Cisco advises users to lock down WebEx to prevent snooping

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Salesforce and Microsoft partnership gains some steam French operator Iliad drops plans to acquire T-Mobile US Network World Daily News AM October 14, 2014 Cisco advises users to lock down WebEx to prevent snooping Cisco has warned customers to lock down WebEx after a security researcher and journalist found many big-name companies left some online meetings open for anyone to join.Brian Krebs wrote on his blog that he found companies and organizations that failed to password protect WebEx meetings, which allowed "anyone to join daily meetings about apparently internal discussions and planning sessions."Meeting schedules for organizations were available through WebEx's "Event Center," he wrote.Cisco has a variety of options for WebEx that are intended to accommodate sensitive meetings and ones intended for the public.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Salesforce and Microsoft partnership gains some steam 2. French operator Iliad drops plans to acquire T-Mobile US 3. What you should consider when choosing a password manager 4. iPad Air 2 likely to feature Touch ID, A8X processor, and new Smart Covers 5. Flight attendants try to reinstate FAA's ban on mobile devices during takeoff 6. Dorian Nakamoto prepares for possible lawsuit against Newsweek 7. New products of the week 10.13.14 8. Scientists harness smartphones as cosmic ray detectors 9. China's Alibaba seeks to globalize Chinese shopping holiday RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SAS Data Governance Best Practices White Paper 10 mistakes to avoid when launching your DG program. Click to continue Salesforce and Microsoft partnership gains some steam The vendors have revealed general delivery dates for integrations between their platforms READ MORE French operator Iliad drops plans to acquire T-Mobile US French telecommunications company Iliad has dropped its bid for a majority stake in T-Mobile US after an improved offer was rejected by the U.S. carriers' majority owner Deutsche Telekom.Iliad said it had put an end to its plan "following exchanges with Deutsche Telekom and selected board members of T-Mobile US who have refused to entertain its new offer."A wired and wireless operator, Iliad is known for its aggressive pricing and offers, an image that T-Mobile, the fourth largest cellular carrier in the U.S., has also acquired by doing away with service contract lock-in and unbundling annual service contracts from handset sales.In July, Iliad said it had offered US$15 billion in cash for a 56.6 percent stake, at $33 a share, in T-Mobile. The bid priced the U.S. operator at $36.2 per share, up 42 percent over T-Mobile's closing share price on Dec. 12, before speculation about a Sprint bid affected the price, Iliad said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE What you should consider when choosing a password manager Many security experts feel that passwords are no longer sufficient to keep online accounts safe from hackers, but we're still a long way from widespread adoption of biometrics and alternative methods of authentication.Most of us are stuck with using passwords as the primary keys to our online lives, so we should at least strive to follow best security practices when it comes to managing them. This includes using long and complex passwords or phrases that can withstand brute-force attacks, using separate passwords for every online account and changing those passwords periodically.The thought of doing all that can be intimidating, but fortunately there's an entire class of programs called password managers that can automate most of the process. Password management implementations vary, from the rudimentary password-storing features in most browsers to specialized products that synchronize the saved passwords across different devices and automatically fill log-in forms as needed.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Brocade Communications Systems The Trick to Future-Proofing Your Networking Career Get a leg up on your peers with a free Brocade Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Certification to future-proof your career and your network. This course will help you: Understand sophisticated, multitier networks within virtualized environments and stand out from your peers by becoming an expert within your IT organization Sign up today and get a promo code for the free Brocade Network Functions Virtualization Certification program (a $650 value), and a free 60-day trial of the Brocade Vyatta vRouter. iPad Air 2 likely to feature Touch ID, A8X processor, and new Smart Covers Apple's next-gen iPad will likely feature Touch ID and a new A8X processor READ MORE Flight attendants try to reinstate FAA's ban on mobile devices during takeoff The largest union representing flight attendants in the U.S. brought the Federal Aviation Administration to court last week, urging the administration to reverse its decision from last year to permit passengers on commercial airlines to use mobile devices during takeoff and landing, the Associated Press reported today.The Association of Flight Attendants argued on Friday that mobile devices have been distracting passengers while they should be paying attention to flight attendants' safety demonstrations prior to takeoff. They also claim mobile devices could become a safety hazard in the hands of passengers, presumably posing the risk that they could fly out of their hands and injure others on the plane, the AP reported.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Dorian Nakamoto prepares for possible lawsuit against Newsweek Engineer identified as Bitcoin creator wants to raise money to sue the magazine READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Alert Logic State of Cloud Security Report In a relatively short time, cloud computing, specifically Infrastructure-as a-Service, has shifted from a new but unproven approach to an accepted, even inevitable, model. Driven by flexibility and efficiency, the question facing most organizations is which applications and workloads to move to the cloud and when. Learn More New products of the week 10.13.14 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Amazon Web Services and Brocade READ MORE Scientists harness smartphones as cosmic ray detectors University of California researchers aim to build world's largest detector READ MORE China's Alibaba seeks to globalize Chinese shopping holiday Alibaba is promoting the sales event through AliExpress, an English language site for international buyers READ MORE WEBCAST: Dell | Symantec Mobility Debate: Manage the Device or the App? Managing and securing mobile devices, data, and apps has become an IT imperative. This Webcast highlights the key criteria IT should evaluate before choosing a solution. Learn More. SLIDESHOWS 9 useful add-ons for Google Docs Here are nine that we found to be really useful and easy to use when you're writing, editing and sharing documents. 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