Mobile malware turns 10 this year

From Cabir to FakeDefend, the last decade has seen an explosion in mobile malware. In 2013, Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs has seen more than 1 300 new malicious applications per day, and is currently tracking over 300 Android malware families and over 400 000 malicious...

AdaptIT expects earnings to increase

AdaptIT has issued a trading statement alerting shareholders to the fact that its earnings are up for the six months ended 31 December 2013. According to the statement, a review of the financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2013 by management has...

Strategic partnering needed for M2M success

Although machine-to-machine (M2M) technology is a bright spot in the rapidly maturing mobile industry, operators will not realise its full potential without strategic partnering, says Ovum. Forecasts from the global analyst firm show that over the next five years, M2M...

Smart appliances launch bot attack

For the first time, a cyber-attack has been documented where smart devices, such as connected cars, routers and even refrigerators, were hacked to launch the attack. Security as a service provider Proofpoint has uncovered what may be the first proven Internet of...

Dark matter reveals cosmic glue

Astronomers have discovered a distant quasar illuminating a vast nebula of diffuse gas, revealing for the first time part of the network of filaments thought to connect galaxies in a cosmic web. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, led the study,...

EMEA PC shipments see another decline

PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) remained constrained in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13) as consumer demand continued to be weak while commercial demand improved. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), overall PC shipments...