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Computerworld Blogs Jan 28, 2016 Darlene Storm: No, Israel's power grid wasn't hacked, but ransomware hit Israel's Electric Authority Ransomware via a phishing attack hit Israel Electric Authority, not the power grid, but it still freaks out the world as the incident is misreported as a 'severe cyber attack' that morphed into an attack that took out the Israeli power grid. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • John Brandon: Microsoft hits a home run with this brilliant iPhone app • Ben Kepes: Microsoft opens up co-authoring to third-party file sharing vendors. Take that, Google Docs • Ben Kepes: AppDirect acquires Radialpoint. Because . . . support • Sharky: Why won't we help users create good passwords? White Paper: Cohesity 451 Research: With $70m in VC, Cohesity Plans to Upend Data Protection...and More Cohesity Has a Strong Engineering Pedigree, Plenty of VC Backing, and a Vision That Goes Well Beyond Data Protection. Read More ▶ John Brandon: Microsoft hits a home run with this brilliant iPhone app It works better than Flipboard, which is a major win. Read More ▶ Ben Kepes: Microsoft opens up co-authoring to third-party file sharing vendors. Take that, Google Docs In a boon to users of Box, Dropbox, Egnyte and Citrix Sharefile, Microsoft is opening up co-authoring for these users. (IDG Contributor Network) Read More ▶ Ben Kepes: AppDirect acquires Radialpoint. Because . . . support AppDirect has been on a real tear signing up customers with aplomb for its application marketplace platform. Today's acquisition sees it add the all-important service element. (IDG Contributor Network) Read More ▶ Sharky: Why won't we help users create good passwords? Sysadmin at this bank gets a call from a veteran loan officer who complains that he can't sign on to the core banking system -- and happens to be a serial offender at locking himself out of his account. Read More ▶ White Paper: Cohesity Cohesity: Bringing Order to Data Chaos Cohesity is the Only Comprehensive Solution for Secondary Data Management on the Market. Read More ▶ IT Careers 2016: What's important to IT professionals? Check out our January Digital Magazine, which features results from Computerworld's IT Careers 2016 survey. We polled more than 200 IT professionals to learn their top concerns, what's most important to them in their jobs and what would entice them to switch jobs. The magazine also includes News Analysis, Opinions and Shark Tank -- all free for download with registration. View the magazine here ▶ Subscribe to Computerworld Daily News Sign up for our popular, twice-daily tech news newsletter. You'll get Computerworld's up-to-the-minute top stories of the day, both first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon (ET). We deliver breaking news on topics like the latest security threats and the newest mobile devices, in-depth features about enterprise technologies and IT careers, and authoritative analyses of moves made by tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM and HP. Sign up now ▶ Computerworld Job Board Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted. Check them out now ▶

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