A long-running legal dispute between Marin County, California, Deloitte Consulting and SAP over a troubled software project has concluded in a legal settlement this week that will reportedly net the county far less money than it had sought.
Last year, 60% of CIOs polled said their companies block access to online shopping sites. Today, only 33% block access to retail sites, according to survey data from staffing firm Robert Half Technology.
Some Web browsers can be tricked into using so-called "malicious extensions" that can give hackers the ability to hijack the user's session, spy on webcams, upload and download files, and in the newer mobile-device area, hack into Google Android phones.
Security researcher Zoltan Balazs has developed a remote-controlled piece of malware that functions as a browser extension and is capable of modifying Web pages, downloading and executing files, hijacking accounts, bypassing two-factor authentication security features enforced by some websites, and much more.
Deloitte Consulting is fighting an attempt by Marin County, California, to bring allegations over a failed ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project before a jury, calling it a tactical ploy to gain publicity and avoid a skeptical judge.
Officials in Marin County, California, are claiming SAP enticed them into joining a "Ramp-Up" early adopter program for a new ERP (enterprise resource planning) software suite, a move that helped send the project on a road to ruin.
Deloitte is upping its hand in BI (business intelligence), announcing Monday that it has bought "substantially all" of the assets of SaaS (software as a service) analytics vendor Oco. Terms were not revealed.
SAP wants a judge to toss out allegations by the government of Marin County, California, that it engaged, along with Deloitte Consulting, in a racketeering scheme meant to bilk the county out of more than US$20 million in connection with a troubled ERP (enterprise resource planning) project.
The government of Marin County, California, is suing two SAP subsidiaries and Deloitte Consulting, alleging they "engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity designed to defraud the County of more than $20 million."
Open source software management provider Black Duck Software said Monday it has made its third acquisition in recent months and fourth overall, scooping up consulting firm Olliance Group for an undisclosed sum.
Organisations enjoying rapid growth and success should be conscious not to let security take a back seat, warns professional services firm, Deloitte.
California's Marin County has sued Deloitte Consulting LLP for $30 million over a botched <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9147500/SAP_Update">SAP</a> Enterprise Resource Planning ( <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/121/ERP">ERP</a> ) project.
Deloitte has made moves to bolster its business analytics play, picking up Australian business insights specialist Pathfinder Solutions.
A Deloitte survey of more than 200 information security officers in the high-tech, media and telecom sectors shows that 32% face reduced information-security budgets.
Businesses are concerned about the management and privacy of data they entrust to cloud computing service providers, but not many are doing anything about it, according to a Deloitte survey.