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	INSIDER Free and cheap ways to learn about network administration Although degrees and IT certifications can be great eye candy for a resume, experience is king. As you may have encountered, a lack of experience can be a major roadblock to getting interest from employers in your early years. Read More WEBCAST: Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise University Surpasses Students' Digital Expectations The explosion of mobile device use is testing the limits of legacy networks everywhere. In this webcast you will learn how Abilene Christian University meets the mobile access demands of 4500 University students, and 250,000 connections per day. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft discloses zero-day flaw, publishes quick fix PCI compliance under scrutiny following Big Data breaches Life as an IT contractor The connected car: Tech's next gold rush Ransomware takes malware from bad to worse CIOs share must-have cloud skills Android ransomware 'Koler' turns into a worm, spreads via SMS 26% start holiday shopping before Halloween? How giant companies see the cloud WHITE PAPER: Alert Logic Best practices for facing today's log management challenges This whitepaper discusses key best practices to consider when evaluating automated log management solutions. Learn More Microsoft discloses zero-day flaw, publishes quick fix Microsoft has published a temporary fix for a new zero-day flaw that affects nearly all versions of Windows and is currently being exploited via PowerPoint. Read More PCI compliance under scrutiny following Big Data breaches As details filter out about the Home Depot hack (and many, many more data breaches), you can't help but ask: How did this happen – especially when the company was supposed to adhere to specific safety regulations or else lose its capability to process credit card transactions? Read More Life as an IT contractor The upside of life as an IT contractor is alluring. You get to be your own boss, accept only the jobs you want, and work flexible hours. With each assignment comes the opportunity to learn new skills and gain exposure to different environments.But there are obvious sacrifices – job security and paid vacations, for starters. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Software Future-proof your mobility strategy with Dell EMM Looking for ongoing ways to securely connect your mobile team to the resources they need today and in the future? Read this new white paper to learn how Dell Enterprise Mobility Management can help your IT team adapt as devices, operating systems and work habits constantly evolve. Learn more The connected car: Tech's next gold rush Although it seems like an innovation that should have occurred years ago, the stage appears to be setting for the connected car to come to fruition, opening up a market that could surpass $131 billion in the next six years, according to a new report from Transparency Market Research. Read More Ransomware takes malware from bad to worse Targeted email attacks (called spear phishing) with harmful links or attachments containing malware are an ever-increasing threat. These attacks are part social networking and part sophisticated technical effort to penetrate companies' defense systems. Read More CIOs share must-have cloud skills As the clouds roll in, IT organizations are recasting their tech talent requirements. "You don't need people to build servers anymore. You need somebody good at managing another organization responsible for doing that. That's a different skill," says Josh Jewett, CIO at Family Dollar. Read More WEBCAST: Dell | Symantec Mobility Debate: Manage the Device or the App? Managing and securing mobile devices, data, and apps has become an IT imperative. This Webcast highlights the key criteria IT should evaluate before choosing a solution. Learn More. Android ransomware 'Koler' turns into a worm, spreads via SMS A malicious Android app that takes over the screen of devices and extorts money from users with fake notifications from law enforcement agencies was recently updated with a component that allows it to spread via text message spam. Read More 26% start holiday shopping before Halloween? My mother, who passed away about 25 years ago, would have approved because she did it, but I simply cannot imagine starting my Christmas shopping already when I'm still short one Halloween costume for the kids. Read More How giant companies see the cloud CIOs and cloud leaders at large enterprises -- Campbell Soup, Dow Chemical, GE, Nationwide, Western Union, Whirlpool and others -- talk about their successes and challenges as they deploy resources to public, private and hybrid cloud environments. Read More
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