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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HP shakes up management team of PC division
Hewlett-Packard has shuffled the management of its PC division as it tries to sharpen its focus on growth markets.
Internet should be prepared for 'militarisation': UK ministry report
Stephen Bell looks at a report on cyber-conflict called The Global Cyber-Game.
IT capital spending rises, but not for PCs
Modest gains in IT hiring, but it's still flat at user firms.
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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APPLICATIONSTakaful Malaysia slashes data costs by half with CommVault
The adoption of CommVault's Simpana data management platform also brings big data analytics into the insurance firm's strategic business scenario, says Takaful Malaysia's CIO.
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.
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.
Steve Jobs paperback biography due out this September
The paperback version of Jobs' biography will be out this September.
INTERNETFacebook set to beef up Instagram with video?
Analysts say tight-lipped Facebook's announcement on Thursday will likely involve mobile and video, and it needs to be a blockbuster
Nvidia updates programming tools to boost mobile device speed
Version 5.5 of the CUDA tools for the first time support ARM CPUs, which are broadly used in smartphones and tablets.
NETWORKING'Fingerprinting' added to Barracuda's firewall armoury
Barracuda Web Application Firewall version 7.8 firmware has specific enhancements to offset automated attack attempts from botnets, says Barracuda's Malaysia-based regional manager.
Microsoft slashes Surface RT prices by 60% for schools
Entry-level 32GB Surface RT costs $199, less than cost of goods.
Australians fleeced out of $93 million in 2012: report
Advance fee scams and computer hacking were the most commonly reported to the ACCC.
Samsung mass produces 1.4GB/s PCIe flash cards
Latest Samsung flash card exceeds SATA 6Gb/s bandwidth.
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BLOGS
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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Migrating applications, systems and data has always been a challenge for IT staff; most have just gotten used to the pain that comes with migrations. To properly migrate applications and data to new platforms involves risk and takes time to complete.
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Seven Virtualization DR Myths
As IT departments across the world move more virtualization into their datacenters, they face new challenges about best practices. Myths about virtual server and data protection have risen, and it is time to debunk at least seven of them.
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