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Automated spam translation keeps global spam rates near 90%
While spam levels globally remain at a two-year high of approximately 90 percent, some European countries are seeing levels of over 95%. According to a new MessageLabs report, …
IBM acquires Ounce Labs
IBM has acquired Ounce Labs and will integrate it into its Rational software business. Financial terms were not disclosed. As today’s systems become increasingly …
New specialty certification for wireless service analysis
Recent research from AOTMP confirms the number of wireless applications enterprises are supporting is up 50 percent over last year. This rapid growth, coupled with increased …
Experts form ID Theft Advisory Board
An epidemic of ID theft – nine million cases reported annually and 262 million ID records reported stolen since 2005 – is the driver of Merchants Information …
Gartner points to positive software spending in 2010
Although organizations are continuing to drive down their total IT budgets in 2009 from 2008, in 2010 worldwide software budgets will increase, according to a survey by …
VPN market choices: Aligning network planning to enterprises’ security and mobility requirements
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are an essential part of enterprises’ IT security policies. Unfortunately, with the variety of mobile device applications, empowering …
Top cracking software methods and piracy groups
A report by V.i. Labs revealed the top methods used for cracking software and the top piracy groups responsible. The report is the first in a series of forthcoming research …
Shrinking budgets tie hands of security professionals
RSA Conference released the results of a recent survey of security professionals regarding the critical security threats and infrastructure issues they currently face, …
New book: “Practical Programming”
In Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python, the team of Jennifer Campbell, Paul Gries, Jason Montojo, and Greg Wilson present a new approach to …
Network Solutions: 573,928 credit card accounts accessed
Network Solutions identified unauthorized code on servers supporting some of their e-commerce merchants’ websites. The code has been removed and no servers supporting …
44% of US SMBs infected by Internet threats
Panda Security announced its worldwide barometer on the status of security at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). According to the study, which surveyed 5,760 companies …
Wi-Fi Certified 802.11n program tests will not change for September update
The Wi-Fi Alliance will not change the baseline requirements of its 802.11n certification program, and plans to make only small optional additions to coincide with the …