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How to use enterprise Wi-Fi security in SMBs

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June 11, 2015
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How to use enterprise Wi-Fi security in SMBs

No matter what size your business, using WPA2 security is a good first step to protecting your Wi-Fi network. Don't blow it by using the standard's not-so-secure PSK mode. READ MORE

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1. Amazon's e-book distribution contracts to face EU scrutiny

2. With Sidewalk Labs, Google wants to make cities more efficient

3. 'Your PC may be infected!' (The shady world of antivirus telemarketing)

4. Mercedes takes on Tesla with its own home and commercial batteries

5. IDG Contributor Network: Woolworths' $1M lesson from gift card blunder

6. Jawbone sues Fitbit again, now claims patent infringement

7. Oracle offers software to ease hybrid cloud management

8. Microsoft predicts China's air pollution with data analysis

9. Marketers are betting big on predictive analytics

10. IT Blogwatch: Hackers pwned Kaspersky's own network for months (but was it Israel?)

11. Amazon's e-book distribution contracts could be illegal, says EU

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Amazon's e-book distribution contracts to face EU scrutiny

The European Commission willl conduct a formal investigation of Amazon's contracts with publishers, but the company says its contracts are legal. READ MORE

With Sidewalk Labs, Google wants to make cities more efficient

.Google has launched Sidewalk Labs, a company that will tackle some of the greatest challenges facing cities. It plans to develop technology to make transportation and government more efficient, as well as lower the cost of living and cut energy use. READ MORE

'Your PC may be infected!' (The shady world of antivirus telemarketing)

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Mercedes takes on Tesla with its own home and commercial batteries

On the heels of Tesla's announcing a home and commercial battery product line, Mercedes-Benz announced its own brand of energy storage products for those with solar systems to store surplus power. READ MORE

IDG Contributor Network: Woolworths' $1M lesson from gift card blunder

When security consultants speak of the huge internal threat against retailers, they are generally talking about rogue employees. They fear the people on the inside of your firewalls who might exceed their level of access/authorization to steal data from the company and sell it on their own. But what about employee mistakes? READ MORE

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Jawbone sues Fitbit again, now claims patent infringement

Jawbone filed its second lawsuit against Fitbit in less than two weeks, claiming its activity tracking products infringe several of Jawbone's patents. READ MORE

Oracle offers software to ease hybrid cloud management

Oracle wants to make it easy for its enterprise customers to move some of their software-based workloads from the vendor to the cloud. To the Oracle Cloud, that is. READ MORE

Microsoft predicts China's air pollution with data analysis

Microsoft has taken its big data analysis to China, with computing models that can forecast the air quality across 41 cities in the country. READ MORE

Marketers are betting big on predictive analytics

Give a marketer a sale, and you'll keep his company afloat for a day; teach him to predict future sales, and you may just ensure his longevity. That, in essence, is the premise behind predictive marketing, a concept that's increasingly taking hold in enterprises. READ MORE

IT Blogwatch: Hackers pwned Kaspersky's own network for months (but was it Israel?)

In Kaspersky's Russia, phishers spear YOU: Duqu 2.0 infection causes panic. READ MORE

Amazon's e-book distribution contracts could be illegal, says EU

Amazon.com's e-book distribution deals are coming under close scrutiny from the European Commission, which launched a formal antitrust investigation into the company's contracts with publishers. The investigation will focus on clauses in Amazon's contracts that require publishers to tell the company about more favorable or similar terms and conditions they offer competitors, or ensure that Amazon is offered terms as... READ MORE

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