Larry Barrett

Cyber attacks of all kinds—be it spam, phishing scams or SQL injection attacks—are proliferating at a record pace according to security software vendor McAfee. eSecurity Planet details the company’s fourth-quarter threat report and takes a closer look at the countries responsible for these malware missives. According to the latest report from security software vendor McAfee, […]

SAP, the German software giant, is making changes at the top in response to months of lackluster business that some observers say could be due to problems in its product strategy and its inability to get a firm grasp on the cloud computing market. Matters certainly haven’t been helped by competitor Oracle’s continued strength in […]

Oracle continues to pound away its competitors with its aggressive acquisition strategy, making its 52rd purchase in the past five years. Datamation takes a closer look at the newest SOA developer to join its ranks and how it will strengthen Oracle’s cornerstone Fusion middleware platform. Oracle on Monday added another key piece to its Fusion […]

It’s not easy to satisfy Wall St. some times, as on-demand vendor NetSuite has found. Despite meeting projections, the company still got clobbered after reporting fourth-quarter earnings. Why? eCRM Guide gets to the bottom of things. Shares of on-demand software provider NetSuite plunged more than 15 percent Friday as investors sold off the stock even […]

An unpatched firewall protecting the sensitive data stored on a server at the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission gave hackers the opening they needed to access the personal data of more than 80,000 people. eSecurity Planet explains what went wrong and what lessons other government agencies can learn from the security breach. The Iowa Racing […]

Cloud computing is all the rave right now, giving governments and enterprises a faster, cheaper and more efficient way to collect, analyze and share large pools of data. Datamation examines how IBM’s latest contract with the U.S. Air Force will test the developers’ ability to design a cloud-based network with the highest level of security.M […]

Small and midsized businesses typically don’t have the time, money or expertise to properly assess and implement the security technology they need to keep their data safe. Small Business Computing takes a look at McAfee’s latest service bundles designed specifically for SMBs. McAfee on Wednesday rolled out a new a batch of services for small […]

IBM continued its recent acquisition spree with the purchase of privately held MDM application developer Initiate Systems. Datamation details the significance of IBM’s latest purchase and what it means for Big Blue’s largest competitors.. IBM on Wednesday acquired Initiate Systems, a privately held developer of data integrity software applications for the healthcare and government markets. […]

Less than a week after CA slipped past analyst estimates in its third quarter, Zack’s Investment Research on Tuesday initiated coverage of the business software maker with a tepid “neutral” recommendation. CA, which pocketed more than $233 million, or $0.43 a share, on sales of $1.13 billion in its most recent quarter, is now carries […]

As Datamation reports, Twitter users love to use the site to rapidly share information via tweets and links, but that activity can also be exploited by outside entities. In the latest example, a phishing attack put some users at risk forcing the micro-blogging site to respond. Twitter on Tuesday said it had to reset passwords […]

If you want to know what’s going on in the world, just check your spam filter. Spammers have an uncanny knack for following the headlines, and the latest mega-news stories are no exception. AppRiver has issued its February spam report, finding a deluge of scams disguised as information about the World Cup or the earthquake […]

Is Facebook the greatest security threat to your business? A new study from security software vendor Sophos found that nearly three-quarters of companies worry that Facebook, Twitter and their social media cousins pose a serious risk to their data. And with good reason — malware spreading across social sites has grown in both frequency and […]