How to raise a tech entrepreneur: Lessons for the rest of us

Google develops own 'boring' version of OpenSSL Ad network compromise led to rogue page redirects on Reuters site ITworld Today June 23, 2014 Share this email How to raise a tech entrepreneur Not everyone can grow up with a parent who launches new tech companies, but those who do have some lessons to share with the rest of us. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Google develops own 'boring' version of OpenSSL 2. Ad network compromise led to rogue page redirects on Reuters site 3. Google's Nest pays $555M to acquire home camera maker Dropcam 4. USENIX researchers get a grip on Hadoop performance 5. Tool aims to help enterprise IT manage 'honeypot' hacker decoys 6. Security skills shortage is real, and it's not going away anytime soon 7. Yosemite's 'Handoff' will work only on Macs less than 2-3 years old 8. Most ISPs don't deliver on their advertised broadband speeds 9. A closer look at the new technologies in Amazon's Fire smartphone White Paper: Imperva IPS and NGFWs Leave Dangerous Gaps in Enterprise Security Firewalls and intrusion prevention systems don't provide sufficient protections for most public-facing websites or internal business-critical and custom Web applications. Here, we explain how Web application firewalls help security leaders better protect Web applications in their organizations. Learn more! Google develops own 'boring' version of OpenSSL Google is developing its own version of OpenSSL that will be more appropriate for its own software products, which have been using the critical encryption component for years with customized patches. READ MORE Ad network compromise led to rogue page redirects on Reuters site Users who accessed some stories on the Reuters website Sunday were redirected to a message from hackers criticizing the news agency's coverage of Syria. READ MORE Google's Nest pays $555M to acquire home camera maker Dropcam Nest, the Internet-connected thermostat and smoke detector maker owned by Google, is acquiring home security system developer Dropcam as part of a push to connect a wider range of devices in people's homes. READ MORE USENIX researchers get a grip on Hadoop performance Modeling Hadoop jobs can be tricky because of all the moving parts, researchers say. READ MORE White Paper: Ericom Software BYOD is Here to Stay, But Organizations Must Adapt As more and more employees bring their personal laptops and mobile devices to the workplace, IT teams are dealing with new security, compliance, support, management and cost challenges associated with BYOD. Learn More Tool aims to help enterprise IT manage 'honeypot' hacker decoys Developers of the Modern Honey Network want to simplify deployment and monitoring of these threat-intelligence systems. READ MORE Security skills shortage is real, and it's not going away anytime soon The current shortage of cybersecurity professionals in the U.S will likely resolve itself over the next several years, according to the RAND Corp. But until then, companies will find it disturbingly difficult to find skilled workers. READ MORE Yosemite's 'Handoff' will work only on Macs less than 2-3 years old Apple's "Handoff" -- one of the key new features of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite -- will work only on newer Macs that support Bluetooth 4.0 and the Bluetooth LE (low energy) technology. READ MORE Most ISPs don't deliver on their advertised broadband speeds Verizon DSL faired the worst in an FCC study. READ MORE A closer look at the new technologies in Amazon's Fire smartphone Firefly, Dynamic Perspective are compelling features, but are they enough to make phone users drop the iPhone or Android? 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