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Computerworld Security Jan 06, 2016 Google fixes dangerous rooting vulnerabilities in Android Google has fixed a new batch of vulnerabilities in Android that could allow hackers to take over devices remotely or through malicious applications. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Hocus-pocus! The stupidity of cybersecurity predictions • Privacy rules spur Intralinks growth • Data convenience isn't a crime, but treating it as one should be White Paper: KnowBe4 How to Transform Employee Worst Practices Into Best Practices This whitepaper provides clear direction on how to go about improving your organization's security posture by "inoculating" employees who fall for social engineering attacks. Read More ▶ Hocus-pocus! The stupidity of cybersecurity predictions Security industry prognosticators rely more on marketing, hype, and our own bad memories than any knowledge of security past, present or future. Read More ▶ Privacy rules spur Intralinks growth In this installment of the IDG CEO Interview Series, CEO Ron Hovsepian spoke with Chief Content Officer John Gallant about how changes in privacy and data sovereignty rules are driving Intralinks's growth and talked about how the technology may replace secure websites for confidential communications among businesses and their customers. Read More ▶ Data convenience isn't a crime, but treating it as one should be It's self-defeating to try to protect data by treating it all as if it's equally sensitive. Read More ▶ Research/Infographic: NSS Labs NSS Labs' Cyber Risk Game Plan Infographic View NSS Labs' Cyber Risk Game Plan infographic to learn what an exploit is, how you can ensure that your security defenses are in place, and how you can WIN the game in as little as five minutes a day. 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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