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Computerworld Security Jan 26, 2016 Does anyone really want the government deciding encryption policy? If people spent half as much time protecting their data as they do trying to prevent the data being protected, we'd all be far better off. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Symantec partner caught running tech support scam • Ta-ta to passwords and PINs; faces and fingerprints to rule the future White Paper: CDW Evolving Threats Call for Integrated Endpoint 53% of midsize and enterprise businesses in the US, the UK, France, and Germany reported a breach of sensitive data within the past year, and by one estimate, the number of malware examples rose by 75% in 2014 versus the previous year. Read More ▶ Symantec partner caught running tech support scam Tech support scammers can get cheeky -- making unfounded claims that PCs are infected to scare consumers into parting with their money -- but a Symantec partner took nerve to a new level. Read More ▶ Ta-ta to passwords and PINs; faces and fingerprints to rule the future Biometric security technology is gaining market share over traditional passcode methods. Facial recognition will be a $450 million market by 2019 and fingerprint readers will reach $2.6 billion by 2020. Read More ▶ White Paper: CDW Protecting Your SaaS Applications This paper looks at the growing security capabilities of SaaS applications and the efforts by Microsoft to better secure its SaaS offerings through partnerships with third-party cloud and security solution providers. 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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