Nathan Eddy

Social media and remote working are the least understood end-user security issues among businesses, according to a report from IT security firm Wombat. The report evaluated nearly 20 million questions asked and answered in Wombat’s security education platform over the past two years, and highlights both the areas end users struggle with the most and […]

D-Link announced its next-generation Layer 2+/Layer 3 managed gigabit switches, the DGS-3630 series, featuring 10/100/1000 RJ45 ports, gigabit SFP ports and 10 GbE SFP+ ports. Out of the box, the DGS-3630 series switches include the Standard Image (SI) software, supporting essential functionality including L2 switching, entry-level routing, L2 multicast, operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) and […]

As ransomware and phishing attacks increase in frequency and sophistication, information security professionals remain apprehensive in their organizations’ abilities to protect themselves, according to a Tripwire survey of more than 220 information security professionals who attended Black Hat USA 2016. When asked if their companies could recover from a ransomware infection without losing critical data, […]

The second quarter of 2016 saw a small decline in the detection count malware in both Google Android and Windows-based devices. However, this decrease should not be mistaken as a sign of weakness in cyber-criminals, according to a report from Quick Heal Technologies. The company’s research labs recorded a steady increase in the detection of […]

Lost and stolen devices account for one in four breaches in the financial services sector, and five of the nation’s largest banks have suffered a breach already in 2016, according to a Bitglass report. The study found 14 percent of the leaks could be attributed to unintended disclosures and 13 percent to malicious insiders. In […]

Federal cyber-security is drowning in data, but big data analytics may be the key to unlocking data and charting a more secure future, according to a report conducted by MeriTalk and sponsored by Cloudera. The survey found that 81 percent of federal employees say their agency is using big data analytics for cyber-security in some […]

Cloud-based digital transformation services specialist eXalt Solutions announced the availability of its Knowledge Work-as-a Service (KWaaS) platform, which helps businesses digitally transform themselves. Because eXalt’s KWaaS platform is a service, implementation it can be completed in weeks without a major outsourcing or IT project, and marketing, e-commerce or operational executives can specify business rules changes […]

Networking specialist Spiceworks announced four cloud-based tools to help IT pros more effectively manage their networks. The free tools include Blacklist Check and IP Reputation, IP Lookup, Port Scanner and Tester and Subnet Calculator. They enable IT pros to analyze unknown IP addresses, identify network vulnerabilities and understand network ranges. Blacklist Check and IP Reputation […]

A Spyglass Consulting Group study found the majority of hospitals surveyed have concerns about their ability to support and protect mobile devices, patient data and the hospital’s technology infrastructure. Eighty-two percent of hospitals surveyed were concerned about personally owned mobile devices used by physicians and advanced practice nurses, as well as hospital-owned and managed mobile […]

Backup, disaster recovery and virtualization management software specialist Veeam launched Availability Platform for the Hybrid Cloud, providing availability for virtual, physical and cloud-based workloads in the hybrid cloud. Availability Platform offers enterprise continuity with recovery service level objectives (SLOs) of less than 15 minutes for all applications, as well as data and disaster recovery (DR) […]