Datamation Staff

LONDON (Reuters) – The best weapon against the online thieves, spies and vandals who threaten global business and security would be international regulation of cyberspace. Luckily for them, such cooperation does not yet exist. Better still, from a hacker’s perspective, such a goal is not a top priority for the international community, despite an outcry […]

Breach: What are the biggest security threats to Web applications? Here are some highlights of the latest research: 19 percent of security incidents targeted Web 2.0 features. 1 in 5 incidents attacked social networking sites like Twitter or Facebook. 28 percent of attacks result in site defacement. SQL injection was the most common attack vector. […]

Global Knowledge: Recently, Global Knowledge and TechRepublic conducted a survey in which they asked IT managers, “What skill set will your company be looking to add in 2010?” Here are the top ten responses: Project Management Security Network Administration Virtualization – Cloud Business Analysis Business Process Improvement Web Development Database Management Windows Administration Desktop Support […]

A new type of computer virus is known to have breached almost 75,000 computers in 2,500 organizations around the world, including user accounts of popular social network websites, according Internet security firm NetWitness. The latest virus — known as “Kneber botnet” — gathers login credentials to online financial systems, social networking sites and email systems […]

Rally Software: Agile development methods are most commonly used on small, single-team projects. This white paper explains how to apply those same techniques to large, multi-team and multi-year projects. It outlines five levels–product vision, product roadmap, release plan, sprint plan and daily commitment–which each address the fundamental planning principles: priorities, estimates and commitments. RELATED NEWS […]

SecureWorks/SANS Institute: The log files of nearly every production Web server bear the marks of attempted remote file include (RFI) attacks. While they’re often disregarded as mere nuisances, these attacks do pose a threat. This white paper describes the mechanics of a RFI attack, explains how to detect an attack, examines the threat landscape, and […]

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Google must not be allowed to dominate and block cash from flowing more widely through the mobile telecoms system or else the network operators will not be able to invest to cope with the growing demand for data traffic, Vodafone said on Tuesday. Vittorio Colao, chief executive of the world’s largest cellphone […]

CWE/SANS: The SANS Institute, MITRE, and other top software security experts have once again compiled a list of “the most widespread and critical programming errors that can lead to serious software vulnerabilities.” Here’s a quick look at the top five: Failure to Preserve Web Page Structure (‘Cross-site Scripting’) Improper Sanitization of Special Elements used in […]

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Nokia and Intel are to merge their top-end smartphone operating systems as they face increasing competition from cellphone industry newcomers Google and Apple. Nokia, the world’s biggest maker of mobile handsets, will merge its Linux Maemo software platform, used in its flagship N900 phone, with Intel’s Moblin, which is also based on […]

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Microsoft launched its new mobile phone operating software on Monday, introducing a range of music, gaming and networking features aimed at expanding its appeal beyond its core business customers. The world’s biggest software company, which is trying to wrest back market share from Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry, said new […]

Citrix: In this white paper, Citrix explains several ways the company’s technology can help enterprises reduce their carbon footprints. For example, by optimizing servers, companies may be able to reduce electric consumption. Improved CPU efficiency can enable companies to deliver new services without adding new hardware or cooling capabilities. And by delivering applications from the […]

HELSINKI/LONDON (Reuters) – At next week’s mobile trade show in Barcelona you can find a program that measures how high you can throw a Nokia smartphone, an apt metaphor for Nokia’s efforts to raise its game. But gravity might not favor the world’s biggest maker of cellphones, as the focus of the $169 billion industry […]