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	Kaspersky Lab's "Red October" cyber-espionage saga leaves lots of questions unanswered Moscow-based anti-malware firm Kaspersky Lab says it's uncovered a years-long cyber-espionage campaign using phishing to target individuals in business, research and government offices mainly in Russia and Eastern Europe to steal sensitive data. This cyber-spy operation is also suspected to be run by Russian speakers. More about all of this is expected in the next day or so from Kaspersky Lab, which has lent an aura of drama to it all by calling the malware and its use "Red October." Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Steelhead Cloud Accelerator Solution Brief Learn how enterprises must tackle these challenges for SaaS applications to remain a viable option. Read now. In this Issue The dumbest products of CES 2013 IT leaders for Boston sports teams talk playoff readiness Oracle trying to quell certification exam voucher fraud INSIDER IT pros reveal the best career advice they ever received Review: Seagate Wireless Plus RIM gets Visa approval for mobile payments via NFC Bankers comparing bonuses? There's an app for that First look: Facebook's new Graph Search Microsoft supports unified management for Cloud OS Walmart, jobs and the rise of self-service checkout tech How to provide Mac help from far away United Airlines to offer satellite Wi-Fi on long-haul flights, beating Delta to the gate Lucrative Windows crapware market is exactly why we need app stores Best of CES 2013: In pictures WHITE PAPER: Raritan, Inc The Distributed Enterprise: Remote Access and IT Management For IT managers, remote offices can cause any number of headaches. Fortunately, Raritan offers solutions to help manage remote office control, security and budgetary issues. This white paper examines and analyzes the increases in uptime and security provided by out-of-band access and control tools. Learn more. The dumbest products of CES 2013 Maybe these companies should've thought twice about showing off their wares Read More IT leaders for Boston sports teams talk playoff readiness Sunday's AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and visiting Baltimore Ravens will be the fourth at Gillette Stadium since 2001, so the host's IT department knows the drill just as well as the players and coaches. Read More Oracle trying to quell certification exam voucher fraud Oracle is cracking down on the use of counterfeit vouchers for its certification examinations, a move that could have significant implications for the unwitting as well as willful violators. Read More INSIDER IT pros reveal the best career advice they ever received In today's culture, advice on nearly any topic - relationships, health, career - is just a mouse click, touchscreen tap or Siri query away. There's even a Web site called shouldidoit.com that promises to help you make decisions in your daily life. But while you can get some good insights on the many expert and general discussion forums that pop up on the Web, there's often a sense that something is missing from that experience. Call it the human touch. Read More Review: Seagate Wireless Plus The scoop: Wireless Plus mobile storage, by Seagate, about $200 (1TB capacity) Read More RIM gets Visa approval for mobile payments via NFC Research in Motion announced Wednesday that credit card company Visa has approved RIM's security management system for use in mobile payments made with smartphones or tablets that use a Near Field Communication chip. Read More Bankers comparing bonuses? There's an app for that A mobile app available in the iTunes App Store is designed and marketed specifically to bankers who'd like to compare their bonus checks with one another. Read More First look: Facebook's new Graph Search The social network's getting even more social. Read More Microsoft supports unified management for Cloud OS Microsoft is upgrading System Center so businesses can manage data-center resources under a single platform regardless of whether those resources are spread out across private, public and hybrid clouds or within Microsoft's Azure cloud service. Read More Walmart, jobs and the rise of self-service checkout tech Walmart this year plans to install 10,000 self-service kiosks in hundreds of stores. But even as it moves ahead, other retailers are bailing on the technology. Read More How to provide Mac help from far away It happens to me a lot. It happened just a couple weeks ago when Dad bought a new iMac. And it happened just a couple days ago when Uncle Mort found that Firefox was bizarrely loading with a bunch of extra tabs that he didn't want and couldn't get rid of. And it happened when my sister-in-law Sam wanted to get access to music she'd purchased with an older Mac. Read More United Airlines to offer satellite Wi-Fi on long-haul flights, beating Delta to the gate United Airlines became the first U.S. carrier to offer satellite-based Wi-Fi on long-haul international flights after it added Ku-band satellite Wi-Fi from Panasonic Avionics to a Boeing 747. The Wi-Fi-equipped plane serves trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific flights; United has also added satellite Wi-Fi to two Airbus 380 aircraft that serve U.S. domestic routes. Read More Lucrative Windows crapware market is exactly why we need app stores Even as Microsoft tries to popularize its Windows Store for PC apps, the market for Windows crapware remains alive and well. 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