FTC for 1st time spanks illegal text messenger with $1M fine

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10 ways to beat fingerprint biometrics Brocade sharpens its focus on the data center Network World Daily News PM September 26, 2013 Share this email FTC for 1st time spanks illegal text messenger with $1M fine The Federal Trade Commission this week said it levied a $1 million fine on California-based debt collector who used text messages to falsely collect debts. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 10 ways to beat fingerprint biometrics 2. Brocade sharpens its focus on the data center 3. Ctrl+Alt+Del 'was a mistake,' Bill Gates admits 4. INSIDER How CIOs can catch the board's ear 5. Obama Administration-led data-classification overhaul to bring benefits, costs, disruption 6. Egnyte launches 'PRISM protection' file sharing appliance to beat cloud worries 7. How to ensure rogue cloud services don't leave you in the lurch 8. Enterprises more accepting of Android, while Windows is losing ground 9. Sudan comes back online after 24-hour Internet blackout 10. How to use Hadoop to mine business value from new types of data 11. Social media, mobile phones top attack targets 12. 15 richest techies RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry The control you need, the device they want Confidently give your employees device freedom with BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10. With this unified device management and security platform, you have what you need to securely manage your corporate and personal-owned BlackBerry®, iOS and Android™ devices. Experience the power of true Enterprise Mobility Management in your enterprise. Download a free 60 day trial of BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10today. 10 ways to beat fingerprint biometrics Apple's embrace of finger scanning technology in the iPhone could be a breakthrough moment for biometrics. But finger scanners are no panacea. Here are 10 ways hackers have figured out to fool them. READ MORE Brocade sharpens its focus on the data center At Brocade's Tech Day conference yesterday, the company established some much-needed focus after a series of major changes. READ MORE Ctrl+Alt+Del 'was a mistake,' Bill Gates admits After being confronted about the Ctrl+Alt+Del command, the Microsoft founder admitted it was a "mistake," and the result of restrictions on early PC hardware. He also answered questions on whether he'd return as Microsoft's CEO. READ MORE INSIDER How CIOs can catch the board's ear Telling IT's story to the board of directors requires a business focus, a strong narrative and even a little humor. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Free Whitepaper from SolarWinds: NetFlow Tips & Tricks Network bandwidth usage is one of the biggest contributors to your network performance. By taking advantage of the flow technology that is built into most routers and switches, you can quickly identify bottlenecks and troubleshoot bandwidth related problems. Take your NetFlow skills to the next level! Read this FREE whitepaper for an introduction to NetFlow & other flow technologies, as well as configuring your network to collect flow data. Obama Administration-led data-classification overhaul to bring benefits, costs, disruption The Obama Administration's push to overhaul how the feds share sensitive -- but not "classified" -- information is expected to come to fruition next year as a major regulatory change with huge consequences to federal agencies and their contractors. READ MORE Egnyte launches 'PRISM protection' file sharing appliance to beat cloud worries Cloud firm Egnyte has announced a file-sharing appliance called Storage Connect it hopes will appeal to organisations that don't feel comfortable transferring and storing sensitive files using cloud data centres. READ MORE How to ensure rogue cloud services don't leave you in the lurch Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) is often associated with personal services that raise questions about everything from security to business service expectations, but if plan adequately you can get what you need without jeopardizing services or security. READ MORE Enterprises more accepting of Android, while Windows is losing ground Enterprises are increasingly interested in developing apps for Android-based smartphones and tablets, showing how Google's OS is becoming more accepted, according to a poll. At the same time fewer are willing to spend resources on Microsoft's OSes. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: F5 Gartner: Load Balancers are Dead IT organizations that shift to modern ADCs will improve application performance and security, streamline data center operations, and offload common functions from application development to the ADC infrastructure. These changes will bring positive benefits to both IT operations and internal and external users. Read more now Sudan comes back online after 24-hour Internet blackout Sudan has regained access to the Internet after a nearly 24-hour blackout that may have been a government-directed response to violent rioting in the country over lifted fuel subsidies. READ MORE How to use Hadoop to mine business value from new types of data Apache Hadoop has emerged as the leading technology for helping companies mine big data. And while every organization is different, their big data demands are often similar. Hadoop enables companies to collect and process massive amounts of data that was once thought of as too expensive or unwieldy to store and analyze. READ MORE Social media, mobile phones top attack targets Hackers exploiting lack of security basics, finds IBM X-Force analysis READ MORE 15 richest techies Forbes' list of the 400 richest Americans is full of techies READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: DEMO Conference Explore new product design trends heading your way! Come to DEMO to be inspired by 100s of never-seen-before products with bold new designs that will blow you away. Only the most market ready creations will be on display, including new products from global startups, student groups and bootstrapped innovators. See where product design is trending so you don't get left behind. Register now to save! SLIDESHOWS 9 free personal clouds Personal cloud services allow users to store data, share it among devices and collaborate with teams. 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7 service requests that make IT support folks cry

