenges-hackers-to--break-its-mail-system Strongwebmail called out a hacking contest to breach its CEO Darren Berkovitz' web mail account. The firm is giving out $10,000 to those who will emerged successful with the break in. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090610/webmail-company-challenges-hackers-to--break-its-mail-system Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:09:56 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090610/tmobile-renounces-server-breach Mobile network operator T-Mobile has denied server breach claims of unknown hackers. T-Mobile investigated the claim and has later found out that the data said to be stolen was from another pilfered document and not from an attack to its servers. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090610/tmobile-renounces-server-breach Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:37 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090609/registrar-advises-against-open-tlds A new report claimed that the establishment of generic top-level domains (TLDs) could cause an internet disaster if implemented inappropriately. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) recently imposed a new policy on internet domains, allowing those who can afford to create their own generic TLD. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090609/registrar-advises-against-open-tlds Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:43:41 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090609/hacker-gets-us-homeland-security-post White Hat hacker Jeff Moss was hired by the US government as one of the newest members of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090609/hacker-gets-us-homeland-security-post Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:20:08 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090609/china-mandates-web-filtering-software-use The Chinese government is now imposing the integration of filtering tools with all computer systems sold in the country. The Green Dam-Youth Escort will be offered as a pre-installed program or in a software kit along with the computer package. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090609/china-mandates-web-filtering-software-use Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:42:01 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090609/microsoft-faces-another-legal-battle-in-russia Microsoft is facing another antitrust case in Russia over Windows XP. The firm is alleged of exploiting its dominance in the operating system market through pulling Windows XP out from the shelves, compelling users to install Vista. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090609/microsoft-faces-another-legal-battle-in-russia Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:16:46 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090609/kaspersky-builds-internet-security-2010 Kaspersky has announced the making of its latest internet security suite 2010. The package will highlight new tools capable eliminating internet security threats. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090609/kaspersky-builds-internet-security-2010 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:12:13 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090609/hackers-claim-responsibility-over-tmobile-data-theft A group of cyber crooks laid claim over the T-mobile attack, which cost the company a huge amount of internal data. T-Mobile is now investigating on the matter, and is examining an email the hackers posted in its Full Disclosure mailing list, stating they were responsible for the breach and were open to all interested buyers of the data. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090609/hackers-claim-responsibility-over-tmobile-data-theft Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:07:11 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090608/twitter-fixes-fake-account-issues Twitter has revealed how it would combat the growing problem of fake profiles set up by cyber squatters. Twitter's prominent account holders have suffered reputation losses because of bogus accounts made using their identities, and publishing malicious or inaccurate posts. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090608/twitter-fixes-fake-account-issues Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:50:07 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090608/bottling-up-internet-connection-of-illegal-downloaders-wont-be-useful--isp-says According to internet service provider Carphone wearehouse, restricting illegal file sharers and downloaders won't eliminate the growing problem of piracy. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090608/bottling-up-internet-connection-of-illegal-downloaders-wont-be-useful--isp-says Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:22:07 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090608/mcafee-launches-unified-security-suite McAfee introduces a unified security package aimed to compete with rival security firms Symantec and Cisco. The Network Security Business Unit (NSBU) is packed with new management tools designed to trim down McAfee's operating security expenses. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090608/mcafee-launches-unified-security-suite Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:55:54 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090607/companies-still-use-microsoft-exchange-2003-despite-release-of-newer-version A recent survey showed that companies stay reserved when it comes to Microsoft Exchange Server upgrade. Star Internet, an internet service provider, launched the survey, wherein 57 percent of the respondents admitted they are still using Exchange 2003. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090607/companies-still-use-microsoft-exchange-2003-despite-release-of-newer-version Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:32:35 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-support/20090607/baa-plans-major-it-makeover BAA is set to cut a huge chunk of its budget for management systems and infrastructure transformation, amounting to £137 million. The revamp will run for five years, which will include enhancing its security and access control, queue management, asset management and terminal support. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-support/20090607/baa-plans-major-it-makeover Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:28:58 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090607/court-favors-bank-on-chipandpin-cloning-case Alain Job, who claimed he did not withdraw from his ATM account but lost a huge amount, failed his quest to hold his bank liable.A court in Nottingham County sided with Job's bank's, Halifax, arguments. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090607/court-favors-bank-on-chipandpin-cloning-case Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:24:38 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090607/plans-of-employing-google-exec-at-the-white-house-spark-criticisms The impending appointment of Google's global public policy director Andrew McLaughlin as the new U.S deputy chief technology officer has drawn a protest from the Center for Digital Democracy and Consumer Watchdog. