Nathan Eddy

About

A graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Nathan was perviously the editor of gaming industry newsletter FierceGameBiz and has written for various consumer and tech publications including Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, CRN, and The Times of London. Currently based in Berlin, he released his first documentary film, The Absent Column, in 2013.

Identity Finder Releases Platform for Locating Sensitive Data

Identity Finder, which specializes in data discovery and data classification software, announced a new release of its data loss prevention (DLP) platform, Sensitive Data Manager 9.0. The release adds to the company’s current data management and classification capabilities by introducing custom data discovery capabilities that help alleviate the burden of IT security by allowing organizations […]

Application Containers Gain Traction Among IT Pros

More than three out of four IT decision makers are interested in running stateful applications such as databases within containers, according to a survey of 200 IT decision makers, which was conducted by Robin Systems. The survey also indicated 81 percent of respondents expect their companies to increase their investment in container-based technology. “Containers are […]

Identity Theft a Top Security Concern for American Consumers

At least once in the last 12 months, more than one-third (35 percent) of consumers have decided not to purchase products or services from a company because of privacy concerns, according to a Morrison & Foerster survey of more than 900 consumers from across the United States. Among respondents, approximately one in five (22 percent) […]

Accenture Launches Digital Portal to Help Product Developers

Accenture announced the launch of a digital portal designed to help developers and engineers accelerate delivery of products to market at lower costs through greater efficiency. The Enterprise Product Information and Content (EPIC) Portal consolidates large amounts of product development data from multiple enterprise systems in a single, organized view. Leveraging this portal, professionals can […]

Malware Threat Grows as Incident Rate Rises

More cyber- attacks occurred in 2015 than any previous year, with a total of 304 million samples, which means that nearly 28 percent of all malware samples ever recorded were produced last year. This was one of the findings of PandaLabs annual cyber threat report, which also revealed 230,000 new malware samples are produced daily. […]

Thycotic Offers Free Password Analysis Tool

Thycotic, a provider of privileged account management (PAM) solutions, is offering organizations a free online comparative assessment tool that demonstrates how companies compare to other, similarly-sized organizations, in meeting privileged password management best practices and security guidelines. Designed in conjunction with information security professionals, the Privileged Password Vulnerability Benchmark also provides organizations with a blueprint […]

IT Pros See Salaries, Bonuses Continue to Rise

Average technology salaries in the U.S. saw the biggest year-over-year leap ever, up 7.7 percent to $96,370 annually, according to the annual salary survey by Dice, a careers site for technology professionals. The wage hikes paint a picture of an overall solid environment for technology professionals with 62 percent of workers earning higher salaries in […]

Lexmark Launches Printers With Tablet-Like Interface

Lexmark announced the launch of next generation A4 color lasers and smart multifunction printers (MFPs) featuring seven models. The models featured in the new line include the Lexmark CS700 Series Printers, CX700 Series MFPs, CS800 Series Printers and CX800 Series MFPs. “Organizations are continuing to find ways to print fewer documents and print for less, […]

Health Effort to Provide Childcare in Poor Areas Enters Sixth Year

Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development launched its sixth call for groundbreaking, sustainable innovations to help save the lives of mothers and newborns in the hardest to reach corners of the world. This round of awards will place an increased focus on advancing the most successful and transformational innovations as they transition […]

Advanced Systems Concepts Debuts ActiveBatch Version 10

Advanced Systems Concepts announced the availability of ActiveBatch Version 10, the latest release of its workload automation and job scheduling software. The platform is focused on improving IT performance in the face of operational and business complexities impacting today’s IT organization. It contains various features designed to increase efficiency and reduce cost. “Workload automation solutions […]