Duqu cyberspy group hit venues hosting Iran nuke talks

Computerworld Wrap-Up June 10, 2015 Duqu cyberespionage group compromised venues hosting Iran nuke talks A state-sponsored espionage group that uses a malware platform called Duqu compromised the computer networks of several hotels and venues that hosted negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Microsoft Surface Hub goes on sale in September 2. NOW ON CIO: Why Pinterest's 'Buy It' button is big for online retailers 3. Tesla boosts power output of its home battery, keeps prices the same 4. VMware patches virtual machine escape flaw on Windows 5. INSIDER Planning is key to project management success 6. NOW ON CSO: Microsoft expected to accelerate patch schedule with Windows 10 7. Microsoft acquires BlueStripe for operations management 8. Darlene Storm: Vital engine software files accidentally wiped, linked to fatal A400M plane crash 9. Jonny Evans: WWDC: 21 all-new Apple Watch features Webcast: Soha Systems, Inc. Securing Application Delivery Networks While yesterday's client-server architectures were easily protected by firewalls and "layered" security, today's highly distributed service-oriented architectures in hybrid cloud environments require Cloud DMZs for security. View Now>> Microsoft Surface Hub goes on sale in September Microsoft has a gigantic new member of its Surface family of touch-enabled devices called the Surface Hub, a widescreen all-in-one computer that can act as the focal point of conference-room meetings. READ MORE NOW ON CIO: Why Pinterest's 'Buy It' button is big for online retailers Pinterest users will soon be able to make purchases directly from the site via a new 'Buy It' button. The concept of 'Buyable Pins' is simple, but it could play a key role in the future of online retail. READ MORE Tesla boosts power output of its home battery, keeps prices the same Tesla today announced that its line of home Powerwall batteries will be upgraded to more than double their initial output, while the price remains the same. READ MORE VMware patches virtual machine escape flaw on Windows VMware has released security updates for several virtualization products to address critical flaws that could let attackers break out of virtual machines and execute rogue code on the host operating systems. READ MORE White Paper: Webroot Software Why Your Next Generation Firewall Protection Isn't Enough The attack vectors have changed from a user on a PC within the network to any user on any device, operating inside and outside of the organization. To combat these threats, you need real-time predictive threat intelligence that can be easily integrated with your NGFW to protect at the network layer, or on the endpoint itself. Learn more >> INSIDER Planning is key to project management success Pick any major event, trip or undertaking in your life and think about the time, energy and work put into making sure everything went off without a hitch. Then think about the stress and aggravation you experienced those times when things didn't go as planned. READ MORE NOW ON CSO: Microsoft expected to accelerate patch schedule with Windows 10 Last week, Microsoft provided more details about Windows 10, and early indications are that new versions of the OS will be called branches, and will come out more frequently than the previous two-to-five year release cycle. READ MORE Microsoft acquires BlueStripe for operations management Microsoft has acquired BlueStripe Software, a provider of technology for watching over distributed applications, to help enterprise customers better manage applications sprawled across hybrid clouds. READ MORE Darlene Storm: Vital engine software files accidentally wiped, linked to fatal A400M plane crash 'Accidental data wipe' of vital files that controlled military A400M aircraft engines has been connected to the fatal plane crash. READ MORE Jonny Evans: WWDC: 21 all-new Apple Watch features Apple promises native third-party apps, new watch faces and many other enhanced features for Apple Watch this Fall. READ MORE White Paper: Webroot Software Webroot 2015 Threat Brief The Webroot 2015 Threat Brief provides the latest cyber threat trends collected from tens of millions of users and over 30 security technology partners and shows how collective threat intelligence that is shared across users and organizations is the only winning way to fight cybercrime. Learn more >> Peruse our library of free digital magazines! 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