Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Shopping for last-minute tech gifts? Here's our one stop guide

Security researcher cancels talk at RSA conference in protest

Senators call on FTC to investigate Target breach

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December 24, 2013
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Shopping for last-minute tech gifts? Here's our one stop guide

You've only got a few more shopping days until Christmas, and you're still not sure what to get--or even where to start.

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Issue highlights

1. Security researcher cancels talk at RSA conference in protest

2. Senators call on FTC to investigate Target breach

3. 5 strategies for post-holiday BYOD problems

4. Online sales stats, up, up, up!

5. 'The Worm Before Christmas' (1988)

6. NANOG invites high school, college students to apply for fellowships

7. How to track Santa's big trip with NORAD, Google

8. The worst tech predictions of 2013 -- and two that hit the mark

9. Chromebooks charge into business market, capture 20% of commercial notebooks

10. Robot Revue: DARPA Robotics Challenge in video

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Security researcher cancels talk at RSA conference in protest

Security researcher Mikko Hypponen has canceled his talk at a RSA security conference in San Francisco, reacting to a report that the security division of EMC allegedly received US$10 million from the U.S. National Security Agency to use a flawed random number generator in one of its products. READ MORE

Senators call on FTC to investigate Target breach

A U.S. senator has called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Target's security practices after the large retailer reported a data breach affecting 40 million customer credit and debit cards. READ MORE

5 strategies for post-holiday BYOD problems

Christmas is fast approaching. Now, and after the office is back to normal after the first of the year, employees are going to return with several shiny new gadgets, along with the expectation that they'll "just work" in the corporate environment. Security will be a distant afterthought, because it's still viewed as a process that hinders productivity. READ MORE

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Leveraging ITaaS to Fight Growing Cybersecurity Threats

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Online sales stats, up, up, up!

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'The Worm Before Christmas' (1988)

Last month the tech press helped mark the 25th anniversary of the Morris Worm, the first Internet-driven worm to garner widespread media attention. READ MORE

NANOG invites high school, college students to apply for fellowships

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How to track Santa's big trip with NORAD, Google

As Santa Claus and his elves prepare for their biggest night of the year, NORAD and Google are getting ready to track his big Christmas Eve ride. READ MORE

The worst tech predictions of 2013 -- and two that hit the mark

From the social network in business to the 'success' of the Chromebook to the launch of iTV, the pundits got it wrong, wrong, wrong READ MORE

Chromebooks charge into business market, capture 20% of commercial notebooks

Sales of Chromebooks exploded from basically nothing in 2012 to more than 20 percent of the U.S. commercial PC market, analyst firm NPD reported on Monday, while Windows PCs and MacsA remained flat at best. READ MORE

Robot Revue: DARPA Robotics Challenge in video

Two days of robotic competition wrapped up today in Homestead, Fla. Here's a special music video featuring highlights from the DARPA Robotics Challenge 2013. READ MORE

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