Cybercriminals like to exploit Java for attacking
The recent Kaspersky Bulletin 2012 has published that cyber-criminals switched their primary target to Oracle Java in 2012, exploiting this software to install malware on victims’ computers. The malicious program that try to infect a computer utilizing various vulnerabilities in popular software are the main tool behind web-based attacks. The most frequent exploited software last year was Adobe Reader but was ranked second this year...
US Airways pioneers in processing card payments in-flight via MasterCard PayPass
US Airways has become the first airlines in the world allowing passengers to make in-flight purchases by simply tapping their MasterCard PayPass enabled card and devices. With this new solution, the time taken to process card payment in-flight will be reduced significantly while the passengers can travel virtually cash free, eliminating the hassle of carrying cash and without having to fumble through their wallet or purse for exact...
Distimo: Apple App Store sales still 5 times higher than Google Play sales
Distimo, a company provides insights of app market said that Apple’s App Store catering to its iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch had more than US$15 million sales a day in November while Google Play only had US$3 million sales, even Google Play store sales were increased 43 per cent during the past four months. by Terry Brown
Google acquires Canadian startup company BufferBox
BufferBox Inc., a Canadian startup company offering users a temporary parcel pickup station for packages ordered online had been acquired by Google last month. After the acquisition, all Bufferbox team members work under Google including the three co-founder – Jay Shah, Aditya Bali and Mike McCauley. Online shoppers may experience to see a failed delivery notice on their door when coming home from outside. With BufferBox, the...
Gartner: 33 per cent of consumer brands will have mobile app with payment function by 2015
The global information technology research and advisory company Gartner Inc. (Gartner) predicted that one-third of consumer brands will integrate payment into their branded mobile apps by 2015, allowing them to sell directly via mobile app and enhance the customer experience. According to Gartner, most of the consumer brands’ branded mobile apps launched focus on marketing activities such as offering product information, checking...
Sopra selected as world leader in banking software and services
The global research and advisory firm Forrester has listed Sopra as ‘Leader’ of banking software in its most recent publication ‘Forrester Wave: Global Banking Platform, Q4 2012’ which was released on December 17, 2012. The selection was based on solution coverage, architecture, global delivery capacity, past successes and mind share among Forrester clients. Sopra Banking Software scored the highest among eight banking software...
INTERPOL opens Digital Crime Centre in Singapore by 2014
The threat of cyber-attacks on personal information as well as corporate and government information has become a major problem throughout the world in the recent years. Besides law enforcement at the national and international level, combating cyber-crimes require forward-thinking technological partner. Therefore, INTERPOL has signed a partnership agreement with NEC Corporation (NEC) to strengthen their global fight...
VSDaily wishes you Merry Christmas!
The VSDaily would like to wish its readers and supporters a wonderful and joyful holiday season. May all the sweet magic of Christmas conspire to gladden your hearts and fill every desire. Merry Christmas! by VSDaily Team
Another Facebook scam reported
Two men from Kuching have lodged police reports separately after they did not receive the smart phone they ordered online via Facebook, the Borneo Post reported. The seller was reported avoiding them after they made payment to him. One reported have paid RM4,800 for 4 units of phone and another victim paid RM1,200 for a unit of phone. by Terry Brown
TripAdvisor: Malaysians like traveling within Asian region
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest online travel site with 60 million unique visitors a month and lists over 1.8 million businesses, has revealed the top ten most viewed international destinations among its Malaysian users are Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Krabi, Kuta, Seoul, Bandung, Taipei, London and Patong. This shows Malaysians prefer to travel to a place using not more than 6 hours by flight. As for local destinations, the...
