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The 'multi-component' malware threat
News Multi-component threats are…becoming more sophisticated and adding more and more components for a snowball effect," adding that malware writers are also tapping on "higher-profile vehicles, such as blogs and social-networking sites". [02 Jul 2008]
'Hyperconnected' world grabs mobile over wallet
News Through the survey, Nortel - the US' biggest maker of telephone gear - was looking to find out how many workers around the world can be defined as "hyperconnected", or as those who have fully embraced multiple devices like mobile phones and... [14 May 2008]
Harrods makes a tech-savvy exhibition of itself
News Harrods is looking at using other technology such as Bluetooth broadcasting, RSS and Twitter feeds, social networking and SMS alerts depending on the campaign and target audience. Security from A-Z… Biometrics from A-Z… [25 Apr 2008]
Mobile market ripe for femtocell loving
News This is due to three main factors: global growth in the number of mobile subscribers - predicted to hit 4.4 billion in three years' time; the proliferation of broadband - itself driven by the popularity of apps such as social networking, online... [23 Apr 2008]
Call to increase online data protection for teens
News Security from A to Z If heeded, the proposal could put a crimp in social networks' plans to tailor online advertisements to teenagers' behaviours. Z is for Zero-day But as with most social networks, adults are free game. [10 Apr 2008]
Phishers attack social networking generation
News Social-networking websites are fast becoming a key target for online fraud, according to Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat Report. The report states "66 per cent of phishing attacks in the US were directed towards social-networking sites". [09 Apr 2008]
Yahoo! to 'revolutionise' mobile search with OneSearch
News And searching the name of a friend could provide links to the social-networking sites the friend uses. OneConnect mobile messaging and social-networking platform, which still has yet to debut publicly. [03 Apr 2008]
Google's engineer talks OpenSocial and the price of innovation
News Marks, a veteran of blog search start-up Technorati, now works on the search giant's OpenSocial initiative, which is working toward a universal standard for social networking standards and is slated to launch on MySpace.com and Hi5 as well as... [03 Mar 2008]
LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking
Comment During 2007, LinkedIn doubled in size in all of its major regions including Europe and signed up its millionth UK member in October, making Blighty the largest market outside the US.silicon.com spoke to LinkedIn CEO, Dan Nye, about LinkedIn's... [28 Feb 2008]
Information Security forum to 'change behaviour'
News For example, picking good passwords, changing passwords frequently, and being conscious of the impact of sharing information on social-networking sites. Security from A to Z Z is for Zero-day A is for Antivirus [13 Feb 2008]
Vodafone CEO warns of Apple, Google threat
News In his keynote speech at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona today, Sarin said: "We must as an industry learn to both partner and compete with these new players because our customers want to experience entertainment such as music... [12 Feb 2008]
Web 2.0 security risks being ignored
News Web 2.0 presents a barely understood risk to companies embracing social networking and instant messaging technology as business tools and could force a change in corporate IT security and greater use of encryption. [31 Jan 2008]
What is the future for Lotus?
Comment But can a move into corporate social networking and web 2.0 really pay off, asks Mark Kobayashi-Hillary.marks the 15th year of Lotusphere, the annual gathering of Lotus users, enthusiasts and executives keen on shaping the software's direction... [24 Jan 2008]
Social networking "white elephant" warning
News Social networking could turn out to be a costly "white elephant" for businesses that rush to invest in the technology. Many companies are thinking about whether they can take advantage of social networking technology but analysts at Gartner are... [13 Dec 2007]
UK goes mad for social networking
News UK web users are the keenest advocates of social networking in Europe, spending more time on them than anyone else across the continent. Four out of 10 adults in the UK regularly visited social networking sites during 2006 - more than anywhere else... [12 Dec 2007]
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