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090607/plans-of-employing-google-exec-at-the-white-house-spark-criticisms Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:15:27 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090607/brits-damage-the-environment-through-overcharging-mobiles--research-says A research by moneysupermarket.com revealed that most Brits are overcharging their mobile devices causing damages to the environment and all the more hurting the economy. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090607/brits-damage-the-environment-through-overcharging-mobiles--research-says Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:11:03 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090607/man-pleads-guilty-over-hacking-spree A man from Hampton, New Hampshire pleaded guilty of bank account hacking, by which he earned around $112,000. Alexey Mineev is alleged to have created "drop accounts" to cover up fraudulent activities back in 2007. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090607/man-pleads-guilty-over-hacking-spree Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:07:16 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090607/pricewert-argues-against-service-cutoff Internet service provider Pricewert protested against FTC's move to have the company's services shut down. Pricewert cried foul over the move and is now planning to take matters in court. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090607/pricewert-argues-against-service-cutoff Sun, 07 Jun 2009 07:22:29 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090606/intel-plans-to-acquire-wind-river-systems Intel has declared plans to acquire embedded software firm Wind River Systems. With the acquisition, Intel aims to expand its chip and software businesses. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090606/intel-plans-to-acquire-wind-river-systems Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:14:54 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090606/it-investment-deficit-results-to-longer-economy-slump--research-says According to a research from consultancy firm Ardent Solution, the dropping number of IT investments is impeding the recovery of businesses from recession. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090606/it-investment-deficit-results-to-longer-economy-slump--research-says Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:51:36 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090606/storage-sales-down-by-18-percent According to IDC, the amount paid for storage systems has significantly decreased over the past year. Although companies keep on buying large amount of storage, its value has dropped by 18 percent, reflecting reports of low server sales. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090606/storage-sales-down-by-18-percent Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:07:36 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090606/ico-introduces-new-business-privacy-guidelines The Information Commisioner's Office has instituted new privacy guidlelines to assist businesses in enhancing IT systems. The move is to acknowledge the impact of privacy issues on customers and employees. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090606/ico-introduces-new-business-privacy-guidelines Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:38:24 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090606/companies-urged-to-use-instant-messaging Network Box has encouraged the use of instant messaging within business premises, but with the appropriate control. In its 'Securing Social Media' series of guides, Network Box revealed that employees are frequently using instant messaging for business purposes. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090606/companies-urged-to-use-instant-messaging Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:06:03 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090606/microsoft-set-to-release-six-critical-updates Microsoft is slated to issue ten updates on Tuesday, six of which are labelled critical. A Microsoft update announced the patches will be for Windows, with two tagged as critical, three as important, and one as moderate. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090606/microsoft-set-to-release-six-critical-updates Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:55:36 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090606/mac--linux-users-warned-against-chrome Users of Mac and Linux are advised not to download Google's Chrome browser. According to Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley, Mac and Linux users were dismayed that Chrome was not supported by their operating systems in 2007. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090606/mac--linux-users-warned-against-chrome Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:44:39 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090605/ftc-closes-down-assumed-spam-servers- The Federal Trade Commission successfully persuaded a court to shut down an ISP believed to be promoting child pornography and botnets, as well as hosting spamming systems. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090605/ftc-closes-down-assumed-spam-servers- Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:32:09 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090605/twitter-suffers-from-a-series-of-major-attacks PandaLabs revealed micro-blogging site Twitter has become the latest prey of cybercriminals. These criminals create several profiles and post thousands of comments relating to the US rock band Phish, mostly with the topic 'PhishTube Broadcast.' With the use number of Tweets being published containing similar subjects, criminals can guarantee that the topics they create appear in the Trending Topic list. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090605/twitter-suffers-from-a-series-of-major-attacks Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:55:18 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090605/pci-compliance-is-insignificant-if-not-fully-implemented Lumension forensic analyst Paul Henry urged PCI to enhance its miimum acceptable standards to eliminate credit card breach. Henry pointed that PCI 'failed to adequately address consumer risk by not mandating end-to-end encryption as part of its requirement, allowing the use of compensating controls in lieu of encryption in order to spare those under PCI requirements from the expense of properly securing the data they were entrusted to protect'. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090605/pci-compliance-is-insignificant-if-not-fully-implemented Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:34:31 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20090605/hackers-use-malware-to-compromise-atms Trustware SpiderLabs revealed it has detected an advanced malware that takes full control over an ATM through a customized user interface. The malware is said to be capable of snatching magnetic stripe data as well as PIN codes from ATMs across Europe. