The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent 8739287 to Kaspersky Lab for a technology that detects threats in corporate IT infrastructure without compromising confidential information. Not all threats can be detected using locally installed solutions – some of them require more extensive analysis. To do this, suspicious files are delivered to a special infrastructure operated by the security vendor. This infrastructure has more resources to carry out comprehensive analysis in isolated conditions. However, most companies use their IT infrastructure to store confidential data. Often it is…

(Fornebu, 25 June 2014) Telenor Norway has selected Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) as its partner to modernize and simplify the fixed network operations. The goal is to improve customer experience through reduced complexity and faster deliveries. Telenor Norway has launched a long-term effort to modernize and simplify products, processes and related IT systems in the fixed area. On 24th June, Telenor Norway signed a contract with TCS as a partner. “This is one of the largest change programs in recent history for Telenor Norway. The agreement with TCS represents…

You’ve no doubt heard countless stories about how the internet is rife with hackers and ruled by malware-peddling malcontents. You’ve probably read dozens of paragraphs on how the next great theater of war will be online rather than offline, and how China and the US are already battling each other for cyber supremacy. The truth is, though, unless you’ve actually been hacked, it’s hard to appreciate just how real the prospect of cyberwar actually is; after all, the effects of hacking are mostly invisible to the untrained eye, with the exception of very-high-profile database breaches.…

Unlimited storage available for $10/user/month Google has added a raft of features to its popular Drive service – offering up unlimited cloud storage, beefed up encryption and refreshed mobile apps. Google Drive for Work will cost $10/user/month (£6.60 in the UK). Unlimited storage is the headline feature, together with the ability to store individuals files of up to 5TB in size. “We want to take the hurdles out of data management. Adding infrastructure to support more users and data is a massive IT burden. By making storage unlimited – businesses…

Open source database debuts Microsoft and Google clouds MongoDB users will now be able to run the NoSQL database on both Microsoft Azure and Google Compute Engine. The open source NoSQL database will be available as a managed service on both public clouds, it announced at its MongoDB World conference in New York. It already runs on AWS and is also available as a cloud service on IBM Softlayer. According to  MongoDB vice president of Global Channels business development Vijay Vijayasankar, the offering means that its customers “will enjoy the…