Security
ESET examines enterprise threatscape
Check out this white paper from security vendor ESET on today’s biggest threats and what you need to know to protect your customers.
Research
Security
Lastline Malscape Monitor report says most threat intelligence information is nearly useless
In addition to the report, Lastline also announced a new Lastline Behavioral Intelligence Program, which provides actionable information about cybersecurity that any security teams can use, to benchmark their own capabilities.
Security
The rise of AI needs to be controlled, report warns
Much ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilled on the vast range of extraordinary opportunities enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Now, a team of 26 AI experts, including from Oxford, Cambridge […]
Cloud
Psychological trust more important than price in SME relationships: SAP
At SAP’s SME Executive Roundtable, the company unveiled a new study that found that the unspoken relationships in SME-vendor relationships are the key to keeping the customer long-term.
Podcasts
A look inside ESET Canada [Podcast]
ESET Canada sales and channel chief James Chalmers joins the podcast to discuss the security company’s past, present and future in the Canadian channel.
Software
Macola peers into a geeky (and flexible) crystal ball
Macola also made the first public announcement of its new Macola Labs, tasked with coming up with innovative new techy twists that can be applied to the software.
Security
Trends in Android ransomware
Security vendor ESET weighs in on the increasing frequency and sophistication of malware attacks on the Android platform
Channel Communities
IT industry must redefine how it sells itself to youth: CompTIA
At its ChannelCon event, CompTIA reported results of research it commissioned on why the tech industry is increasingly failing to recruit suitable numbers of young players. Those findings indicated the industry has been using completely ineffective strategies, and needs to work on coming up with a different approach.
Channel Communities
CompTIA to unveil new ultra-simple business model assessment tool
Unlike previous CompTIA tools in this area, this one is focused on business models rather than financials, and is designed to be extremely simple to use
Channel Communities
CompTIA Canadian group rebrands, expands focus
CompTIA’s Canadian IT Community eyes expanded national focus, membership drive, creation of trustmark for Canadian IT solution providers.
Cloud
IT sees challenges with Internet of Things
There is a growing consensus that the Internet of Things will impact the security and integrity of existing IT systems.
Featured Post
Are partners ready for the new technology buyer?
Line-of-business leaders are the buyers most hungry for business-focused technology solutions. Can the channel deliver?
Channel Programs
CompTIA opens up with registered member level
Industry association CompTIA is looking to swell its ranks by introducing an “open access model” that will offer free access to much of its content.
Featured Post
Partner exclusivity is rare and that’s good
Few solution providers place their fate in the hands of just one vendor, and most sales involve two or more products, according to 2112 research.
Featured Post
$19T: Cisco ups the ante on Internet of Everything
As John Chambers tacks another $5 trillion onto the value Cisco sees coming from IoE, a top lieutenant predicts 2014 will be an inflection point.
Featured Post
Q&A: Taking Content Marketing to the Next Level
Executives from content marketing powerhouse McMurry/TMG discuss the state of content marketing and peer inside the strategies of key players.
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Ponemon Study: SMBs Fail Miserably at Security
According to new research from Ponemon Institute, 58 percent of small and midsize firms do not see cyber attacks as a significant risk to their business.
Featured Post
Partner Help Needed as Security Concerns Hamper Mobile Adoption
Even as mobile device use has approached the mainstream, concerns about the security continues to weigh of the minds of IT decision makers.
Cloud
Time for a New Backup and Recovery Pricing Model?
A majority of enterprises feel backup and recovery licensing models that charge by actual recovery events would better suit their organizations.
Featured Post
IDC Lowers IT Forecast, Mobility Remains Hot
If solution providers need evidence that mobility services are on the rise, they need look no further than revised IT spending forecast for 2013 from IDC.