UAE and Saudi Arabia to Ban Some Blackberry Functions

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates plan to ban some functions on the Blackberry, citing security concerns.

The UAE plans to block Internet access, sending emails and delivering instant messages to other Blackberry devices. Saudi Arabia plans to block instant messages between Blackberry devices.

Both nations are unhappy with their inability to monitor the…

Companies Lose Average of $3.8 Million to Cyber Crime

On average, companies lose approximately $3.8 million annually as a result of cyber crime, according to a recent study of 45 U.S. companies. The majority of the threats included theft, virus distribution, financial fraud and the leaking of confidential information.

The study, carried out by ArcSight and the Ponemon Institute, involved interviews with IT security employees at firms with…

Angelina Jolie Used by Scammers to Distribute Malware

Cyber criminals, who are always quick to latch onto the latest trend to disseminate spam, have taken to using the launch of Angelina Jolie’s new film, Salt. The criminals are placing infected QuickTime files on file-sharing sites purporting to be related to the new movie.

Users who attempt to download the files receive a prompt to download “update codecs,” which are actually Trojan infected files. The trap appears…

iPhone Jailbreak App Released

Following a recent ruling by the Library of Congress’ Patent Office, an app which allows users to run non-Apple approved applications on iPhone 4 has been released. The app, called Jailbreakme 2.0 works for all iPhones and iPod touches operating iOS4, the app’s developers said.

However, some users are reporting issues such as losing FaceTime and messaging services and some iPad users are also experiencing problems, according to…

Featured Job- Mgr Business Development with Northrop Grumman

Description: The Defense Enterprise Solutions (DES) Business Development Manager (BDM) for Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) will be responsible for managing all aspects of account growth, new business development, and customer relationship management across all levels within assigned accounts. Specific areas of focus will include the increase in sales of Data Center Solutions, Enterprise Management Capabilities, Services Desk offerings, and Enterprise Network and Architecture…