Flash. Ah-Ah. He’ll Save Every One Of Us!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 13, 2015, 9:50 am EDT

With the release of Ted 2 last week, visions of Flash Gordon are again floating through our heads, but Flash Gordon isn’t the only heroic version of flash to hit the big-time this year. The commercial market for flash, of the SSD (solid state drive) variety, just grew 31 percent in units in Q1 2015 versus the prior year period. So, what’s the big deal? Why are all the luminaries in the IT industry talking about it?

Lenovo Highlights Trends Changing How Partners Sell Mobile

Submitted by Lindsey O'Donnell on August 12, 2015, 2:07 pm EDT

The newest generation of mobile users are demanding products with innovative user interfaces and new computing experiences, and during XChange 2015, an event hosted by CRN's publisher, The Channel Company, Lenovo ambassador Stephen Miller shared his take on the most popular mobile trends and how partners can sell more portable products.

Mid-Year Review of Security in 2015

Submitted by Hanna Hurley on August 3, 2015, 9:55 am EDT

Hackers had multiple big wins in the first half of 2015, starting with two high-profile breaks at Sony and the U.S. government. Insurance giant Anthem was hit in February when as many as 80 million customers may have had their account information stolen, and hackers had success at GitHub and Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in March.

KnowBe4 CEO: Prevent Insider Threats With More User Training

Submitted by Sarah Kuranda on July 27, 2015, 9:13 am EDT

Insider threats are one of the biggest issues facing the security industry today. While some of the threats are from malicious insiders, many of the recent breaches and security threats have been due to targeted phishing attacks that could have been prevented with more user education. Longtime security expert Stu Sjouwerman, CEO of KnowBe4, sat down with ITbestofbreed.com to chat about this threat, and what his startup is doing to fight back against it.

What exactly is KnowBe4?

Rackspace CSO: Work Together To Overcome Cloud Security Uncertainty

Submitted by Sarah Kuranda on July 24, 2015, 10:33 am EDT

After joining Rackspace last October, Chief Security Officer Brian Kelly said he sees a big opportunity for cloud providers to step up their approach to security by knitting together physical security, cyber security, risk and compliance and working together with other cloud providers to keep ahead of advanced threats.

Take a look at what he had to say.

How do you view the cloud security market today?

Cradlepoint's New CTO Poised To Lead Internet Of Things

Submitted by Mark Haranas on July 21, 2015, 11:13 am EDT

Fast growing wireless networking solutions company Cradlepoint is stocking up on industry veterans including security specialist Ryan Allphin as its new CTO after 13 years at Intel.

How Dimension Data Brings New Viewing Experience To Tour de France

Submitted by Jimmy Sheridan on July 20, 2015, 2:25 pm EDT

Dimension Data is shifting one of its most visible projects into high gear this week as the official technology partner of the Tour de France.

Dimension Data is taking raw telemetry data collected by ASO and presenting it to the public in a way it has never been presented before. The project is the result of a five year contract signed in March with the Amaury Sport Organization.

How to use encryption to keep your business data safe

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 16, 2015, 9:34 am EDT

Businesses often don't realize why encryption is important and how they can use it to protect their data.Encryption can be a confusing topic, but it's helpful to think about it like this: when you encrypt data you are storing it like you would money in a safe - you need a key to unlock the safe to get the money out.

Five (Not Quick) Security Fixes

Submitted by George V. Hulme on July 15, 2015, 12:07 pm EDT

No matter how valiant the efforts to secure their systems, or the amount of money spent on IT defenses – many of the same IT security challenges persist today as they always have.

Google Shows Businesses Its Mettle With Chrome

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 9, 2015, 9:16 pm EDT

Chromebooks are the hottest-selling PCs on the market. In 2014, Chromebook sales shot up 85 percent over the previous year, and seven out of 10 of those machines ended up in a classroom, with the balance bought by consumers, according to analyst firm Gartner. While these numbers may lead many solution providers to believe Chromebooks are exclusively for the classroom, that’s not actually the case.

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