The 10 most terrifying security nightmares revealed at the Black Hat and Def Con hacker conferences

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	The 10 most terrifying security nightmares revealed at the Black Hat and Def Con hacker conferences Hacked planes. Unstoppable, utterly malicious flash drives. Hotel automation gone crazy. These are the 10 most terrifying security stories out of the premier hacker and security conferences in Las Vegas. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kemp Technologies The Internet of Things White Paper: Is Your Network Ready? From healthcare to automotive and manufacturing to consumer electronics, the Internet of Things is a quantum revolution in how we think about data connectivity. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft's inconsistent Windows Phone 8.1 strategy stumbles forward How hackers used Google in stealing corporate data Def Con talk gives low-tech tips for detecting high-tech surveillance 10 tech pros who push their downtime to the limits Windows 8's no-name update plan nails OS's coffin shut Wikimedia: Right to be forgotten results in 'Internet riddled with memory holes' What it means that smartphones are the fastest-growing IT sector Rackspace clarifies its IaaS message Glaser returns to head RealNetworks, vows to be 'video cloud' leader T-Mobile could soon be bigger than Sprint Nadella leaves no doubt about who is in charge in first six months as CEO Cisco's new UCS fabric interconnect: no ACI? WHITE PAPER: BMC Software MyIT- Consumer Cool for Business Apps Rich Ptak discusses how BMC's MyIT combines the ease and familiarity of accessing today's consumer apps with the stability, security and strengths of the enterprise IT infrastructure. Learn More Microsoft's inconsistent Windows Phone 8.1 strategy stumbles forward New phones for some, no updates for others. No wonder Windows Phone is at 3% market share. Read More How hackers used Google in stealing corporate data A group of innovative hackers used free services from Google and an Internet infrastructure company to disguise data stolen from corporate and government computers, a security firm reported. Read More Def Con talk gives low-tech tips for detecting high-tech surveillance An associate professor of digital forensics presented, "Am I being spied on: Low-tech ways of detecting high-tech surveillance," at Def Con 22. Read More 10 tech pros who push their downtime to the limits As if IT leadership isn't challenging enough, some tech pros choose not to kick back when the day is done. Here's how flying a stunt plane or birthing a llama can make you a better leader. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Tolly Test Report - How NetScaler outperforms F5 Measurable performance is a key factor when selecting an Application Delivery Controller(ADC) solution for modern data centers. In this report, Tolly evaluates the performance of several Citrix NetScaler ADC models vs. that of comparable products. Learn how NetScaler fared and provided up to 480% the performance of F5. Learn more Windows 8's no-name update plan nails OS's coffin shut Policy of smaller, faster updates also heralds broad changes to Windows in the future, say analysts; puts enterprises even further behind 8-ball Read More Wikimedia: Right to be forgotten results in 'Internet riddled with memory holes' Google removes over 50 links to Wikipedia from search results in Europe Read More What it means that smartphones are the fastest-growing IT sector All hail the new King of IT: IDC's latest Black Book predicts worldwide IT spending growth will come mostly from smartphones. Read More Rackspace clarifies its IaaS message Rackspace still offers IaaS, but only with a support package. Read More WEBCAST: BMC Software Increase Your Data Center IQ Discover how to improve network efficiency, lower IT costs and more proactively manage your physical, virtual and cloud environments. Join BMC Software and partners, Entuity and Sentry Software, to learn how to build data center success with a comprehensive performance monitoring solution. Learn More Glaser returns to head RealNetworks, vows to be 'video cloud' leader The ex-CEO who returned as interim CEO has been made permanent. This sounds familiar. Can history repeat? Read More T-Mobile could soon be bigger than Sprint Subscriber gains could make T-Mobile the third-biggest U.S. carrier later this year, a new report says Read More Nadella leaves no doubt about who is in charge in first six months as CEO He's had his share of hits and misses but he's made his presence felt from the start Read More Cisco's new UCS fabric interconnect: no ACI? The quietly introduced 6324 "mini UCS" has no connection to newest data center fabric Read More
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