Cloud security concerns are overblown, experts say

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	Cloud security concerns are overblown, experts say Security concerns should not deter enterprises from using public cloud technologies when it makes business sense. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Streamline Data Protection with Storage Manager IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) has been an industry-standard data protection solution for two decades. But, where most competitors focus exclusively on Backup and Restore, TSM is a far more comprehensive data-protection solution. Read Now In this Issue INSIDER Is Your IT Shop a Scrambler or a Leader? 13 of today's coolest network research projects Hot, new products from RSA Cloud Service Providers Fight Back, Challenge NSA Mac users warned against using public Wi-Fi networks Free tools for Windows Server admins Security researchers urge tech companies to explain their cryptographic choices Huge turnout at RSA shows hackers are winning RSA security attack demo deep-fries Apple Mac components Are Apple iOS, OS X flaws really backdoors for spies? Blackphone plans more secure devices, bouyed by Snowden leaks Check Point unveils security architecture for threat-intelligence sharing WHITE PAPER: Crittercism The 2013 Mobile App Performance Management Report Most enterprises are looking for ways to leverage their investments in web technology to handle mobile app performance, but between monitoring, OS variants, screen sizes and OEMs, this can be a costly and complex approach. This 2013 Mobile APM Report highlights best practices for meeting mobile app challenges and ensuring mobile app performance. Read more! INSIDER Is Your IT Shop a Scrambler or a Leader? An IT veteran describes the four stages of the technology organization -- and what it takes to move up a notch Read More 13 of today's coolest network research projects Here's a whirlwind look at some of the wildest and potentially most useful technology research projects from university and vendor labs related to computer networking. Read More Hot, new products from RSA Our roundup of new security products on hand at this week's show. Read More Cloud Service Providers Fight Back, Challenge NSA Facing a real business threat from the fallout from the NSA's intelligence gathering, tech sector luminaries are expanding their presence in Washington as they lobby for surveillance reforms. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems The top 5 truths behind what the cloud is not There's no doubt that cloud is a major paradigm shift for enterprise organizations from the way services are delivered, to the underlying solutions deployed to enable those services. This whitepaper clears the confusion around cloud to help you shape a successful strategy and implementation plan. Learn more Mac users warned against using public Wi-Fi networks Connecting to unsecured networks not advisable for Apple users until patch is released for vulnerability Read More Free tools for Windows Server admins Read More Security researchers urge tech companies to explain their cryptographic choices Fourteen prominent security and cryptography experts have signed an open letter to technology companies urging them to take steps to regain users' trust following reports over the past year that vendors collaborated with government agencies to undermine consumer security and facilitate mass surveillance. Read More Huge turnout at RSA shows hackers are winning In the battle between enterprises and malicious hackers, the bad guys are clearly winning, judging by the sheer number of people and exhibitors at the RSA security conference going on here this week. Read More WHITE PAPER: Crittercism Performance Management: The Mobile App Development Playbook This comprehensive 16 page Forrester Research, Inc. report, authored by Jeffrey Hammond, Forrester VP and Principal Analyst, details a number of valuable, commonly collected metrics and describes the tools and frameworks that can help you collect them. Read now! RSA security attack demo deep-fries Apple Mac components How bad can cyberattacks get? How about burning the internal components of a machine, whether PC or Mac, to a crisp so there's no thought of it being recoverable? That's what security vendor CrowdStrike showed could be done to an Apple Mac OS X today at the RSA Conference. Read More Are Apple iOS, OS X flaws really backdoors for spies? Two recently-discovered flaws in Apple iOS and Mac OS X have security experts openly asking whether the software vulnerabilities represent backdoors inserted for purposes of cyber-espionage. There's no clear answer so far, but it just shows that anxiety about state-sponsored surveillance is running high. Read More Blackphone plans more secure devices, bouyed by Snowden leaks Blackphone, the Swiss start-up that's launching a smartphone with encrypted communications, is planning a series of devices around the same idea, one of the company's co-founders said on Monday. Read More Check Point unveils security architecture for threat-intelligence sharing Check Point Software Technologies today said it is extending its security architecture to be able to incorporate more threat-intelligence data that could be shared with other vendor partners, with the goal of providing more adaptive prevention. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Free tools for Windows Server admins There are endless software tools and utilities out there to help you in managing your network. Here are some of the best free ones. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES 1. RSA security attack demo deep-fries Apple Mac components 2. Google Glass backlash escalates to violence 3. 10 cities that provide 1-Gig internet services 4. No hard feelings, Alan? Ford reportedly will dump Microsoft's Sync 5. 14 Tech Conventions You Should Attend in 2014 6. Ultimate cloud speed tests: Amazon vs. Google vs. Windows Azure 7. Are Apple iOS, OS X flaws really backdoors for spies? 8. 13 of today's coolest network research projects 9. Danger! Danger! iOS update may brick your iPhone 5S or iPad Air 10. Best new technology from Mobile World Congress 2014
