Networking World: Police pay $750 CryptoLocker ransom

Yes, Instagram & Twitter users, you are exposing yourselves

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November 19, 2013

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Police pay $750 CryptoLocker ransom

Law enforcement authorities and computer security experts are in general agreement that paying off the criminals who distribute CryptoLocker ransomware is ill-advised, yet that's exactly the path chosen by a Massachusetts police department when it was recently victimized. From a local newspaper report:

Issue highlights

1. 20 hottest tech toys for the holidays

2. Yes, Instagram & Twitter users, you are exposing yourselves

3. Dropbox is winning the storage wars - get used to it

4. Google's Vint Cerf defines Internet of Things challenges

5. You've got to see Marc Benioff's shoes

6. Quick look: NASA's Mars MAVEN mission

7. Riverbed's next great hope for redemption

8. Ballmer's last decisions at Microsoft prove to be his best

9. Router start-up gets boost from Cisco

10. Salesforce, Amazon and others (kind of) offer private clouds - is it enough?

11. Ballmer's last decisions at Microsoft prove to be his best

12. Mozilla ushers in new Firefox UI

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20 hottest tech toys for the holidays

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Yes, Instagram & Twitter users, you are exposing yourselves

We've all been warned about what to allow and not allow our smartphone apps such as Twitter and Instagram and Facebook to share with the world, such as our location. But many app users let it all hang out there, and that's where this video prankster comes in: READ MORE

Dropbox is winning the storage wars - get used to it

If you needed more proof that the future of storage lies in cloud-based online services like Dropbox and its competitors, the financial markets have 8 billion reasons for you to consider. At least, $8 billion is the reported valuation of the company in a $250 million funding round it's now putting together. READ MORE

Google's Vint Cerf defines Internet of Things challenges

We are going to have to live through a period of mistakes and challenges before we can make any strong regulations about the privacy issues and other challenges the Internet of Things present. That was Vint Cerf, vice president and chief internet evangelist for Google's response to a regulation question at his keynote before today's Federal Trade Commission's workshop on the Internet of Things trend.... READ MORE

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You've got to see Marc Benioff's shoes

Marc Benioff is never afraid to make bold statements in speeches, business or, apparently fashion. The king of SaaS and founder of Salesforce.com took the stage at the company's annual Dreamforce conference this morning donning pretty much regular business attire - a business suit with no tie and a jacket. And these shoes: Yes, those are clouds on his shoes. What else would Benioff wear on his feet?... READ MORE

Quick look: NASA's Mars MAVEN mission

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Riverbed's next great hope for redemption

The WAN optimization leader recently presented its platform for "location-independent computing." READ MORE

Ballmer's last decisions at Microsoft prove to be his best

Departing CEO Steve Ballmer knew needed to change Microsoft, but couldn't change himself. So he fell on his own sword. READ MORE

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Router start-up gets boost from Cisco

Compass-EOS, a start-up shipping a silicon photonics-based router, this week closed a $42 million round of funding with the help of existing investor Cisco. Other existing vendors participating in the latest round include Comcast Ventures, Pitango Venture Capital, Benchmark Capital, Northbridge Venture Partners and Marker LLC. READ MORE

Salesforce, Amazon and others (kind of) offer private clouds - is it enough?

Today we have two nuggets of news from the cloud world that both aim to alleviate concerns that customers may have with using a multi-tenant public cloud. READ MORE

Ballmer's last decisions at Microsoft prove to be his best

Credit: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson An amazing article in Monday's edition of the Wall Street Journal gives insight into what happened to precipitate Steve Ballmer's departure from Microsoft. As many have speculated, Ballmer is not leaving because he's ready. READ MORE

Mozilla ushers in new Firefox UI

Mozilla on Monday began rolling out its first major Firefox user interface change in more than three years, seeding early adopters of the "Nightly" build with the new "Australis" revamp. READ MORE

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