Confronting the widening infosec skills gap

	FBI: Security researcher admitted to hacking planes 15 to 20 times while in-flight | Cisco CEO feisty til the end
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	Confronting the widening infosec skills gap The unemployment rate for information security professionals is essentially zero. For individuals with the right skills, that's probably enough to break out the champagne – a guarantee of lifetime job security at good wages. But organizations in general, both public and private, are stuck dealing with the very large cloud in front of that silver lining. Read More WHITE PAPER: XO Communications Clearing the Network Hurdle to Cloud Deployment Although enthusiasm is high among IT pros for cloud services, an IDG Research Quick Poll survey found that, in fact, the cloud is at a crossroads. Learn More In this Issue FBI: Security researcher admitted to hacking planes 15 to 20 times while in-flight Cisco CEO feisty til the end Penn State yanks engineering network from Internet after China-based attack How low can we go? Introducing the $9 Linux computer! A requiem for AOL: Looking back on the web's first big company 5 ways to future-proof your cloud computing deals Google looks set to join the 'buy' button trend Trello: A great way to get organized 10 utterly wonderful technologies you shouldn't buy yet Security researcher's hack caused airplane to climb, FBI asserts RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap New York IT Roadmap New York Conference is all new for 2015 The content-rich agenda has been redesigned and reenergized to include increased IDG content from editors you know and trust and five focused pillars of technology learning that are the most critical for the year ahead. Register Now! FBI: Security researcher admitted to hacking planes 15 to 20 times while in-flight Security researcher Chris Roberts allegedly did much more than shoot off a joking tweet about hacking a commercial airliner; according to the FBI, Roberts hacked a plane while it was in-flight and caused it to 'climb.' Read More Cisco CEO feisty til the end John Chambers' last quarterly conference call as Cisco CEO this week was as bullish as it's ever been, especially on switching. Chambers left little doubt what he thought about prognostications that software-defined networking and whitebox switching would ultimately kill Cisco's switching dominance. Read More Penn State yanks engineering network from Internet after China-based attack Penn State's College of Engineering has disconnected its network from the Internet in response to two sophisticated cyberattacks – one from a what the university called a 'threat actor based in China' – in an attempt to recover all infected systems. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Rethinking Enterprise Wireless Networks This paper from IDC explores the trends, challenges, and solutions that the latest generations of WiFi architecture deliver. View Now>> How low can we go? Introducing the $9 Linux computer! With the release of the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B priced at $35 and its predecessor, the Raspberry Pi Model B+, having recently had its price dropped to $25 you might have thought a cheaper computer of equal capabilities would be hard to find. But now along comes CHIP, a $9 Linux computer. Read More A requiem for AOL: Looking back on the web's first big company The dream is over. AOL is being purchased by Verizon for $4.4 billion, and while the dealmakers say AOL will become a wholly owned subsidiary that will remain under the leadership of current Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong, this clearly marks the end of what had been a truly iconic online enterprise. Read More 5 ways to future-proof your cloud computing deals IT organizations big and small are seeing significant benefits from some of their cloud computing contracts. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kony Inc 5 Steps to Great Apps Say goodbye to one-off apps and set a foundation for a comprehensive enterprise mobility strategy. Learn More Google looks set to join the 'buy' button trend Google will include a "buy" button in its search results on mobile devices in the coming weeks, said a report on Friday in the Wall Street Journal, a move that could give online shoppers an easier way to buy products on small screens.. Read More Trello: A great way to get organized One of the most powerful ways to overcome a cavalier attitude towards getting stuff done is to have the right tools. Read More 10 utterly wonderful technologies you shouldn't buy yet Technology marches ever onward, becoming smaller, more powerful, and more revolutionary by the day. It's all too easy to succumb to the madness drowning in the flood of daily tech news. Read More Security researcher's hack caused airplane to climb, FBI asserts The FBI contends a cybersecurity researcher said he caused an airplane's engine to climb after hacking its software, according to a court document. The researcher, Chris Roberts, was questioned by the FBI on April 15 after he wrote a tweet that suggested he was probing aircraft systems on a United Airlines flight he took earlier that day. Read More
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