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Haiti quake severely strains telecom services
Telecommunications providers in Haiti will continue through the weekend to try to accommodate the enormous demand for phone and broadband services as they struggle to overcome massive damage to the island’s infrastructure from Tuesday’s 7.0 earthquake. “The logistics and the security situation are really bad,” says Paul Margie, U.S. representative for international relief organization Télécoms... »
Verizon Business and Motorola Join Forces to Help Safeguard Retailers’ Wireless Networks From Hackers
NEW YORK – Retailers are increasingly using in-store local area wireless networks for a variety of key functions, including staying in close touch with sales personnel who are serving customers. But all too often, these networks are vulnerable to a variety of security threats such as attacks by hackers and the use of... »
British Council Focussing on Digital Technology in Pakistan
The head of British Government agency that promotes the use of information and communications technology has appreciated the computer usage in Pakistan and said the country has a good level of computer literacy. Stephen Crowne, Chief Executive, BECTA, was speaking to the members of the international media at the opening of the three-day “The... »
McAfee Adds Security Innovation Alliance Partners
McAfee Inc. (MFE) has announced new members to its McAfee Security Innovation Alliance program. Since October 2009, eight new members have joined the program as Associate Partners, including: 1E, 2e2, Altor Networks, Avtor, Buypass AS, Key Ovation, Rev2 Networks and Samsung. In addition, the following eight partners now have “McAfee Compatible” …(260 words) ... »
ng Connect Displays LTE Connected Car
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) — Attendees are getting their first, up-close look at the ng Connect LTE Connected Car, a concept vehicle that shows off 4G/LTE technology and its future inside our cars.The car offers a wide range of navigation, personal security, entertainment and infotainment services to both drivers and …(372 words) Related Topics: 4G,... »
Chinese Vice Premier urges more efforts for 3G development
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang Wednesday said the country should step up efforts to promote the development of third-generation (3G) and domestically-developed TD-SCDMA technology. Zhang urged accelerated construction of the 3G network, strengthened technological innovation and enhanced information security management, during a visit to the country’s four major 3Goperators including Datang Telecom, China Telecom, China... »
Lax Wireless-Device Security Exposes 2 in 5 Enterprises
Nearly two of every five enterprises are at risk of exposing sensitive data on wireless devices, and ineffective wireless policies and protocols could be to blame according to the latest research from AOTMP. The findings are surprising given the recent study also shows almost 90 percent of enterprises view security …(282 words) Related Topics: data,... »
Symantec Finds Signature Flaw in 2010
Security provider Symantec is struggling to correct a flaw with its Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. Signature updates with 2010 dates are not being recognized, causing Symantec some grief this new year.Symantec Network Access Control products might also be affected, but the company is working around the clock to correct the (50 words) ... »
Former Dell Channel Chief Joins Kaspersky
Dell’s channel chief, Nancy Reynolds, has left the company to join Kaspersky Lab, as the security vendor makes moves to grow its channel presence. Reynolds, who will serve as senior vice president, corporate sales, brings extensive channel sales and marketing expertise gained during more than 20 years of expanding SMB …(187 words) ... »
ICSA Labs Offers Tips to Help Enterprises Save Time and Resources When Selecting Security Products in 2010
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – Finding the right security products to protect an organization’s computer systems is often a difficult, time-consuming task. With so many offerings on the market, how does an organization know which product best meets its needs and delivers on its claims? Related Topics: LEC, market, security »
Lax Wireless-Device Security Exposes 2 in 5 Enterprises
Nearly two of every five enterprises are at risk of exposing sensitive data on wireless devices, and ineffective wireless policies and protocols could be to blame according to the latest research from AOTMP. The findings are surprising given the recent study also shows almost 90 percent of enterprises view security …(282 words) ... »
US energy set to form new group to protect electric grid from cyberattacks
A public-private group the Energy Department is forming to better secure the nation’s electric grid from cyberattacks must be given strong regulatory and budgetary authority to drive sweeping changes to computer networks, security specialists said. In 2009, Congress said it would give the department about $172 million to consider ways to tighten the security of... »
The FTC Takes on the Cloud
The Federal Trade Commission is urging the FCC to take into account the privacy and security concerns it has regarding cloud services when the FCC presents its recommendations for a national broadband policy next month. The FTC is concerned with who has jurisdiction over data as it loses a geographic …(306 words) Related Topics: 4G,... »
IDEA Cellular’s Contribution to Internal Security Acknowledges By Home Minister
On the first anniversary of 26/11, Idea Cellular initiated the movement titled the ‘Talk for India Hour’. An advance nationwide campaign publicized the hour. Approximately 5.5 crore Idea subscribers… ] Related Topics: home, India, Info,... »
ICSA Labs Is First Security-Product Testing Organization to Earn Key Accreditation
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business, is the first independent security-product testing and certification laboratory to earn ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, validating the laboratory’s world-class capabilities. Related Topics: business, credit, security, Verizon »
