London, England, 7th August 2008 If ever there was a case for the industry to change its approach to malware infection detection, the warning from Adobe about fake Flash downloads is it, says security specialist Tier-3.

“Reports are coming in that Adobe is warning users to beware of fake update downloads for its popular Flash animation software,\" said Geoff Sweeney, Tier-3\'s chief technology officer.

\"These downloads are clearly being used as malware conduits, but all it takes is for one company staffer to be taken in by the forged email alerts and a company\'s security can be totally undone,\" he added. Read more: Tier-3 says Adobe warning highlights need for new approach to malware detection

Research commissioned by Fujitsu Services indicates that 76% of IT managers believe they should still account for the carbon impact of the IT operations they have outsourced

Research undertaken among 100 chief information officers of UK companies employing more than 1000 people reveals that an overwhelming majority believe that the carbon footprint of outsourced IT operations should still count towards the overall footprint of their organisation.* However, Fujitsu Services, a major provider of IT outsourcing to public and private sector organisations who commissioned the research, believes that this could lead to an over-statement of total carbon emissions. Read more: Are UK IT departments double-counting their carbon footprints?

Five Week Nominum Push Results in Customers Flawlessly Upgrading their DNS

August 6, 2008 — Nominum, the leading provider of network naming and addressing technologies, announced today that more than 120 million broadband Internet users are protected against the new DNS vulnerability as Nominum helped its carrier and Internet Service Provider customers upgrade their networks with the latest Nominum DNS software.

This success highlights the unique role Nominum and its software play in protecting the Internet, and resulted from the strong partnership Nominum has with over 100 carriers worldwide. Read more: Nominum DNS Protects Over 120 Million Internet Users from New Vulnerability

5 August 2008: Walsall NHS Informatics IT Services has chosen RealVNC’s Virtual Network Computing solution to provide remote IT maintenance and support. Using RealVNC’s latest enterprise software, the Informatics IT department can remotely troubleshoot and fix PC desktops and back-end servers across its four core Trust sites, more than 70 surgeries and Walsall’s Manor Hospital site.

VNC is designed to make it easy for one computer to take full remote control of another, regardless of platform, operating system or location. So whether it is installing new software, fixing a bug or doing a system check and audit, support engineers can act immediately without the need for a call out visit. Read more: The NHS in Walsall prescribes RealVNC for remote care of IT systems