'Malware attacks on social networks increase'

Botnets continue to be the backbone of cyber-crime, with four of the top 10 threats in 2010 getting regular instructions from malicious command-and-control-servers, Microsoft said in a recent report. Phishing on social networks also became more prevalent in 2010. While the Taterf, Rimecud, Conficker and Renos worms continued to wreak havoc on user systems, attacks based on rogue security... By

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New study reveals HSPA+chipsets diff

New Delhi: Signals Research Group, LLC (SRG) has announced the findings of the industrys independent HSPA+ and HSPA chipset data performance benchmark test. The SRG report reveals large performance differences between HSPA+ chipsets and devices, as well as between commercial devices and solutions supplied directly by vendors. SRG leveraged the capabilities of Spirentslab-based 8100 Mobile Device... By

Yet another security scare at FaceBook

Facebook may have unintentionally leaked users personal information to third parties, a security firm discovered. The leak may be one of the most significant privacy missteps by the social-networking giant. Certain Facebook applications are leaking access tokens to third parties, such as advertisers, giving them access to personal-profile data such as chat logs and photographs, Symantecs Nishant... By

IBM Upgrades Its 'Big Data' Tape, Archiving Lineup

Perhaps it was coincidence and perhaps not, but IBM just happened to come out this week with a major new Big Data storage product launch at exactly the same time as competing storage giant EMC is holding its big annual conference in Las Vegas, which is titled "Cloud Meets Big Data." Big Blue on May 9 announced a set of new products involving tape storage backup, enhanced archiving and... By

Google's search share dips, but is still the boss

Google'ssearch share slipped a touch in April, but still hit the 65 percent mark as Microsoft's Bing search engine continued to rack up share. Search leader Google notched 65.4 percent for the month, down from 65.7 percent through March, according to comScore. No. 2 player Yahoo nabbed 15.9 percent, up from 15.7 percent from the prior month. Bing meanwhile grabbed 14.1 percent, up from 13.9... By

Datacraft rechristened as Dimension Data

Datacraft, a leading IT solutions and services provider, has changed its name to Dimension Data. The change in the brand demonstrates the improvements the company is making to ensure global consistency in its business operations. Dimension Data systems integration business now operates under one brand across 49 countries, simplifying support for its clients and accelerating its ability to serve... By

10 reasons why Skype buyout makes biz Sense

Microsoft made one of the blockbuster IT industry acquisition deals of the year with the announcement of its intention to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion. All across the industry, opinions are flying over whether the software giant's decision to acquire a company outside of its core competencies is really a good idea. Some say it paid too much for a firm that will deliver too little for Microsoft... By

Cisco, Xerox set to bring in mobile printing

Cisco Systems and Xerox are partnering up to offer print services via the cloud through Ciscos data center technology. At the Interop 2011 show in Las Vegas May 9, the two companies unveiled a partnership plan that will enable businesses to print from any device anywhere on any printer on the businesses' networks. Through the alliance, print becomes part of the managed network, Rick Dastin,... By

India VAS market to cross 20,000 cr by 2014

New Delhi: The revenue from value-added services (VAS) is expected to touch Rs 21,000 crore by 2014, predicts IBM while releasing a new report on domestic mobile market titled 'Be smart, drive VAS: Strategies for success in a growing telecom market'.The company says that the growing competition has caused a significant decline in the average revenue from voice services to the telecom operators... By

Global telecom revenues to hit $1.9T

New Delhi: The global telecommunications sector seems to be back after the recession to record a 4 percent growth in revenue to US$1.9 trillion last year, says a new report from Ovum. According to the report, the positive growth is largely driven by strong growth performance in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China).The research firm further noted that the improvement in numbers indicated that... By

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