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	Verizon: Web apps are the security punching bag of the Internet Verizon today issued its annual data-breach investigations report, a study of what happened in 1,367 known cases across dozens of industries in 95 countries last year, and the most common form of attack was breaking in through Web applications. Read More WHITE PAPER: Spirent Top 5 Reasons You Need Network Testing NOW The availability, security, and performance of applications and services on the network are among the most important aspects of an IT organization, and must be tested to ensure performance. Download this white paper to learn the top 5 reasons why you should test your network sooner rather than later. Learn More In this Issue Here's how Apple is spending $1 billion on sapphire Cisco announces security service linked with new operations centers Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share favorite IT products China working on Linux replacement for Windows XP Hundreds of medical professionals targeted in multi-state tax scam How a cyber cop patrols the underworld of e-commerce The Internet of Things: An exploding security minefield NSA spying revelations have tired out China's Huawei Self-taught hackers rule Cloud Attacks Are Following Enterprise Workloads How to keep your smartphone (and its data) secure Michaels says breach at its stores affected nearly 3M payment cards What the rumor mill expects from iOS 8 WHITE PAPER: Dell Software Optimization Strategies to Better Support Mobile Grow your mobile workforce without risking security or increasing administrative complexity. This new white paper explains how Dell Mobility Solutions can help you increase mobile/BYOD performance and capacity while protecting company resources and streamlining IT management. Learn more Here's how Apple is spending $1 billion on sapphire From rare gemstone to mass market material for future iPhones, iPads and more? Read More Cisco announces security service linked with new operations centers Cisco today announced Managed Threat Defense, a set of security services for the enterprise that Cisco is providing through two new operations centers to remotely support intrusion-detection, incident response and forensics, among other services. Read More Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share favorite IT products It takes many tools to keep IT systems running smoothly, and tech pros have their personal favorites. What made the cut? Everything from security products and mobile device management tools to data analytics and cloud services. If your favorite tech product didn't make the list, tell us about it. Read More China working on Linux replacement for Windows XP China is working on a Linux operating system that can replace the now-vulnerable Windows XP and protect the country's networking infrastructure. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Why Partner With a SAM Provider? As IT infrastructures evolve, the complexity of software assets is constantly increasing, creating headaches for IT pros whose responsibility it is to keep track of it all. In response, many are turning to software asset management (SAM) software. View Now Hundreds of medical professionals targeted in multi-state tax scam Medical professionals in ten states have become victims of identity theft, after someone used their personal information, including Social Security Number, to file fraudulent tax returns. Read More How a cyber cop patrols the underworld of e-commerce Melissa Andrews, a resident of Canada, is a cyber security "cop" for Payza, an international e-commerce payment platform operating in 97 countries. Her job, described by the company's public relations firm as "the worst security job on the Internet," is to protect the public from illegal, and many times revolting, content, by shutting the sites down and alerting authorities about criminal activity. She spoke with CSO this week about her job and why she is proud of what she does. Read More The Internet of Things: An exploding security minefield Everybody from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to a unanimous crowd of security experts has been issuing increasingly insistent warnings that security is not being taken seriously in the explosive development of the Internet of Things (IoT). Read More NSA spying revelations have tired out China's Huawei Revelations about U.S. secret surveillance programs have left China's Huawei Technologies exhausted on the public relations front, a top company executive said Wednesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Attachmate Mobile-Enabling Your Workforce with Apps You Already Have Learn how Verastream can unlock your legacy assets and make them seamlessly accessible to your mobile audience. An advanced technology tool and mobile-enablement platform, Verastream can quickly package your applications and data into any format, for any device. Learn More! Self-taught hackers rule Ilio Kolochenko, CEO of High-Tech Bridge, a Swiss information security company, gave the keynote address on governments' role in cybersecurity this past Sunday at the Regional cybersecurity Summit in Oman. Read More Cloud Attacks Are Following Enterprise Workloads Enterprise workloads are shifting to cloud and hosting environments in ever greater numbers and attacks that have historically targeted on-premises environments are following them, according to a new report. Read More How to keep your smartphone (and its data) secure In our daily activities, our smartphones increasingly store or access sensitive business and personal data -- not just email, but also financial and medical information, company systems, travel itineraries, etc. Many of us also use smartphones to access cloud data repositories like Dropbox, Evernote, Google Docs, Microsoft OneDrive and Apple iCloud. Read More Michaels says breach at its stores affected nearly 3M payment cards About 2.6 million payment cards at Michaels Stores and another 400,000 at subsidiary Aaron Brothers may have been affected in a card skimming attack that compromised its point-of-sale systems, the retailer said Thursday. 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