Think like an attacker — not a consultant
Security specialist Daniel Ayers said that consultants need to give clients what they need,as opposed to what they want.
Calling Lara Croft: Researchers use lasers to uncover lost jungle city
An Australian research team has used a laser-based remote sensing technology to uncover an ancient metropolis buried beneath the Cambodian jungle.
Huawei unveils first SOC in Indonesia
Service Operation Center designed for telecom operators aiming to increase end-user satisfaction.
Japan's NHK develops robot camera array for Matrix-like effects
Japan's public television broadcaster, NHK, has developed an array of video cameras that are synchronized to create "bullet time" shots like those popularized in the film The Matrix.
Savvis, Digital Realty open certified data centre in Hong Kong
Joint venture property awarded Uptime Institute’s Tier III Certification of Design Documents.
Regional mobile roaming improves in Asia Pacific
Countries join hands to address the growing demand for mobile broadband.
What’s driving M2M?
Niklas Ekarv, Head of M2M, Asia Pacific, Vodafone, speaks on growth areas in the M2M space in Asia and beyond over the next few years, including the tracking of driver behaviour.
Most data in organisations is "junk," difficult to get context: CommVault
Back-up vendor recommends adopting an open minded approach when looking for value in unstructured data.
Start-up tackles advanced persistent threats on Microsoft, Apple computers
CrowdStrike's Falcon allows for range of responses to enterprise network attackers.
US officials: Surveillance programs helped stop 50 terrorist plots
NSA surveillance programs are subject to rigorous oversight by courts and Congress, officials maintain.
Study cites iOS as preferred platform for enterprise
But Android is expected to gain further market share.
Honeywell increases productivity for terminal operators
Announces OneWireless Terminal Solution.
5 ways to evaluate your IT outsourcing maturity
Answering these questions will help you determine your IT organization's outsourcing maturity in order to improve your IT service provider outcomes.
UK spy agency reportedly intercepted email of delegates at G20 meetings in 2009
The British intelligence agency targeted email accounts, computers and phones used by foreign delegates, leaked documents allegedly show
Singapore Government to release more data to the public
The move aims to bring about greater convenience and deepen co-creation efforts with the public.
SMBs having problems with backup, recovery: study
Cost and complexity of implementation are among the challenges that keep SMBs from implementing backup and recovery measures.
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Profile IT: St Mary's College ICT manager, Paul John Stanners
IT managers are faced with the challenge of migrating infrastructure to the cloud, says Stanners.
Internet should be prepared for 'militarisation': UK ministry report
Stephen Bell looks at a report on cyber-conflict called The Global Cyber-Game.
Today's workers demand flexibility, mobility—and Facebook
The corporate office is dead. Long live Starbucks.
US states' attorneys general to take aim at Internet 'safe harbor' law
Frustrated by their difficulty prosecuting cases involving online content that is illegal or damaging to individuals, a group of state attorneys general are taking action.
How to evaluate the risk of outsourcing locations
IT organizations and CIOs don't contract and outsource to countries, they contract and outsource to companies. Given that, it's time to stop assessing location-based risk in a vacuum because sometimes the 'riskiest' suppliers may have the most innovative solutions.
Scope creep a major issue for Singapore CTOs and CIOs
Prominent causes for scope creep include poor project management, staff continuity and changing regulatory environment.
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Many companies are negligent about SAP security, researchers say
SAP has significantly improved the security of its products over the past few years but many of its customers are negligent with their deployments, which exposes them to potential attacks that could cripple their businesses, according to security researchers.
Rogue public cloud usage to be countered with proactivity
IT departments need to maintain pace with Cloud evolution.
Savvis, Digital Realty open certified data centre in Hong Kong
Joint venture property awarded Uptime Institute’s Tier III Certification of Design Documents.
How to fix Web pages that print too small
When pages look right onscreen but end up tiny on the printed page, try these fixes.
Alcatel-Lucent hopes shift to IP networking and ultra broadband will lead to profit by 2015
Alcatel-Lucent will refocus on IP networking and ultra-broadband access in mobile and fixed-line networks as it seeks to return to profitability by 2015.
Microsoft launches security bounty programs for Windows 8.1 and IE 11 Preview
Microsoft will pay security researchers for finding and reporting vulnerabilities in the preview version of its Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) browser, for finding novel techniques to bypass exploit mitigations present in Windows 8.1 or later versions and for coming up with new ideas to defend against exploits.
Comixology iOS app develops new reading superpowers
Comixology's Comics app for iOS just got a new update with support for a fit-to-width reading mode and a new two-page display.
How to maximise your work productivity on the road
Heading on a business trip? To get work done, you're going to need more than your laptop, smartphone and tablet. Here's what else you need to bring to be as productive as possible.
Apple pours OS X Snow Leopard another Java fix
34 patches from Cupertino for the aged — but still alive — Java 6.
NSA defends spying as backlash rages
Security guru Bruce Schneier makes call to "stop the madness" of NSA "cyberwar" efforts.
Samsung mass produces 1.4GB/s PCIe flash cards
Latest Samsung flash card exceeds SATA 6Gb/s bandwidth.
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BLOG: 70% of Indian CIOs will report into CEOs by 2016
I recently analyzed 60 companies in India to understand the CIO reporting structure and the key projects that these organizations are focused on.
BLOG: 10 things the CEO can do to drive digital
Forrester held its European Business Technology Forum in London this week -- a convocation ofCIOs, Enterprise Architects, Infrastructure and Operations Professionals, Security and Risk Professionals, and Sourcing and Vendor Management Professionals.
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Virtualization and Cloud Computing: Optimized Power, Cooling, and Management Maximizes Benefit
Effects of virtualization on Data Centre physical infrastructure and Methods on achieving power usage efficiency.
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Replication technology enables information sharing between primary and backup servers. This whitepaper discusses different replication methodologies and how they pair up with multi-tiered computing environments.
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Ernst & Young 2012 Global Information Security Survey (GISS) - Fighting to close the gap
Based on responses from 1,836 information security executives in 64 countries the 2012 GISS suggests that organizations are taking steps to enhance their information security capabilities but few are keeping up with an ever-changing risk landscape.
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Financial Times CIO Christina Scott right on the money
Study cites iOS as preferred platform for enterprise
Caterham F1 IT chief drives Grand Prix end user support
Prism doesn't have CIOs in a panic — yet
South Korea and Hong Kong beat Singapore in smartphone penetration: Ericsson
