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	Snowden's role provided 'perfect cover' for NSA data theft Fugitive document leaker Edward Snowden's role as a systems administrator provided easy access to classified NSA documents sitting in a file-sharing location on the spy agency's intranet portal. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Nexsan Technologies The Five Forces Advancing Archive Center Stage Big Data isn't over yet. How will you handle the ever-increasing amount of digital information? It's time to reconsider why archive may be the game-changing – and budget-saving – way to manage and secure your growing data. Storage analyst Jerome Wendt explains why it's time to rethink archive. Read now! In this Issue Hacking courses offer cybercrooks tips on how to hone skills 7 biggest IT compliance headaches and how CIOs can cure them Mars rover could have its own robotic snake JR Raphael: Moto X Developer Edition vs. the carrier models: Which should you get? Amazon redesigns Kindle app for iOS 7, adds Collections AT&T, Microsoft team to link business customers to Azure cloud Darlene Storm: Not again: Stop blaming violent video games for mass shootings Linux kernel luminaries talk enterprise, embedded and why they're coming together Richi Jennings: HUGE BlackBerry layoffs: Up to 40% of staff say rumors WEBCAST: Citrix Online Detecting and Dealing with Toxic Teams Join Paul Glen, CEO and author of Leading Geeks, on Thursday September 26 at 10AM PDT/ 1 PM EDT. as he explains the 5 warning signs that indicate you have a toxic team and how to restore your team to 100% health. Learn big solutions for big problems! View now Hacking courses offer cybercrooks tips on how to hone skills A growing number of experienced hackers have begun offering structured hacking courses for crooks seeking to make a career in cybercrime. Read More   7 biggest IT compliance headaches and how CIOs can cure them IT, security and compliance experts discuss the biggest issues facing companies these days and what steps organizations can take to minimize potential regulatory compliance risks and security threats. Read More   Mars rover could have its own robotic snake European researchers are working on a robotic explorer that won't get stuck in soft sand and can squeeze into tight places. Read More   JR Raphael: Moto X Developer Edition vs. the carrier models: Which should you get? Motorola has announced a new developer edition of its well-received Moto X phone. So how does it compare to the carrier models, and which setup is right for you? Read More   WEBCAST: IBM Corporation   Proof that Smarter Government is also Better Government This videocast on October 23 at noon ET will give you a rare opportunity to hear from your peers & IBM experts about the power of business analytics to make your budgeting and finance processes as fast, accurate and transparent as you need them to be. Learn More. Amazon redesigns Kindle app for iOS 7, adds Collections The Amazon Kindle for iOS update is optimized for iOS 7 and shares many of the flat design features central to Apple's latest mobile OS. Read More   AT&T, Microsoft team to link business customers to Azure cloud AT&T is putting the finishing touches on a service that connects its corporate customers' VPNs to Microsoft Azure services, eliminating the need to find separate links between business sites and Microsoft's cloud. Read More   Darlene Storm: Not again: Stop blaming violent video games for mass shootings Every time a mentally unstable person goes on a large-scale shooting spree, it only takes a few hours for some media outlets to dump the blame on violent video games. It's way past time to put a stop to spreading that rubbish. Millions upon millions of us are gamers and we don't go nuts and open fire in the real world. Read More   Linux kernel luminaries talk enterprise, embedded and why they're coming together Developing the Linux kernel, according to some of the community's leading lights, is a difficult, complicated process but it's also one that's moving forward at some speed. Read More   Richi Jennings: HUGE BlackBerry layoffs: Up to 40% of staff say rumors Thorsten issues BlackBerry PinkSlips. BlackBerry is said to be preparing yet more layoffs. And this time, it's a massive slash-fest: Up to 40% over three months, say the rumor-mongers. The news breaks just when BlackBerry really wants us to know about BBM on other platforms and focus on its latest phone, the Z30. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ponder pathetically poor timing. Not to mention: ARRRR!.. Read More
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