Nathan Eddy

Targeted attacks are growing the most among businesses with fewer than 250 employees, as small businesses are now the target of 31 percent of all attacks, a threefold increase from 2011, according to IT security specialist Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR), Volume 18. Web-based attacks increased by 30 percent in 2012, many of which […]

Backup, disaster recovery (BDR) and intelligent business continuity (IBC) solutions specialist Datto announced the release of Alto, an on- and off-site backup and disaster recovery solution for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). Alto is sold at a range of price points and is designed to provide companies with as few as one employee with a […]

As businesses turn towards mobile devices and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) initiatives to boost worker productivity, hybrid applications, which offer a balance between HTML5-based Web apps and native apps, will be used in more than 50 percent of mobile apps by 2016, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. According to the report, so far […]

According to a majority of hiring managers and recruiters, more than half of tech professionals accept the first offer without negotiating either starting salaries or hourly rates, a report from Web-based IT job specialist Dice found. The plurality of respondents tagged 5 percent as the average bump tech professionals receive from the initial offer when […]

Ten percent of overall IT security enterprise product capabilities will be delivered in the cloud by 2015, and the cloud-based security services market is projected to reach $4.2 billion by 2016, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. These services are also driving changes in the market landscape, particularly around a number of […]

Data backup solutions specialist STORServer is moving into the cloud market with three cloud options for scalable data protection designed for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). Backed by the company’s data protection appliance and sold with a data recovery guarantee, STORServer is offering both private and public cloud offerings for disaster recovery, as well as […]

For all their efforts to bring people from across the globe closer together, an online survey from the authors of “Crucial Conversations,” a book exploring influential speech habits, found social media sites are fostering an increasingly hostile user base. Nearly eight in 10 (78 percent) of the 2,698 respondents reporting rising incivility online, and two […]

iPhone Apps to Help You Plan the Perfect Summer Vacation by Nathan Eddy Kayak Pro Helps You Travel Like One ($0.99) The top mobile travel app allows you to book flights, hotels and car rentals. You can also check reviews, and the Pro version provides terminal maps of more than 100 airports. Yelp Tells You […]

Secure WiFi solutions specialist AirTight Networks introduced its next-generation HTML5 user interface, a scalable platform designed to help simplify management of WiFi networks and wireless IPS (WIPS) networks for organizations with limited IT resources. The AirTight Management Console has been designed to comply with UI standards for Web 3.0 and cloud applications and is usable […]

Small-business optimism ended its slow climb, declining 1.3 points and landing at 89.5 in the March index of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), after three months of sustained growth, suggesting small-business owners are unable to maintain their positive feelings about growth and the U.S. economy. Of the 10 index components, two increased, two […]

The number of mobile customer relationship management (CRM) applications available for download on app stores will grow to more than 1,200 by 2014 from over 200 in 2012, with Salesforce.com remaining the largest CRM vendor this year, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. Salesforce.com reached $2.5 billion CRM revenue in 2012, a […]

The Apple iPhone appears to be the smartphone of choice among American teenagers, with nearly half (48 percent) of U.S. teens owning the device and 62 percent planning to buy one, according to the findings of a new survey from Piper Jaffray. The report, which covers numerous topics, including digital media, Web-based shopping, gaming and […]