Iran’s national CERT has warned of a new type of data-wiping malware that bears some of the hallmarks of a cyberattack that severely …
Egyptian hacker releases Yahoo vulnerabilities
A hacker in Egypt has released vague details of three vulnerabilities he claims to have found within Yahoo’s website, the …
Nokia rolls out Windows Phone 7.8 but no sign of existing model upgrade
Windows Phone 7.8 is available on Nokia’s new Lumia 510, but the company still won’t say when existing phones will …
Android botnet abuses people’s phones for SMS spam
In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially …
IT hiring on the rise, CIOs say
Nearly twice as many CIOs are planning to expand their IT departments in the coming quarter than were three months ago, according …
IDC Government Insights unveils 2013 predictions
IDC Government Insights research arm has published a top 10 predictions list for 2013. The predictions are: 1. Consumerisation of …
Amazon makes it easier to track costs, usage in its cloud
Somewhat undercutting a budding ecosystem of vendors that provide similar services, Amazon Web Services today announced increased features for customers to track …
Enterprises to ‘get real’ about cloud in 2013: Forrester
IT leaders will need to “get real” and stop saying that everything is moving into the cloud during 2013, according …
Sprint offers $2.1bn for remaining shares of Clearwire
Sprint Nextel has offered US $2.1 billion, or $2.90 a share, for the nearly one-half interest in mobile broadband firm …
Big data management strategy a big issue for 2013: Gartner
Many global organisations have failed to implement a data management strategy but will have to as IT leaders need to …