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20090605/hackers-use-malware-to-compromise-atms Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:23:00 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090605/unique-domain-names-reach-183-million According to Verisign, the number of unique domain names has already accounted to 183 million. New domains have increased by 12 percent. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090605/unique-domain-names-reach-183-million Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:40:42 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090604/recession-forces-ba-to-reduce-it-budget The British Airways had to cut a huge chunk of its IT budget as it tackles the upshots of recession. In May, BA is said to have incurred its biggest loss, around $401 million. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090604/recession-forces-ba-to-reduce-it-budget Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:06:18 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090603/nhs-pays-bt-a-hefty-amount-for-national-programme-for-it The NHS is set to render BT additional £546 million for the National Programme for IT which costs £12 billion. BT carried out the project that established four new patient record systems as well as the system maintenance of eigh existing trusts for RiO systems in the southern region. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090603/nhs-pays-bt-a-hefty-amount-for-national-programme-for-it Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:41:31 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090603/digital-engagement-minister-steps-down Based on a BBC report, Transformational Government agenda minister Tom Watson will not be assuming his post on the next Cabinet restructuring. Watson established the Power Information taskforce and initiated various activities that built public online services. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090603/digital-engagement-minister-steps-down Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:09:56 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090603/hp-enhances-licensing-programme HP recently decided to improve its Software Partner Programme, offering new licensing options. With the changes, partner IT services firms will be be able to sell a wider variety of HP products and services to other companies. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090603/hp-enhances-licensing-programme Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:37:05 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090603/acer-plans-to-release-androidpowered-netbook Acer has announced plans to offer netbooks powered with Android operating system. According to the firm, Aspire One would be priced cheaper than those powered with Windows operating system. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090603/acer-plans-to-release-androidpowered-netbook Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:10:09 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090603/microssoft-makes-windows-7-release-date-final Microsoft has finally declared the official release date of its much awaited new operating system, the Windows 7. The company will be circulating Windows 7 in the market on October 22, much earlier than the previously slated date of 2010. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090603/microssoft-makes-windows-7-release-date-final Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:06:16 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090602/trend-micro-joins-forces-with-carphone-warehouse Trend Micro declared its agreement with The Carphone Warehouse, Europe's largest independent mobile phone retailer. Trend Micro will be offering its Internet Secuirity Pro to customers of The Carphone Warehouse across the UK through its online stores and online sales operation. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090602/trend-micro-joins-forces-with-carphone-warehouse Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:12:30 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090602/sophos-brings-out-new-security-software Security firm Sophos has launched its new security and data protection software. The new offering sports an integrated encryption and data protection features and a reduced administration time through automating compliance-related responsibilities. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090602/sophos-brings-out-new-security-software Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:51:10 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090602/cios-urged-to-enhance-costcutting-schemes According to a survey from A.T. Kearney, chief information officers need to improve some of their strategies to reduce costs. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20090602/cios-urged-to-enhance-costcutting-schemes Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:02:55 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090602/recession-takes-its-toll-on-it-workers According to a recent study, IT employees have been hit hard by the cost-cutting measures taken by companies to battle recession. Around 30 percent of IT support staff are getting pay cuts, the research says. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090602/recession-takes-its-toll-on-it-workers Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:07:14 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090602/marksspencer-starts-web-makeover Marks&Spencer is now in the early stages of its planned web transformation. The firm is currently changing the navigational structure of its website, adding special features like product categories. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090602/marksspencer-starts-web-makeover Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:18:32 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090601/business-software-alliance-calls-for-the-elimination-of-software-piracy The Business Software Alliance or BSA has launched a crusade against software piracy. The campaign will last for two months which gathers businesses all over London for one cause, to phase out the longstanding problem of software infringement. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090601/business-software-alliance-calls-for-the-elimination-of-software-piracy Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:02:37 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090601/google-shows-interest-in-ebook-business Google plans to add e-book to its growing range of products. By the end of 2009, the search giant will be allowing publishers to put the online digital versions of their books into auction. