Nathan Eddy

BERLIN—The European Union’s flagship data protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), has been in effect for two years as of May 25 and has led to an improved awareness of privacy rights—and not just within the continent, but globally. However, there are concerns that, while the framework of the regulation is solid, the […]

BERLIN—As global governments prepare a new set of rules for the digital economy, the European Union must overcome a range of challenges in order to develop a holistic approach to controls regarding export of sensitive technologies to China. On Jan. 3, the U.S. government began unveiling new export control proposals aimed at restricting China’s access […]

The heath care community is facing a serious crisis when it comes to dealing with cyber-security issues, according to an UpGuard report covering more than 500 health care companies. The results, part of a larger report to be released at the end of the year that audits more than 7,000 companies across other key sectors, […]

Thycotic announced Privilege Manager for Windows, which provides organizations with malware protection by enabling them to run only applications that are both required and trustworthy, with the lowest possible privilege and access. Privilege Manager for Windows allows IT admins to implement an array of policies and controls that best match their needs, such as deny-first […]

There is an increased reliance on public key infrastructures in today’s enterprise environment, driven largely by the growing use of cloud-based services and applications and the internet of things, according to a report from the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Thales. The study found 62 percent of businesses regard cloud-based services as the most important […]

Nearly three in four family physicians (73 percent) consider themselves tech-savvy, according to a Merck Manuals survey of 220 respondents. In fact, two in three doctors (66 percent) said they use a mobile device to access medical information in a professional setting more than 10 times a day. While the vast majority of respondents (81 […]

Worldwide mobility revenues are forecast to grow from $1.5 trillion in 2016 to more than $1.7 trillion in 2020, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.2 percent, or roughly $40 billion in annual revenue gains, according to a report from IT research firm IDC. The company’s Semiannual Spending Guide provides subscribers with spending […]

Worldwide combined shipments for devices, including PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones, are expected to fall 3 percent in 2016, marking the second consecutive year of decline, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The global devices market fell by 0.75 percent in 2015, and the report noted the overall market is not […]

Information technology management software specialist SolarWinds announced a series of major updates to the company’s Server & Application Monitor (SAM) platform, designed to improve IT professionals’ monitoring, alerting and reporting capabilities for Linux environments. The platform features out-of-the-box monitoring templates for more than 200 enterprise applications with access to hundreds more through the company’s THWACK […]

A significant number of American consumers store documents containing personally identifiable information such as name, address, date of birth, phone, email address, Social Security number and other information on email, cloud and similar services. These were the findings of a LexisNexis Risk Solutions-sponsored survey of more than 1,000 consumers, which sought to uncover what kind […]

D-Link announced on Oct. 4 a family of fully managed Lite Layer 3 stackable Gigabit switches, the DXS-3400 Series, designed for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs), small to medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and schools. The DXS-3400 Series is also well-suited for top-of-rack switching in data centers. Available in both 10G Copper (10GBASE-T) and 10G fiber (SFP+) […]

Twenty percent of employees claim they don’t know what document management tools their employer uses, according to an Accusoft survey of more than 100 U.S. IT managers and 250 full-time employees. The survey also found 66 percent of employees said two to three versions of a document are created before final approval, pointing to vague […]