Saturday, April 2, 2011

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 01/04/2011




Tighter security available to .com sites with upgrade
VeriSign boosts security for .com sites. The Internet’s largest domain adds the DNS security standard
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Rogue Android app texts humiliating messages
The app's maker threatens to sue security firm for blogging about threat. The Trojanized version of the app includes malicious code that pilfers personal data from the phone and sends it to a remote anonymous server
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50,000 pages hit in SQL injection attack
The Lizamoon attack started on March 29. The attack, which has been tracked by Websense, exploits a security flaw and allows hackers to insert a link to their website into the URL
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IEEE approves next WiMax standard
The 802.16m technology is much faster than current WiMax, but will compete against speedy LTE. The standard is designed to provide speeds of about 100M bps to end users
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Canadian business leaders must â€کrock the boat’: expert
Leaders from DeGroot School of Business, ING Direct Canada and Microsoft Canada discuss how Canada can change its conservatism to embrace innovation and change. Why Canada’s diverse culture sets the perfect stage for businesses to be global players
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Toronto firm to bring 100 apps to PlayBook
Polar Mobile said Thursday that it’s targeting a summer release date for the apps. CEO Kunal Gupta said “portabilityâ€‌ will be RIM’s biggest competitive advantage against Apple
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Mobilicity chair resigns from one of his companies
The company's chair, John Bitove, resigned as executive chairman of fast food chain owner Priszm Income Fund. A telecom consultant says the failure of a company Bitove had invested in won't affect the wireless carrier
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10 Signs You Can Bring an iPad to Work
When it's OK to bring an iPad to work
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Tighter security available to .com sites with upgrade
VeriSign boosts security for .com sites. The Internet’s largest domain adds the DNS security standard
Read More ...

Rogue Android app texts humiliating messages
The app's maker threatens to sue security firm for blogging about threat. The Trojanized version of the app includes malicious code that pilfers personal data from the phone and sends it to a remote anonymous server
Read More ...

50,000 pages hit in SQL injection attack
The Lizamoon attack started on March 29. The attack, which has been tracked by Websense, exploits a security flaw and allows hackers to insert a link to their website into the URL
Read More ...

IEEE approves next WiMax standard
The 802.16m technology is much faster than current WiMax, but will compete against speedy LTE. The standard is designed to provide speeds of about 100M bps to end users
Read More ...

Canadian business leaders must â€کrock the boat’: expert
Leaders from DeGroot School of Business, ING Direct Canada and Microsoft Canada discuss how Canada can change its conservatism to embrace innovation and change. Why Canada’s diverse culture sets the perfect stage for businesses to be global players
Read More ...

Toronto firm to bring 100 apps to PlayBook
Polar Mobile said Thursday that it’s targeting a summer release date for the apps. CEO Kunal Gupta said “portabilityâ€‌ will be RIM’s biggest competitive advantage against Apple
Read More ...

Mobilicity chair resigns from one of his companies
The company's chair, John Bitove, resigned as executive chairman of fast food chain owner Priszm Income Fund. A telecom consultant says the failure of a company Bitove had invested in won't affect the wireless carrier
Read More ...

10 Signs You Can Bring an iPad to Work
When it's OK to bring an iPad to work
Read More ...

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