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One in five of world's households now wired to the web

By year-end, one in five households worldwide will be wired up to the internet, according to new estimates from Gartner. The number of households with fixed broadband connections is expected to reach 422 million across the globe this year, a jump of 10. ...

From VIVIAN YEO, Silicon.com,  28 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Gartner, Inc.

Security experts spot holes in Twitter malware filter

Twitter's new malware filter is a sign the social-media site is stepping up efforts to stem attacks, but the measure has its shortcomings, say security experts. Twitter's filtering mechanism was highlighted by Mikko Hyppönen, chief research officer of ...

From VIVIAN YEO, ZDNet UK,  5 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Google Inc.

Twitter's malware filter has 'disappointing results', say security experts

Twitter's new malware filter is a sign the social media site is stepping up efforts to stem attacks but the measure has its shortcomings, say security experts. Twitter's filtering mechanism was highlighted by Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer of F- ...

From VIVIAN YEO, Silicon.com,  4 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Optimistic CEOs must not neglect IT security

CEOs need to be more aware of information security and governance to aid decision-making, according to industry observers. A recent study by Ponemon Institute showed that CEOs and senior executives hold differing views on corporate IT security posture. ...

From VIVIAN YEO, Silicon.com,  3 Aug 2009

F-Secure: Chinese firms behind 'Sexy Space' Trojan

F-Secure has identified three China-based companies as the creators of the 'Sexy Space' Trojan, which was identified last week to have passed through the Symbian Foundation's digital signing process. XiaMen Jinlonghuatian Technology, ShenZhen ...

From VIVIAN YEO, ZDNet UK,  22 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Nokia Corporation

Satyam 'bullish' under new governance model

It has had the dubious honour of being dubbed the 'Enron of India', but the revamped Satyam is now "extremely bullish" about its Asia-Pacific market prospects and confident of its governance, say company executives. The newly minted Mahindra Satyam ...

From VIVIAN YEO, ZDNet UK,  6 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Telstra,  National Australia Bank Limited

Satyam feeling 'bullish' with new governance

The revamped Satyam is now "extremely bullish" about its Asia-Pacific market prospects and confident of its governance, say company executives. The newly-minted Mahindra Satyam - after the successful bid by Indian services giant Tech Mahindra - has ...

From VIVIAN YEO, Silicon.com,  6 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Telstra,  National Australia Bank Limited

Botnets lead way in spam charge

Spam made up 90.4 percent of all email traffic in June, with botnets accounting for over 80 percent of unsolicited messages, according to a new report from Symantec's MessageLabs. Spam sent out from networks of zombie PCs made up 83.2 percent of ...

From VIVIAN YEO, ZDNet UK,  1 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Symantec

Intel urges SMEs: Don't delay PC refresh

Chip giant Intel has urged small and medium-sized enterprises to avoid lengthening their PC refresh cycles as a cost-cutting measure during the recession, reiterating that security risk and maintenance bills could cost companies more than if they were ...

From VIVIAN YEO, ZDNet UK,  29 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Intel

IBM's Roadrunner holds onto Top500 crown

IBM's Roadrunner and Cray's Jaguar have retained their No. 1 and No. 2 rankings on the Top500 supercomputer list, which is drawn up twice a year. Jaguar, installed at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, reached 1.059 petaflops. The result was a repeat ...

From VIVIAN YEO, ZDNet UK,  24 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Jaguar,  Intel,  Hewlett-Packard

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