| ITworld Today | | | | Half of all enterprises will have at least started their roll-outs of Windows 10 by January 2017, according to a Gartner report released Monday, suggesting the OS is on track for rapid adoption.The prediction is based on significant interest that Gartner analyst Steve Kleynhans has seen during conversations with clients about their plans. While enterprises are known for taking their time with software updates, Kleynhans says they're moving fast with Windows 10."I've stopped being surprised when I talk to customers now and they tell me how fast they're moving," he said in an interview. "Six months ago, I was completely shocked when I talked to customers and they'd tell me they're planning on getting started right away, and now it's just the norm for our customers."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | | Issue highlights 1. How to buy a productivity tablet 2. 10 awesome gift ideas for Android users 3. Awesome gift ideas for Android users 4. Reddit to honor 'Do Not Track' requests from visitors to its website 5. Many embedded devices ship without adequate security tests, analysis shows | | WHITE PAPER: SAS Institute Inc Gone are the days when you could afford to rely on reports that took days or even weeks to build and required technical skill to create and understand. It's risky to even think that you can run a competitive business if you can only send traditional, static reports to an executive sitting behind an office desk. Learn More | | Whether you're opting for an iPad or a Surface, here are five things to consider before you buy a tablet. READ MORE | | Not sure what to get your Android lovin' pals for the holidays this year? We can help. READ MORE | | WHITE PAPER: Birst The need to increase flexibility and agility, along with the challenges of analyzing huge amounts of data for patterns and meaning, is outpacing the capabilities of traditional business intelligence platforms. Learn More | | Can't figure out what to ask for, or what to get your buddy? We can help. READ MORE | | Reddit has decided to honor 'Do Not Track,' a feature that will ensure that it does not download third-party analytics on to browsers that enable the option.The DNT option allows users to ask their browser to send websites they access a request or signal to opt-out, for example, from third-party tracking for purposes such as behavioral advertising. But as Reddit points out, websites can interpret the signal however they want and most ignore it.The Federal Communications Commission ruled this month that it won't force Internet edge providers like Google and Facebook to honor DNT signals from users' browsers, as it did not want to regulate edge providers. Many consumers are concerned about the online tracking and data collection practices of the edge providers, advocacy group Consumer Watchdog had petitioned in June.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | An analysis of hundreds of publicly available firmware images for routers, DSL modems, VoIP phones, IP cameras and other embedded devices uncovered high-risk vulnerabilities in a significant number of them, pointing to poor security testing by manufactuers.The study was performed by researchers from the Eurecom research center in France and Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany, who built an automated platform capable of unpacking firmware images, running them in an emulated environment and starting the embedded Web servers that host their management interfaces.The researchers started out with a collection of 1,925 Linux-based firmware images for embedded devices from 54 manufacturers, but they only managed to start the Web server on 246 of them. They believe that with additional work and tweaks to their platform that number could increase.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | : Lookout Mobile Security In this eGuide, Computerworld UK, CSO, and IDG News Service examine some of the recent trends in mobile threats as well as ways to protect against them. Read on to learn how mobile security measures can help protect your organization. Learn more. | | | | | | |
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