Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Gartner reveals Top 10 IT Security Myths

Ubuntu Touch: First look at the Linux smartphone OS

Google chases Amazon, both drop cloud prices

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June 12, 2013
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Gartner reveals Top 10 IT Security Myths

When it comes to information security, there are a lot of "misperceptions" and "exaggerations" about both the threats facing businesses and the technologies that might be used to protect their important data assets, according to Gartner analyst Jay Heiser.

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Issue highlights

1. Ubuntu Touch: First look at the Linux smartphone OS

2. Google chases Amazon, both drop cloud prices

3. Stopwatching.us: Reddit, Mozilla, EFF and others join forces to fight for privacy

4. VMware: We're building one of the biggest SDN deployments in the industry

5. HP ties knot with Google, as Whitman talks up customers

6. BlackBerry Q10 review: You'll either love it or hate it

7. Microsoft's BYOD game plan is surprisingly impartial

8. Cisco looks to standardize context-aware security

9. Why Aren't We Questioning the Effectiveness of the NSA Program?

10. 10 takeaways from Apple's WWDC

11. E3 2013: Batman: Arkham Origins trailer

12. INSIDER Block rogue apps with Windows Server -- for free

RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point 2013 Internet Security Report

Based on research of 900 companies and 120,000 hours of monitored traffic, this internet security report outlines the real risks faced by enterprises. For example, our study found that 63% of the organizations were infected with bots and 36% of the financial organizations sent credit card information outside of the company. Download the full report >>

Ubuntu Touch: First look at the Linux smartphone OS

The first developer preview of Ubuntu Touch – aka "Ubuntu for Phones and Tablets" – was unveiled just a few short months ago. And, just a few weeks back, it was announced that the team was shooting for having a fully functional (aka "can use it as your actual phone, on a daily basis") version by the end of May. May is now over. So let's take a look at where Ubuntu Touch is at. READ MORE

Google chases Amazon, both drop cloud prices

It's become a common scene in the cloud industry nowadays: Every few weeks or months a cloud vendor announces a price reduction on its services, and then within a couple of days at least one other competitor announces a price reduction as well. Today, it took just hours. READ MORE

Stopwatching.us: Reddit, Mozilla, EFF and others join forces to fight for privacy

A group of high-profile advocacy organizations, businesses, and important figures in the technology world have started a petition aimed at pressuring U.S. lawmakers into action over controversial digital surveillance activity undertaken by the government. READ MORE

VMware: We're building one of the biggest SDN deployments in the industry

VMware hopes to make the networking components of its soon-to-be-released vCloud Hybrid Service one of its biggest selling points, and in doing so the company plans to build one the largest software-defined networking (SDN) deployments in the industry. READ MORE

WEBCAST: IBM Corporation

Give Your Users What They Want with Cloud and Mobile

Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Time: 2:00 PM EDT You will learn: - How moving to the cloud can help accelerate mobile adoption in your organization. - The benefits of combining the power of cloud with the freedom and functionality of mobile. Learn More.

HP ties knot with Google, as Whitman talks up customers

Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday said it has begun to integrate its hardware and management systems with Google Apps. READ MORE

BlackBerry Q10 review: 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

Microsoft's BYOD game plan is surprisingly impartial

BYOD was born out of a rebellion against Microsoft products. Many of the people bringing their own laptops to work were bringing in Macs instead of Windows PCs, alongside their iPhones. No matter, Microsoft is set to introduce a slew of client and server technologies to support BYOD, both Microsoft and non-Microsoft devices. READ MORE

Cisco looks to standardize context-aware security

Cisco is looking to standardize a framework it developed for integrating disparate security products from multiple vendors. The framework is called the Platform Exchange Grid (pxGrid) and it allows third-party developers of security applications to develop capabilities for Cisco's Identity Services Engine (ISE). READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: VMware

4 Reasons to Expand Virtualization of Your IT Environment

In this eBook, find out how other VMware customers have extended their virtualization deployment and have uncovered significant benefits, such as simplified IT management and reallocation of resources. Read Now!

Why Aren't We Questioning the Effectiveness of the NSA Program?

Full disclosure, I am extremely uncomfortable with the intrusive intelligence programs going on at NSA. If it weren't for Edward Snowden and Mark Klein (former AT&T technician) we wouldn't know about NSA activities on telephony and data networks. Beyond the privacy issue however, there are a few other fundamental questions here and I don't hear anyone asking them. READ MORE

10 takeaways from Apple's WWDC

Apple held its much-anticipated annual World Wide Developers Conference keynote on Monday. Here are some of the highlights from the keynote that will matter most to Mac users. READ MORE

E3 2013: Batman: Arkham Origins trailer

Game trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins as shown as Sony's E3 press briefing in Los Angeles, June 10, 2013. READ MORE

INSIDER

Block rogue apps with Windows Server -- for free

It is a lot of work to set up policies; it takes trial and some error, too. But the payoffs are huge. READ MORE

WEBCAST: APC by Schneider Electric

Make your data center available, efficient and safe

We will discuss what you should expect from a world class service provider and the scope of services needed to make your data center the best it can be. Learn More. Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 2pm Eastern Learn More.

SLIDESHOWS

8 struggling technologies: Which ones will survive?

The following technology platforms appear to be struggling – some may ultimately flop and some may end up surviving and thriving.

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