Turn any business site into a social media hub for customers
User generated content is an important factor in getting consumers to trust online business. But not every enterprise has the time or the skills to build and manage a presence across multiple social media sites.
Customer profile management specialist Janrain has introduced a new product that allows users of any site to introduce and share social content.
Bitrix24 launches free inter-company collaboration tool
Since its launch in April 2012, Bitrix24 has become one of the fastest growing online collaboration platforms, used by more than 180,000 companies.
It's now launching a new, free instant collaboration tool called Bitrix24.Network, allowing companies to work together without leaving their familiar corporate portal.
Misconfigured apps will account for the majority of mobile security breaches
Security incidents originating from mobile devices are currently pretty rare. But with 2.2 billion smartphones and tablets set to be sold in 2014 and PC sales in decline, the focus of security breaches is likely to shift towards mobiles in future years.
According to research specialists Gartner by 2017 misconfiguration of applications will account for 75 percent of mobile security breaches.
Incapsula launches added protection against DDoS attacks
One of the greatest threats faced by online businesses is the DDoS attack. Recent research by application delivery service Incapsula shows that DDoS attacks are up 240 percent and DNS attacks are also on the rise.
In response to this the company is launching significant updates to its DDoS Protection Services to stop the onslaught of attacks and protect even the largest enterprise customer.
Report shows retail and healthcare sectors lagging behind in security
It's easy to assume that security threats hit all industry sectors equally. However, a new report by security data analysis specialists BitSight shows big differences in effectiveness and performance across four key industries.
The report looks at S&P 500 companies in the finance, utilities, retail, and healthcare sectors from April 2013 to March 2014. It includes data on the average number of security incidents, the most prevalent types of malware, and how long they take to fix.
Paragon offers free Hyper-V backup tool for small businesses
Backup is something that all businesses need to take seriously, but for smaller enterprises the cost and complexity of professional backup tools can be daunting.
The problem gets even more acute with the use of virtual machines. Backup and recovery specialist Paragon Software has the answer in the shape of a new product that will be available free until the end of June.
Spotify suffers security breach -- one user affected
In the light of recent events at eBay and Avast, when an Important Notice to Our Users appeared on the Spotify streaming music service's official news feed today you might have been forgiven for fearing the worst.
Oska Stål, CTO of Spotify writes, "We've become aware of some unauthorized access to our systems and internal company data and we wanted to let you know the steps we’re taking in response. As soon as we were aware of this issue we immediately launched an investigation". Read on, however, and you discover that only one user's data has been accessed and this didn't include any password, financial or payment details.
Sophos helps enterprises secure mobile access
With more and more demands to go mobile and allow employees to use their own devices, the challenge for businesses is to keep their data secure.
Following a recent survey which showed that 84 percent of organizations allow access to public cloud services like Dropbox and 65 percent don’t encrypt data between cloud and mobile devices, security specialist Sophos is launching Sophos Mobile Control 4.0.
New gateway offers secure communication for the Internet of things
The growth of the Internet of things is set to place much greater demands on the web as a whole with thousands of extra devices needing to connect.
Not least of the challenges is ensuring that everything stays secure. IoT pioneer KAAZING has used the HTML5 Developer Conference in San Francisco to launch its new secure gateway.
Developers WLTM beta testers for ongoing relationship, GSOH, no strings
It's a tough life being an early adopter. Having to seek out all the latest developments to make sure that you’re first in line with the beta versions.
For those who really must be at the bleeding edge, test management specialist Centercode is launching Betabound, a sort of online dating service to bring together companies and early adopters.
How APIs are changing the face of enterprise computing
The humble API has been around for a long time, enabling applications to exchange data. But in the world of mobile computing and BYOD the role of the API is under greater scrutiny.
This is one of the things that's been under discussion at the recent Gartner Application Architecture, Development and Integration Summit. At the end of last year there were some 10,000 publicly listed APIs, and now it's reckoned that around 24 percent of web applications and 15 percent of mobile applications use them. But what benefits are they bringing to the enterprise?
How not to handle a security breach, the eBay way
You can’t have failed to notice by now that eBay has had a bit of a problem relating to leaked user data. The mainstream media was all over the story yesterday -- you know things are bad when the TV news takes notice of IT matters.
To reprise the facts it seems that attackers gained access to a number of eBay employee login credentials which allowed them to access the auction site’s systems. This may have happened as long as three months back but the company only became aware of it around two weeks ago.
eBay users to be asked to change passwords
An announcement on the PayPal Forward blog says that eBay will be asking users to change their passwords later today.
It says that this is due to, "...a cyber attack that compromised an eBay database containing encrypted eBay passwords and other non-financial information".
Business travelers want access to reliable Wi-Fi
Accessing data on the move has become essential for business travelers. The days of being unable to do something because you were out of the office are long gone.
Demand for reliable, cost effective data access means that more business people are looking for ways to access Wi-Fi on the move rather than use expensive mobile data services.
Bad habits still compromise passwords
The more we do online the more passwords we have to remember and it's tempting to take shortcuts. A new survey by security specialist F-Secure reveals that 43 percent of respondents use the same password for more than one important account.
The sheer number of accounts we have is a problem also. 58 percent of poll respondents say they have over 20 password-protected online accounts or simply too many to keep track of -- 27 percent have between 11 and 20 password-protected accounts and 15 percent have under 10. Despite this though only 40 percent use a password manager to keep track of them.
Ian's Bio
Ian spent almost 20 years working with computers before he discovered that writing about them was easier than fixing them. Since then he's written for a number of computer magazines and is a former editor of PC Utilities. Follow him on Mastodon
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