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Smart Grids Increasingly Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks
[...] In its fifth annual Virtual Criminology Report (PDF), McAfee noted that not only have politically-motivated cyber-attacks increased, but countries such as Russia, the U.S. and China are developing advanced offensive capabilities. According to the report, the U. [...] In a new report released by McAfee, several noted security experts discussed the improving cyberwarfare capabilities of some countries and the risks facing critical infrastructures. [...] S. nearly put its capabilities front and centre before the 2003 invasion of Iraq when U.S. military and intelligence agencies planned a cyber-attack on the Iraqi financial system. The attack was called off out of concern that it would impact other countries, the report states. [...]
Twenty-Somethings Leading Facebook, Twitter Enterprise Charge
[...] The user experience research firm cased 14 companies in six countries for the 168-page report, Enterprise 2.0. Social Software on Intranets. A Report From the Front Lines of Enterprise Social Software Projects, co-authored by Patty Caya and Jakob Nielsen. [...] Readers can download the Nielsen report here, or just read the highlights from Nielsen in this blog post. [...]
Spammers Use Translation To Hit Europe
[...] According to the report, global spam levels stayed at a level of around 90 percent, but some countries experiencied levels in excess of 95 percent, such as Germany, France and The Netherlands. Germany overtook France as the most spammed country with levels rising to 97. [...] Released this week, the MessageLabs Intelligence Report, said that some countries are experiencing levels of spam higher than the global average thanks to increasing use of translation software. [...] Countries such as Germany, France and the Netherlands are being targeted by spammers using translation software to send out unsolicited mail in multiple non-English languages. [...]
Brits Back Taxes On Environmentally Damaging Goods
[...] A large majority of respondents in all countries in this study said they often, or always, take energy-efficiency into consideration when buying products that use electricity or fuel ranging from 59% in Cyprus to 85% in Germany, the report stated. [...] Interestingly given the Greek nationality of the EU commissioner quoted in the statement, the report revealed that the most environmentally aware people in Europe are - the Greeks. With 92% in favour Greeks were more likely to consider the environmental impact of the products they buy while the Czechs were the least likely (62%), the report stated. [...] A recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) revealed that by 2010 there will be more than 3.5 billion mobile phone subscribers, 1 billion personal computers and 2 billion televisions in use around the world. As the numbers of these devices increase, so, too, does the demand for energy. [...]
UK Government Hires Tsar Of Twitter
[...] There is so much rubbish written. Every report we read in our consultancy says the UK is one of the top 3 countries in europe for being onlne. Do we need more taxpayers money spent on this or getting people into jobs. [...] I hope you will continue to push forward with your mission to transform our public services and, with them, the lives of people up and down the country. [...]
Google and Bing Search Get Thumbs Up
[...] Software quality concern uTest farmed out a test of the Google, Google Caffeine, Bing and Yahoo search engines to more than 1,100 software quality testers from more than 50 countries in a classic example of crowdsourced peer review. The uTest report shows some intriguing data points to underscore the increasing competition between Google and Bing. [...] Moreover, uTest noted in its report. Don't let the number of bugs fool you, Microsoft is onto to something big with Bing. As one of our testers remarked, Even though Google says there's no competition, my experience indicates there is definitely one now.' . [...] Yahoo was easily found to have the fewest flaws, with only 70 reported. That might be small consolation for that fact that Nielsen has found that Yahoo is losing search engine market share to Bing. In its August U.S. search engine rankings, Nielsen said Yahoo's search share dropped 4. [...]
Worldwide Enterprise Software Sales Flat In ‘09
[...] All geographies felt the impact to some degree of a slowdown in software spending in the fourth quarter of 2008 and will again through 2009, Fabrizio Biscotti, an analyst with Gartner, said in the report. Most mature countries will feel the greatest impact, while emerging regions will also have slower growth rates than previously forecast, in particular Eastern Europe whose prospects have been deteriorating remarkably. . [...] The numbers represent a marked contrast to Gartner's March 2 report on 2009 PC unit shipments, which were predicted to decline sharply by 11.9 percent from 2008. The one bright spot in that report was mini-notebooks, which nearly doubled their 2008 total in units shipped. [...] The fourth quarter of 2008 was the turning point in creating an uneasy selling environment that may usher in several difficult quarters for the enterprise software markets, Tom Eid, an analyst at Gartner, said in the report. Current expectations are for a slow economic recovery, mirrored by software spending upturn starting no earlier than the first half of 2010. . [...]
Government Continues Online Public Services Drive
[...] The report includes examples such as the US website Data.gov, which increases public access to non-sensitive government databases in a format that makes the information easy to understand and re-use . Other examples include the use of the web in preventative medicine by countries including the Netherlands which is piloting a scheme to keep patients with chronic conditions out of hospital if at all possible. [...] Each day the patient fills in an online survey about their health, allowing their doctor to spot early warning signs, the report says. [...] Also a report published late last month by a Conservative think-tank criticised the government's approach to online public services. The paper advocated giving citizens more control of their own data for example. The individual could, if he or she so chose, use HealthVault or Google Health to store their health records and to communicate with their GP or hospital. [...]
EC: Telecoms Can Help Europe Defy Downturn
[...] The European commission also criticised some countries for lagging behind when it comes enforcing rules that allow consumers to change mobile providers quickly and easily. While it takes only 1 day for consumers in Ireland or Malta to change their mobile operator while keeping their phone number, it still takes 38 days in Poland, 15 in Italy and 14 in Slovakia, the report stated. [...] Average mobile bills have also fallen from €21.48 (£20.02) to €19.49 in 2008 thanks to action by the EU, the report stated. And overall, the commission pointed out that mobile bills have dropped by over a third in the last five years. Consumers spend more time talking and texting for prices at least 34. [...] In a report released this week on the state of Europe's single telecoms market, the European commission claims that the telecoms industry is outperforming the rest of the economy while consumers and businesses are getting better value for money. [...]
Mobile Operators Spy Profits From Solar Charging
[...] The report also pointed to the importance of solar charging for handset and base station infrastructure in helping developing countries to develop and tackle the so-called digital divide. [...] According to the GSMA report, around 60 percent of mobile operators are considering options to help customers and would-be customers charge phones without access to mains electricity. The report referred to operators such as Digicel and Safaricom which have already begun developing ways to help mobile customers charge phones. [...] Solar charging technology can make mobile phones a more practical option in rural areas and developing countries - and boost revenues in the process. [...]
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