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Ultimate cloud speed tests: Amazon vs. Google vs. Windows Azure

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	Ultimate cloud speed tests: Amazon vs. Google vs. Windows Azure A diverse set of real-world Java benchmarks shows that Google is fastest, Azure is slowest, and Amazon is priciest Read More WEBCAST: SAP SAP IT Transformation Forum On March 6, join us in an exclusive live event featuring Nolan Bushnell, a technology pioneer, entrepreneur, and scientist who's often cited as the father of the video game industry. This event will feature topics on laying the foundations for mobile, Big Data, and cloud applications that business teams require to stay competitive. Learn more In this Issue 9 wireless battery chargers: No power? No problem! FTC: Identity theft is the plague of the country INSIDER Is Your IT Shop a Scrambler or a Leader? How Unemployed CIOs Can Survive the Dark Days FBI expects to roll out malware-analysis system to help businesses identify attacks Intel kills SSD overclocking, unleashes its fastest-ever consumer drive Video tutorial: What is Conficker? iPads, smartphones on the front lines in Syria Life at an iPhone factory in China Cloud security concerns are overblown, experts say UK man charged with hacking US Federal Reserve Boeing's new smartphone will self-destruct in 3…2… Intel vs. ARM: Two titans' tangled fate Danger! Danger! iOS update may brick your iPhone 5S or iPad Air IBM's Rometty makes developers an offer: the Watson mobile app challenge 14 Tech Conventions You Should Attend in 2014 9 wireless battery chargers: No power? No problem!     Tired of having to fumble for the USB port every time your mobile device runs out of power? With these wireless chargers, just put your device down and let it it power up. Read More FTC: Identity theft is the plague of the country The Federal Trade Commission today issued its annual look at what consumers in the United States are complaining about the most. Read More INSIDER Is Your IT Shop a Scrambler or a Leader? An IT veteran describes the four stages of the technology organization -- and what it takes to move up a notch Read More How Unemployed CIOs Can Survive the Dark Days A long job hunt takes a personal and professional toll. CIOs have family and financial concerns while they reassess their careers and face a changing job market. But here's how CIOs can emerge stronger than ever. Read More FBI expects to roll out malware-analysis system to help businesses identify attacks     The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said this week his agency plans to introduce a malware-analysis system later this year that will let businesses and the public, report newly identified malware attacks, upload malware samples and receive reports on them. Read More Intel kills SSD overclocking, unleashes its fastest-ever consumer drive Intel won't be releasing an SSD whose performance can be customized by overclocking after all. Instead, it announced plans today to overclock a new flagship drive and begin selling that in March. Read More Video tutorial: What is Conficker? Today's advanced malware threats are capable of changing behavior to block attempts to discover and remove them from systems. One of the most successful examples of malware deploying these techniques in recent years was Conficker. Conficker was an unusually successful piece of malware that first surfaced in November 2008. It exploited a vulnerability in Windows server operating systems and went on... Read More iPads, smartphones on the front lines in Syria War-torn country involved in high-tech conflict Read More Life at an iPhone factory in China Foxconn is transforming the area around its factory in Zhengzhou, China. Here's a visual tour of the scene. Read More     Cloud security concerns are overblown, experts say Security concerns should not deter enterprises from using public cloud technologies when it makes business sense. Read More UK man charged with hacking US Federal Reserve A British man faces new charges in the U.S. for allegedly hacking into the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank's servers and stealing names, email addresses and other personal information of the bank's computer users. Read More Boeing's new smartphone will self-destruct in 3…2… Aerospace and defense company Boeing this week rolled out the Boeing Black – a heavily secured Android smartphone designed for use by the U.S. military and intelligence agencies, which – no kidding – will essentially self-destruct if tampered with. Read More Intel vs. ARM: Two titans' tangled fate Intel has barely made a dent in the mobile market, while ARM has been wildly successful. Does that spell doom for Intel -- or is ARM's triumph overblown? Read More Danger! Danger! iOS update may brick your iPhone 5S or iPad Air Read More IBM's Rometty makes developers an offer: the Watson mobile app challenge IBM CEO Ginni Rometty took to the Mobile World Congress stage Wednesday to announce a global competition to encourage developers to create mobile consumer and business apps powered by its Watson supercomputer platform. Read More 14 Tech Conventions You Should Attend in 2014 Taking the time each year to learn, grow and network should be part of your career plan, and tech conferences are a great way to do that. Here is a guide to the hottest tech events of 2014 (as well as a couple to look for in 2015). Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Free tools for Windows Server admins There are endless software tools and utilities out there to help you in managing your network. Here are some of the best free ones. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES 1. RSA security attack demo deep-fries Apple Mac components 2. Google Glass backlash escalates to violence 3. 10 cities that provide 1-Gig internet services 4. No hard feelings, Alan? Ford reportedly will dump Microsoft's Sync 5. 14 Tech Conventions You Should Attend in 2014 6. Ultimate cloud speed tests: Amazon vs. Google vs. Windows Azure 7. Are Apple iOS, OS X flaws really backdoors for spies? 8. 13 of today's coolest network research projects 9. Danger! Danger! iOS update may brick your iPhone 5S or iPad Air 10. Best new technology from Mobile World Congress 2014
