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	Microsoft: 'Nobody loves developers more than us' Last week, Microsoft made huge waves when it announced that its long-proprietary .Net application framework was now available as open source, completely rocking the Redmond, Wash., giant's cross-platform strategy and public image, all in one fell swoop. It's the latest, and arguably the biggest shift in strategy for Microsoft as new CEO Satya Nadella steers the company away from its proprietary past toward a future as an open services platform. Read More   : McAfee Needle in a Datastack Report The volume of security-related data today can make identifying a threat like looking for a needle in a haystack. Yet collecting more data also plays a transformational role in information security. Organizations need to learn how to harness and sift through this wealth of information to protect themselves from the threats they face every day. Learn more >> In this Issue INSIDER How to set up 802.1X client settings in Windows Windows Phone did well at Mobile Pwn2Own, iPhone 5S, Galaxy S5, Nexus 5 & Fire Phone fell Microsoft Rebrands Lync as Skype for Business Google quadruples Nobel Prize in Computing to $1M Microsoft open sources all of the .Net framework Nokia makes a consumer comeback with N1 Android tablet New ransomware CoinVault allows users to decrypt one file for free Microsoft: Competing AV vendors need to remember who the bad guys are Microsoft finally fusing Yammer-Office 365 sign-on systems WHITE PAPER: HP Top 5 Truths About Big Data Hype and Security Intelligence Big Data Security Analytics (BDSA) is the subject of exuberant predictions. However, a Gartner analyst points out that no available BDSA solutions come close to these forecasts. Nevertheless, the principles of Big Data are the key to advanced security intelligence. This white paper discusses the key tenets of Big Data. Learn more >>   INSIDER How to set up 802.1X client settings in Windows   Understanding all the 802.1X client settings in Windows can certainly help during deployment and support of an 802.1X network. This is especially true when manual configuration of the settings is required, such as in a domain environment or when fine-tuning wireless roaming for latency-sensitive clients and applications, like VoIP and video. Read More   Windows Phone did well at Mobile Pwn2Own, iPhone 5S, Galaxy S5, Nexus 5 & Fire Phone fell While no smartphone targeted by security researchers during 2014 Mobile Pwn2Own came out completely unscathed, the hackers were unable to gain total control over a Windows and Android phone. Read More   Microsoft Rebrands Lync as Skype for Business In a blog post last week, Microsoft's corporate VP for Skype Gurdeep Pall revealed changes for Microsoft Lync with a new name, a new user interface, and new features. Read More   : Pivotal Big Data Analytics In this in-depth PDF, InfoWorld explains how to make sense of big data using new analysis tools and abundant processing power to pluck critical insights from the massive volumes of corporate and external data. View now Google quadruples Nobel Prize in Computing to $1M The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced that its annual A.M. Turing Award, sometimes called the Nobel Prize in Computing, will now come with a $1M award courtesy of Google. Read More   Microsoft open sources all of the .Net framework In the latest sign that there is a new regime at Microsoft, the company announced it will release the full server-side stack of the .Net framework as open source code, and that Visual Studio 2013 will be free for small teams of developers. Read More   Nokia makes a consumer comeback with N1 Android tablet Nokia is once again developing mobile devices, and this time the company is using Android. The N1 tablet has a high-resolution 7.9-inch screen and a 5-megapixel front camera. Read More   WEBCAST: EMC Redefine Your Mission-Critical Cloud with VMAX3 This webinar examines how EMC's VMAX3 storage solution provides unprecedented reliability, agility, cost-effectiveness and power in today's demanding storage environments. Learn More New ransomware CoinVault allows users to decrypt one file for free Cybercriminals behind a new ransomware program called CoinVault are trying out a new psychological tactic to convince users to pay up—freebies. Read More   Microsoft: Competing AV vendors need to remember who the bad guys are AV vendors, in fierce competition for users, should remember that cooperation is key in fighting malware, a top Microsoft security official said Friday. Read More   Microsoft finally fusing Yammer-Office 365 sign-on systems Well, that took longer than expected. Although Microsoft began bundling Yammer with Office 365 shortly after acquiring the enterprise social networking (ESN) startup in mid-2012, users so far have had to log in separately to both suites, an inconvenience that will soon end. Read More
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