The New DDoS: Silent, Organized, and Profitable
Posted by PCWorld
Depending on how unscrupulous your business practices are, a denial-of-service attack can give you a competitive advantage. From keeping competitors offline to engaging in outright extortion, there are organizations (some more obviously criminal than others) now using DDoS attacks to make big money.
For those on the receiving end, DDoS attacks are expensive. If you want to avoid losing a lot of money, it pays to be insured. And it's better to get your protection from the good guys.
Corero Network Security is a company that fits into a small but growing sector of the information security community. It looks at ways to combat the increasingly sophisticated -- and often untraceable -- denial-of[...]
Continue ReadingFor those on the receiving end, DDoS attacks are expensive. If you want to avoid losing a lot of money, it pays to be insured. And it's better to get your protection from the good guys.
Corero Network Security is a company that fits into a small but growing sector of the information security community. It looks at ways to combat the increasingly sophisticated -- and often untraceable -- denial-of[...]
YC Alum/Construction Disruptor PlanGrid Nails $1.1M Seed Funding From Box, 500 Startups, And More
Posted by TechCrunch
One more Y Combinator startup from the March 2012 class has bagged a seed round of funding. PlanGrid, which has created a groundbreaking app for the construction industry, has raised $1.1 million from a notable list of backers. They include Suleman Ali, founder and CEO of TinyCo; Sam Altman, founder of Loopt; Paul Buchheit, the creator of Gmail; Matt Cutts, the head of Google’s Webspam team, Ray Levitt, Director of Stanford University’s Construction Engineering department; building-sector-focused Navitas Capital; as well as 500 Startups and Y Combinator itself.
Plus, here’s a twist: the funding marks the first investment in a startup (outside of acquisitions) by the cloud-services comp[...]
Continue ReadingPlus, here’s a twist: the funding marks the first investment in a startup (outside of acquisitions) by the cloud-services comp[...]
Gartner: Over $172B In Mobile Payments In 2012; SMS, Web Most Popular Routes
Posted by TechCrunch
No, NFC still hasn’t come to the iPhone — or many other devices, for that matter. But this does not appear to be stopping the momentum in the world of mobile payments. Research out today from Gartner says that this year will see more than $171.5 billion in mobile payment transactions — a rise of over 60 percent on 2011′s $105.9 billion — with 212.2 million people (up 32 percent from 160.5m in 2011) using some form of mobile payment service. And what’s fuelling the rise? Despite the rise of smartphones, it’s legacy-based services like SMS and web-based transactions.Longer term, Gartner believes that transactions will reach a volume of $617 billion by[...]
Continue ReadingThe 7 deadly sins of mobile app design
Posted by VentureBeat
In Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy wrote that “happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Oddly, the same could be said of mobile apps.
The best mobile apps share a set of common characteristics: they are elegant, effortless to use, pleasant to look at, and accomplish something needed or wanted. The worst apps face-palm hilariously in a wide variety of ways.
There are some common pitfalls to avoid when designing your own mobile app. Here are the seven deadly sins of mobile design:
You are in love with the power of your app, but no-one else will be if you try to cram too much into it, or too much into your design.
Think of Bump, the app for sharing data between[...]
Continue ReadingThe best mobile apps share a set of common characteristics: they are elegant, effortless to use, pleasant to look at, and accomplish something needed or wanted. The worst apps face-palm hilariously in a wide variety of ways.
There are some common pitfalls to avoid when designing your own mobile app. Here are the seven deadly sins of mobile design:
You are in love with the power of your app, but no-one else will be if you try to cram too much into it, or too much into your design.
Think of Bump, the app for sharing data between[...]
Facebook will give you $20K for your brilliant human rights idea
Posted by VentureBeat
Use Facebook? Of course you do! But do you use it in a way that promotes and improves human rights?
If you have a great idea or application that uses the Facebook platform for human rights, the company just might give you a sweet $20,000 prize for your efforts. The cash is part of the Access Innovation Prize and is offered in partnership with Access, the tech human rights organization.
“The social web is a powerful tool for helping to promote human development around the world,” said Facebook global public policy VP Marne Levine in a statement today. “The Access Facebook Award will help to spur new ideas for leveraging Facebook to improve the world we live in, from creating[...]
Continue ReadingIf you have a great idea or application that uses the Facebook platform for human rights, the company just might give you a sweet $20,000 prize for your efforts. The cash is part of the Access Innovation Prize and is offered in partnership with Access, the tech human rights organization.
“The social web is a powerful tool for helping to promote human development around the world,” said Facebook global public policy VP Marne Levine in a statement today. “The Access Facebook Award will help to spur new ideas for leveraging Facebook to improve the world we live in, from creating[...]
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