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Battle of the fives: Samsung Galaxy S5 vs. Apple iPhone 5S vs. Google Nexus 5

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	Battle of the fives: Samsung Galaxy S5 vs. Apple iPhone 5S vs. Google Nexus 5 Samsung made the Galaxy S5 official on Monday at a Mobile World Congress presentation in Barcelona, touting a slimmed-down approach to the latest flagship's feature set and simplified design. Read More   WEBCAST: SAP SAP IT Transformation Forum On March 6, join us in an exclusive live event featuring Nolan Bushnell, a technology pioneer, entrepreneur, and scientist who's often cited as the father of the video game industry. This event will feature topics on laying the foundations for mobile, Big Data, and cloud applications that business teams require to stay competitive. Learn more In this Issue MWC 2014: Samsung targets fitness junkies with Galaxy Gear 2, Gear Fit Why the iWatch won't measure glucose levels INSIDER 10 cities that provide 1-Gig internet services Are Apple iOS, OS X flaws really backdoors for spies? Samsung to let developers tap into Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner 13 of today's coolest network research projects MWC 2014: E-paper smartphone display designed to save battery life MWC 2014: Dropped your phone in the toilet? Nanotechnology could save it Vodafone Foundation puts a 2G cell in a backpack for disaster recovery Why 2014 could be the year mobile payments explode on the iPhone Office for tablets: Microsoft's Godot MWC 2014: Samsung targets fitness junkies with Galaxy Gear 2, Gear Fit MWC 2014: Samsung targets fitness junkies with Galaxy Gear 2, Gear Fit The Gear Fit has a 1.84-inch, curved, 432 by 128 pixel display. Both the Gear 2 and Gear fit include heart rate monitors and S Health, an application suite f... From: Network World Videos Views: 139 3 ratings Time: 02:01 More in Science & Technology Read More   Why the iWatch won't measure glucose levels It's widely believed that Apple sometime in 2014 or soon thereafter will introduce an iWatch, a wearable device capable of tracking all sorts of interesting biometric data. Read More     INSIDER 10 cities that provide 1-Gig internet services Municipal broadband is becoming a contentious issue in the race to establish ubiquitous high-speed Internet throughout the United States. Read More Are Apple iOS, OS X flaws really backdoors for spies? Two recently-discovered flaws in Apple iOS and Mac OS X have security experts openly asking whether the software vulnerabilities represent backdoors inserted for purposes of cyber-espionage. There's no clear answer so far, but it just shows that anxiety about state-sponsored surveillance is running high. Read More   Samsung to let developers tap into Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner With its fingerprint scanner and heart-rate sensor, Samsung's Galaxy S5 has been a headline grabber since the almost phablet-sized smartphone launched at Mobile World Congress. Both the Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner and even the "wallet" API may sound like Apple copycat moves, but there are significant differences. Read More   13 of today's coolest network research projects Here's a whirlwind look at some of the wildest and potentially most useful technology research projects from university and vendor labs related to computer networking. Read More   MWC 2014: E-paper smartphone display designed to save battery life Yota Devices will launch a new dual-screen smartphone later this year that has an e-paper display to save battery. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb Read More   MWC 2014: Dropped your phone in the toilet? Nanotechnology could save it A microscopic coating from P2i coats the electronics inside smartphones to prevent the phones from short circuiting after getting wet. Read More   Vodafone Foundation puts a 2G cell in a backpack for disaster recovery Did you ever have one of those days when cell coverage was so bad you wished you had a base station on your back? The Vodafone Foundation came out with just such a device this week, but not to keep irritable iPhone junkies happy. Read More   Why 2014 could be the year mobile payments explode on the iPhone Richard Crone had been on the road a few days recently when his smartphone did something unexpected: It started sending him special-offer coupons for breakfast at Starbucks. Read More   Office for tablets: Microsoft's Godot Apple launched the iPad four years ago, igniting a tablet frenzy that altered personal computing at home and at work, but Microsoft has yet to release an Office version for touchscreen devices. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Free tools for Windows Server admins There are endless software tools and utilities out there to help you in managing your network. Here are some of the best free ones. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES 1. RSA security attack demo deep-fries Apple Mac components 2. Google Glass backlash escalates to violence 3. 10 cities that provide 1-Gig internet services 4. No hard feelings, Alan? Ford reportedly will dump Microsoft's Sync 5. 14 Tech Conventions You Should Attend in 2014 6. Ultimate cloud speed tests: Amazon vs. Google vs. Windows Azure 7. Are Apple iOS, OS X flaws really backdoors for spies? 8. 13 of today's coolest network research projects 9. Danger! Danger! iOS update may brick your iPhone 5S or iPad Air 10. Best new technology from Mobile World Congress 2014
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