SITEBA Chooses Verizon Business to Support Security Compliance
MILAN – SITEBA (Sistemi Telematici Bancari S.p.A.), a leading Italian payment-service provider, has chosen Verizon Business to help ensure that the company’s electronic payment services comply with international payment card industry data-security standards. Related Topics: business, data, international, LEC, provider, security, Verizon »
The Wish List: 7 Things We Hope Will Come True in 2010
With 2009 coming to an end, it is not surprising that everyone is making predictions about what 2010 has in store. So instead, four of us — Liz, Stacey, Sebastian and I — have put together a wish list of seven things we hope come true in 2010. Facebook Goes Public – What Silicon Valley... »
MTNL Mumbai Launches PC Protection Service for Broadband Subscribers
Mumbai’s largest Broaband Service provider Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) today announced the launch of full PC Security Service for its Broadband subscribers across the Mumbai telecom circle… ] Related Topics: broadband, Info, LEC, phone,... »
Code That Protects Most Mobile Phone Calls Is Divulged
A German computer engineer said Monday that he had deciphered and published the secret code used to encrypt most of the world’s digital mobile phone calls, in what he called an attempt to expose weaknesses in the security of global wireless systems. The action by the encryption expert, Karsten Nohl, aimed to question the effectiveness... »
PM Adoption of Modern ICT Applications to Improve Efficiency of Public Sector Organizations
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Saturday called on Saturday for promoting Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) education and adopting modern ICT techniques to improve governance and efficiency of public sector organizations.E-government, he said, would not only improve efficiency but also cut down costs and contribute the austerity measures. He... »
Poll: Will New Travel Restrictions Impact Your Plans?
View This Pollsurvey In the aftermath of the terrorism attempt on an international flight on Friday, there are new restrictions on airline travel, reports The New York Times. While these restrictions are pretty vague, various airlines are taking steps that include limiting passengers to only one carry-on item, asking them to remain in their seats... »
Poll: Will New Travel Restrictions Impact Your Plans
View This Pollsurvey In the aftermath of the terrorism attempt on an international flight on Friday, there are new restrictions on airline travel, reports The New York Times. While these restrictions are pretty vague, various airlines are taking steps that include restricting passengers to only one carry-on item, asking them to remain in their seats... »
PTA Annual Telecom Report 2008-09
Every year Pakistan Telecommunication Authority publish a PTA Annual Report covering all the major sectors of our telecommunication industry. The report is very useful for all those people who are either part of the telecommunication industry or are associated with it. This report also helps analyst in their analysis of Pakistan Telecom sector since... »
Orange Business Plans Cloud Services Expansion
Orange Business Services, says it will launch a dozen new cloud computing services in the coming 24 months, covering six main areas including real-time applications, collaboration, security, infrastructure, cloud-ready networking and vertical solutions for specific industries. Orange says its cloud computing solutions include a full range of services, from infrastructure …(262 words) … >>> Rest... »
Victim of success: VoIP vulnerability tripled since 2006
McAfee labs has released an alarming white paper about the state of VoIP security. According to the report, they found almost 60 vulnerabilities in VoIP products. In 2006 they found only 20 such breaches. McAfee attributed the increase in security problems to better hacker technology to find and exploit VoIP vulnerabilities, but mainly to the... »
China proposes to meter all internet traffic passing borders
China wants to meter all internet traffic that passes through its borders, it has emerged. The move would require international agreement – but it is being discussed by the United Nations body in charge of internet standards. It would allow countries which currently receive no payment for use of their lines to generate income. But an EU... »
Charges dropped in Broadcom stock-option backdating case
Charges of fraud and conspiracy in the Broadcom stock-option backdating case have been dropped against two company executives. Due to misconduct on the side of the prosecution, the U.S. District Court threw out the charges. In the same breath the Security and Exchange Commission’s civil case was also thown out against the four original... »
Catalyst Telecom to distribute Sipera security solutions
Catalyst Telecom, a distrutor of voice, video and data convergence solutions, has just signed a distrobution deal with Unified Communications (UC) security hardware supplier Sipera Systems. Sipera’s solutions provide security for VoIP and Unified Communications UC solutions offered by resellers using threat protection, policy enforcement, access control and appropriate encryption that all work seamlessly within... »
Got Old VoIP Equipment? Check out this VoIP Buyback Program
Got some old VoIP phones lying around and want to upgrade to some newfandangled executive phone sporting a color LCD and video playback? Or how bout an upgrade to an HD IP phone? Well, VoIP Supply has your back with their buyback program. tomorrow they are launching their Reclaim VoIP equipment buyback program.... »
Green light for Australian internet filter plans
The Federal Government has detailed its plan to require internet service providers (ISPs) in Australia to block a list of banned material. When Parliament resumes next year the Government plans to introduce amendments that will require ISPs to block banned material on overseas servers. Broadband and Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy says some internet content is... »