Monthly Archives: April 2014
Dealing With Insider IT Security Threats Requires New Approaches
Dealing With Insider IT Security Threats Requires New Approaches
by Chris Preimesberger
Servers and Databases Still Main Targets
Servers and databases continue to hold the bulk of...
Heartbleed SSL Encryption Flaw: 10 Ways to Minimize the Threat
Heartbleed SSL Encryption Flaw: 10 Ways to Minimize the Threat
by Don Reisinger
Know the Affected Sites and Steps They're Taking
It's estimated that the Heartbleed flaw...
BlackBerry Intends to Stay in Handset Business, Chen Says
NEW YORK—BlackBerry has no intention of exiting the handset business. Getting that message out loud and clear was a primary order of business April...
BYOD Adoption Continues to Grow, Led by Tablets
The growing proliferation of smartphones and tablets, coupled with the preference to use a single device, is expected to fuel growth in the bring-your-own-device...
HP, Dell Lead Soft Market for PCs
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 76.6 million units in the first quarter of 2014, a 1.7 percent decline from the first quarter of 2013, according...
Optimism Among Small-Business Owners Rose in March
The latest Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) rose two points in March to 93.4, mostly reversing the...
Mobile Apps Bringing the End of the World Wide Web as We Know It
The Web celebrated its 25th anniversary on March 11. That’s too young to die, but there’s reason to worry about its survival.The open Web...
Heartbleed SSL Encryption Vulnerability Requires Quick Attention
According to our report on the discovery of a significant vulnerability to the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption service as it's implemented in some...
Google, VMware Offer $200 Chromebook Rebates for XP Users
Enterprise Windows XP users now have one more option to find a new computer operating system since support for XP ended April 8. They...
T-Mobile Kicks Off 3 Days of News With $40 Simple Starter Plan
T-Mobile kicked off the first of three days of "un-carrier announcements" April 9, with the introduction of a new Simple Starter plan. Priced at...