The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday launched a review of whether the country uses optimally advancements in …
CIO Spotlight: Blessing in disguise
When fate stepped in the way of Fady Sleiman’s dream of becoming a pilot, it opened up an entirely new road – one that would eventually bring him to the position of corporate CIO for the Middle East and Africa at General Electric.
Encrypted email vendor: Don't trust private data to companies with physical ties to the US
Two encrypted email services have shut down because they feel threatened about having to turn over customer information to the government.
Microsoft releases Office Mobile for Android phones
Microsoft yesterday added Android to the list of mobile operating systems now supported by Office Mobile. But Office Mobile for …
Symantec posts 2% revenue bump
Symantec today reported the results of its first quarter of fiscal year 2014, ended June 28, 2013. GAAP revenue for the fiscal first quarter was $1.71 billion, up 2 percent year-over-year and up 3 percent after adjusting for currency.
Opponents of NSA surveillance aren't giving up after House vote
Privacy and digital rights groups have dug in for a longer fight against massive surveillance programmes at the US National Security Agency.
4G wireless now a necessity for businesses
The realm of 4G wireless networking continues to grow with each passing week, and for business users, it has matured from a luxury to a necessity.
Man of the world
They say nothing broadens the mind like travel — if this is true, then the mind of Dr. Hazem Turki El Khatib should be fairly well-stretched.
Issues and opportunities
Given the record number of attendees at this year’s Reseller Middle East Partner Excellence Conference, it was clear that the region’s channel players wanted to hear how to tackle new challenges.
Unusual file-infecting malware steals FTP credentials, researchers say
A new version of a file-infecting malware program that’s being distributed through drive-by download attacks is also capable of stealing FTP (File Transfer Protocol) credentials.
Fallout from NSA surveillance programme disclosures spreads
The fallout from the recent disclosures of the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance programmes continues to spread.
Prism harming US cloud provider business, European Commission claims
US cloud providers could miss out on billions of euros of business from European customers due to data privacy fears around the Prism surveillance programme, the European Commission has claimed.
South Korea hit by disk wiping attack blamed on 'DarkSeoul' gang
South Korea has come under attack from a vicious new disk-wiping Trojan that is almost certainly part of a long-term campaign against organisations in the country, Symantec has said.
Internet of Everything to generate $613bn profits in 2013
The ‘Internet of Everything’ (IoE) is expected to enable global private-sector businesses to generate at least $613 billion in global …
The third dimension
We’ve all read about how 3D printing is set to change the manufacturing scene, but the technology has so far been too expensive or complex to make any real impact.
MVNO can do
With Saudia Arabia’s telecoms regulator, the CITC, set to award the country’s first three mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences in the coming quarter, Ben Rossi examines why — contrary to other regions — they are yet to play a major part in the Middle East’s telecoms industry.
US charges eight with multi-million-dollar cyber-crime
U.S. federal prosecutors charged eight people on Wednesday in connection with a multi-million-dollar fraud that siphoned money from hacked accounts …
WWDC: The wait is nearly over – Apple unveils new Mac Pro
“Can’t innovate any more, my a**.” Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller’s in-your-face statement essentially sums up what Apple thinks …
Gartner: 7 major trends forcing IT security pros to change
Enterprises are under heavy pressure to change their approach to IT security because of a “nexus of forces” that include …
Microsoft claims IE consumes less power than other browsers
Summer’s approaching, and energy bills are going up. And if you want to cut your PC’s power bill, you should …