Free SMB Firewall Offfered By Astaro

Posted by Keith Ferrell 02:28 PM ET | Nov 17, 2009

Security firm Astaro is offering free firewalls to small and midsized businesses starting today. Too good to be true? Maybe not.

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Security
Business & E-Business | Internet/Web | Networking & Communications | Security

Spammers Pumping More (And More) Of The Same: Kaspersky

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:54 AM ET | Nov 12, 2009

Spam rates jumped a full percentage point, to past 86% of all e-mail this past September, according to a report from Kaspersky Labs. So what else is new? Not a lot. And that's what's scary.

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Security
Business & E-Business | Internet/Web | Security

Google's Super-Sized Storage: Not Such A Great Deal

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 10:45 PM ET | Nov 11, 2009

The Web is abuzz with reports that Google is practically giving away loads of online storage. But the hype is far more exciting than the reality.

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Storage How-To
Backup | Cloud Computing | Company Size: 1-49 | Internet/Web | Software-as-a-Service | Storage | Storage How-To | Web 2.0

Firefox Gets A Bad Rap From Shoddy Security Research

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 06:50 PM ET | Nov 11, 2009

Is Firefox currently the Web browser most likely to stick your PC with a dangerous security vulnerability? Only if you believe headlines written by people who really should know better.

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Internet/Web
Company Size: 1-49 | Hardware & Software | Internet/Web | Open Source | Security

Panda Launches SMB Cloud Security

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:20 PM ET | Nov 10, 2009

Building on its cloud-based anti-virus service for consumers, Panda Security is launching Panda Cloud Protection, a hosted security service for small and midsized businesses.

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Business & E-Business | Cloud Computing | Company Size: 1-49 | Internet/Web | Messaging | Security

Cloud Security Certification In Development, But It Won't Be Quick

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:06 PM ET | Nov 5, 2009

The news that formal security certification for cloud-based services is in development is welcome news indeed. The news that the players involved understand just how complicated devising a certification will be is also good news, however little it may seem so at the moment.

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Business & E-Business | Internet/Web | Security | Web 2.0

GoToMyPC For Macs Now In Beta

Posted by Jake Widman 09:46 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009

Citrix has announced a public beta of the Mac version of its browser-based remote access service. The service enables access to an office Mac from any computer, including PCs.

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Apple
Apple | Cloud Computing | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 50-249 | Hardware & Software | Internet/Web

Bank Tells Linux Users: Get Windows Or Get Lost

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 04:42 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009

Would you do business with a bank that forces you to take needless security risks? According to many Linux users, that is exactly what Citibank wants them to do.

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Linux
Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Finance/Banking/Insurance | Hardware & Software | Internet/Web | Linux | Open Source | Security | Web 2.0 | Windows

Worm Infections Double In First Half Of Year: Microsoft

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:10 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009

Microsoft's latest Security intelligence Report confirms what we all know: worms are spreading faster and faster, and although rogue anti-virus scams remain the top threat, the rate of worm infection doubled in the first six months of 2009.

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Internet/Web | Security | Web 2.0

SMB Security Survey Shows Sorry State Of Cyber Safety

Posted by Keith Ferrell 02:03 PM ET | Oct 27, 2009

A new survey of small business cybersecurity offers a bleak picture of the state of things. Bleak unless you're a cybercrook, of course.

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Security
Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | IT | IT Management | Internet/Web | Security

Open Source Scores A Big White House Win

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 01:44 PM ET | Oct 26, 2009

President Obama wants to encourage open and transparent government. What better way to accomplish this task than by using open and transparent software?

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Government
Government | Hardware & Software | Internet/Web | Open Source | Web 2.0

Why A Linux Live CD Could Save Your Small Business

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 01:12 PM ET | Oct 20, 2009

Could Linux really protect your business against an online banking disaster? Absolutely -- and the major arguments against this approach simply don't hold water.

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Linux
Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Finance/Banking/Insurance | Hardware & Software | Internet/Web | Linux | Security | Windows

New Firefox Tool Hunts Down Outdated Browser Plugins

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 03:38 PM ET | Oct 16, 2009

Mozilla has a new tool that can help many Firefox users avoid potentially serious plug-in related security issues.

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Internet/Web
Company Size: 1-49 | Hardware & Software | Internet/Web | Open Source | Security | Tips | Web 2.0

Google Uses Q3 Earnings Report To Tout Services For Local Companies

Posted by Fredric Paul 06:45 PM ET | Oct 15, 2009

Not surprisingly, most coverage of today's Google's third quarter financial results focusd on the company's beating expections and resuming hiring. But bMighty is interested in the juicy details provided about the search giant's offerings for local businesses.

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Internet/Web
Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Retail | Sales/Marketing

UPDATE Sidekick Data Restored: Security And Cofidence Questions Remain

Posted by Keith Ferrell 03:42 PM ET | Oct 15, 2009

So now the missing Microsoft/T-Mobile Sidekick is back, doubtless relieving both hundreds of thousands of customers and the legal departments at the affected companies. But the questions about confidence in cloud-based data remain. And that's a good thing.

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Business & E-Business | Business Continuity | Cloud Computing | Internet/Web | Security



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