December 2016

• December 30, 2016 30 Dec'16

  White Ops: Ad fraud growing more sophisticated

  White Ops CEO Michael Tiffany talks with SearchSecurity about why ad fraud campaigns are so successful and what can be done to stop the spread of ad fraud botnet infections.  Continue Reading

• December 30, 2016 30 Dec'16

  Apeiron joins list of NVMe-based flash storage vendors

  Startup Apeiron plans a formal launch in early 2017 after securing more than $35 million in funding, following a quiet rollout of its NVMe-based flash storage array in the fall.  Continue Reading

• December 30, 2016 30 Dec'16

  Ransomware protection, CDM are key trends for 2017

  Backup and recovery trends for 2017 will focus on improved ransomware protection, integrated copy data management and more mature DraaS offerings.  Continue Reading

• December 29, 2016 29 Dec'16

  The Trump economy: IT channel weighs business opportunities for 2017

  What's ahead for channel businesses? According to industry experts, the channel should prepare for significant changes.  Continue Reading

• December 29, 2016 29 Dec'16

  Flaw in PHPMailer library needed two patches

  A bypass for the patch of a remote code execution vulnerability in the PHPMailer library prompted a second patch release for the popular library used by millions of websites.  Continue Reading

• December 29, 2016 29 Dec'16

  Dell EMC, Nutanix, Broadcom-Brocade, top 2016 storage news

  In 2016, EMC became part of Dell, Broadcom moved to take over Brocade, Nutanix went public, data protection expanded, and more data went on flash and cloud.  Continue Reading

• December 28, 2016 28 Dec'16

  A retrospective on IT: Technology 'trends' of 2016 revisited

  Contributor Stanley Louissaint revisits the predictions he made last year regarding tablets, the internet of things, cloud computing and near field communication.  Continue Reading

• December 28, 2016 28 Dec'16

  New Android Trojan targets Wi-Fi routers, DNS

  "Switcher," a new Android Trojan, brute forces default passwords to target DNS server configuration on vulnerable wireless routers and hack all connected devices.  Continue Reading

• December 28, 2016 28 Dec'16

  Cisco challenges, analytics define networking in 2016

  In 2016 tech trends in networking, the industry witnessed the growth of analytics, Cisco's embrace of software and services and new Ethernet standards.  Continue Reading

• December 27, 2016 27 Dec'16

  Quiz: Recap vendors' 2016 channel partnering moves, restructuring

  Vendor realignment, consolidation and restructuring made news in 2016. This quiz covers the highlights of the larger IT providers and their impact on the channel.  Continue Reading

• December 23, 2016 23 Dec'16

  The top trends in health IT for 2017

  A health IT expert weighs in on the top trends in health IT for 2017, including predictions about ransomware, RPA and blockchain.  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2016 22 Dec'16

  Channel technology trends 2017: Cloud, cybersecurity and automation

  Channel partners can expect to see plenty of activity next year in cloud computing, multicloud in particular, as well as cybersecurity and IT automation.  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2016 22 Dec'16

  Fancy Bear found tracking the Ukraine military

  Researchers found the Fancy Bear threat group used mobile malware to track the Ukraine military, lending more confidence to assertions the group is linked to the Russian government.  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2016 22 Dec'16

  Backup vendors focus in on data management

  In 2016, backup vendors highlighted their intentions to evolve data protection technologies into a full data management platform.  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2016 22 Dec'16

  Ethical breach reporting questions surround Yahoo breach data

  Yahoo breach data from 1 billion users was sold to multiple groups on the deep web and questionable breach reporting kept Yahoo from informing users for months.  Continue Reading

• December 21, 2016 21 Dec'16

  HCI market matured in 2016

  The top HCI 2016 news included Nutanix becoming a public company, while the newly combined Dell EMC decided whether to treat Nutanix as friend or foe.  Continue Reading

• December 21, 2016 21 Dec'16

  SD-WAN propels key SDN developments in 2016

  As 2016 draws to a close, SD-WAN paced SDN trends as it permeated the SDN world; Cisco and VMware dominated SDN deployments; and concerns remain about training.  Continue Reading

• December 21, 2016 21 Dec'16

  Mitel sells mobile operations to focus on UCC market

  Mitel plans to sell its carrier-focused mobile business to concentrate on the UCC market and grow the Mitel UCaaS business.  Continue Reading

• December 20, 2016 20 Dec'16

  Westcon-Comstor taps BeyondTrust software for distribution program

  Westcon-Comstor, a valued-added distributor, has inked a deal with BeyondTrust, an information security vendor that provides a privileged access management platform.  Continue Reading

• December 16, 2016 16 Dec'16

  IoT business opportunity in 2017: Are channel partners ready?

  As channel partners mull over business moves for the upcoming year, many executives may consider IoT as a potential play -- and for good reason. "There is so much demand for IoT within SMBs [small ...  Continue Reading