Trends IT Poll: Are You Changing Your Anti-Malware Strategy? The number of web sites infected with malware has doubled, according to Dasient's Q3 Malware Update. Planting malware on legitimate sites, through malvertising or other methods, is now the preferred method of criminals distributing malicious software. McAfee, in its own third quarter report, claims that daily malware infections are increasing… Enterprise Klint Finley View comments
Events First-ever "Small Business Saturday" Gains Momentum Online In case you haven't heard, this weekend marks the first annual Small Business Saturday, the small business community's answer to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Just as consumers flock to malls on Black Friday and hunt for bargains online on Cyber Monday, small businesses everywhere are hoping they'll see some extra traffic the Saturday after… John Paul Titlow View comments
Analysis Your Income, Home Ownership & Parenthood Status Now Available as an API Personal information aggregation service Rapleaf announced to its developers today that it now offers "lifestyle" information like home ownership status, occupation and income corresponding with any email or postal address in its database. The news is sure to drive critics of the company nuts, but Rapleaf's new Personalization API could prove… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Cloud Computing Weekly Poll: How Concerned Are You About Pollution in the Cloud? The data center is the new factory of the digital age. And like any factory, it poses a paradox: A data center pollutes but it also powers the servers that we use to connect. People use the cloud for apps, for computing, storage and any number of other uses. The cloud is convenient, helps get our work done and is increasingly important in our… Infrastructure Alex Williams View comments
mobile Android Apps to Get Content Ratings The Android Market can be a frustrating place to find applications. And according to a blog post today, Google says that giving users more information about apps as they browse the Market has been "a top request" from Android users. So in the spirit of giving good information (and not at all to combat ideas that Android is full of porn, I'm… Mobile Audrey Watters View comments