IT pros share blame for 'shadow IT' problem

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	IT pros share blame for 'shadow IT' problem When end users circumvent the IT department and start using software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications without permission, the IT pros complain about the plague they call "shadow IT." But it would seem the professionals are also operating in the shadows, according to a survey out today. Read More   WEBCAST: IBM IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager: Online Product Demo Intelligent Investigation Manager optimizes fraud investigation and analysis and it dynamically coordinates and reports on cases, provides analysis and visualization, and enables more efficient and effective investigations. Learn More. In this Issue The 21 most powerful enterprise networking companies Georgia Tech researcher flags flaw in open-source vets health system Electric car owner arrested for 'stealing' 5 cents of power Understanding where 802.11ad WiGig fits into the gigabit Wi-Fi picture Law enforcement, a non-geeky use for Google Glass SANS Technology Institute accredited for masters in security Why tablet market growth will drop off in three years Death threats fly as $100 million of Bitcoins disappear from Sheep Marketplace Miley Cyrus kicking techies' butts in TIME Person of the Year voting 5 risks to avoid for the holidays Black Friday bargains prompt consumers to self-gift iPad Air Electric car owner arrested for 'stealing' 5 cents of power WHITE PAPER: VCE The Sky's the Limit for Eclipse Aerospace and VCE Learn how Eclipse was able to virtualize the entire data center without any business disruption, dramatically reduce IT infrastructure hardware costs and easily migrate SAP business applications, Siemens Teamcenter and NX CAD server software. Learn More The 21 most powerful enterprise networking companies   Here they are – the 21 companies that have the biggest effects on the day-to-day operations of enterprise networks. Spanning a broad range of different businesses – from wireless carriers to hardware vendors to cloud providers – these firms are, in our view, the ones with the most sway over what happens on the network. We drew on our own institutional expertise, as well as extensive discussions with industry analysts, to come up with the list. Read More   Georgia Tech researcher flags flaw in open-source vets health system   An academic exercise by a security researcher blossomed into a live-fire infosec emergency last month, after a major vulnerability was found in a central U.S. government healthcare database system. Read More   Electric car owner arrested for 'stealing' 5 cents of power Not since Arlo Guthrie found himself behind bars in the "Alice's Restaurant Masacree" has an alleged miscreant been locked up over so little: Demonstrating a shocking lack of common sense, police in Georgia recently arrested a man for "stealing" electricity from a school where he plugged his car in for 20 minutes during his son's tennis match. Read More   Understanding where 802.11ad WiGig fits into the gigabit Wi-Fi picture The wireless world is evolving rapidly in response to the explosion of intelligent devices, applications and data, and the IEEE 802.11ad standard, commonly known as WiGig, is poised to help. Read More   Law enforcement, a non-geeky use for Google Glass Read More   SANS Technology Institute accredited for masters in security The cybersecurity-focused SANS Technology Institute has received accreditation that will make it much easier for many students to receive tuition reimbursement from employers. Read More   Why tablet market growth will drop off in three years IDC forecasts the tablet growth tsunami will calm to single digits in 2017. A good reason for that could be improvements in computer-human interaction, which will make mobile devices with larger screens less vital. Read More   Death threats fly as $100 million of Bitcoins disappear from Sheep Marketplace First came the closure of criminal underground Silk Road, now an apparently vast theft of Bitcoins from one of the sites that replaced it, Sheep Marketplace. Are the users of darkweb markets now being targeted by criminals? Read More   Miley Cyrus kicking techies' butts in TIME Person of the Year voting Political leaders in Egypt and Turkey, as well as singer Miley Cyrus, have taken a wrecking ball to tech leaders and personalities so far in TIME's Person of the Year voting, which wraps up on Dec. 6. TIME editors will have the final say, but it's possible that public voting results will sway their decision, which will be announced on Dec. 11. Read More   5 risks to avoid for the holidays 'Tis the season for social engineering scammers who like to prey on shoppers. CSO spoke to Troy Gill of AppRiver, who outlines five risks that are particularly common during the holidays. Read More   Black Friday bargains prompt consumers to self-gift iPad Air Aggressive discounting by Apple and its biggest retail partners last week resulted in a surge of new iPad Air tablets going online. Read More   Electric car owner arrested for 'stealing' 5 cents of power Not since Arlo Guthrie found himself behind bars in the "Alice's Restaurant Masacree" has an alleged miscreant been locked up over so little: Demonstrating a shocking lack of common sense, police in Georgia recently arrested a man for "stealing" electricity from a school where he plugged his car in for 20 minutes during his son's tennis match. Read More
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