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	7 service requests that make IT support folks cry Every day, in organizations around the globe, the IT team supports requests that range from common usage requirements to the downright bizarre. When you work in IT, you move from one fire, to putting out to the next. But sometimes, those requests and emergencies just make one want to scream. CSO reached out to a few sources for stories about support incidents that made security managers and IT folks cry. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Free Whitepaper from SolarWinds: NetFlow Tips & Tricks Network bandwidth usage is one of the biggest contributors to your network performance. By taking advantage of the flow technology that is built into most routers and switches, you can quickly identify bottlenecks and troubleshoot bandwidth related problems. Take your NetFlow skills to the next level! Read this FREE whitepaper for an introduction to NetFlow & other flow technologies, as well as configuring your network to collect flow data. In this Issue Cisco's Unified Access plan challenged We are all a bunch of bigoted jerks...about technology Kindle Fire HDX tablets show big push for business users Startups cleaning up Exchange, Gmail & JavaScript Quick Look: Microsoft's new Surface family and accessories Why 15% of Americans still aren't using the Internet F-Secure's Mikko Hypponen: George Orwell was an optimist Google creates network for tech startups Strip club sues Oracle over unpaid $33,540 tab CIOs Share How They Made the Leap to CEO Ten tech titans and their temper tantrums RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds® SolarWinds® Takes Systems Management to New Depths Explore the next generation of integrated database and systems management with SolarWinds® Server & Application Monitor! Discover highly detailed SQL Server® performance monitoring, integrated database, application & server monitoring, statistical thresholds from baselines, and web-based reports & console, even from mobile devices. Learn more and explore it fully featured and free for 30 days! Cisco's Unified Access plan challenged Cisco's Unified Access campus networking strategy is about to get some revived competition. Read More   We are all a bunch of bigoted jerks...about technology It is amazing to me how many technologies that we, as nerds, use (and don't use) based solely on our own prejudices towards (and against) any given piece of tech, even when those prejudices are no longer relevant (and, perhaps, never were). Case in point: Apple. (No, this isn't an anti-Apple article... it just makes an excellent example.) Read More   Kindle Fire HDX tablets show big push for business users Amazon Wednesday unveiled two Kindle Fire HDX tablets with features that indicate a clear attempt to attract business users to the platform. Read More   Startups cleaning up Exchange, Gmail & JavaScript   Finding an enterprise IT company at a startup gathering these days can be like searching for an obscure email in a crowded inbox. But in prepping to attend Tuesday night's Web Innovators Group (Webinno) event in Cambridge, Mass., I did find one, and maybe two enterprise-focused newcomers: Skimboxand Qbaka. Read More   Quick Look: Microsoft's new Surface family and accessories Microsoft's 2nd generation products mean more responsive devices and more time unplugged. Read More   Why 15% of Americans still aren't using the Internet A new Pew report sheds light on the still-significant population of American adults – 15%, in fact – who don't use the Internet. Read More   F-Secure's Mikko Hypponen: George Orwell was an optimist   Finnish security firm F-Secure Labs released a Threat Report [pdf] for the first half of 2013; it shows "a continued rise in exploit-based attacks, particularly against Java, and an increasing sophistication in mobile threats." Regarding exploits, the most common attack vector, "users in the US saw the most vulnerability-related attacks, with 78 out Read More   Google creates network for tech startups Google announced today it is building a network for tech entrepreneurs in seven North American cities. Read More   Strip club sues Oracle over unpaid $33,540 tab A San Francisco strip club has filed a lawsuit against Oracle, alleging an employee of the software giant didn't pay a US$33,540 bill run up over two days last year. Read More   CIOs Share How They Made the Leap to CEO CIOs who won the CEO job talk candidly about the relentless pressure for profits, the ultimate accountability and what they wish they'd known as CIO. Read More   Ten tech titans and their temper tantrums Just because you're an innovative tech industry heavyweight doesn't mean you can't throw a good fit when you don't get your way Read More
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BREAKING: BlackBerry slashing 4,500 jobs, reporting $1B loss

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	BlackBerry expects $1B loss, will slash staff, reduce handset range The company hopes to halve operating costs while it evaluates its future Read More In this Issue 11 not entirely useless factoids about BlackBerry maker RIM Remembering the greatness that was BlackBerry BlackBerry announces Z30 smartphone with 5-in. display and large battery BlackBerry sale might not include smartphones BlackBerry Q10: You'll either love it or hate it Why Microsoft should have bought BlackBerry instead of Nokia 5 Reasons You Can Finally Ditch BlackBerry The Best BlackBerry 10 Apps First Look: BlackBerry 10 smartphones 11 not entirely useless factoids about BlackBerry maker RIM More than you need to know about BlackBerry Read More Remembering the greatness that was BlackBerry This has been a big week the mobile industry, what with the release of Apple's new iPhones and iOS 7. I'm a – relatively – happy iPhone user, but that's not what I want to write about today. Read More BlackBerry announces Z30 smartphone with 5-in. display and large battery BlackBerry today announced the Z30 smartphone with a 5-in. display and a larger battery for 25 hours of mixed usage. Read More BlackBerry sale might not include smartphones Potential bidders for BlackBerry are only interested in parts of the business, concluding that the firm's smartphones, such as the recent Q10 and Z10, have little or no value, reports say. Read More BlackBerry Q10: You'll either love it or hate it Physical keyboard addicts now have a smartphone designed for them, but no one else may want to suffer the drawbacks Read More Why Microsoft should have bought BlackBerry instead of Nokia As most everyone knows by now, last week Microsoft agreed to buy Nokia's handset business. And as most people also probably know, BlackBerry put new effort into a strategic review for finding a buyer for itself. This is backward. Microsoft should have bought BlackBerry, not Nokia. And Nokia is the company that should be casting around for a buyer. Why Nokia? Read More 5 Reasons You Can Finally Ditch BlackBerry BlackBerry 10 smartphone sales have been disappointing, and last week the company announced that it's essentially up for sale. Bad news aside, five key industry trends suggest that BlackBerry's purported advantages no longer matter. Read More The Best BlackBerry 10 Apps Take your pick Read More First Look: BlackBerry 10 smartphones Our initial glimpse at RIM's (er, make that BlackBerry's) attempt to claw its way back into the smartphone market Read More
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