By Jeff James, 02/09/2012
Scriptlogic was acquired by Quest Software in August 2007, and Secure Copy 6.0 -- released in late January -- is one of the first Scriptlogic products to be branded under the ...
By Jeff James, 02/07/2012
I recently interviewed Gregg Holzrichter, the VP of Marketing for Virsto Software, about two of his company's recently announced products: Virsto 2.0 for Hyper-V, and the first ...
By Jeff James, 02/01/2012
Stemming the flood of potentially spam has been a thorny issue for many email providers, who have struggled to product effective means to steam the ever-rising flood of spam. This ...
By Jeff James, 01/25/2012
Malware authors are constantly exploring new ways to get past security safeguards, and keeping track of the what, when, and how of malware attacks can be problematic, especially ...
By Jeff James, 01/19/2012
Employees are shifting their workloads from traditional desktop and notebook PCs to ultralight notebooks, and at CES this year, the market blew wide open.
By Jeff James, 01/18/2012
Companies are under siege from cyberattacks more than ever, with news of data breaches, phishing attacks, and other digital security exploits nearly a daily occurrence. So when ...
By Jeff James, 01/17/2012
Over the last decade or so, Microsoft's System Center product family has grown to resemble that over-achieving acquaintance we all know who suffers from a hopelessly complex ...
By Jeff James, 01/05/2012
With the global economy still in the doldrums, beleaguered IT professionals and IT managers are struggling to do more with less. Part of their strategy for staying afloat revolves ...
By Jeff James, 01/04/2012
With polls and surveys continuing to show that IT professionals have concerns about security in the cloud, Check Point Software has unveiled a virtual appliance for Amazon Web ...
By Jeff James, 12/21/2011
As users flock to mobile devices, so too do malware authors. Seven simple tips can help you avoid the biggest risks.
By Jeff James, 12/14/2011
In the interest of helping readers with their Christmas shopping--and with tongue partially planted in cheek--I’d like to present this gift guide of both serious (and ...
By Jeff James, 12/13/2011
2011 will likely be remembered as one of the most infamous periods in IT history from a security standpoint. From attacks by Lulzsec and Anonymous to questions about mobile device ...
By Jeff James, 12/07/2011
Over the past few years a variety of mass media outlets have reported on the dangers of EXIF data and geotagging, yet many get the information wrong, particularly when it comes to ...
By Jeff James, 12/06/2011
Tablets have been a hot topic in the news these days, from the iPad's dominance of the tablet market to the recent surge of interest in (and impressive sales for) the new Amazon ...
By Jeff James, 11/30/2011
Whether you have a single-person blog or manage a sprawling web operation with dozens of contributors, keeping that website available for your readers and secure from hackers can ...
By Jeff James, 11/18/2011
Microsoft's recent 10 year anniversary for Windows XP was a widely-heralded event, and accolades freely flowed for Microsoft's longest lived OS ever. Sadly, Microsoft's efforts at ...
By Jeff James, 11/17/2011
Microsoft is hoping to address issues with Windows Update with Windows 8, and released some new details of how Windows 8 will offer improvements in this area in their Building ...
By Jeff James, 11/11/2011
Over the last decade, Apple has grown into a company that excels at making smart acquisitions, taking risky bets on emerging technologies, and then refining those acquisitions and ...
By Jeff James, 11/09/2011
With the holiday season fast approaching, security vendor McAfee has released information about the “12 Scams of Christmas,” a list of what McAfee believes will be the most ...
By Paul Thurrott, 11/08/2011
Paul Thurrott demonstrates Windows 8 on the tablet in this edition of Windows IT Pro Insider. Along with Sean Deuby, Michael Otey, and Jeff James, Paul walks through the ...