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Hands on: Meet the convertible Chromebook Flip

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July 01, 2015

Hands on: Meet the convertible Chromebook Flip

Google's Chrome OS is in the midst of its most significant growth spurt to date. While the platform is little by little expanding and becoming more versatile, the devices running the software are also improving in leaps and bounds. To wit: the new Asus Chromebook Flip. READ MORE

 

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1. NASA readies test for first Mars airplane

2. Hacktivist group may have compromised hundreds of websites

3. NOW ON CIO: Social media sites still don't do enough to combat abuse

4. Bret Swanson: Nvidia asks Washington to sledgehammer smartphones

5. INSIDER 10 enterprise tools to suit your Office 365 needs

6. ACLU to fight FISA court's OK to NSA bulk data collection

7. FBI alert details malware tied to the OPM and Anthem attacks

8. INSIDER How to deploy tablets to your mobile workforce

9. NOW ON CSO: Cybersecurity is the killer app for big data analytics

10. Microsoft streamlines hybrid cloud operations with new tools

11. Darlene Storm: Team GhostShell hacktivists dump data from US universities and hundreds of sites

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NASA readies test for first Mars airplane

NASA scientists are working on a plane that would be deployed from a rover's landing system to fly across the Martian surface and take images of potential landing sites for future astronaut missions. READ MORE

Hacktivist group may have compromised hundreds of websites

A hacker group known as Team GhostShell is publishing snippets of sensitive data allegedly stolen from the databases of hundreds of compromised websites. READ MORE

NOW ON CIO: Social media sites still don't do enough to combat abuse

Twitter, Google and Reddit have adopted new policies or introduced tools meant to reduce abuse on their sites, but the recent efforts simply aren't enough to combat the exploitation they've let fester for years. READ MORE

Bret Swanson: Nvidia asks Washington to sledgehammer smartphones

The case before the ITC shows why we shouldn't have to adjudicate 21st-century smartphone disputes with 1930s legislation. READ MORE

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ACLU to fight FISA court's OK to NSA bulk data collection

Thought that bulk metadata collection had been quashed? Think again: FISC instructs NSA to carry on regardless. IN FRENCH. But the ACLU ain't impressed... READ MORE

FBI alert details malware tied to the OPM and Anthem attacks

The FBI has released information about the malware used in the breach at the Office of Personnel Management. It turns out that the malware also has ties to the earlier Anthem hack. READ MORE

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NOW ON CSO: Cybersecurity is the killer app for big data analytics

Big data analytics tools will be the first line of defense to provide holistic and integrated security threat prediction, detection, and deterrence and prevention programs. READ MORE

Microsoft streamlines hybrid cloud operations with new tools

Workloads moved to the cloud must be managed properly, so Microsoft has released new tools to help system administrators bridge their in-house data centers with Azure services. READ MORE

Darlene Storm: Team GhostShell hacktivists dump data from US universities and hundreds of sites

The hacker group GhostShell is back, claiming to have access to billions of accounts, trillions of records, hacking sites and dumping data to show that governments, educational institutions and other sites still have shoddy cybersecurity. READ MORE

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