Software quality would be much better if programmers adopted “literate programming”, according to Stanford University’s unique professor emeritus for the art of computer programming, Donald Knuth.
Google and Twitter join forces to beat Egyptian internet blackout
Google and Twitter have joined forces to enable Egyptians to tweet using the phone to bypass a government-imposed internet blackout.
Watch out for Super Bowl scams in your trash-talking tweets
No matter which team you root for in the Super Bowl this Sunday, be careful of scams that might be lurking in your trash-talking tweets or other online communication, warns Mark Maciw, web product manager at Clearswift.
Hackers could take a security bite out of Android Gingerbread
Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered a flaw in the Android 2.3 Gingerbread mobile operating system that allows hackers to gain access to information on the phone’s microSD storage card.
Kaspersky Lab hit by anti-virus software source code leak
Source code that apparently relates to v8 of Kaspersky anti-virus has appeared on BitTorrent and other file-sharing sites in the last few days. According to news wire reports, the source code was leaked by an employee of the IT security vendor who is n…
Poor firewall implementations pave wave for DDoS attacks
Research published today claims to show that the increasing problem of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks has been made worse by a tendency to misconfigure firewalls and intrusion prevention systems (IPS).
NewNet Communication purchases encryption specialist Traxcom
Privately held network communications supplier NewNet Communication has acquired another business from within its own parent company – secure transactions provider Traxcom Technologies. The move is expected to strengthen the security of NewNet’s mobile…
Belgacom taps CyberArk for privileged ID management in the cloud
CyberArk has landed a prestigious project for protecting critical applications, identities and information in Belgacom’s data centres in Belgium.
Indian government threatening BlackBerry ban again
India may yet ban BlackBerry services after maker Research In Motion (RIM) said it was technically impossible to give government access to corporate e-mails.
Lax compliance costs more than strict compliance with security rules
Noncompliance costs organizations almost three times as much as compliance with information security regulations and standards, according to a new study by the Ponemon Institute and Tripwire.