A group of 26 U.S. senators, cutting across party lines, are seeking “public answers” on whether the National Security Agency collected in bulk other data such as credit card purchases and financial information in the U.S. besides phone records.
Three quarters of consumers concerned about privacy online: report
New research commissioned by civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch has revealed that over three quarters of consumers globally are concerned about their privacy online.
Black to basics
The BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) offering has given customers the option to manage BlackBerry devices whether it is a government or a company network, and the company is now providing that feature so that customers can manage non-BlackBerry devices.
Actifio and Spectrami launch Middle East’s first Customer Experience Centre in Dubai
Copy data management company, Actifio, and dedicated Middle East partner, Spectrami, have launched a Customer Experience Centre in Dubai dedicated to enhancing the customer experience for their wide breadth of partners and users… More pictures inside.
Social media adds spice to financial services, say banks
Social media can make financial institutions seem less dull and better engage customers, according to officials on a panel at the AB+F Retail Financial Services Forum.
Review: Samsung WB250F Smart Camera
The upshot is that, if you want something a little more capable than your smartphone camera, and you don’t want to pay much for it, you won’t go wrong with the WB250F.
Virgin Radio hack could lead to targeted attacks on users, says researcher
Last week’s attack on the Virgin Radio Dubai website could have provided cyber-criminals with a springboard from which to launch …
How to protect your PC from PRISM surveillance
Thursday afternoon, a bombshell dropped: Two leading reports claimed that the U.S. government has been spying on emails, searches, Skype calls, and …
Prism leaker steps forward, cites ‘massive surveillance machine’
The person responsible for disclosing details on the growth of U.S. government surveillance programmes that exploded into public view last …
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 …
Cisco overtakes IBM as top cloud hardware provider, research firm says
Cisco has overtaken IBM as the leading provider of infrastructure for cloud computing, analysts at Synergy Research reported on Monday. Synergy …
McAfee sees surge in spam, Koobface samples, MBR attacks
The first three months of 2013 have seen a surge in spam volume, as well as large numbers of samples …
Review: Nokia Lumia 920
A lot has been said about Nokia in recent months – a great performance, by all accounts, in the last two quarters, showing strong growth on its recently self-proclaimed flagship device; the Lumia 920.
LinkedIn finally joins two-factor authentication club
If you’re worried that a disgruntled former coworker will hack your LinkedIn account and add embarrassing details to your resume, …
PayPal denies teenager reward for finding website bug
A 17-year-old German student contends PayPal has denied him a reward for finding a vulnerability in its website. Robert Kugler …
Web suffered 9000 service outages in last five months
Seeing a “404 error” or the Twitter “Fail Whale” can really kill a good online buzz. Those kinds of service …
Yahoo returns to list of most valuable brands
Yahoo again ranks as one of the world’s 100 most valuable brands. The Internet company nabbed the 92nd spot in …
Should your business start accepting Bitcoins?
Few phenomena have been so widely discussed yet remain so puzzling as the world of Bitcoins. Businesses galore are now …
CNME delivers the region’s first ever dedicated big data event in Dubai
Attendees flooded the Habtoor Grand in Dubai today as CNME played host to the region’s first ever dedicated big …
BlackBerry Live: What app customers want
A session on market insights at BlackBerry Live aimed at providing an overview, as well as an insider’s perspective, to …