Webroot announced a new release of the Webroot SecureAnywhere Business—Mobile Protection suite. The new version adds some key features and capabilities and blurs the line between mobile security and mobile device management. One element that stands out from the rest, though, is Webroot’s new service to help IT admins understand the risk posed by installed apps.
IaaS Performance Benchmarks Part 2: AWS
I conducted my own benchmarking project to compare IaaS cloud providers and their services. I tested Amazon Web Services first and here are the results.
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NIST Security Standards: Fallacies And Pitfalls
Given the rise of cybercrime over the last few years, few would argue that the federal government is doing enough to address the risks, although the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been trying.
Earlier this year, NIST developed Revision 4 of its 800-53 standard that aims to set a higher standard of security for federal government information processing systems. This is a huge undertaking, as there are more than a million of these processing systems today.
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Cloud Traffic Will Rule The Data Center, Cisco Says
The Global Cloud Index from Cisco forecasts cloud traffic will grow at a rapid clip and make up for nearly 70% of data center traffic by 2017.
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Dynamic Frequency Selection Part 2: Challenges With 802.11ac
DFS is critical for protecting mission-critical systems, but meeting DFS requirements in 5GHz wireless, especially 802.11ac, is difficult.
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The Nirvanix Failure: Villains, Heroes and Lessons
The Nirvanix collapse reads like a saga with villains, heroes and lessons that we all should learn from the implosion of the cloud service.
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IBM Invention Aims To Fix Cloud Bottlenecks
IBM says it’s devised a method for avoiding cloud performance problems by dynamically managing network bandwidth in cloud computing environments.
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Dynamic Frequency Selection: Why It’s Critical In 802.11ac
DFS is the focus of much debate in the wireless industry. Here’s why it’s a crucial requirement with the arrival of 802.11ac devices.
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IT Engineer Career Advice: Be The Unicorn
If you want to move up in the IT ranks, you need to make magic happen, continuously expand your skills and be accountable.
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