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	Richi Jennings: iOS backdoor? Yes... No... Diagnostics!! iPhone: Reminds me of a Gibson. Have you ever wanted to be able to magically hack mobile phones like hackers do in the movies? If recent claims are true that security holes, backdoors, and packet sniffers are present in every iPhone, iPad, or other iOS device -- you can! In IT Blogwatch, bloggers hack the planet. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Box The Next Frontier for the Mobile Enterprise IDC focuses this article on the new IT platform. This 3rd IT Platform will be the new wave for about the next 25 years, so they urge all current companies to embrace it themselves. They also talk about how mobile is a huge part of this new platform, and that not only sales for smartphones are rapidly expanding, but so is developer interest. Learn more >> In this Issue Preston Gralla: The fatal flaw in Nokia's Lumia 635 Windows Phone: What was Microsoft thinking? Darlene Storm: Backup your data now: New, more powerful ransomware using Tor spotted in the wild Robert L. Mitchell: Why I came crawling back to Comcast Sharky: Sounds like a training issue WHITE PAPER: AVI-SPL 3 Best Practices to Help Overcome BYOD Challenges An increasing number of white-collar workers in the United States use a mobile device for work. This new Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) environment presents challenges for IT managers and business leaders. This paper discusses how IT managers can address those challenges, as well as best practices for ensuring security and productivity. Read Now Preston Gralla: The fatal flaw in Nokia's Lumia 635 Windows Phone: What was Microsoft thinking? The new Lumia 635 should have been a killer Windows Phone: It's low-cost phone with a solid set of specs and some innovative features. But it's got a flaw that dooms it -- such an obvious one it's hard to know what Nokia was thinking when the company designed it. Read More   Darlene Storm: Backup your data now: New, more powerful ransomware using Tor spotted in the wild Critoni is a new ransomware that has been spotted in the wild. Also dubbed as CTB-Locker (Curve-Tor-Bitcoin Locker) on forums frequented by cyber thugs, the ransomware uses Tor and is being touted as a more powerful version of Cryptolocker. This might be a wise time to backup your data. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. What's New with Dell 12th Generation Servers? The Dell PowerEdge 12th generation server portfolio can span effectively from the edge of your network to the core of your datacenter and address a myriad of needs from small businesses to large enterprises. View Now Robert L. Mitchell: Why I came crawling back to Comcast Out of the frying pan, into the fire. Five years ago I kicked out Comcast, cut the cable TV cord, and went to my local telco provider, FairPoint Communications, for high-speed Internet service. Now I'm giving Comcast a second chance. I'm already starting to have second thoughts. Read More   Sharky: Sounds like a training issue This medical supply company has a number of older, less tech-savvy users. But how many ways are there to misunderstand "click on the Start button"? Read More
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