Jan 21, 2013
One of the biggest security threats plaguing companies and individuals these days has taken the guise of something that is supposed to provide users with protection. Like the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing, a fake anti-virus program usually sports a...
Jan 21, 2013
News that Dell could go private in a $22-billion leveraged buyout could be announced this week. It is thought that the buyout will be led by a private equity group, Silver Lake Management, and Michael Dell, founder and CEO of the PC maker. It is thought that Silver...
Jan 21, 2013
Chief information security officers (CISOs) face a number of specific challenges in 2013. IDC has released its top 10 prediction for CISOs, as follows: * CISOs agree with C-suite about BYOD security policies; * CISOs focus social networking activities on customer...
Jan 21, 2013
Microsoft has added new features to Bing that include more Facebook returns in search queries. According to Microsoft, with every search that people do, Bing believes there is a person out there who can help users make a decision. “This is why Bing lets you tap into...
Jan 21, 2013
The future of IT will dramatically shift by 2030 as cloud computing, augmented reality, quantum computing, artificial intelligence and nanotechnology evolve into the next generation of information technology. This is according to Magnus Kalkuhl, director of Kaspersky...
Jan 21, 2013
With their global shipments set to more than double this year, phablets are a hot product, as illustrated by their high profile at this month’s 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The “phablet” – a portmanteau of the words “phone” and “tablet”...
