Feb 03

NEC incorporates CA Technologies’ offering to deliver cloud security

Services can be built with ease by utilising multi-device authentication and multiple service identities

NEC has deployed CA Technologies cloud-ready advanced authentication technology to offer a new scalable security offering as a cloud service.

By integrating the CA ArcotID secure software credential with NEC’s NC7000-3A ID utilisation infrastructure software, as well as the NEC Mobile Security, security countermeasure offering, the new cloud service offers authentication through identity links among multiple NEC websites.

CA ArcotID provides protection for digital identities by delivering two-factor authentication with the simplicity and cost efficiency of a software offering.

The new service will help maintain ease-of-access for customers using smart phones and mobile tablets providing the same level of security as feature phones, while also making it easier to build services utilising multi-device authentication and multiple service identities.

NEC Corporation Carrier Services Operations Unit vice-president and senior general manager Shigeru Okuya said mobility increases the complexity of security and how to control access and use of services and applications.

“When we set out to deliver a cloud service for our customers that made security transparent and easy for their end-users, we chose CA Technologies.

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Jan 24

Should Organizations Retire FTP for Security?

Should Security Concerns Make You Think Twice About Where The Protocol is Used Within Your Organization?

Web hosting firm DreamHost made headlines this past weekend when it opted to reset the file transfer protocol (FTP) and shell access passwords of its customers after uncovering a possible data breach. But it wasn’t just the prospect of the company adding its name to the list of organizations affected by data breaches that had some talking.

Instead, the move led to Adam Bosnian, executive vice president at password and identity management vendor Cyber-Ark Software, to question whether or not it’s officially time to put FTP on the shelf for good.

Why should we bury FTP? “Be

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Jan 20

Inno3D equips GeForce GT 430 with video buffer in the volume of 4 GB

In anticipation of release models of the GeForce 600, which made its debut to take place in the coming year, firms NVIDIA partners are left with no choice but to experiment with the already available on the market GPUs. An interesting solution was noted, in particular, the company Inno3D, formally presented a version of the adapter’s entry-level GeForce GT 430 with 4 GB of memory on board, that four times the amount of frame buffer in the standard configuration. Of course, hardly anyone would ever think to use Inno3D GeForce GT430 4GB for video games, all the same performance in the accelerator is not the most outstanding. Full Post…

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Jan 20

Alienware X51 is What it Takes to Be Small and Terrible

The year is just starting and Alienware is already out for conquest. Its latest weapon is the new Alienware X51 ITX gaming desktop that’s aimed to the more space conscious yet hardcore gamers. Don’t let the small size fool you though, true to its Alienware ancestry, underneath miniature form factor lies blood curling hardware that would put any ITX systems or even full desktop systems to shame. This small gaming desktop is powered by none other than latest Intel’s Core series processors with the Core i3 outfitted for base configuration. The n

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Jan 18

Xbox 360 video access increased 140 percent in 2011

Microsoft went big with its plans for new video entertainment options in December for its Xbox 360 console thanks to the launch of a large number of additional video entertainment apps for its gaming console. Today Microsofts Major Nelson web site offered up some new statistics for video and entertainment app use on Xbox Live.

According to the site, the total number of hours of video that were viewed by Xbox Live users jumped 140 percent in 2011 compared to 2010. The web site did not go into specifics of how many hours were actually viewed by Xbox 360 owners.

In addition, the number of people that used entertainment apps on Xbox Live such as Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus and others increased by nearly 50 percent worldwide in December 2011 compared to November 2011.

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