Nathan Eddy

Malware and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) have become overwhelmingly polymorphic, with 97 percent of malware morphing to become unique to a specific endpoint device, according to a report from security specialist Webroot. In the second half of 2015, 52 percent of new and updated apps were unwanted or malicious—a significant increase over the first half […]

Nearly four in 10 (37 percent) of technology professionals received a bonus in 2015, according to a report from IT jobs specialist Dice. Those more likely to receive a bonus worked at companies with more than 1,000 employees or held positions in the banking/financial, software or professional and business services categories, indicating an untapped opportunity […]

Storage specialist Western Digital Corporation updated its prosumer solutions with My Cloud EX2 Ultra, a two-bay network attached storage (NAS) system. The My Cloud EX2 Ultra NAS is designed for creative professionals and prosumers that need to automatically sync content across computers, share files and folders and enjoy multiple backup options so they can create […]

Magisto, developer of a smart video storytelling application, today launched an extension of its platform tailored for quality video from small and medium size businesses. Magisto for Business introduces user interactivity into the company’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) engine, Emotion Sense Technology, giving control to the user. At the heart of Magisto for Business is a […]

The job title cyber-security analyst was the fastest-growing IT job last year–and the role is only expected to boost its presence in 2016, according to a CompTIA survey of 673 IT security companies. The study indicated that as businesses hone in on their cyber-security practices, they must gear up to navigate a complex hiring environment […]

Security specialist Wombat launched PhishAlarm Analyzer, a software-based email phishing triage solution that uses machine learning to check emails against multiple security sources to identify and prioritize reported phishing emails for incident response teams. Rapid identification and categorization allows information security officers and security response teams to isolate and remediate suspected phishing messages, including zero-hour […]

Global mobile app store gross revenue will rise to $51 billion in 2016 and exceed $101 billion in 2020, with growth largely driven by two factors: strong app adoption in developing economies and mobile apps’ ability to capture greater wallet share in mature economies. The App Annie mobile app data report forecasts that global mobile […]

Almost half of IT managers don’t know what is happening under the hood of their data centers, according to a survey from Intel DCM and Dell. The survey found that only 53 percent of IT managers use data center infrastructure management (DCIM) systems, which can provide critical information about power and thermal usage, while also […]

Consumer electronics giant LG decided to get a jump on this year’s Mobile World Congress by announcing the release of the first two models in the X series, the X cam and X screen, which will debut at MWC next week. The handsets are pitched at consumers who aren’t interested in a fully loaded smartphone […]

Cloud infrastructure specialist Artisan introduced Neverfail HybriStor data protection appliances, which are designed to offer nearly unlimited capacity expansion, scalable performance, instant local/remote recovery and a multi-vendor architecture. The vendor-agnostic approach uses open standards for connecting to most backup and archive applications using a Network File System (NFS) or Common Internet File System (CIFS) mount, […]