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Google Finds Fake AV Operations Grow on Back of SEO, Malicious Ads

April 28th, 2010 | No Comments

Fake antivirus security programs now account for 15 percent of all the malware Google sees on the Web, the company reports. Using a combination of search engine optimization and malicious ads, antivirus distribution networks are thriving.
– New research from Google is shining a light on just how prevalent
rogue antivirus scams have become.
According to a paper presented April 27 at the Usenix Workshop on Large-Scale
Exploits and Emergent Threats, in San Jose, Calif., fake
antivirus programs now account for 15 percent of all the …

Small Businesses More Aggressive in Technology Adoption, Study Finds

April 28th, 2010 | No Comments

A survey of more than 400 cost-conscious businesses found a majority of midmarket companies are willing to pay a premium for new technologies, like virtualization and unified communications, if there are proven returns on the investment.
– Small and medium-sized businesses across the United
States are increasingly relying on new IT solutions
to strengthen their operational, marketing and customer engagement activities,
according to a new study released April 28 by CompTIA, a trade association for
the global IT industry.
The orga…

Microsoft’s Security Report Finds Enterprises Vulnerable to Worms

April 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Microsoft issued Volume 8 of its Microsoft Security Intelligence Report on April 26, using data collected from some 500 million computers worldwide to paint a portrait of the global IT security situation for the second half of 2009. While some of the conclusions were to be expected–more service packs on more recent operating systems translated into fewer vulnerabilities–there were noticeable differences between the vulnerability profiles of enterprise and consumer IT. Meanwhile, the total number of vulnerability disclosures in software continued to fall.
– Microsoft issued on April 26 Volume 8 of its Microsoft Security Intelligence
Report, which attempts to paint a comprehensive portrait of the worlds IT
security scene for the second half of 2009. Data for the report comes from
around 500 million computers worldwide, in addition to a variety of onl…

Pan-United Corporation finds missing tugboat

April 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Pan-United Corporation says its tugboat, PU 2007, which was reported missing while underway in Kuantan waters on the night of 19 April 2010, has been found early this morning and is now safely back in Singapore waters. The nine crew members were found onboard safe and sound. The barge is now on its way to Thailand to deliver its cargo.

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Microsoft Survey Finds Small Businesses Spending on IT Again

April 21st, 2010 | No Comments

A report from Microsoft examining the IT spending trends of cost-conscious businesses finds virtualization and IT consolidation high on the list of priorities.
– Microsoft released the results of its 2010 SMB/Partner Insight
Report, which focuses on small to medium-size businesses and their IT
spending plans for the year.
In the study, based on a survey of
Microsoft Small Business Specialist partners, 63 percent of respondents
predicted their SMB custo…

Companies Struggle with Access Management in Recession, Survey Finds

April 19th, 2010 | No Comments

A survey from the Ponemon Institute shows access control management is suffering as organizations deal with smaller budgets.
– A new report from the Ponemon Institute shows many organizations are
struggling to manage access control as they cope with leaner budgets.
The report, sponsored by Aveksa, drew on a survey of 728 IT pros at
multinational corporations and government organizations. Among its key findings
was that…

Brain Limits Capacity for Multitasking, Report Finds

April 16th, 2010 | No Comments

French scientists have discovered the brain’s construction limits the ability of humans to make more than two choices at the same time.
– While some people may think their ability to multitask comes easily,
a report published in the current issue of Science magazine suggests
the brains two lobes automatically divides the ability to do two tasks
in half, and the report warned overloading the brain with several tasks
simultaneously …

Google finds your destination in â€˜City Beautifulâ€™

April 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Globally famous Google now finds the way for you where you just need to know your current position and destination. Moreover it will guide you to reach the place to get a public transport, time needed, and the distance to be traveled as well as expenditure for complete the trip.
Jagjeet Chawla, product manager, [...]

Benazir murder: UN probe finds Musharraf govt responsible

April 15th, 2010 | No Comments

UNITED NATIONS (Agencies) – The 2007 murder of former premier Benazir Bhutto could have been averted if adequate security measures had been taken, a report by a UN-appointed independent panel said Thursday.
The 65-page report said that the inquiry commission believes the failure by Pakistani authorities to effectively investigate Bhutto’s death was ‘deliberate’. It added that the UN probe was ‘severely hampered’ by intelligence agencies and government officials.
The government of former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf was responsible for Benazir’s assassination, the UN report finds out.
Monitoring Desk adds: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Hussain Haroon cancelled his scheduled Press conference at the UN after receiving the report of an independent panel into murder of Benazir Bhutto from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, reported a private TV channel.
The panel first handed over the document to the UN Secretary-General after complying with Islamabad’s request for a two-week delay. Pakistani government said last week it had asked that the release, initially scheduled for March 30, be delayed so that input from Afghanistan, the United States and Saudi Arabia could be included.
On Wednesday, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky told a Press briefing that the panel headed by Chile’s ambassador to the UN Heraldo Munoz would formally present its report to UN chief Ban Ki-moon Thursday afternoon.
“The Secretary General then intends to transmit it to the government of Pakistan, and he will also share it, for information purposes, with the members of the Security Council,” the spokesman added.
Munoz and one of the other panel members, Indonesian ex-attorney general Marzuki Darusman, were to give a Press conference late Thursday to provide details of the report.
According to the TV channel, security has been put on high alert throughout Pakistan on the eve of release of UN report into Benazir’s assassination.

