Tue, 22 May 2012
Home » Archives
Forget 2012: The World Will See a Cyber War in 2015
Published on 2 Dec, 2010 at 14:22 in Cyber | Viewed 484 times | No Comments
In 2015, cyber saboteurs will disrupt and damage a G20 nation’s critical infrastructure, possibly crashing its stock market or radically change its government, according to a prediction by research analyst firm Gartner, Inc. In a release revealing its top predictions for IT organizations and users for 2011 and beyond, Gartner said the prophesies highlight the changes in…
Social Network Hacking: Who’s To Blame?
Published on 17 Jul, 2009 at 16:26 in Cyber | Viewed 105 times | No Comments
After the massive amount of Twitter hacking attempts earlier this week the question must be asked: is cyber hacking the fault of an individuals lack of password security, or is the social networking provider to blame? Gartner analyst John Pescatore notes, ”Twitter and most of Google Apps until, say, 18 months ago, were built as consumer-grade services to share information very widely and easily, not to protect information and prevent information from…
Gartner and Forrester IT Spending Predictions
Gartner released its revised predictions for the global downturn in IT spending; its worse than expected. Gartner updated its research findings to predict a 6% decrease in global IT spending compared with an early 3% prediction. Gartner says the sharper decline is because of an overall economic lag, changes in exchange rates and a global decrease in Gross Domestic Product.
