Nathan Eddy

Security and network protection specialist Cloudmark announced the latest release of its Security Platform for Email, a carrier-grade messaging security solution that enables service providers to protect their messaging infrastructure and traffic against evolving spam, phishing and malware attacks. Security Platform for Email features new enhancements for flexible deployment, simplified policy management, increased message-delivery control […]

IT operational spending is projected to increase 3 percent at the median in the United States and Canada as tech executives look ahead to 2015, seeing a business climate that is improving with sustainable, if not remarkable, growth, according to a report from Computer Economics. The outlook for 2015 is mostly positive, with innovations in […]

Cloud-based, real-time Internet threat detection specialist Webroot announced updates to its SecureAnywhere mobile protection platform for businesses. Webroot’s enhancements allow managed service providers (MSPs) and IT administrators insight into applications installed across all mobile devices under IT management. The latest edition of SecureAnywhere includes visibility into employees’ risky mobile behavior, including downloading third-party apps and […]

Print and document solutions specialist Xerox announced it is investing in HealthSpot, a specialist in patient- and provider-driven health care technology. The investment is designed to help deliver telehealth to patients in locations nationwide, including retail pharmacy stores such as Rite Aid. “The health care industry is in the midst of massive transformation. One of […]

Marketers are investing in the customer experience to drive business advantage and profitable revenue growth, according to a survey of marketing executives by IT research firm Gartner. The survey found that marketing budgets remained healthy in 2014, with, on average, companies spending 10.2 percent of their annual 2014 revenue on overall marketing activities, with 50 […]

More than 11,000 hosts experienced one or multiple cyber-attacks that made it through perimeter defenses, and of these attacked hosts, 10 percent had detections for two or more attack phases, such as botnet monetization, command and control, reconnaissance, lateral movement and exfiltration, according to a Vectra Networks study. The company’s Post Breach Industry Report collected […]

Unexpected shipping costs were the top sales deterrent for online consumers, preventing 28 percent of buyers from completing their purchases, according to a report of more than 1,000 Web shoppers by website testing specialist Visual Website Optimizer (VWO). The requirement for creating a new user account (23 percent), because people were only conducting research (16 […]

More than 90 percent of companies are using some form of cloud computing, a strong indication that the cloud has quickly become an essential ingredient of modern IT, according to a study released by IT industry association CompTIA. However, the organization’s Fifth Annual Trends in Cloud Computing study also found as users move beyond experiments […]

Data protection specialist Acronis announced the launch of Access 7, which includes a data access, sync and share edition for small and midsize businesses and a separate edition for larger enterprises. Designed to address modern business needs including mobile device proliferation, business and employee requirements to support bring-your-own-device (BYOD) initiatives, Access Advanced 7 and Access […]

Despite a slight decline in the amount of corporate board information being produced each year, boards are increasingly exposed to cyber-security risks, a new research from Thomson Reuters. Boards continue to communicate through unsecure means and have minimal measures in place to prevent a security breach, according to the study, which is based on a […]

Mobile productivity platform developer hopTo announced the launch of hopTo Work, a secure mobile productivity platform for small and midsize businesses and enterprise-level companies. The platform offers bring-your-own-device (BYOD) functionality by providing a secure and flexible mobile workspace for accessing files, corporate email, SharePoint sites and the organization’s intranet Web services and storage locations, as […]

Metalogix announced the launch of the Cloud Acceleration Suite and Partner Program to help clients deploy collaboration capabilities in the cloud platform of their choice, including Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and hybrid and private cloud. The program brings together Metalogix migration and management tools for collaboration platforms and qualified Microsoft cloud […]