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Defensive Coding: Finding and Plugging Security Holes in 111 Billion Lines of Code

By Dick Weisinger

111 billion lines of software are written every year, according to a report by Cybersecurity Ventures. The number of bugs and security holes in that number of lines is likely staggering in size. Anita D’Amico, CEO of software security solution…

Encrypted Email: Businesses Want it, but Users Don’t Know How to Use It, and Some Question if it is Necessary

By Dick Weisinger

Reports find that users are increasingly worried about security and think that email encryption should be used more frequently, but the problem is that most people find email encryption too complicated and cumbersome to actually use. Osterman found that 53…

Tieto and Formtek Team to Offer Alfresco-Based Engineering Data Management Solutions in Europe

By Dick Weisinger

Formtek, Inc., a leading provider of document and content management software and services, announced today that it has signed a Partnership Agreement with Tieto. Tieto is an IT Software and Services Company headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. With approximately 14,000 employees…

Storage: Storage Trends for 2017

By Dick Weisinger

Digital storage is at the heart of IT and new technology.  Here are four predictions for storage in 2017, based on a Forbes article by Gina Longoria, senior enterprise analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. More Data.  Specialized storage devices. As…

Cyber Security: Number of Breaches Way up in 2016. Incident Reporting is More Frequent, but so the the Frequency of Hacking

By Dick Weisinger

2016 was not a good year for cyber security. Major reported data breaches in 2016 hit a record high of  1093, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). That’s a 40 percent jump over the number of incidents reported…