Hacking Windows XP to get security patches is a really bad idea

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	Hacking Windows XP to get security patches is a really bad idea By now, you know about the registry hack trick to get updates for Windows XP. I shouldn't have to tell you this, but that's a really bad idea, one you should not do, and both Microsoft and at least one security firm are saying not to do it. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell SecureWorks Advanced Threat Services This white paper defines advanced threats, reviews the types of techniques advanced threat actors use as they relate to the kill chain, recommends specific steps for an effective defense strategy and defines how Dell SecureWorks services can help organizations detect, defend and eradicate advanced threats. Learn more In this Issue Why Apple's $3 billion Beats deal still doesn't make any sense Chambers is giddy about IoT, and other takeaways from Cisco Live 2014 Is Amazon scheming up a cloud-based Bitcoin-funded exchange? What is Ubuntu without Bacon? Microsoft baffled by fact one of its products keeps getting better How MIT and Caltech's coding breakthrough could accelerate mobile network speeds Money talks, innovation walks: Patent trolls win big in Congress Microsoft's translation app for Skype is seriously impressive Consumer profiling: Data brokers know more about you than your mom or Google 11 top tools for Android road warriors Why haven't robots yet changed the world? WEBCAST: Dell SecureWorks Counterstrategies for Combatting Social Engineering Social Engineering is proving costlier than ever, especially phishing and spear phishing. With recent breaches, the imperative to counter social engineering effectively takes on a whole new level of urgency. In this webcast, the CISO for Dell SecureWorks discusses the realities of social engineering and what your organization must do to counter it. Learn more Why Apple's $3 billion Beats deal still doesn't make any sense Apple offers three reasons to justify its big-bucks buyout of headphone maker/music streamer Beats. But they don't add up. Read More Chambers is giddy about IoT, and other takeaways from Cisco Live 2014 Cisco Live 2014 gave a glimpse into what has the networking giant excited for the future. Read More Is Amazon scheming up a cloud-based Bitcoin-funded exchange? Some cloud futurists get giddy over the idea of an exchange-like marketplace where one day cloud computing resources are bought and sold like stocks. Amazon, the biggest dog in this industry, may be scheming up something of that ilk, given a new patent the company was awarded this week. Read More WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Survival Tips for Big Data's Impact on Network Performance Big Data projects slam network performance. This paper offer survival tips to prepare your network before the Big Data projects hit, not after. Learn how to monitor and manage network performance for bandwidth, consistent low latency, scalable storage, processing power and security. Learn More What is Ubuntu without Bacon? Jono Bacon, the community manager for Ubuntu, has announced that he will be leaving his post at Canonical to join the crew over at XPRIZE. Read More Microsoft baffled by fact one of its products keeps getting better Nadella: 'It's brain-like in the sense of its capability to learn.' Read More How MIT and Caltech's coding breakthrough could accelerate mobile network speeds What if you could transmit data without link layer flow control bogging down throughput with retransmission requests, and also optimize the size of the transmission for network efficiency and application latency constraints? 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 Money talks, innovation walks: Patent trolls win big in Congress Cowardly Congress kills patent reform — again. Now it's up to the courts and states — again. Read More Microsoft's translation app for Skype is seriously impressive Someday, Skype will enable you to have conversations with people who don't speak your language. Read More Consumer profiling: Data brokers know more about you than your mom or Google Most people don't understand how much data brokers know about them, or that it's more than Google, the government or their family might know about them. Read More 11 top tools for Android road warriors Heading out on the road? Be sure you have these critical business apps on your Android device Read More Why haven't robots yet changed the world? A well-known roboticist acknowledged Wednesday at an MIT symposium that robotics has yet to change the world. Read More
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