Financial data still top of the spam list
The proportion of spam in e-mail flows was 69,6% in 2013, which is 2,5 percentage points lower than the previous year. This is according to a summary of spammer activity for 2013 from Kaspersky Lab. The organisation also found that the percentage of e-mails with...Mobile devices top wireless IC market
Mobile PCs and smartphones will represent the top revenue opportunities for high-speed wireless integrated circuit (IC) suppliers by 2018, as these devices are projected to be the highest-volume applications in this market over the next five years, according to a new...The Internet empowers people
A new global survey of Internet users reveals distinct regional findings and differing viewpoints between the developed and developing world. However, overwhelmingly the more than 10 000 people surveyed from 10 nations said they embrace personal technology,...Internet of Things drives smart city growth
Cities around the world are looking for ways to benefit from smart city opportunities, and the Internet of Things (IoT) is set to account for about $265-billion of expenditure. These are among the findings from the study “IDC Government Insights 2014 Predictions:...Calculating the cost of device loss
The average cost of multimedia files that a user might lose from a device as a result of a cyber-attack or other damage is estimated at $418, according to the Consumer Security Risks Survey conducted by B2B International and Kaspersky Lab. Many of these losses could...