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	How to protect Earth from asteroid destruction   There has been much discussion about how NASA and others could protect Earth from the threat of asteroids catastrophically striking the planet. This month NASA issued a report on the conclusions reached by a group of experts on the best ways to find, track and possibly deflect asteroids headed for Earth. Here we take a look at some of the key findings as well as other asteroid detection projects. Read More   WHITE PAPER: IBM Cost-effective messaging for medium-sized businesses Help strengthen customer relationships, drive operational effectiveness and optimize your workforce with IBM collaboration and messaging solutions for medium-sized businesses. IBM Lotus software is designed to provide simplified solutions and delivery models based on your needs. View Now>> In this Issue Google eyes 34 cities for next step in gigabit fiber expansion With 'virgin' developers, Microsoft could fork Android Zeus malware-botnet variant spotted 'crawling' Salesforce.com Time to drop unnecessary admin privileges RSA Preview: Machine-learning analytics and cloud encryption 6 tips to combat Advanced Persistent Threats A FICO credit score, but for your cloud Sony takes the lead in gaming console race Leaked release dates shed light on Microsoft's Windows 9 plans Wireless and Cars: My Initial Experiments with Telematics Apple reportedy met with Elon Musk of Tesla and may be exploring technology that could predict heart attacks WHITE PAPER: Dell Software   RocketSpace case study In this case study, see how RocketSpace got both high security and high performance with Dell™ SonicWALL™ E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) E5500 Next-Generation Firewall with application intelligence, control and visualization. Read now! Google eyes 34 cities for next step in gigabit fiber expansion Google has chosen 34 cities across the U.S. as the next sites for possible expansion of its gigabit-speed Fiber Internet service. The cities encompass nine metro areas and include Salt Lake City; San Antonio; Nashville, Tennessee; Charlotte, North Carolina; clusters of cities around Silicon Valley, including Mountain View where Google has its headquarters; Atlanta; Portland, Oregon; Phoenix; and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Read More   With 'virgin' developers, Microsoft could fork Android Windows Phone is not an option for Microsoft's mobile renaissance. It's just too little and too late. Read More   Zeus malware-botnet variant spotted 'crawling' Salesforce.com The Zeus Trojan, malware long known to steal banking credentials to siphon off victims' funds, has been spotted being put to yet another devious use: swiping business data from Salesforce.com. Read More   Time to drop unnecessary admin privileges A new study shows that CSOs could dramatically lower the risk of malware infection by becoming a lot stingier with the number of company employees given administrator accounts on computers. Read More   RSA Preview: Machine-learning analytics and cloud encryption   Keith Shaw chats with Kevin Conklin from Prelert and Elad Yoran from Vaultive about some security trends expected at the 2014 RSA Conference in San Francisco. Read More   6 tips to combat Advanced Persistent Threats The success of advanced persistent threats (APT) is reportedly so pervasive that detecting and defeating them with any consistency may seem to be a hopeless battle. Read More   A FICO credit score, but for your cloud In the early-1980s Fair, Isaac and Co. created a universal metric named the FICO Credit Score that allowed lending agencies to judge the credit-worthiness of potential debtors. Rajiv Gupta, founder of cloud security startup SkyHigh Networks, says the cloud needs the same thing. And his company's Cloud Security Dashbaord aims to be just that. Read More   Sony takes the lead in gaming console race Sony has sold more than 5.3 million PlayStation 4 consoles as of Feb. 8, solidifying its lead over Microsoft's Xbox One. Read More   Leaked release dates shed light on Microsoft's Windows 9 plans The Russian super sleuth continues his stream of updates on a nearing 8.1 update and the release of Windows 9. Maybe it's a good thing Microsoft is in a bit of chaos right now, because it's leakier than an 80-year-old man who drank a gallon of tea. WZor, the leaker with a track record dating back to the Vista days, has unleashed a bunch of dates that, if true, indicate a very busy year. Read More   Wireless and Cars: My Initial Experiments with Telematics   So the end-of-the-year car sales and the expiration of my previous lease converged in late December, leading to my leasing a shiny new Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. Hyundai builds great vehicles, with equally great price/performance, and they have the best warranty anywhere. And they have all of the bells and whistles that appeal to gadget freaks like me - including telematics, which is loosely defined here... Read More   Apple reportedy met with Elon Musk of Tesla and may be exploring technology that could predict heart attacks In 2010, Apple hired a Goldman Sachs investment banker named Adrian Perica. His mission? To focus exclusively on mergers and acquisitions and help Apple seal deals quickly. Since then, Apple, a company that has historically shied away from numerous corporate acquisitions, has stepped on the gas quite noticeably. In 2013 alone, for example, Apple acquired 15 companies, more than it's ever acquired in... Read More
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