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Security researcher cancels talk at RSA conference in protest Senators call on FTC to investigate Target breach Network World Daily News PM December 24, 2013 Share this email Shopping for last-minute tech gifts? Here's our one stop guide You've only got a few more shopping days until Christmas, and you're still not sure what to get--or even where to start. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Security researcher cancels talk at RSA conference in protest 2. Senators call on FTC to investigate Target breach 3. 5 strategies for post-holiday BYOD problems 4. Online sales stats, up, up, up! 5. 'The Worm Before Christmas' (1988) 6. NANOG invites high school, college students to apply for fellowships 7. How to track Santa's big trip with NORAD, Google 8. The worst tech predictions of 2013 -- and two that hit the mark 9. Chromebooks charge into business market, capture 20% of commercial notebooks 10. Robot Revue: DARPA Robotics Challenge in video WHITE PAPER: PC Connection CI Data Centers Maximize Efficiency and Business Agility With data center infrastructure often based on disparate systems that require different skill sets to manage, total cost of ownership (TCO) can be significantly out of proportion to the value delivered. Learn how converged infrastructures combine storage, networking and management into an integrated system that delivers maximum efficiency. Learn More Security researcher cancels talk at RSA conference in protest Security researcher Mikko Hypponen has canceled his talk at a RSA security conference in San Francisco, reacting to a report that the security division of EMC allegedly received US$10 million from the U.S. National Security Agency to use a flawed random number generator in one of its products. READ MORE Senators call on FTC to investigate Target breach A U.S. senator has called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Target's security practices after the large retailer reported a data breach affecting 40 million customer credit and debit cards. READ MORE 5 strategies for post-holiday BYOD problems Christmas is fast approaching. Now, and after the office is back to normal after the first of the year, employees are going to return with several shiny new gadgets, along with the expectation that they'll "just work" in the corporate environment. Security will be a distant afterthought, because it's still viewed as a process that hinders productivity. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Savvis Leveraging ITaaS to Fight Growing Cybersecurity Threats Buying IT security as a managed service can provide your organization the hardware, software, infrastructure, and the expertise that you need to protect your business in today's complex and evolving threat environment. Learn how to maintain and grow your business in today's ever-changing threat environment and at a commodity price. Learn more Online sales stats, up, up, up! READ MORE 'The Worm Before Christmas' (1988) Last month the tech press helped mark the 25th anniversary of the Morris Worm, the first Internet-driven worm to garner widespread media attention. READ MORE NANOG invites high school, college students to apply for fellowships From NANOG: READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Fortinet High Performance Data Center Firewall Survey With Data Centers consolidating and virtualizing, the core infrastructure is upgrading to 10G, 40G and even 100G. The Firewall must keep pace with these changes otherwise it becomes a bottleneck. Does your Firewall have the horsepower to keep up? View now >> How to track Santa's big trip with NORAD, Google As Santa Claus and his elves prepare for their biggest night of the year, NORAD and Google are getting ready to track his big Christmas Eve ride. READ MORE The worst tech predictions of 2013 -- and two that hit the mark From the social network in business to the 'success' of the Chromebook to the launch of iTV, the pundits got it wrong, wrong, wrong READ MORE Chromebooks charge into business market, capture 20% of commercial notebooks Sales of Chromebooks exploded from basically nothing in 2012 to more than 20 percent of the U.S. commercial PC market, analyst firm NPD reported on Monday, while Windows PCs and MacsA remained flat at best. READ MORE Robot Revue: DARPA Robotics Challenge in video Two days of robotic competition wrapped up today in Homestead, Fla. Here's a special music video featuring highlights from the DARPA Robotics Challenge 2013. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Stratacache Maximizing the Online Experience with Cache Technology In this enlightening interview, we explore how retail cache technology reduces latency and diminishes bandwidth requirements for an optimal user experience. Learn More. 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