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Kaspersky Lab detects mobile Trojan Svpeng: Financial malware with ransomware capabilities

June 17, 2014June 18, 2014 enews

Although the Gameover Zeus botnet and Cryptolocker ransomware have been disrupted, it is still too early for a victory celebration. First, the two week deadline expires on June, 17th, leaving just one week left before cybercriminals could regain control of their botnet. Second, stories of the Gameover Zeus and Cryptolocker campaign have already spawned a number of copycats, also among mobile malware writers. Last Sunday, June 8th, Kaspersky Lab detected a mobile Trojan now operating in the USA and UK, called Svpeng, which combines the functionality of financial malware with…

Mobile Business Without The Apps

June 17, 2014June 17, 2014 enews

SAP technology helps Brazilian job site contact workers where they are — on cellphones, but without apps. Jacob Rosenbloom approached Brazil’s labor market as an investor. He saw, he said last week in a media conference at SAP’s SapphireNow conference, a labor market of 102 million people, of whom only about 15 million have any education beyond high school. How could a company build a labor market to serve a laborer who doesn’t know what a resumé is and has never used a personal computer? According to Rosenbloom, CEO and co-founder…

Android On Any Windows PC: Console OS Trying

June 17, 2014June 17, 2014 enews

Crowdfunded project would enable users to dual-boot Android on any Windows PC, as well as on any Windows tablet based on Intel processors. Will it fly? (Image: Intel Free Press (Flickr)) “Imagine if your PC could run all the million-plus Android apps that your phone and tablet could.” It’s a nice thought for Android devotees who also use Windows PCs. It’s not a new thought, either, though it’s far from an accessible reality for most users. Among other reasons, some of the intriguing hardware pre-engineered to run both operating systems — such…

Toshiba to Demonstrate Home Energy Monitoring System and Community Management System in Lyon, France

June 16, 2014June 17, 2014 enews

TOKYO — Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) and Toshiba Solutions Corporation today announced that they have started to demonstrate a home energy monitoring system and community management system (CMS) in the Lyon redevelopment area in Lyon, France. The demonstration is a part of the Lyon Confluence Smart Community Demonstration Project developed by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), with support from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The project is a key element of the Lyon Confluence program organized by the Grand Lyon Community a major redevelopment…

5 Signs Your Company Is Ready for BYOD

June 15, 2014June 16, 2014 enews

With the proliferation of smartphones and tablets, the business world has found itself scrambling for ways to tap into the benefits of such technology. This has been seen in efforts such as mobile app development. Perhaps even more significant, however, is the concept of “bring-your-own-device” or BYOD. What is byod? This is the practice of allowing employees to use personal devices, specifically mobile devices, tablets, and laptops in the workplace. While a lot of companies are making the change, it is important to pause and consider whether or not it is…

Are Small Businesses Overlooking the Cloud and the Internet of Things?

June 13, 2014June 16, 2014 enews

An IT expert weighs in on what many SMBs are missing out on by forgoing or not investing enough in emerging technologies. With decades of experience in IT analysis spanning DataQuest, Giga Information Group, Forrester Research and a who’s who roster of top-name tech companies, Rob Enderle, president and principal of the Enderle Group, offers one of the most valued perspectives in the industry. A quick scan of his most recent articles reveals the breadth of topics he addresses in some of the biggest industry outlets: security in higher education,…

The invasion of the form factors

June 12, 2014June 12, 2014 enews

There’s an invasion of sorts of various form factors from oversized smartphones to wearables, all hungry for new applications and use cases. Here’s how to prepare. Like the tagline for a bad horror movie, a form factor invasion is occurring on the mobile device front. Everything from huge table-size devices to watches and even “smart” light bulbs is vying for attention as the next smartphone, forcing businesses and application developers to consider massive variations across devices. Here are some suggestions on preparing for the growing form factor invasion. Identify usability…

Mobile app data collection poses risks for enterprises, Gartner says

June 12, 2014June 12, 2014 enews

Consumer data collected through mobile devices should be considered a full ‘citizen’ of companies’ data infrastructure Most mobile applications will collect and analyze information about end users by 2015, a trend that raises both rewards and risks for enterprises, according to analyst firm Gartner. In fact, 25 percent of companies that take advantage of consumer data “will face damage to their reputations due to inadequate understanding of information trust issues,” Gartner analyst Roxane Edjlali wrote in the report, “Adapt Your Information Infrastructure in the Age of Consumer-Centric Mobile Apps.” “The…

‘Salesforce Wear:’ A Wearable Tech Toolset for the Enterprise

June 12, 2014June 12, 2014 enews

On Tuesday, CRM and cloud giant Salesforce.com announced the Salesforce Wear Developer Kit, a set of resources designed to help the company’s 1.5 million developers experiment with and build applications for a variety of popular wearable devices, including smartwatches, smartglasses, smart armbands and biometric authenticators. The new wearable-focused developer kit represents “the first in a series of steps” in the company’s broader Salesforce Wear initiative, according to Daniel Debow, senior vice president of emerging technologies, Salesforce.com. Eventually Salesforce plans to setup open wearable-focused developer zones at its events and hold…

Kaspersky Lab Shares its Expertise and Vision of the Future of Security with Partners

June 12, 2014June 12, 2014 enews

On May 27-28 Kaspersky Lab held its annual Emerging Markets Partner Conference, which took place in Marrakech, Morocco and brought together more than 100 visitors from 42 counties from the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe. The company’s partners found out more about its new enterprise-level security strategy, partnership enhancements and heard about the latest trends in the world of cyberthreats; they shared their best practices, received technology training and discussed the latest hot topics. Some partners received awards for their outstanding results in a number of spheres.…