Facebook Users Most Likely Targets of Account Theft
June 20, 2014 (Fri): Facebook remains the preferred target for cybercriminals who specialize in stealing social network accounts: according to Kaspersky Lab’s statistics, in Q1 2014 fake sites imitating Facebook accounted for 10.85% of all instances when the heuristic Anti-phishing component was triggered. Only fake Yahoo pages sparked more phishing alerts, leaving Facebook the prime target among social networking sites. Today’s...
PricePanda Malaysia’s Top Tips for Following FIFA World Cup Action
June 19, 2014 (Thu): The internet is awash with World Cup fever and PricePanda is 8o exception – they are so enthusiastic about football that they have brought you this handy guide of the best devices to follow the 20th FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil: http://www.pricepanda.com.my/page/best-devices-to-watch-the-football-world-cup-2014/. For those who ‘cut the cord’ prior to this year’s FIFA World Cup, there are many free...
Ingenico Group Reinforces Partnership with the GIM-UEMOA
June 19, 2014 (Thu): Ingenico Group, global leader in seamless payment, and the GIM-UEMOA celebrate ten years of partnership. This historic collaboration sparked the development of electronic payment systems across the West African region. With the support of the GIM-UEMOA, Ingenico Group has played an active role in the rise of electronic payment systems and the development of banking services in West Africa, thanks to a strong...
Oracle Launches New SUN Servers
June 19, 2014 (Thu): Oracle Corporation, the world’s leading IT solutions and services provider, today launches its latest x86 Servers, the Sun Server X4-4 and Sun Server X4-8, which are being the first and only systems which dynamically adapt to workload specific requirements to maximize system utilization and improve efficiency. With Oracle’s x86 elastic computing capabilities that achieved by engineering together the server design...
CyberSource and Amadeus Partner to Help Travel Organizations Optimize Fraud Management Operations Across Booking Channels
June 19, 2014 (Thu): CyberSource, a Visa Inc. company and one of the world’s leading providers of eCommerce payment management services, has formed a strategic global partnership with Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry. The agreement brings an integrated travel reservation and fraud management solution to airlines, travel agencies and other travel organizations worldwide. Leveraging...
Philips Introduces Innovative Ultra-Mobile Ultrasound System ‘VISIQ’ in Kenya
June 19, 2014 (Thu): Royal Philips unveiled its new ultra-mobile ultrasound system VISIQ to the Kenyan market during the Nairobi leg of its annual pan-African Cairo to Cape Town Roadshow. Currently in its fifth consecutive year, the roadshow enables Philips to engage in dialogue with customers, governments, NGOs and media to ascertain a better understanding of each country’s unique requirements and to develop relevant technology to...
LivingSocial and MyDeal Sdn Bhd Collaborate to Reward Loyal Customers
June 18, 2014 (Wed): Two leading e-commerce players in Malaysia will join forces to reward loyal 1.5 million customers and subscribers throughout their platform for 16th June 2014 until 6th July 2014. The Vanity Fair Campaign consists of array of fashion accessories, beauty products and high-end goods, all on a collection page. Both leading e-commerce sites will be giving away one Prada bag to one lucky member who purchase a minimum...
Kaspersky Lab Detects Mobile Trojan Svpeng: Financial Malware with Ransomware Capabilities Now Targeting U.S. Users
June 17, 2014 (Tue): 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. On...
Orange and BNP Paribas Open New Retail Mobile Banking Services in Africa with Orange Money
June 17, 2014 (Tue): Orange and the BNP Paribas group offer retail banking customers in Africa direct access between their BNP Paribas account and their Orange Money account through their mobile phones. This new service is available starting today in Côte d’Ivoire and will be extended to other countries in which BNP Paribas and Orange Money are present, particularly Senegal. The service allows customers of the BNP Paribas group...
Nutanix and Citrix Validate Web-Scale Converged Infrastructure for XenDesktop
June 17, 2014 (Tue): Nutanix, the leading provider of next-generation datacenter infrastructure solutions, today announced the validation of its reference architecture using Citrix XenDesktop, Microsoft Hyper-V and the Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform. The configuration was tested at scale by Citrix virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) experts, and based on real-world traffic scenarios. With desktop virtualization as a top...
