Security
EMC Offers Microsoft Exchange Protection
March 18, 2010 | The integrated set of technologies uses Microsoft Exchange Server 2010's API, including the e-mail server's replication API.
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Antone Gonsalves,
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Microsoft Tries To Turn Shady Internet Trustworthy
March 2, 2010 | The company is releasing software to improve the process of online identification and authentication.
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Thomas Claburn,
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Cloud Security Alliance To Tackle Cloud Standards
March 2, 2010 | Members of the standards body include Novell, Microsoft, Dell, Rackspace, Qualys, HP, Intel, Cisco, McAfee, Salesforce.com, and Symantec.
By
Charles Babcock,
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Why CIOs Must Pay More Attention To Their Support Desks
March 1, 2010 | It comes down to both perceptions and operational priorities, says Craig Baxter, managing director of HDI.
By
Rob Preston,
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VeriSign Launches Seal Of Approval For Non-Transactional Sites
February 23, 2010 | Building on its Secured Seal brand, VeriSign introduces a new trust mark reputation management program for SMB and enterprise sites that don't need SSL certifications.
By
Benjamin Tomkins
Mozilla Posts Firefox Fixes But Possible Bug Remains
February 19, 2010 | A security researcher claims to have released exploit code that affects Firefox 3.6.
By
Thomas Claburn,
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Microsoft Patch To Leave IE Hole Open
February 5, 2010 | The company plans to release 13 security bulletins next week, but the Internet Explorer vulnerability identified on Wednesday won't be among them.
By
Thomas Claburn,
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Windows Azure Drive Hits Beta
February 2, 2010 | Service is part of Microsoft's new cloud computing environment, which went live Monday.
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Paul McDougall,
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Rating Today's Top Tech For SMBs: Plug In Or Tune Out?
January 28, 2010 | Which 5 of the year's hottest gadgets, trends, and technologies make sense for your small or midsize business? And which 5 should you avoid -- at least for now?
By Scott Steinberg
Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.6
January 21, 2010 | The latest version of Mozilla's open source browser arrives amid warnings about the security of Internet Explorer.
By
Thomas Claburn,
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Microsoft Releases Critical Internet Explorer Patch
January 21, 2010 | With exploit code already in circulation, Microsoft has made a planned February browser fix available immediately.
By
Thomas Claburn,
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Microsoft IE Emergency Patch Due Thursday
January 20, 2010 | The company is releasing an out-of-band update to defang the malware used in the recent cyber attack on Google. Even SMBs who don't think they're targets should install it immediately.
By
Thomas Claburn,
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Malicious Attacks Are Now More Frequent Than Human Error
January 13, 2010 | In 2009 breach report, an ITRC report finds that bad guys now account for more leaks than do dumb mistakes.
By Tim Wilson,
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Google Apologizes For Local Data Breach
January 12, 2010 | Google Local Business Center customers received analytics data belonging to other companies -- human error blamed.
By
Thomas Claburn,
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Researcher Rates Mac OS X Vulnerability 'High'
January 8, 2010 | Flaw in versions 10.5 and 10.6 can be exploited by a remote attacker, says SecurityReason. But is Mac vulnerability "wishful thinking" for security makers looking to open new markets?
By Thomas Claburn, InformationWeek
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Adobe Fixes Critical Illustrator Flaw
January 7, 2010 | An actively exploited vulnerability in the Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will be addressed next week. SMBs that use the popular programs will want to install the updates as quickly as possible.
By
Thomas Claburn,
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New PDF Exploit May Be First Of Many In The New Year, Experts Say
January 5, 2010 | Adobe's products will be a chief target for hackers and cybercriminals in 2010, researchers predict.
By Tim Wilson,
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The 8 Biggest SMB Tech Trends Of 2009
January 5, 2010 | Even with the great recession, this past year delivered a lot of important technology developments for small and midsize companies. Here's a quick look back at the 8 most important things to take away from the year that was.
