Larry Barrett

Small and midsized businesses might be the lifeblood of the U.S. economy, but according to the latest Internet security survey from Panda Security, their generally lackadaisical efforts to protect consumer data is also making them a prime target for cyber thieves. More disturbing, particularly for customers swiping their credit cards or purchasing products and services […]

McAfee on Wednesday rolled out a new a batch of service offerings for small- and mid-sized businesses that want to secure their networks but may not necessarily have the IT resources required to install, monitor and evaluate their security needs. In practice, McAfee Security QuickStart services will give SMBs full lifecycle service support including implementation […]

With so many viruses and malware attacks floating around the Internet, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and give up. But simply understanding the threats and teaching employees how to avoid cyber traps can make a huge difference for small businesses. InternetNews.com looks at the latest report from Symantec that outlines 13 threats we’re most likely […]

According to recent studies, small- and medium-sized businesses are more prone to attacks by hackers and cyber criminals than big corporations. Internetnews.com reports on one of the latest small-business security tools available from McAfee. McAfee on Wednesday debuted its latest security appliance for small and midsized businesses, a product that promises the highest level of […]

Just because the business you run is small doesn’t mean you’re invisible to online hackers; on the contrary. Larry Barrett at Internetnews.com takes a look at McAfee’s latest report on cyber threats to small business. McAfee has some sobering statistics for small and midsized businesses that are increasingly under attack from hackers at the same […]

Verio this week launched what it’s calling its Business Solutions suite, a fairly basic package of on-demand business applications geared for the small- and mid-sized business crowd. In addition to an online PC data-backup service, Microsoft Exchange 2007, McAfee Total Protection, SugarCRM Professional edition, Accrisoft’s business management and productivity suite—which integrates with Intuit’s QuickBooks Pro—will […]

This week, SAP finally introduced Business ByDesign, the company’s first software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering geared for small and mid-sized businesses. CEO Henning Kagermann told press and analysts that Business ByDesign “is the most important announcement I’ve made in my career. It’s a new interface for us,” he said. “We enter a new volume business with an […]

IBM this week rolled out a series of new storage products, including the DS3300, an array that includes iSCSI connectivity with simple installation features tailored for the small- and mid-sized business market. Harold Pike, IBM’s entry and mid-range disk product marketing manager, said the DS3300 essentially functions as networked storage incorporating both iSCSI and Serial-Attached […]

Since it first debuted Business One back in 2003, SAP has been courting small businesses, and it continues to swing at what has proven to be, thus far, an elusive market. That may or may not change come the end of this year SAP plans to launch A1S, it’s much-hyped and long-awaited software-as-a-service offering (SaaS) […]