Sex, Drugs and Toilet Rolls: How Cybercriminals Spend Their Money (infographic)

We conducted an independent, academic study into how much money cybercriminals are earning and what they spend it on. The findings are part of a larger eleven-month study titled Into the Web of Profit, sponsored by Bromium. The report is free… Continue reading Sex, Drugs and Toilet Rolls: How Cybercriminals Spend Their Money (infographic)

Tax Free Criminal Cyber Profits Reveal Economic Hierarchy

We conducted an independent, academic study into how much money cybercriminals are earning and what they spend it on. The findings are part of a larger eleven-month study titled Into the Web of Profit, sponsored by Bromium. The report is free and you c… Continue reading Tax Free Criminal Cyber Profits Reveal Economic Hierarchy

Oracle’s cloud biz heading in the wrong direction right now

Oracle announced its quarterly earnings last night, detailing that its cloud business grew 32 percent to $1.6 billion in the quarter. That might sound good at first blush, but it’s part of three straight quarters of reduced growth — a fact that had investors jittery over night. It didn’t get better throughout the day today […] Continue reading Oracle’s cloud biz heading in the wrong direction right now

Square’s bets beyond a register brought in $253M last year as it posts a largely positive fourth quarter

 Square posted a largely successful fourth quarter that showed continuing growth with its Cash app — with users spending around $90 million on its Cash card in December, putting it on at a potentially $1 billion run rate. That would offer an… Continue reading Square’s bets beyond a register brought in $253M last year as it posts a largely positive fourth quarter

Google’s Diane Greene says billion-dollar cloud revenue already puts them in elite company

 It has long been believed that the big three in the cloud consisted of AWS, Microsoft and Google, with IBM not doing too badly either. But in its earnings call with analysts today, the company revealed it’s pulling in a billion dollars a qu… Continue reading Google’s Diane Greene says billion-dollar cloud revenue already puts them in elite company

Microsoft’s Azure revenue nearly doubled year-over-year in its second quarter

 Microsoft posted a relatively good second quarter this year that continued the ongoing process of its growth into a major cloud entity, in addition to saying it would be taking a significant charge as part of changes to U.S. tax law. In particula… Continue reading Microsoft’s Azure revenue nearly doubled year-over-year in its second quarter

Adobe had a record quarter, but still has substantial untapped potential

 Adobe announced a record quarter yesterday with $2.01 billion in revenue for Q42017. That represents a healthy 25 percent year over year increase for the company, but about half of that continues to come from Creative Cloud. Experience Cloud, whi… Continue reading Adobe had a record quarter, but still has substantial untapped potential

Salesforce keeps rolling with another monster quarter, as it sets $20 billion revenue goal

 Ho hum, Salesforce announced its quarterly earnings yesterday and the news was all good once again with revenue up 25 percent to $2.68 billion. The company has blown through its $10 billion yearly revenue goal and has boldly set one for $20 billi… Continue reading Salesforce keeps rolling with another monster quarter, as it sets $20 billion revenue goal