7 cool uses of beacons you may not expect

Massive Russian hack has researchers scratching their heads Could drones get X-ray vision through Wi-Fi? ITworld Today August 07, 2014 Share this email 7 cool uses of beacons you may not expect There's much more to beacons than tracking customer visits and offering coupons in retail stores. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Massive Russian hack has researchers scratching their heads 2. Could drones get X-ray vision through Wi-Fi? 3. IT outsourcing customers mad as hell, ready to walk 4. China aims to rein in mobile messaging apps with new regulations 5. Google lowers search ranking of websites that don't use encryption 6. OpenSSL, critical encryption component, gets nine software fixes 7. IE plays security catch-up, will block outdated Java plug-ins 8. Attention Twitch.tv streamers: You have three weeks to archive your old streams! 9. 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READ MORE IT outsourcing customers mad as hell, ready to walk IT outsourcing customers are demanding more from their providers and consider showing the door to those who can't move up. READ MORE China aims to rein in mobile messaging apps with new regulations China is tightening control over mobile messaging services with new rules that limit their role in spreading news. READ MORE Webcast: IBM Data in Motion: Delivering Insight from Data Streams Watch IBM and Datawatch to learn how your organization can achieve competitive advantage through the use of visualization and analysis of real-time data and event streams. This webcast will help organizations of all types and sizes learn about a technology and business strategy for tapping into the wealth of real-time data and analytics Learn More Google lowers search ranking of websites that don't use encryption The move is intended to promote better security practices across the Web. READ MORE OpenSSL, critical encryption component, gets nine software fixes Nine software fixes were released Wednesday for OpenSSL, a critical encryption component for exchanging data on the web, although none of the problems are as severe as the "Heartbleed" issue found in April. READ MORE IE plays security catch-up, will block outdated Java plug-ins An update to IE 8 through IE 11 next week will introduce a new warning when users try to run an outmoded Java ActiveX control. READ MORE Attention Twitch.tv streamers: You have three weeks to archive your old streams! Also if you've been using copyrighted music, expect your archived content to get muted soon. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: Essential Mobile Interaction Design Learn how to design user-friendly, intuitive smartphone and tablet apps for any platform. Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE : KnowBe4 Why Security Awareness Training? Ransomware, That's Why... 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