US consumer agency warns of several Bitcoin risks

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	US consumer agency warns of several Bitcoin risks Bitcoin and other virtual currencies can expose users to a number of risks, including hackers and scammers trying to take advantage of hype surrounding the technology, a U.S. consumer protection agency warned Monday.Bitcoin and other popular virtual currencies such as XPR and Dogecoin offer fewer consumer protections than traditional banks or credit card providers, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said in a consumer advisory. The six-page document appears to be aimed largely at new users of virtual currencies, and it includes an explanation of virtual currencies and an advisory on how to buy them.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   WHITE PAPER: SIGMA Solutions and EMC Corporation Confront consumerization with convergence Virtualization expert Elias Khnaser spotlights the security, compliance, and governance issues that arise when enterprise users "consumerize" with shadow IT and public cloud services. And he provides a prescription for modifying this behavior with a private cloud hosted on a robust converged infrastructure. Learn More In this Issue Hacker hunts and pwns WiFi Pineapples with 0-day at Def Con The Linux Desktop-a-week Review: KDE Plasma Google backs $300 million undersea Internet cable to Japan Oracle slaps Oregon with a lawsuit over troubled Obamacare website 10 signs Google Glass is disrupting the enterprise Skully heads-up display motorcycle helmet now available for preorder Know When to Walk Away: Top 6 Job 'Deal Breakers' New products of the week 08.11.2014 Microsoft still believes in basic phones, launches Nokia 130 for $25 WHITE PAPER: A10 Networks   Server Offload Is the Key This paper is designed to lay out the ROI for the A10 Thunder™ Series ADC product line. It attempts to explain and quantify how ADC solutions can be used to increase the efficiencies of your infrastructure to significantly reduce your expenses, and to increase your competitive advantage. View Now>> Hacker hunts and pwns WiFi Pineapples with 0-day at Def Con After finding people using a WiFi Pineapple at Def Con, @IHuntPineapples supposedly deployed a zero-day exploit to "wreck" it before sending a message to the "skiddies." Read More   The Linux Desktop-a-week Review: KDE Plasma KDE Plasma did not meet my expectations, which is both a good and a bad thing. Read More   Google backs $300 million undersea Internet cable to Japan The system will help Google connect its data centers in Asia and the US Read More   Oracle slaps Oregon with a lawsuit over troubled Obamacare website Oracle blames 'bureaucratic dysfunction' for the disastrous Cover Oregon project Read More   10 signs Google Glass is disrupting the enterprise Image by REUTERS/Stephen LamGoogle Glass, the tech giant's connected eye-worn computing device, has generated plenty of buzz and controversy in consumer markets, where people seem just as excited about its apps as they are concerned about its potential threat to privacy. Although many questions remain to be answered for consumer wearable technology in general, Google Glass is already making inroads to several enterprise markets, while inviting competitors looking to capitalize on the businesses that could put it to use. Here are 10 signs that Google Glass is already making an impact on the enterprise.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   Skully heads-up display motorcycle helmet now available for preorder The augmented reality helmet is on sale for $1,399 on Indiegogo with an expected ship date of May 2015 Read More   Know When to Walk Away: Top 6 Job 'Deal Breakers' At what point do workplace annoyances become 'deal breakers?' Here are six signs that it's time to pack it in and move on. Read More   New products of the week 08.11.2014   Our roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow. Product name: HotLink DR ExpressTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   Microsoft still believes in basic phones, launches Nokia 130 for $25 The phone will be available in emerging markets such as India, China and Indonesia Read More
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