Phishing attacks up, as fraudsters seek targets of highest return
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has been active for more than a decade now to…
Advanced threats can now be blocked within milliseconds
By sharing threat information across controls and directing preventative actions in real-time, McAfee is able…
Will malware and wallet theft slow-down the Bitcoin drive?
Bitcoins are around now for five years, just recently having gained mass media attention – …
Valentine’s Day advice: Don’t share intimate content via unsecured digital devices
Timely to Valentine’s Day, McAfee released the findings from its 2014 Love, Relationships & Technology…
Primer on WiFi hotspot security
By now everybody is aware of the dangers out there when using WiFi hotspots, isn’t…
Sophos delivers encryption without compromise
Sophos just announced its new approach to data protection with the latest release of SafeGuard…
Appointments & Announcements
Viacom International Media Networks announced the appointment of Paras Sharma as new Vice President of…
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Customers are skeptical when it comes to the data collection of their purchasing behavior
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has been conducting a global research to study which data…
USA stays top of “Spampionship’s Dirty Dozen Nations”
The award-winning Sophos Naked Security blog just revealed the Dirty Dozen top spam-relaying nations, as…
No chance for hackers: Password managers protect internet accounts
Hackers have cracked approximately two million access data from Facebook, Twitter, Google and other accounts,…
Silver Peak counters eavesdropping on corporate networks with Accelerated IPSec
Silver Peak, a leader in accelerating data over distance, just announced that it has combined…
Be alert: Cybercriminals test effectiveness of unsuspicious email attachments
Spam messages with malicious attachments are popular among cybercriminals intending to infect the systems of…
AVG Web TuneUp optimizes browsing experience for performance, privacy and protection
Last month, AVG Technologies launched its Web TuneUp to optimize web browsing for Windows users,…
Forecasts and retrospect of digital industry trends
Before we conclude this month’s Trend Predictions and what to expect from the continuing digital…
Mintel releases Asia Pacific consumer trends for 2014
The London-based market research firm Mintel Group Ltd opened three new offices (Mumbai, Singapore and…
SDL Customer Experience Cloud for seamless global customer experiences across all channels, devices, languages and cultures
Today’s businesses have to meet their customers’ expectations of getting consistently integrated experiences across all…
How to achieve your digital marketing goals in 2014
Achieving higher conversion rates, increased brand awareness and a larger audience are the top priorities…
Spectra7’s CouchConnect transforms mobile viewing experience
Spectra7 Microsystems Inc., a high performance analog semiconductor company, recently launched CouchConnect which offers consumers…
The biggest security threats for 2014
Last year, the topic cyber security made headlines with attacks on national level, spectacular cases…
Fournaise Marketing Group claims 70% of marketers still got it wrong in 2013
The Fournaise Marketing Group, a global leader in marketing performance measurement, assessed the effectiveness of…
SEO Trends in 2014: What works and what doesn’t any longer
What do website operators have to expect in terms of search engine optimization in 2014?…
Kick-start 2014 with the smartest content creation approach
Ellen Valentine from Silverpop provides useful tips on her company’s blog on how content could…
G2m Solution’s 10 rules of successful Content Marketing
Australian based digital lead generation expert, g2m Solutions, explains why content marketing is currently receiving…
Content Matters: A New Asia-Pacific Content Marketing Impact Study from Waggener Edstrom
Integrated communications agency Waggener Edstrom Communications just released its new, proprietary research study about the…
Innovation, disruption and consolidation in mobile payments expected in 2014
According to the global analyst firm Ovum, there will be increasing complexity within the mobile…
Centre of Excellence for cyber security opened in Singapore
The cyber security company FireEye kick-started 2014 with the launch of its first Asia Pacific…
Reclaim your privacy with SnoopWall
There’s good news for consumers concerned about their personal privacy, as SnoopWall just launched its…
IT infrastructure top priority for financial markets in 2014
“In 2014, it will be imperative for enterprises to ensure their BI workers acquire the…
Adobe unites cross-channel campaign management and web experience management solutions
Delivering a seamless customer experience across touch-points is today more crucial than ever for effective…
IDC Predictions 2014: The battle for dominance on the 3rd Platform heats up
For the past several years, International Data Corporation (IDC) has predicted and chronicled the IT…
The “Internet of Everything” gathers momentum
Consumers’ expectations for a connected life are expanding beyond the world of PCs and mobile…
Adoption of managed security services rises in APAC to counter growing cyber-attacks
According to Frost & Sullivan, enterprises in the Asia Pacific region are increasingly outsourcing network…
Co-competition is formula for success in future mobile payment value chain
Mobile payment is gaining momentum due to growing demands from the consumer side and the…
Big Data and real-time marketing expected to graduate from the early-adopter phase
According toeMarketer’s new report Key Digital Trends for 2014, the rapid emergence of the everywhere,…
Gigya’s marketing predictions for 2014
Rachel Serpa wrote on Gigya’s blog that “2014 is poised to present even greater changes,…
Appointments & Announcements
Omnicom Media Group has appointed Sunee Paripunna as the CEO of Omnicom Media Group, Thailand….
In 2014 a strong presence in the social web is compulsory
It is impossible to imagine marketing and public relations without social media, although no other…
Opera points out top trends in mobile advertising
Opera Mediaworks revealed the biggest mobile advertising trends they identified in retrospect: Android emerged as…
Internet of Things (IoT) a pivotal catalyst for the ICT industry in 2014
The Internet of Things (IoT) is set to be a key area of interest for…
Tackling the Future: 2014 Trends in the Pay Television Industry in Asia Pacific
High hopes are pinned on the Asia Pacific region as we see the growing prominence…
McAfee’s 2014 Predictions Report examines key trends in the evolution of mobile ransomware and security attacks
McAfee Labs just released its annual 2014 Predictions Report, analyzing 2013 trends through its proprietary…
Silver Peak’s trend predictions that will shape IT networking in 2014
Silver Peak, the leader in accelerating data over distance, revealed the top IT networking trends…
The role and relevance of the data center continues to grow
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity…
Mobility, social content and the cloud make an impact on the enterprise content management market in 2014
The enterprise content management (ECM) market is rapidly changing as platform vendors transform themselves into…
Online ad engagement drives better brand results
Opinions on ‘what makes a good ad’ may be divided, but there is general consensus…
How social media affects branding
Social media has a huge impact on branding as it encourages the user to share…
Implicit brand management is nonsense
Engineers and scientifically trained people are usually rolling their eyes if they get offered things…