In just one year, on April 8, 2014, Microsoft will stop delivering security updates for Windows XP, the second most popular …
Brocade releases new platform to simplify campus network design
Brocade today announced the availability of the Brocade HyperEdge Architecture, which automates and simplifies campus network design. The new platform …
How to get around sluggish hotel Wi-Fi
During a recent trip, we stayed at a hotel offering free Wi-Fi – always a nice perk. Just one problem: …
The security guide to BYOD
There’s no use in trying to resist it – BYOD is here to stay. To help in the transition, CNME …
Oracle beefs up business intelligence software with more data sources
Oracle has revised two of its business intelligence products, giving users the ability to wrest intelligence from a wider range …
Security experts warn against Facebook Home
Facebook Home, the new app that replaces the home screen on an Android smartphone, should be banned from corporate networks …
HP launches revolutionary new class of server, Moonshot
HP demonstrated that innovation is well and truly alive as it announced the official release of its new revolutionary class …
Quality over quantity
Regan McGrath, Global Channel Sales and Marketing Manager, Brocade
Kaspersky catches bitcoin-mining malware on Skype
Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have identified a spam message campaign on Skype that spreads a piece of malware with …
WatchGuard introduces new regional Wireless Access Point products
WatchGuard has announced the availability of two new Wireless Access Point products in the region, providing customers with the same …
Cisco to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys
Cisco is planning to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys for US$310 million in cash and retention-based incentives, the company announced on …
Washington, Seoul collaborate on cyber protection
Recent massive cyber attacks that paralysed computer networks at several South Korean banks and broadcasters, strongly suspected to have been …
Simplifying security
Conventional wisdom says that simple security is an oxymoron. Good security is complex, while uncomplicated security is weak. Whenever security …
Three questions to ask about virtual server data protection
Allen Mitchell, Senior Technical Account Manager, MENA at CommVault Systems, advises CIOs on virtual server data protection. IT has reached …
Soft launch
The idea of software-defined networking (SDN) has taken off, though it has hardly seen a launch of epic proportions. We …
Whose job is it, anyway?
A growing number of Middle East CIOs are hiring specialised service providers to manage their organisation’s infrastructure. Is this the …
New APT malware targets Middle Eastern governments
Researchers from security vendor FireEye have uncovered a new APT (advanced persistent threat) that uses multiple detection evasion techniques, including …
Ransomware uses browser history for credibility – report
The authors of police-themed ransomware have started using the browsing histories from infected computers in order to make their scams …
Huawei loses French patent suit against ZTE
Networking and telecom equipment vendor Huawei has lost a patent lawsuit it filed in France against ZTE over a USB …
Avaya CEO happy to share customers with Microsoft, Cisco
Despite what he sees as shortcomings of Microsoft’s real-time communications platform, Lync, businesses will see value to some of its …