IT hears the siren call of free Windows 10 upgrades

	Windows 10 picks up good vibrations, user excitations | Microsoft starts pre-loading Windows 10 upgrade onto PCs
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	IT hears the siren call of free Windows 10 upgrades Even enterprise IT professionals are taken with Microsoft's free upgrade offer to Windows 10, according to a recently-released survey by Spiceworks. Read More WHITE PAPER: LogRhythm Surface Cyber Threats via Security Intelligence The Security Intelligence Maturity Model™ (SIMM) provides a systematic guide for an organization to assess and actively achieve a heightened security posture. Find out where your organization sits on the SIMM and identify gaps that need to be filled. Learn More In this Issue Windows 10 picks up good vibrations, user excitations Microsoft starts pre-loading Windows 10 upgrade onto PCs 10 things you should know about upgrading to Windows 10 (video) Microsoft updates some Surface tablets ahead of Windows 10's launch INSIDER 10 Windows 10 migration issues you need to consider After Windows 8 debacle, OEMs wax rhapsodic over Windows 10 Microsoft delivers Windows 10 .iso files, free eval of Enterprise edition Windows 10 launch draws a small crowd of Microsoft diehards Making Windows 10 was like 'ordering pizza for 1.5 billion people' Windows 10 is for suckers The top 5 features of Windows 10 WHITE PAPER: HP Understanding Advanced Threats and How to Mitigate Them When you're a hacker, time is on your side. Time to find a soft spot in your armor, to evade defenses, to seek out your most critical data. Increasingly, today's advanced threats circumvent traditional defenses—even sandboxing. You need a new approach. Learn more >> Windows 10 picks up good vibrations, user excitations Windows 10 is buzz-worthy, Adobe said as it cited data from its social media metrics platform that showed positive vibes about the new OS. Read More Microsoft starts pre-loading Windows 10 upgrade onto PCs Microsoft has begun downloading the Windows 10 upgrade to some PCs whose owners had previously "reserved" a copy, hinting that they'll be among the first to see the upgrade notice on their Windows 7 and 8.1 devices. Read More 10 things you should know about upgrading to Windows 10 (video) Here's the inside info on upgrading to Windows 10 on your PC -- because the upgrade is not as simple as you might think. Read More Microsoft updates some Surface tablets ahead of Windows 10's launch Microsoft pushed out a new firmware update for its Surface tablets that improves how the devices work with Windows 10. Read More INSIDER 10 Windows 10 migration issues you need to consider While there's no need to rush to Windows 10 just because it's been released, there are some important things to start thinking about. Read More WHITE PAPER: Damballa State of Infections Report In Damballa's latest State of Infections Report, we show how an initial click-fraud infection, observed in our Threat Discovery Center in May 2015, morphed into CryptoWall within two hours. An enterprise security team would likely never have seen this transformation unless they were instrumented to detect post-compromise activity. Learn More After Windows 8 debacle, OEMs wax rhapsodic over Windows 10 With Windows 8 trying the patience of both consumers and enterprises, original equipment manufacturers are hoping Windows 10 will reinvigorate the market for PCs, laptops and all-in-one devices. Read More Microsoft delivers Windows 10 .iso files, free eval of Enterprise edition Microsoft has offered customers disk image files for clean installs of and upgrades to Windows 10; the move also gives corporate users a way to try the enterprise-grade edition for 90 days free of charge. Read More Windows 10 launch draws a small crowd of Microsoft diehards Video: There was a line outside the Boston Microsoft store for the launch of Windows 10, but not everyone was waiting for the new OS. Read More Making Windows 10 was like 'ordering pizza for 1.5 billion people' When Microsoft set out to build Windows 10, the company had a challenge to face: the operating system needed to appeal to the wide swath of people already using Windows. Read More Windows 10 is for suckers Windows 10 is new, shiny and best avoided -- for now. Read More The top 5 features of Windows 10 Video: These five innovative, useful features sell Windows 10 all by themselves. Read More
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