Visa is once again blocking payments to WikiLeaks, closing the workaround which was uncovered yesterday
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Visa, Mastercard Resume Wikileaks Payment Handling
Credit card companies Visa and Mastercard are once again processing donations to WikiLeaks, says DataCell
IT Architectures Still Controlled By Financial Officers
Gartner survey shows CFOs to be sceptical of IT's business value and do not see CIOs as strategic partners
Morgan Stanley Loses Data For 34,000 Investors
Investors notified of lost CDs containing sensitive data en route to New York State's Tax Department
Government Keeps Simpler Green CRC Tax
The CRC green tax remains, but adjustments have been made, and there is still room for consultation
Chrome Browser Set To Pass Firefox
Google's Chrome browser has attained 20 percent market share, according to some counts
Gartner: Tsunami Failed To Dampen IT Sales
Despite the Japanese disasters, Gartner estimates global IT spending will jump to $3.7 trillion this year
Microsoft’s Hohm Green-IT Initiative Withers
Microsoft is closing its Hohm energy-consumption initiative in May and Google is retiring PowerMeter
Google’s Schmidt Bullish On NFC Payments
Google expects retailers to embrace NFC mobile payments, but the consumer sentiment doesn't bear this out, says Clint Boulton
Unix Servers Growing As Mainstay Of Data Centres
Unix systems continue to be a cornerstone in enterprise data centres, despite soaring sales of x86 servers
Mobile Payment Players Swallow Their Egos
Britain's operators have set up a shared system for mobile commerce. It's about time they got together, says Sophie Curtis
Power Saving Promise Brings JouleX $17m Investment
Joulex has just received a $17 million injection to fund the promotion of data centre energy monitoring software
PCI SSC And Cisco Guides On Securing Virtual Systems
The PCI Council's latest guide explores virtual environment security while Cisco shows how to achieve compliance
HP WebOS Devices Rumoured To Be NFC-Enabled
HP is reportedly preparing devices with NFC capabilities, while a new study reveals consumer ignorance
IMF Breach May Be Nation-State Phishing Attack
A major attack on the International Monetary Fund appears to have been triggered by a spear phishing attack
Illegal Spam Firms Run Like Legitimate Businesses
Spam operations are run like legal business enterprises and rely on banks’ merchant services to function
Citigroup Breach Exposes 210,000 Customer Details
Citigroup has confirmed it has been hit by hackers who have exposed the details of thousands of customers
Government Blocked 1,000 Serious Attacks Last Year
Defence secretary reveals that serious cyber-attacks against government systems are increasing rapidly
HP Cloud Strategy Expands With Added Incentives
At its Discover 2011 event, HP outlined new cloud products, features, services and financing programmes
Kate Middleton’s Phone And Bank Account Hacked
The Duchess of Cambridge reportedly had her phone and bank account hacked by detective Jonathan Rees
EMC Data Domain Analytics Engine From Index Engines
An appliance that indexes EMC Data Domain backup-image content to be extracted for business purposes
Cyber Security Challenge Open For Registrations
The 2012 Cyber Security Challenge UK competition is ready to welcome this year's cyber-gladiators
Smartphone Sales Level Off
Android claims over a third of the US smartphone market, but growth among the major platforms is flattening
PayPal Sues Google Over Wallet Trade Secrets
Google executives are being sued by PayPal for using trade secrets to build the new Google Wallet service
EMC Adds MapR Features To Greenplum Data Analytics
The Big Data specialist will be a key part of EMC's Greenplum HD Enterprise Edition, based on Apache Hadoop
Millennial Kids Will Change Everything … Once Again
The establishment always views the young as being irresponsible and a threat to the status quo but Generation Y may have much to teach us, says Eric Doyle
Dow Jones Virus Raises Suspicion Of Insider Malice
A virus released on Dow Jones’ corporate networks may have been a revenge attack by redundant IT staff
Dot-com Bubble Debate Follows LinkedIn IPO
LinkedIn's IPO raised eyebrows but now people wonder if we are heading for new, heady bubble times
Orange Kicks Off The Payment Phone Revolution
Barclaycard, Orange and Samsung have launched a virtual wallet for contactless payments by mobile phone
Enterprise Open Source Software Going Mainstream
Confidence in open source software has led to greater competition with proprietary licensed applications