Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Essential Mac management tools

Cisco declares war on Microsoft unified communications system

Oxford temporarily blocks Google Docs

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February 19, 2013
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Issue highlights

1. Cisco declares war on Microsoft unified communications system

2. Oxford temporarily blocks Google Docs

3. HP quadruples virtual machines in new blade

4. Meet Mandiant, the company pulling the covers off alleged Chinese hackers

5. Watch a Chinese military hacker launch a successful attack

6. New report says cyberspying group linked to China's army

7. Microsoft quietly raises prices of Mac Office by up to 17%

8. Microsoft's Windows 8 app plan: One code base to rule them all

9. How to gauge mobile users' behavior without stalking them

10. MWC2013: Mobile hardware, application trends at upcoming Mobile World Congress

11. Microsoft Azure overtakes Amazon's cloud in performance test

12. Security firm report details APT attacks by Chinese Army hackers

13. Cisco puts a huge value on the 'Internet of everything'

14. 13 of the biggest security myths busted

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Cisco declares war on Microsoft unified communications system

Cisco chose the eve of Microsoft's first Lync conference to attack the Microsoft unified communications platform as incomplete when compared to Cisco's enterprise UC offerings. READ MORE

Oxford temporarily blocks Google Docs

Fed up with phishers using Google Forms to commandeer campus email accounts as spam engines, Oxford University recently blocked access to Google Docs for two-and-a-half hours in what it called an "extreme action" designed to get the attention of both its users and Google. The ill-conceived move has generated attention, all right, mostly in the form of widespread complaints from those affected, as... READ MORE

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HP quadruples virtual machines in new blade

Hewlett-Packard is set to deliver a new blade that will quadruple the virtual desktops that can be deployed from one server compared to the company's previous offerings. READ MORE

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Meet Mandiant, the company pulling the covers off alleged Chinese hackers

This week's exposing of a cybersecurity threat group linked to China's People's Liberation Army has thrust Mandiant, the source of a self-described "unprecedented report" and a video about the cyber-espionage campaign, into the security spotlight. READ MORE

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Watch a Chinese military hacker launch a successful attack

Thanks to cybersecurity firm Mandiant, we now have a video of a hacker believed to be linked to the Chinese military infiltrating and stealing files from unidentified English language targets. The video comes as part of Mandiant's 60-page report, first reported by the New York Times, that claims China's military is responsible for cyberattacks on more than 140 foreign businesses, many of which are... READ MORE

New report says cyberspying group linked to China's army

A new report traces a large cybersecurity threat group to China's People's Liberation Army, specifically an unit that goes under the cover name "Unit 61398". READ MORE

Microsoft quietly raises prices of Mac Office by up to 17%

Microsoft has quietly raised prices of Office for the Mac as much as 17% and stopped selling multi-license packages of the application suite. READ MORE

Microsoft's Windows 8 app plan: One code base to rule them all

Microsoft's Windows strategy is a bit hit or miss, with Windows Phone seeming to have a more positive reception than Windows 8 for PCs. But one accomplishment you have to applaud Microsoft for is unifying the platforms. From Windows Phone to Windows 8 on the desktop, the multiple operating systems all use the same kernel and share a lot of plumbing, like networking and graphics libraries. The result... READ MORE

How to gauge mobile users' behavior without stalking them

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MWC2013: Mobile hardware, application trends at upcoming Mobile World Congress

Nick Barber talks with IDC's mobile phone research manager Ramon Llamas about hardware and software trends at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Our coverage begins Sunday, February 24, 2013. Follow Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb. READ MORE

Microsoft Azure overtakes Amazon's cloud in performance test

Microsoft Azure's cloud outperformed Amazon Web Services in a series of rigorous tests conducted by Nasuni, a storage vendor that annually benchmarks cloud service providers (CSPs). READ MORE

Security firm report details APT attacks by Chinese Army hackers

We hear a great deal about Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) and how China has hacked every major U.S. company. READ MORE

Cisco puts a huge value on the 'Internet of everything'

The so-called "Internet of everything," the rapidly approaching world where objects from refrigerators to factory robots can talk to people and other machines, will create a massive business opportunity worth $14.4 trillion over the next decade, according to a new study from Cisco Systems. READ MORE

13 of the biggest security myths busted

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