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Network World Security Alert Apr 04, 2016 So, you want to be a security pro? Read this first Here are some insights to help IT professionals take advantage of the talent shortage – as well as some reasons it might not be the right move for you. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Salary Survey 2016: How does your compensation stack up? • Is the blockchain good for security? • 10 no-cost home security mobile apps worth a download • Critics of DMCA takedowns flood Copyright Office with thousands of comments • FBI takes heat for keeping iPhone hack details under wraps • DARPA takes first step to develop technology that launches volleys of drones • US Federal Courts warn of aggressive scammers White Paper: CommVault 5 Benefits of Disaster Recovery in the Cloud This paper explores why the cloud is well suited for disaster recovery and what organizations need to consider to ensure that cloud DR is right for them. Read More ▶ Salary Survey 2016: How does your compensation stack up? Computerworld's annual IT Salary Survey results are in. Find out what your peers said about their career outlook and how your salary compares. Read More ▶ Is the blockchain good for security? The blockchain is now being hyped as the solution to all inefficient information processing systems, such as recording of property transfers, escrow services, and even legal contracts, but there are both security benefits and challenges to the technology Read More ▶ 10 no-cost home security mobile apps worth a download Keeping a watchful eye over your home is easier than ever. Read More ▶ Critics of DMCA takedowns flood Copyright Office with thousands of comments Critics of the Digitial Millennium Copyright Act have flooded the U.S. Copyright Office with tens of thousands of comments complaining about a process that often forces websites to kill user-generated content when faced with a copyright complaint. Read More ▶ FBI takes heat for keeping iPhone hack details under wraps Criticism is mounting as the agency is reportedly trying its iPhone cracking method on more devices. Read More ▶ DARPA takes first step to develop technology that launches volleys of drones DARPA's Gremlins program has as a goal to launch groups of drones from large aircraft such as bombers or transport planes , as well as from fighters and other small, fixed-wing platforms while those planes are out of range of adversary defenses. When the Gremlins complete their mission, a C-130 transport aircraft would retrieve them in the air and carry them home, where ground crews would prepare them for their next use within 24 hours, DARPA said. Read More ▶ US Federal Courts warn of aggressive scammers "This year's scams are more aggressive and sophisticated than we've seen in years past," says Melissa Muir, Director of Administrative Services for the U.S. District Court of Western Washington in a statement. "Scammers are setting up call centers, establishing call-back protocols and using specific names and designated court hearing times." Read More ▶ White Paper: CommVault 5 Steps to Migrate Your Applications to the Cloud Stress Free This paper examines five easy ways to overcome concerns about managing increased data flows, and moving operations to the cloud and offers solutions to each concern. Read More ▶ Join The Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook ▶ Network World on LinkedIn ▶ SLIDESHOWS The most momentous tech events of the past 30 years 25 real-life ways people have been hurt using their phones Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Techie April Fools' Day – in pictures 2. MIT Media Lab defaults to free & open source software 3. Cisco's John Chambers toying with drones in "retirement" 4. Thank You 5. 19 free cloud storage options 6. Microsoft, Google make their pitches to unseat Amazon in the cloud 7. 5 things you should know about two-factor authentication 8. Will openSUSE develop the SUSE Phone? 9. Why this is not 'the best selfie ever' 10. 9 ways technology will change within the next 10 years

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