DDoS attacks like the one that resulted from an altercation between a Dutch company and Spamhaus this week are on …
Network World Middle East Awards – winners announced
Over the years, the Network World Middle East Awards event has become a starring fixture on the region’s technology calendar. …
Big Switch hopes to drive OpenFlow adoption
In an effort to accelerate the adoption of OpenFlow for software-defined networking, Big Switch Networks this week unveiled an open source-based “thin” virtual switch for …
North Korea halts 3G service for tourists
North Korea has abruptly stopped offering 3G mobile Internet access to tourists entering the country, just three weeks after the …
Ericsson sues Indian vendor Micromax over standards patents
Ericsson has sued Indian mobile handset vendor Micromax in an Indian court, alleging infringement of eight of its patents without …
LTE subscribers to double by 2014
The number of global subscribers to 4G LTE mobile broadband technology is set to double over the next two years, …
Are encrypted files really that secure?
There’s no such thing as perfect security. Someone with sufficient time and money, and a strong enough motive, can crack …
VPN logs are no indication of worker performance
Yahoo recently made waves when CEO Marissa Mayer revoked all work-from-home arrangements and mandated that employees show up at the …
‘People are buying dumb storage’
At Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), Hu Yoshida is the CTO responsible for defining the company’s technical direction. For everybody else, …
Dubai down under
The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) may not be a home-grown school of higher education, but it has made …