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	7 simple steps for thwarting hactivists More data was stolen from corporate networks last year by hactivists than by cybercriminals, according to a new report from Verizon. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Mitel Virtualized voice: real benefit or illusion? Does integrating your voice applications into your virtual data center sound like magic? Find out how companies of all sizes are realizing the cost benefits and simplified disaster recovery of unified virtualized voice and data. Learn why Mitel received VMware's prestigious Technology Innovator Partner of the Year award. It's not Magic. It's Mitel. Get in on the Voice Virtualization Act! In this Issue Cloud security registry slow to catch on Five very cool (but kinda creepy) mobile technologies Google's BigQuery brings big data to the cloud Most fraud against businesses from bad checks, not electronic payments Verizon defends cable spectrum deal at Senate hearing iFixit dismantles the new iPad Mystery programming language in Duqu revealed NEC to acquire Convergys data management business for $449 million 11 Open Source Programming Tools on the Rise RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Try Microsoft Office 365, free Collaborate in the cloud with Office, Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync videoconferencing. Access, edit, and share documents. Starting at $8/user/month. Try it free. Cloud security registry slow to catch on Last August the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announced at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas a registry that it hoped would serve as a place for prospective cloud users to go to easily inspect and compare cloud vendors' security controls. But to date, only three companies have submitted their cloud security data, making the registry of limited use. Read More Five very cool (but kinda creepy) mobile technologies Face recognition, voice identification, and augmented reality can enrich the mobile experience - but they can also be abused in scary ways Read More Google's BigQuery brings big data to the cloud While most of the talk around big data assumes such systems will be deployed in-house, Google is building a service that will allow for analyzing large amounts of data in the cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: Antenna Mobile strategy—what are 1,000 businesses planning for 2012 The Mobile Business Forecast 2012 surveyed 1,000 global businesses on their current/future plans for mobile. The report offers insight into how companies are using mobile to address the needs of consumers and their own employees. In addition, find tips on how to avoid chaos in the rush to mobilize. Learn More Most fraud against businesses from bad checks, not electronic payments When it comes to financial fraud against businesses, it's old-fashioned paper checks that wreak more monetary damage than fraud committed through electronic payments, such as debit/credit, corporate cards, or Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) payments. Read More Verizon defends cable spectrum deal at Senate hearing Verizon wants to make one thing perfectly clear: Its deal to buy spectrum from several cable companies is different from the failed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. Read More iFixit dismantles the new iPad The screwdriver compulsives at iFixit.com have destroyed one new iPad to tell the world what's inside it. In terms of third-party repair-ability, iFixit gives the new iPad a score of only 2 on a 10-point scale. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Migrating Your Legacy IBM Database Environment Download this guide to ensure a seamless migration and take advantage of reduced costs associated with extremely efficient day-to-day database administration. Learn More! Mystery programming language in Duqu revealed Last week, we highlighted the peculiarity of Duqu, a piece of malware security experts believe was coded by the same people who developed Stuxnet, the famed trojan which took measures to disrupt Iran's nuclear weapons program. Read More NEC to acquire Convergys data management business for $449 million NEC will acquire the information management business of Convergys for about US$449 million, to strengthen its telecommunications software products targeted at large carriers, it said Thursday. Read More 11 Open Source Programming Tools on the Rise Linus Torvalds's fabled 'world domination' on the desktops of clerks or CEOs may never arrive, but it's already here on the computers of programmers everywhere. Read More
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