LastPass discloses now-fixed vulnerabilities ahead of security conference

LastPass discloses now-fixed vulnerabilities ahead of security conference Samsung suspends Chinese supplier over charges of using underage workers ITworld Today July 14, 2014 Share this email 10 ways MBAs make work hell for IT Want to test an IT pro's patience? Just bring in a manager with an MBA, and watch the magic unfold READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. LastPass discloses now-fixed vulnerabilities ahead of security conference 2. Samsung suspends Chinese supplier over charges of using underage workers 3. Yahoo acquires video streaming startup RayV 4. New Relic's analysis service goes live 5. Hardware hackathon hopes for new ideas on 3D printers, robots 6. HP, Intel, GM and Walmart demand changes to renewable energy industry 7. FCC approves plan to spend $1B a year on school Wi-Fi 8. BlackBerry's BBM comes to Windows Phone in beta form ahead of widespread launch 9. Unix: How passwords can improve your life White Paper: Pure Storage How Flash Storage Changes Everything Pure Storage set out with a simple mission: to create a purpose-built storage array that overcomes these barriers. The result is the Pure Storage FlashArray and its tightly-coupled software, the Purity Operating Environment. Learn more! LastPass discloses now-fixed vulnerabilities ahead of security conference Popular password manager LastPass said it fixed two vulnerabilities that were found last year. The disclosure comes just ahead of a security conference where a research paper describing the problems is due to be presented. READ MORE Samsung suspends Chinese supplier over charges of using underage workers Samsung Electronics has temporarily suspended business with one of its Chinese suppliers, after a labor watchdog group accused the factory of hiring five underage workers. READ MORE Yahoo acquires video streaming startup RayV Yahoo has acquired online video streaming company RayV with the aim of distributing content to more people, particularly via mobile devices. READ MORE New Relic's analysis service goes live Building on its successful platform for monitoring the performance of IT systems, New Relic now offers a service that collects and analyzes app performance data to provide more information about how effectively businesses are serving their customers. READ MORE White Paper: Pure Storage San Jose Sharks Score Big With Pure Storage Find out how the San Jose Sharks minimized latency and data deduplication rates up to 12:1 for VDI deployment. Learn more! Hardware hackathon hopes for new ideas on 3D printers, robots A global hardware hackathon is asking entrants to "Build the Future," without placing restraints on what that means apart from a short list of qualifying rules. READ MORE HP, Intel, GM and Walmart demand changes to renewable energy industry Frustrated by a lack of renewable energy and a purchasing system that's too complicated, a dozen major US companies have joined an initiative to force the government and utilities to change. READ MORE FCC approves plan to spend $1B a year on school Wi-Fi The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to spend $2 billion over the next two years on improving Wi-Fi networks at schools and libraries, despite questions from Republican commissioners about the source of those funds. READ MORE BlackBerry's BBM comes to Windows Phone in beta form ahead of widespread launch Blackberry's messaging app heads to Microsoft's platform after 'an incredible number of requests.' READ MORE Unix: How passwords can improve your life It's no longer just a matter of "Can you remember them?". Your passwords can serve as a form of catharsis or a way to remind yourself of where you want to be in life. 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