McAfee researchers have been crystal ball watching to divine 2012's security trends. Tom Jowitt investigates their findings
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Intel Launches Mobile Platform ‘Cedar Trail’
Intel has launched a new mobile platform named 'Cedar Trail', based on its Atom family of processors
Verizon Blames 4G Outage On ‘Growing Pains’
Verizon Wireless has claimed its 4G network outage earlier in the week was due to network "growing pains"
Android Juggernaut Continues Smartphone Growth
Apple's new iPhone 4S handset has done little to slow the Android juggernaut in the smartphone sector
MoD To Update War Simulations For ‘Call Of Duty’ Generation
The MoD has been updating combat simulations to match the quality of the games consoles new recruits have been using at home
Push To Allow NHS Patients To See Medical Records Online
New proposals from the influential NHS Future Forum could allow patients to view their medical records online by 2015
GoDaddy Backs Down On SOPA But Loses Over 72,000 Domains
GoDaddy's desertion of the Stop Online Piracy Act caused a Reddit revolt to fail but the battle had already been won
Security Flaw Makes WiFi Network Vulnerable To Brute-Force Attacks
The WPS passcode used to secure wireless networks can be exposed through “brute-force” hacking and an attack tool is already available
Anonymous Loots $1m From Clients’ Credit Cards In Stratfor Hack
Stratfor's hacking embarrassment continues as its Website stays offline and Anonymous turns the screw
Google, Amazon And Others May Go Dark Over SOPA
Several big name IT companies are considering overt protests against the proposed US Stop Online Piracy Act
McAfee Reports Mobile Phone Users Remain Casual About Security
Mobile device users are lax about installing security software or using strong passcodes to protect data on their mobile devices
Windows Phone 7 Critics Should Take Time to Actually Use It
The vast majority of Windows Phone 7 critics have never seen a Windows Phone 7, let alone used one. Maybe they should, says Wayne Rash
Kindle Tablet Family Enjoys Bumper Christmas
The Kindle family had a very merry Christmas indeed with 4 million sales in December, according to the latest sales figures
Google+ Hits 62m, But 400m Users Predicted
Google+ now has more than 62 million users and is apparently on track to reach 400 million by the end of 2012
SMBs Favouring Tablets With iPad Topping Wish List
A majority of SMB plan to purchase a tablet in the next year, with the Apple iPad remaining the tablet of choice
CSC Warns Of Huge Write-down Over Botched NHS Project
CSC has admitted it may have to write off the entire value of its investment in the NHS NPfIT system fiasco
Microsoft Releases Critical Workaround For DoS Bug in ASP.Net
Microsoft's workaround prevents HTTP requests that can occupy all CPU cycles on a Web server
Open-Source OpenLogic Brings CloudSwing To Rackspace
Rackspace Hosting's Cloud Tools programme has been expanded with CloudSwing PaaS stacks
Roadmap Details Windows Phone Tango And Apollo Releases
Microsoft has major updates for Windows Phone planned for 2012 and will hit the superphone, lower-priced and business markets
Affiliate Marketing Sites Used In Majority Of 2011 Facebook Scams
Most Facebook scams in 2011 tricked users into going to affiliate marketing sites to fill out surveys, Commtouch said
LCD Price-Fixing Settlement Agreed For Hitachi, Samsung And Sharp
Display screen makers will pay up to $37 million in damage compensation to government bodies and the public
Green Data Centres Hold The Keys To Better Management
Green data centres and technologies offer a good ROI for IT departments looking to cut costs and complex infrastructures, says Bob Violino
Prime Minister To Get Personalised Government iPad App
Need help running a country? There will soon be an Apple iPad app for that, thanks to British Government programmers
Koobface Gang Redirects Web Traffic To Fuel Pay-per-Click Profits
The Koobface botnet now monitors and drives Internet traffic through affiliate sites to increase clickthrough revenues
VeriSign Reports 220 Million Domains On The Internet
VeriSign says there were more than 220 million domains registered at the end of the third quarter: 8.9 percent more than 2010
Sony And Samsung End LCD Panel Joint Venture
Samsung will become Sony's supplier as it acquires S-LCD, the two companies' panel manufacturing joint venture
Oracle Suffers Java Patent Rejection In Android Case
Oracle has suffered an embarrassing setback in its patent fight over Java against Google's Android
Siri Arrives On iPhone 4 Thanks To Spire Hack
Apple iPhone 4 users who are chaffing to get their hands on Siri can now do so, thanks to the Spire hack
Windows Phone Marketplace Now Boasts 50,000 Apps
The ecosystem surrounding Windows Phone 7 continues to grow as Marketplace reportedly hits 50,000 apps
Users Threaten Boycott As GoDaddy Announces Support For SOPA
Domain resellers and owners are boycotting registrar GoDaddy over its support for the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act