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How different tech degrees measure up by salary Microsoft caves to Office 2013 licensing backlash Network World Daily News AM March 07, 2013 Share this email Hot security skills of 2013 Most successful CSOs will tell you it was a unique mix of skills that propelled them to their current position. Technical background is important, certainly, but practice in the business and excellence in communication are paramount for any CSO truly worthy of a place in the C-suite. We don't expect that to change any time soon. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. How different tech degrees measure up by salary 2. Microsoft caves to Office 2013 licensing backlash 3. INSIDER How to blunt spear phishing attacks 4. Firewalls: The security tool we love to hate 5. FreedomPop: Great idea that needs a better network 6. Rackspace enhances private cloud offering 7. Products of the week 3.4.13 8. Activist launches campaign to change the DMCA 9. General Motors to hire 1,000 in Arizona as it moves IT jobs in-house 10. 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READ MORE INSIDER How to blunt spear phishing attacks According to Allen Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute, 95% of all attacks on enterprise networks are the result of successful spear phishing. In other words, somebody received an email and either clicked on a link or opened a file that they weren't supposed to. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation Using Services to Support a New Generation of ERP Top organizations are looking for a new generation of ERP that supports multi-tiered businesses, is easy to use, flexible, and powerful enough to support a growing organization. Learn More. Learn More. Firewalls: The security tool we love to hate Firewalls, quick what do you think of? For many in the security industry and IT in general we think "are they still around, do we still use them?" But the fact is in a recent study by Wendy Nather of 451 Group if you asked Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) to name their top 3 technology solutions they would implement in a green field situation, firewalls and anti-virus are still in the... READ MORE FreedomPop: Great idea that needs a better network Shaw reviews the FreedomPop Photon. READ MORE Rackspace enhances private cloud offering Rackspace, the major public cloud provider, is not ignoring private clouds. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Claimed Proof-Positive of Network Virtualization's Agility See what 451 Research thinks of these claims, this new technology and the competition in this analyst report. Learn more. Products of the week 3.4.13 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Enterasys and Trend Micro READ MORE Activist launches campaign to change the DMCA The author of a successful White House petition calling on government officials to legalize the unlocking of mobile phones has turned his attention to broader reform of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). READ MORE General Motors to hire 1,000 in Arizona as it moves IT jobs in-house General Motors is hiring 1,000 IT staff for a center in a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona as part of its strategy to move more high-value IT work in-house. READ MORE CeBIT2013: Eyeballs offer up tourist highlights CeBIT2013: Eyeballs offer up tourist highlights Prototype glasses combine augmented reality and gaze tracking to bring a user on a tour of a model city. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb. From: networkworld Views: 5 0 ratings Time: 01:25 More in Science & Technology READ MORE Image gallery: Gmail vs. Outlook.com vs. Yahoo Mail Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all rolled out major changes to their free webmail services. Which now offers the best organization, message handling, mobile options and advanced features? READ MORE WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Transforming IT Processes and Culture Based on market research and case studies, this thought-provoking white paper shows you how innovative IT organizations are launching "overlay teams" to visualize and manage services from a cross-silo perspective. Learn More SLIDESHOWS How different tech degrees measure up Here's our list of lucrative tech degrees, ranked from lowest to highest starting salary. 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