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Fraud-as-a-service looms over firms
Newly organised methods of online criminal activity are threatening to democratise fraud and undermine banks and online traders, according to security experts at this year’s RSA Conference Europe.
Oct 29 2008 11:56AM
Security firms report spam increase
Two security firms have revealed that spam attacks have increased in the last quarter.
Oct 28 2008 10:00AM
VMware defies expectations with strong Q3
Virtualisation firm VMware has reported positive financial results for its third quarter, posting a 35 per cent increase in revenue compared with last year.
Oct 23 2008 6:35AM
Security firms fail on Windows Server
Some of the biggest names in the security industry have failed the latest Virus Bulletin VB100 test.
Oct 2 2008 10:02AM
Europe leading open source charge
More than half of organisations now believe that the benefits of open source software outweigh the negatives, according to new research by rich internet application vendor Actuate.
Sep 29 2008 9:22AM
Firms fear information loss as fraud rises
Global fraud losses rise 22 per cent as spectre of information theft rears its ugly head.
Sep 16 2008 2:28PM
Firms told to beware of virtualisation
IT managers looking to adopt virtualisation technologies must plan their migrations carefully or risk application failure, according to IT services firm Compuware..
Aug 11 2008 7:11AM
Small firms naive about security
Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) have developed a false sense of security and remain naïve about the threats, according to McAfee.
Jul 24 2008 9:57AM
Firms waste 'weeks a year' on upgrades
IT managers spend an average of 44 minutes on each PC or laptop every time software needs to be upgraded, according to research from Citrix.
Jul 23 2008 9:05AM
Firms think twice before outsourcing
Chief information officers (CIOs) have been warned of an impending shake-up in IT outsourcing relationships triggered by today’s unsettled business climate
Jul 18 2008 9:12AM
Gartner says firms must be more social
According to analysts Gartner firms are missing out by not using the best features of social networking on their web sites.
Jul 14 2008 3:54PM
Many Aussie firms neglect contact info
A report from data specialist Experian QAS found that 45 percent of Australian organisations have almost no procedures to keep their contact data accurate and up-to-date, and may face major financial problems as a consequence.
Jul 3 2008 4:49PM
Firms set to get datacentre emissions tool
The Carbon Trust and BSC are aiming to make data centre energy use as greenas possible
Jun 30 2008 7:31AM
Transport firms bet on mobile ticketing
Paying for transport by mobile phone will hit the mainstream within three years, according to new research..
Jun 12 2008 7:37AM
GPS semiconductor firms face 'uncertain future'
Semiconductor vendors that pioneered the GPS market are facing an "uncertain future", experts warn..
Jun 10 2008 2:13PM
Conservative firms not getting the most from IT
Nearly a quarter of businesses around the world do not determine their IT resource requirements on business priorities, according to new research..
May 15 2008 7:35AM
IBM boost for smaller firms
IBM has launched new initiative and new software designed to remove the cost and complexity of delivering IT for small and mid-sized firms
May 5 2008 2:09PM
Security firms 'celebrate' 30 years of spam
Security researchers around the world are giving a tongue-in-cheek salute to the 30th anniversary of the first spam message..
May 5 2008 7:41AM
Voice biometrics touted for financial services firms
The financial services industry should consider voice biometrics as a more secure and convenient method of multi-factor authentication for phone or online banking..
Apr 18 2008 7:15AM
Employee file transfers put firms at risk
Companies are being warned of the dangers posed by third-party web transfer services, and the use of instant messaging and social networking sites to send personal information..
Apr 16 2008 7:45AM
