A worldwide PayPal outage on Friday is still continuing for some UK customers, according to reports
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Arbor: Google Commands Big Slice Of Global Internet Traffic
A new study has found that Google and its various services controls more than 6 percent of all Internet traffic around the world
PCI-DSS 2.0 Emphasises Transaction Log Management
The PCI Security Standards Council has updated the PCI DSS and PA-DSS with clarifications to help businesses improve compliance and security
Access Adds Green XML For Financial Carbon Footprints
BASDA Green XML is being tested by Access in a sustainability module for its financial and reporting package
Social Media Giants Pump $250m Into Startups
Amazon, Facebook and others invest in KPCB's sFund to encourage social applications startups
IBM Plunders Business Analytics Market Again
IBM has increased its burgeoning business analytics portfolio further with the acquisition of Clarity Systems
Google Reports 32 Percent Profit Hike
Google reported a 32 percent third-quarter profit jump of $2.17 billion, with display and mobile ads providing the bang analysts have been expecting
More Arrests But Zeus Trojan Rules In Online Bank Fraud
The arrests keep coming in connection with the cyber-crime ring that used the Zeus Trojan to steal millions from bank accounts. But the publicity is adding value to the exploit kit
NetSuite OneWorld 2010 Integrates Google Apps
NetSuite has released its OneWorld Enterprise Resource Management Package with a streamlined user interface and Google Apps integration
UK Link As US Arrests 60 People For Zeus Bank Heist
More than 60 people have been charged in the US as part of an international crime syndicate that used the Zeus Trojan to swipe millions of dollars from bank accounts
Zeus Gang Blags £6m From UK Bank Accounts
The Zeus Trojan is rapidly becoming public enemy number one as London police arrest online banking hackers
Zeus Malware Targets European Mobile Banking
European Symbian and BlackBerry devices used for online banking are being targeted in an attempt to beat multifactor authentication security.
Growing Global IT Debt Hits $500 Billion, Reports Gartner
There is an urgent need to plan for application overhaul to address growing IT debts from maintenance backlogs, Gartner reports
IBM Adds More European Data Analytics Centres
Three IBM Analytics Solution Centres will focus on financial services, green technology and Smarter Cities in Switzerland, Hungary and Austria
IBM Analyses Risk With OpenPages Acquisition
IBM plans to add risk-management and compliance software to its business analytics portfolio with the acquisition of OpenPages
HMRC Computer System Reveals Tax Discrepancies
Almost 1.5 million workers are to be hit with demands to pay more tax, after HMRC's new computer system did some recalculations
Charge Back To Move Forward
With budgets tightening, IT managers need to identify how different departments use IT resources and how they can be charged accordingly, says Andy Hardy
Zurich Insurance Fined £2.28m For Data Loss
The UK Financial Services Authority has fined Zurich Insurance £2,275,000 for failing to prevent the loss of customers’ confidential information
Bing Search Growth Levels Off
Bing's market share is holding steady against Google, as Yahoo prepares to transfer its search to Bing's infrastructure
Mobile Banking Use To Hit 200 Million
The use of mobile devices to carry out banking transactions is booming, Juniper Research has found, in spite of continuing security concerns
Zeus v3 Trojan Steals £675,000 From UK Bank
A new variant of the Zeus trojan has cost the customers of one British bank £675,000 in unauthorised withdrawals over the last month
Android To Outpace iOS By 2012
An iSuppli report has found that Android is headed for steep growth, due to hardware flexibility and revenue sharing
Android Handsets Outsell BlackBerry, iPhone
Smartphones running Android are now outselling Research in Motion's BlackBerry and Apple's iPhone according to new figures
Microsoft Pushes Cloud At Financial Analyst Meeting
Microsoft opened its annual Financial Analyst Meeting with the claim that Microsoft's cloud computing initiatives are beginning to gain traction
European Economic Crisis To Hurt IT Spending
Gartner analysts trimmed their worldwide IT spending forecast for 2010, reducing expected spending increases to just 3.9 percent
IT Directors Unimpressed By Service Provider Quality
Third-party service providers face governance and access criticism from survey findings
Google Increases Search Market Share
It comes as no surprise that new figures show that Google continues to top the search engine rankings, at the expense of Bing and Yahoo
Second Batch Of COINS Data Ready For Release
More public spending data will be released by HM Treasury this week, and will be available in user-friendly web format 24 hours later
Google Chrome Continues Market Share Growth
It has been another good month for Chrome, with Google's web browser cracking the 7 percent mark according to industry watchers
HP Overtakes IBM In Server Market, Say Analysts
HP overtook IBM in worldwide server revenues in the first quarter accoprding to Gartner and IDC