The security space in 2013 will go down in history as a sector dominated by the work of Edward Snowden, Gartner has said.
History lesson: Mobile malware
2014 marks the 10th anniversary of Cabir, the world’s first mobile phone malware. To mark this occasion, Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs is taking a stroll down memory lane to examine the evolution and significance of mobile threats during the last 10 years.
Riverbed releases new branch converged infrastructure solution
Riverbed has unveiled Riverbed Granite 2.6, with new features that support bigger data sets and additional enterprise-class storage solutions, including IBM Storwize V7000.
Symantec announces latest version of NetBackup
Symantec has announced the latest version of its NetBackup solution, bringing new functionality to protect the largest scale VMware-based environments as enterprises move to a software-defined data centre architecture.
Hitachi and SAP expand relationship with new offerings
Hitachi Data Systems and SAP have announced an expansion of their worldwide alliance by signing a global original equipment manufacturer agreement that introduces plans to include SAP HANA delivered by HDS.
Obama selects cryptologist to head US NSA
U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated an expert cryptologist to head the National Security Agency at a time when the agency is under pressure to reform its surveillance.
Sacked CTO John Linwood takes legal action against the BBC over failed DMI
Sacked CTO John Linwood is taking legal action against the BBC over his involvement in the broadcaster’s failed £100 million Digital Media Initiative (DMI).
Dell lets managers go 'off road' with self-serve analytics
Once upon a time within Dell, managers who needed a business analysis report had to put in an IT request, a drawn out process that drove business units to set up their own shadow IT systems to run these numbers instead.
New CIOs need at least two years to take charge, research finds
Some CIOs are not given enough time to fully take control of their role when they start a new job, research has found.
EMC updates SRM suite
Storage giant EMC has released a new version of its Storage Resource management Suite as well as improvements to it software-defined-storage platform.
iPhones change the business landscape
It is difficult to remember the revolution the iPhone caused, says Anthony Perridge, EMEA Channel Director, Sourcefire
EMC & IDC report on EMEA healthcare future
EMC and IDC have today issued research on the future of healthcare provision in EMEA which indicates that hospitals will need to look beyond their borders to deliver improved and cost effective patient care, in an environment where long term chronic illness is on the increase.
Inside the minds of CIOs and CMOs
Tired of waiting for lengthy approval processes, CMOs have been doing end-runs around the IT department for years. In turn, scorned CIOs would rip out the marketing department’s rogue tech.
Accenture: Large firms enjoy 'digital power shift' from start-ups
The days of technology-focused start-ups being the only market disrupters and growing faster than their larger more established competitors, may be coming to an end, according to consulting firm Accenture.
African mobile operators struggle with network quality
Africa’s mobile operators are contending with capital and operational demands, pressure from shareholders for higher returns and a lack of sufficient spectrum to address the needs of evolving technology, all of which is creating conflict with regulators over the quality of service.
German government faces legal action over NSA spying
The German government and the German Federal Intelligence Service are facing legal action because they allegedly aided the U.S. NSA data collection program.
AMD debuts first ARM processor
ARM’s emerging challenge to the x86 architecture in the server space just gathered momentum as AMD announced it will start shipping sample 64-bit ARM processors, along with associated development kits, to partners in the upcoming months.
Cisco unveils 'fog computing' to bridge clouds and the Internet of Things
If the hardest part of the “Internet of Things” is getting to the Things, Cisco Systems claims to be offering a lifeline.
IDC: Lenovo number one in UAE
As per International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Q4 preliminary figures, Lenovo has become the number one PC vendor, for the first time in the United Arab Emirates.
HID Global shares secure identity trends for 2014
The predictions encompass a diverse range of solutions and technologies, including anticipated advances in physical and logical access control, secure issuance, identity assurance, visitor management, electronic ID (eID) and secure asset tracking.