Pirates, cheats and IT certs

	New, cheaper iMac looks like DYI nightmare | Bill to require warrant for email searches gains ground in House
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	Pirates, cheats and IT certs Some ne'er-do-wells steal test questions and answers, and cheaters buy that information, share answers in chat rooms, pay other people to take tests for them and bring a range of technologies and techniques into test centers to gain an edge. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc.   Advanced Persistent Threats: Detection and Protection In this paper we'll explain how a multi-faceted approach to protect against APTs including layers of defense can reduce the risk of attacks. Learn More In this Issue New, cheaper iMac looks like DYI nightmare Bill to require warrant for email searches gains ground in House Apple won't fear Amazon's Fire Phone Facebook returns after brief widespread outage How the cloud can make IT shops more innovative IT hiring rises where it counts E-health for pets? Smart collar can send health alerts to vets Amazon's Fire phone is 'Prime' example of customer first As iPhone thefts drop, Google and Microsoft plan kill switches on smartphones NSA jitters are 'just a bummer' for cloud growth, HP says Amazon names initial apps, lights 'fire' under developers LinkedIn called out on slow implementation of default SSL Google looks to the day when it can quit building its own servers Darlene Storm: Forensic tool cracks into iCloud data with no password or Apple ID required Richi Jennings: BUBBLEWATCH: Yo. Are these angels on CRACK? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CommVault Is IT wasting time on document retrieval? 80% of CIOs report that their IT team spends too much time with end-user data requests. Learn how a different approach—a single data repository with secure, self-service access—can unlock data's potential and make enterprises more competitive through enhanced decision-making, boosted productivity and more. Get the research report to discover how taking a whole new approach to data management could help you lower IT cost, risk and complexity. New, cheaper iMac looks like DYI nightmare Apple's new iMac may be less expensive than its siblings, but that came at a price, a reseller said Wednesday: Do-it-yourselfers won't be able to upgrade the stock 8GB of memory in the new all-in-one. Read More   Bill to require warrant for email searches gains ground in House A far-reaching bill that would require the government to obtain a warrant to search through people's emails and other online communications now has majority support in the House of Representatives. Read More   Apple won't fear Amazon's Fire Phone No one at Apple's headquarters will be losing sleep over whether the new Amazon Fire will snatch market share from the iPhone, analysts said. Read More   Facebook returns after brief widespread outage Facebook's website went down temporarily on Thursday, showing an error screen when users attempted to log on to the social network. Read More   How the cloud can make IT shops more innovative Jobs at many IT departments have been primarily about maintenance -- handling crashed email systems, ever-expanding security perimeters and users who bringing their own devices to the office Read More   IT hiring rises where it counts Hiring at companies that are mostly users of technology is on the rise, according to Computer Economics. Read More   E-health for pets? Smart collar can send health alerts to vets PetPace's new smart collar is making it easier for veterinarians to track the well-being of pets and keep in touch with owners. Read More   WHITE PAPER: SAS Best Practices in Enterprise Data Governance Data governance combines the disciplines of data quality, data management, data policy management, business process management, and risk management into a methodology that ensures important data assets are formally managed throughout an enterprise. This paper discusses data governance best practices. Learn more Amazon's Fire phone is 'Prime' example of customer first With its new Fire Phone, Amazon is primarily interested in connecting to its 250 million Amazon and Prime customers with a phone that makes it quick and easy to shop over the Web. Read More   As iPhone thefts drop, Google and Microsoft plan kill switches on smartphones Responding to more than a year of pressure, Google and Microsoft will follow Apple in adding an anti-theft "kill switch" to their smartphone operating systems, U.S. law enforcement officials will announce later Thursday. Read More   NSA jitters are 'just a bummer' for cloud growth, HP says Revelations about U.S. National Security Agency snooping have made some buyers outside the U.S. think twice about public clouds, placing a drag on one of the world's biggest technology trends, the head of Hewlett-Packard's enterprise group said. Read More   Amazon names initial apps, lights 'fire' under developers Many of the most popular mobile apps look set to be available on Amazon's new Fire smartphone when it launches on July 25. Read More   LinkedIn called out on slow implementation of default SSL LinkedIn said it is making progress implementing default encryption of data exchanged with its users after a security company alleged some users are still at risk of account takeovers. Read More   Google looks to the day when it can quit building its own servers Google is well-known for building its own server hardware to meet the unique needs of its massive compute network, but that won't always be the case, the head of its infrastructure team said Wednesday. Read More   Darlene Storm: Forensic tool cracks into iCloud data with no password or Apple ID required iCloud is pimped as a place to store any type of file and access it later from any device, but remember to log out of iCloud Control Panel or the newest edition of a forensic tool can access iCloud data without needing a password or an Apple ID.  Read More   Richi Jennings: BUBBLEWATCH: Yo. Are these angels on CRACK?   $1.2M. Wait, what? 1.2 MILLION DOLLARS??? Silly-Valley venture funding just jumped the shark. A mobile app that simply lets you say "Yo" to your so-called friends has amassed over a million dollars in angel investment. Pointless idea or brilliant "context-based messaging" play? You decide -- because, frankly, I'm putting all my money in bubblegum cards. An app to just say "Yo"? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers just say "No." Read More
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