NSA hacking tools will find way to criminals eventually

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Chrome 32: First look IBM pumps $1.2 billion into global cloud data centers Network World Daily News AM January 19, 2014 Share this email NSA hacking tools will find way to criminals eventually The U.S. National Security Agency has reportedly developed technology to commandeer computers even when they are off the Internet, and security experts warn it's only a matter of time before similar tools become part of cybercriminals' toolbox. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Chrome 32: First look 2. IBM pumps $1.2 billion into global cloud data centers 3. Researchers aim to revolutionize 3D printing, global manufacturing 4. INSIDER CIOs and CMOs: Power couple or strange bedfellows? 5. New China-developed OS takes aim at Android, Windows 6. Innovation lives and dies with Net Neutrality 7. Relive the 1990s with these ancient, still-functioning websites 8. Security nightmare worsens for Windows XP's end of days 9. 100 American Eagle stores, hungry for data, will ping shoppers' phones 10. 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