By
Fredric Paul
10 Things That WON'T Happen In 2009 - Were We Right or Wrong?
January 4, 2010 | bMighty bravely goes back to check whether our 2009 "anti-predictions" held true -- or if they actually happened. How well do you think we did?
By
Fredric Paul
Top 10 Security Challenges For 2010
January 2, 2010 | InformationWeek says cloud-hosted malware, bot blasts, compromised smartphones, and privacy-busting malvertising are just a few of the security pitfalls we can expect this year.
By
Thomas Claburn,
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Botnet Operators Infecting Servers, Not Just PCs
December 16, 2009 | Web, FTP, and SSL servers are becoming handy tools for botnets to expand and multiply. SMBs must protect their servers more tightly than ever.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins,
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How To Launch Your Web Site On Schedule
December 11, 2009 | If you want to build a Web site for your small or midsize business that's both on time and on point, you'll have to plan accordingly. Here are the steps you'll need to follow.
By Jennifer Shaheen
Choosing E-Mail Security Services? Watch Your Step!
December 10, 2009 | New Dark Reading Tech Center report offers advice on what to look for -- and what to avoid -- in third-party e-mail security services.
By Jordan Wiens,
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Time And Attendance Systems For SMBs
December 10, 2009 | Keeping tight track of your employees' time can help cut costs during touch economic times. Automated Time and Attendance systems can save surprisingly signficant amounts of money -- you just need to find the system makes the the most sense for your company's needs.
By Shannon Suetos
The Point-Of-Sale Problem
December 5, 2009 | Retailers both large and small must take sensible steps to protect their POS systems -- or face potentially serious consequences.
By
Greg Shipley,
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| MacUpdate Offers Business-Friendly Bundle |
The Macintosh software information site MacUpdate has bundled 10 Mac applications together -- some of them very useful for SMBs -- and is selling the lot for $50, a nearly 90% discount. Read Post |
| McAfee Tackles Cloud Security For Cloud Service Providers |
Security vendor McAfee aims to take on concerns about cloud security where the concerns flourish and where the customers are -- among the SaaS providers in the cloud. The goal is not only to up security levels, but also establish a trusted brand. Read Post |
| Cisco Refreshes Switch and Router Lines |
Cisco has been busy lately, wedging itself into new markets, such as energy management and integrated network, server, and data storage devices. Yet, the company has not pushed its bread and butter, switches and routers, completely to the backburner. In fact, the vendor made a broad suite of enhancements to those devices under its Borderless Network initiative. Read Post |
Yelp Reprising Small Business Webinar
Because notice of last week's presentation on using Yelp for small business promotion came too late for many to participate, the company will be re-running it this Thursday. Read Post |
Facebook Tops Google For First Time
The ubiquitous social networking platform continues to grow like wildfire and last week unseated Google as the Web traffic leader for the first time since 2007. Read Post |
Smartphones Shows Signs of Recovery
After struggling most of the year, smartphones ended 2009 with robust growth, according to market research firm ABI Research. While sales of the devices had shown minimal growth through the first nine months, they jumped by 25 in the fourth quarter, so small and medium businesses need to get ready to effectively manage these devices. Read Post |
Meraki Enhances Wireless Cloud Service Security
Cloud services have been very popular among small and medium businesses because it enables them to take advantage of leading edge technology without adding a lot of management headaches. As a result, Meraki, which has been delivering wireless cloud services, beefed up the security features found with its Cloud Controller. Read Post |
New FileMaker Boosts Analysis, Collaboration Features
FileMaker is now shipping FileMaker 11, with new spreadsheet-like features for creating charts and graphs and generating reports, as well as new ways to share and update information. Read Post |
Alfresco To Launch Content Management For SMBs
Enterprise content management and collaboration solution vendor Alfresco has announced its intention to launch a version of its service for SMBs and has opened its Early Access Program for a limited number of businesses to test. Read Post |
Intel Introduces Atom-Based Server Platform
The new low-power-consumption platform is intended for use in servers and network-attached storage systems for small offices and home businesses. Read Post |
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