WHITE PAPER:
This research paper introduces a popular online gaming Trojan kit known as the "Xiang Wei Ma (XWM) Kit," which roughly translates to "Rattle Trojan," that targets popular online games in China.
CASE STUDY:
With the skyrocketing popularity of Zynga games such as FarmVille – which is now the largest single application on Facebook – Zynga’s technology strategy has to be as savvy as its business model. Find out why Zynga now relies on cloud services to manage its precipitous growth, maintain high availability, and keep costs in check.
EZINE:
In this week's Computer Weekly, after Birmingham City Council's disastrous Oracle project cost over £100m, we analyse where it all went wrong. Our new buyer's guide examines building a sustainable IT strategy. And we find out how Thomson Reuters is using AI to enhance its product offerings. Read the issue now.
PODCAST:
In this week's episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss their favourite moments of the last 10 episodes as part of their Christmas Special.
RESEARCH CONTENT:
We analysed 426 log files provided by the Philippines' Commission on Elections to objectively recreate what transpired during the 2016 elections. These log files were used to gauge the integrity of the Philippine AES using an AES Trust Model developed by this research.
EZINE:
An app aimed at helping dementia patients and their families has been developed by the Alzheimer Society in the Netherlands and has been welcomed with enthusiasm.
EZINE:
In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the mingling of virtual and physical worlds and find positive applications and worrisome implications from augmented reality. We find out how to run a virtual hackathon during the pandemic – pizza still included. And we look at how to improve performance of your private cloud. Read the issue now.
EGUIDE:
Blockchain deployments are rapidly becoming mainstream. Nearly 40% of respondents' companies are deploying blockchain technology, rising to 57% amongst companies with over 20,000 employees. In part, this is due to increased awareness and understanding of what blockchain entails, particularly at Founder/CEO level.
EZINE:
The battle for the right IT staff to transform businesses is changing and recruiters and job-seekers need to be clued up. In this issue, a Belgium-based recruiter gives the lowdown on tech job-seeking. Also read why Dutch beer brewer Heineken has replaced more than 60 different HR systems with SAP SuccessFactors as its central HR system.
EGUIDE:
The more systems become remote, the less secure they are. On face value a huge cliché – or truism - but sadly actually true. And sadly, for those running networks, something that is going to be truer – or more clichéd – as remote working continues to proliferate in the new normal of the hybrid mode of working.