Chris Preimesberger

The “Internet of other people’s things” is simply another way to describe the Internet of things in the hands of bad actors. The Internet itself has always been a playground for hackers, but the IoT—with all the inanimate, automated devices about to come online in the next few years—multiplies attack surfaces and network access points […]

We’re all quite aware that cyber-attacks on businesses and individuals are on the upswing, but what we all might not realize is extent of the damage being done by both hackers and inside-the-firewall crooks. To better understand the scope of these attacks, the burdens they place on IT departments, and their effects on daily business, […]

Twitter’s revenue continues to spiral upward, but it has yet to record a profit in nearly nine years in business. The company is still trying to find the right combination to get it into the black and cool off investors at the same time.On April 28, Twitter posted weaker-than-expected quarterly financial results for Q1 2015, […]

Hitachi Data Systems, an old-school IT company that often comes late to a trend but knows how to find customers who like its style, has joined the software-defined, hyper-converged, data analytics-based data center equipment crowd that already includes Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, EMC, Dell and others. On Day 1 of its Connect conference in Las […]

Why Using the Cloud to Maintain HIPAA-Compliant IT Makes Sense by Chris Preimesberger Reduced Costs Related to IT Maintenance When using a hosting provider, there is no need to maintain your own data. A managed hosting provider that is truly HIPAA-compliant will sign a Business Associate’s Agreement, provide core security services and conduct other essential […]

Yahoo continues to establish a foothold as a Web television channel in an increasingly crowded field. The search and Web services provider said April 27 that it plans to launch a total of 18 new video series. Yahoo made the announcement during the 2015 Digital Content NewFronts series of media events, which continue through May […]

Paris-based IT consulting and outsourcing giant Capgemini revealed April 27 that it will acquire a major U.S. competitor, IGate, for about $4 billion, or $48 per share. This transaction will result in an enlarged multinational company with an estimated combined revenue of $13.6 billion in 2015, an operating margin above 10 percent and about 190,000 […]

From the White House to ‘Moneyball,’ RSA Security 2015 Had Everything By Chris Preimesberger DHS Head: Government, IT Sector Can Help Each Other Department of Homeland Security head Jeh Johnson told a packed audience that the U.S. government does not have all the answers or all the talent, and cyber-security must be a partnership between […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Like any other professional conference, what attendees took away from last week’s RSA Security 2015 at Moscone Center depends upon how well they paid attention. There were so many aspects to the conference that it is patently impossible for any one person to have soaked up everything he or she might have […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Citrix is providing its ShareFile users with a way to encrypt and send sensitive business documents from Microsoft Outlook that it contends is easier and more time-saving than deploying a separate encryption service. Beginning April 24, ShareFile users can send encrypted emails from Outlook to secure the content of messages in compliance with industry regulations, […]

The president of the United States has been asking for this for years. Companies have been connecting more and more on it, and industry groups have been advocating it for a long time. On April 22, Congress finally made notable progress when the House of Representatives passed the Protecting Cyber Networks Act, which would make […]

SAN FRANCISCO—C-level executives need to get with it and become better educated about how prudent cyber-security practices in networks and devices should be deployed and the overall critical value of tight security to their companies. Why? Because if security doesn’t get the right amount of attention in the C-suite, the business that CXOs could lose […]