Small Businesses Ignoring iPad, Hosted Services, Report Finds

April 15th, 2010 | No Comments

A survey of cost-conscious businesses by Spiceworks finds companies are planning on software upgrades and moving to the cloud, but reducing their dependence on hosted services and ignoring devices such as netbooks and Apple’s iPad.
– The technology spending freeze of late 2009 is showing signs of
thawing among small to medium-size businesses, according to a survey by
networking management specialist Spiceworks.
The vast majority
is seeing overall IT budgets and spending rise in the first half of
2010, according to the surv…

Businesses Face Variety of Printing Cost Challenges, Survey Finds

April 15th, 2010 | No Comments

A survey by Lexmark finds the top printing concerns among cost-conscious businesses are the costs related to paper usage and ink replacement as well as paper jams–the No. 3 ranked concern.
– Office printing specialist Lexmark International announced results
from a survey, which identified popular printing problems facing small
to medium-sized businesses. The survey was conducted by MarketTools in
the United States on behalf of Lexmark and was fielded in June and
November of 2009 and…

Midmarket CFOs Critical to Business Efficiency, Survey Finds

April 12th, 2010 | No Comments

The study indicates that enforcing process and data standards, integrating information, and applying business analytics are key capabilities that enable improved business insight and risk management.
– A global study of chief financial officers by IBM
reports that nearly three quarters of midmarket CFOs worldwide cite the need
for faster decision-making and pressure to reduce costs as their top
challenges. These CFOs believe that external pressures (economic, industry,
regulatory) will increas…

Unified Threat Management Market Poised for Growth, Report Finds

April 9th, 2010 | No Comments

A report from Frost Sullivan finds further expansion into the enterprise is critical for unified threat management (UTM) vendors.
– Since its inception, the world unified threat management (UTM) products
market has witnessed high growth rates and, despite the harsh economic
conditions of 2009, the UTM market grew at a healthy rate.
During 2008, the market witnessed a growth rate of 32.2 percent; however,
the growth rate dro…

Cost-Conscious Businesses Struggle to Find HR Solutions, Study Finds

March 31st, 2010 | No Comments

ADP releases a set of tools to help budget-conscious businesses with their HR and payroll and benefits needs, along with a survey revealing only 8 percent of midmarket companies use the same provider for HR, payroll and talent management.
– Automatic Data Processing (ADP), a
provider of human resources, payroll and benefits administration services,
announced the enhancement of ADP Workforce
Now to include talent management capabilities aimed at small to medium-size
businesses. The solution offers HR resources, benefits administrati…

Social Networkers Savvier About Private Information, Survey Finds

March 30th, 2010 | No Comments

A survey of social networkers, commissioned by Webroot, finds users of sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are getting better at protecting their privacy online, but still leave themselves vulnerable to hackers.
– As the amount of activity on social networks continues to grow, more members
are taking steps to protect their privacy, but opportunities abound for
security risks, according to research commissioned by Webroot, a provider of
Internet security software for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets…

Taslima finds her voice again â€“ on twitter

March 26th, 2010 | No Comments

Controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has found a new outlet for her opinions – on the social networking web tool, Twitter.
She had opened her account in January, but had so far made only three tweets in the last three months. But, after the National Commission for Minorities chairman Mohd Shafi Qureshi had asked for her [...]

Adam Sandler Always Finds Time for his Little Princess

March 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

Even work of Adam Sandler does not prevent him to squeeze in some precious moments with one lady that is really very special for him.
During a break of a new comedy Just Go With It in which the actor is filming, he gathered up his little daughter whose name is Sunny Madeline into his arms [...]

Small Business Search Spending Rises, Report Finds

March 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

A report from local search and marketing specialist WebVisible finds cost-conscious businesses are spending on Web search marketing.
– In what may be a sign that economic recovery is taking hold, at least in the
small business sector, midmarket businesses are spending more on search and
achieving greater success in converting their leads into Website actions,
according to the latest quarterly report from WebVisible, a provider o…

Wireless Technologies Crucial for Small Businesses, Survey Finds

March 17th, 2010 | No Comments

A survey by AT T finds cost-conscious businesses are increasingly dependent on wireless technologies, with nearly two-thirds (65 percent) saying they could not survive without wireless technology.
– Wireless technologies are becoming increasingly crucial to survival for
todays small businesses, who are wanting to stay competitive and connected
while gaining flexibility and time away from the office, according to the
AT amp;T Small Business Technology Poll, a national survey recently conducte…

Small Percentage of Twitterers Consistent Users, Study Finds

March 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Thanks to a Red Carpet Era of celebrity Twitter users, the microblogging site’s usage is up, but a report from Barracuda Networks finds only 21 percent of Twitterers use the services consistently.
– A report from security firm Barracuda Networks compiling data about
Twitter trends and tracking, Web threats and trends and e-mail spam and
viruses found only 21 percent of Twitter users are grouped into what
Barracuda calls Â“True Twitter Users,Â” defined as a user that has at
least 10 followers,…