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090601/google-shows-interest-in-ebook-business Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:10:43 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090531/microsoft-cautions-xp-users-on-directx-zeroday-attack Microsoft has warned about Direct Zero-day attacks, which affect users of Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4), Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. A QuickTime media file is being used to launch the attacks, which are being spread through email or instant messages as an attachment or link. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090531/microsoft-cautions-xp-users-on-directx-zeroday-attack Sun, 31 May 2009 21:58:03 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090531/thinkfree-announces-android-support Android mobile operating system is slated to get ThinkFree support. ThinkFree Mobile for Android will allow users to work with Microsoft files. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090531/thinkfree-announces-android-support Sun, 31 May 2009 21:54:29 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090531/google-promotes-next-version-of-html Google announced plans to promote the next version of HTML at the firm's developer conference, which took place at the Moscone Center. HTML 5 is still on its early stages, but the technology has been used in trial demos. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090531/google-promotes-next-version-of-html Sun, 31 May 2009 21:50:57 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090531/sources-confirm-32gb-iphone-in-the-works Some industry experts say Apple is cooking another addition to its all-too popular smartphone, a 32GB iPhone. The leak reportedly originated within the walls of Apple, pointing a bad marketing strategy. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090531/sources-confirm-32gb-iphone-in-the-works Sun, 31 May 2009 19:49:11 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090531/microsoft-introduces-search-engine-bing Microsoft has finally introduced its own search engine, dubbed as Bing. Microsoft's new creation is built to compete with leading search engine Google. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090531/microsoft-introduces-search-engine-bing Sun, 31 May 2009 19:44:29 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090531/former-texas-power-company-employee-pinned-on-computer-intrusion The FBI is currently probing on a Texas power company hack that brought down its energy forecast system for one day last March. The intrusion cost the company more than $26,000. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090531/former-texas-power-company-employee-pinned-on-computer-intrusion Sun, 31 May 2009 19:42:01 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090530/citicus-introduces-risk-compliance-software- Citicus recently announced its new offering, the Citicus ONE Release 3. The software is designed to allow business organizations to gauge and manage the risks brought by their assets, processes, facilities, and external parties. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090530/citicus-introduces-risk-compliance-software- Sat, 30 May 2009 14:47:53 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090530/kaspersky-offers-security-suite-in-smartphones Kaspersky Lab has added yet another line to its growing business, the Mobile Security 8.0, which is built for smartphones. The software guards classified data kept in smartphones in case they are stolen or lost. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090530/kaspersky-offers-security-suite-in-smartphones Sat, 30 May 2009 14:13:31 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090530/three-percent-of-viruses-originate-from-the-uk--research-says According a Network Box analysis, three percent of the viruses across the web come from the UK. The US and Korea, on the other hand, are biggest sources of the world's most dangerous viruses, with 17.2 percent and 17 percent respectively. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090530/three-percent-of-viruses-originate-from-the-uk--research-says Sat, 30 May 2009 12:32:33 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090530/another-set-of-ssl-certificate-domains-launched GlobalSign and 123-reg have collaborated to come up with a set of SSL certificate products. The domains allow online businesses to obtain, install, as well as activate SSL security on purchasing, check out and log in pages. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090530/another-set-of-ssl-certificate-domains-launched Sat, 30 May 2009 12:00:07 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090530/spam-level-boosts-two-months-in-a-row According to a report by MessageLabs, the number of spam messages circulated in the web has significantly increases since April. The increase was recorded at 5.1 percent, reaching a total of 90.4 percent. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090530/spam-level-boosts-two-months-in-a-row Sat, 30 May 2009 11:00:52 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090530/time-warner--aol-may-part-ways After years of working with Time Warner, AOL is set to operate as a separate publicly traded firm. The spin off is slated by the end of 2009, concluding an eight year relationship. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090530/time-warner--aol-may-part-ways Sat, 30 May 2009 08:59:15 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090529/obama-declares-cyber-security-strategy US President Barack Obama has introduced a new scheme designed to enhance cyber security. The president also announced a new position in the White House, who will be responsible for giving advice on how to further secure the country's digital structure. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090529/obama-declares-cyber-security-strategy Fri, 29 May 2009 22:54:44 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090528/google-launches-new-online-collaboration-service Googe has recently introduced Google Wave, a system designed to enhance online collaboration. The service is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, which also highlights email and instant messaging features. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090528/google-launches-new-online-collaboration-service Thu, 28 May 2009 22:58:19 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090528/server-shipments--take-a-huge-fall-in-q1 Server shipments throughout the globe dropped by 26.5 percent last quarter based on data provided by IDC. IDC attributed the fall to the growing outsourcing market. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090528/server-shipments--take-a-huge-fall-in-q1 Thu, 28 May 2009 22:38:21 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090528/royal-mail-scouts-for-supplier-for-massive-makeover-project Royal Mail is now looking to transform its web operations, allotting £120 million for the project. It is currenly in search for the best supplier for the transformation, which could help in systems integration and reconstructing its e-business department. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20090528/royal-mail-scouts-for-supplier-for-massive-makeover-project