Java zero-days take SIX MONTHS to patch? SRSLY, Oracle?

	Richi Jennings: Java zero-days take SIX MONTHS to patch? SRSLY, Oracle? | Robert L. Mitchell: BlackBerrys and BYOD: RIM makes its play
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	Patrick Thibodeau: Innovation is the most abused word in tech The iPad is about as innovative as the toaster. You can still read books without an iPad, and you can still toast bread without a toaster. True innovation radically alters the way we interact with the world. But true innovation may be in danger, a new paper argues. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Become a Cloud expert at AWS re: Invent Amazon Web Services invites you to AWS re:Invent, our first global customer and partner conference. Hear how companies are migrating their IT applications to the Cloud. Learn best practices for managing security, monitoring your resources, optimizing performance, and cutting costs. Get your questions answered by AWS experts to help you get started. Register today for AWS re: Invent, the largest gathering ever of the AWS community. In this Issue Richi Jennings: Java zero-days take SIX MONTHS to patch? SRSLY, Oracle? Robert L. Mitchell: BlackBerrys and BYOD: RIM makes its play Darlene Storm: Surveillance counter-measures expert exposes illegal court eavesdropping Vineet Jain: Ladies and gentlemen, please secure your belongings for takeoff and landing JR Raphael: Android insanity! Galaxy Note II, Xperia T, and the other hot new launches Preston Gralla: More good news for Windows Phone -- Samsung announces a slick, high-end Windows Phone 8 device Jonny Evans: Apple, Samsung tablet war could be good for consumers Shark Tank: Which is, of course, why it's the last resort RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC IT's Next Transformation To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT. Read the interactive guide to learn more. Richi Jennings: Java zero-days take SIX MONTHS to patch? SRSLY, Oracle? There are some zero-day vulnerabilities in Java that are already being exploited. However, these aren't new bugs: Oracle has known about them since early April, and doesn't plan to fix them until October. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder why it takes six months to fix critical security holes. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: BlackBerrys and BYOD: RIM makes its play On Monday, I blogged that none of the half dozen or so CIOs with whom I recently spoke about managing mobile devices in a bring your own device world had mentioned Research in Motion in their long-term vision. Perhaps they were being too hasty. Read More Darlene Storm: Surveillance counter-measures expert exposes illegal court eavesdropping Technical surveillance counter-measures (TSCM) expert James Atkinson exposed illegal court eavesdropping, hacking, privileged legal defense strategies that had been unlawfully recorded, covert bugs that illicitly spied on a jail, a courtroom and a judge. Atkinson advised that this information could not only cause a mistrial, but also result in a Grand Jury Indictment of several court officers, members of law enforcement, and likely the Defendants as well. This could easily be turned into a conspiracy thriller movie. Read More Vineet Jain: Ladies and gentlemen, please secure your belongings for takeoff and landing The rise in acceptance of cloud based services makes it easy for us to forget about the interconnectedness of our digital personas. Standardization of security is the only way forward. Read More WEBCAST: IBM How to Take Business Analytics to the Next Level Live Date and Time: November 29, 2011 - 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST By attending this webcast you will learn how you can implement an effective BA strategy that will deliver maximum strategic value to your company. Register Now JR Raphael: Android insanity! Galaxy Note II, Xperia T, and the other hot new launches From Samsung's Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Camera to Sony's Xperia T and beyond, here's a look at this week's hottest Android launches and a peek at what's still ahead. Read More Preston Gralla: More good news for Windows Phone -- Samsung announces a slick, high-end Windows Phone 8 device The good news for Windows Phone keeps coming: Samsung today announced a slick Windows 8 phone whose specs make it seem as if it can provide serious competition to iPhones and Android phones. With HTC and Nokia slated to announce Windows Phone 8 devices, and carriers lining up behind the operating system, the news is all good for Microsoft. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple, Samsung tablet war could be good for consumers The news for consumers isn't that Apple has stopped innovation. It has merely moved to prevent imitation. That's great news for because it suggests tablet and smartphone manufacturers will now begin to explore different sizes, shapes and capabilities for their hopefully uniquely-designed devices. This means it is possible consumers will benefit from even more choice within device categories as a result. Read More Shark Tank: Which is, of course, why it's the last resort This pilot fish is the de facto "expert" for the ad-hoc database and reporting software his company uses, and he spends a year training one employee on the system -- who then leaves to go work for the software vendor. Read More
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