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  • EMC Mozy Intros Cloud Storage App for iPhone, iPad

    If consumer software makers don’t know this by now, they must be living in some other world. It’s now mandatory to make your application work on devices other than notebook and desktop PCs. They had better be optimizing their handiwork for smartphones, connected music players and tablets, or they’ll be missing the train. Cloud storage…

  • Phishing Attacks Decline as Vulnerabilities Rise: IBM

    Cyber-criminals shifted focus in 2010 to launch more sophisticated targeted attacks, IBM said in a new report. In short, 2010 was the year cyber-attacks became more about quality rather than quantity. While there was an increase in new vulnerabilities, exploits and types of attacks in 2010, more vulnerabilities were being identified before they could be…

  • ‘LizaMoon’ SQL Injection Attack Sprawls Across Net

    A mass SQL injection attack that initially compromised 28,000 Websites has spiraled out of control. At the last count, more than a million sites have been compromised, with no end in sight. Security firm Websense has been tracking the “LizaMoon” attack since it started March 29. The company’s malware researchers dubbed the attack LizaMoon after…

  • Achieving Balance in Partner and Vendor Services

    Vendor support of professional services has changed in recent years, and there are two tactics they are taking today – sell services through the channel or enable the channel to build their own service practices. No matter the strategy vendors take, the relationship related to professional services between vendors and channel partners is changing. Some…

  • iPhone, Android App ISVs Targeted in Privacy Probe

    (Reuters) – The U.S. is investigating how customer data is used by some popular applications that run on the mobile platforms of Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG). Online radio service Pandora said in a regulatory filing on Monday it was subpoenaed by a Federal grand jury requesting information. It believes it is not…

  • What HP Can Learn From Apple iPad 2

    What HP Can Learn From Apple iPad 2 1. It’s About the BrandIf nothing else, Apple has proven how strong its brand can be. And it has leveraged that brand to make its iPad such a success. HP must do the same. It needs to start working on its brand now and do its best…

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