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Thursday, July 09, 2015

Microsoft wraps up revamped Office 2016 for Mac

Computerworld Wrap-Up
July 09, 2015

Microsoft wraps up revamped Office 2016 for Mac

Microsoft today released Office 2016 for Mac to Office 365 subscribers; standalone licenses go on sale in September. READ MORE

 

Issue highlights

1. AWS pushes out new services at Cloud Summit

2. OPM hackers stole data on 21.5M people, including 1.1M fingerprints

3. Apple goes public with iOS 9, OS X El Capitan betas

4. NOW ON CIO: 9 ways mobile and social tech improves the retail shopping experience

5. Start-up plans to release 3D-printed, street-ready cars next year

6. T-Mobile touts first continental phone plan for North America

7. OpenSSL fixes serious flaw that could enable man-in-the-middle attacks

8. T-Mobile looks to unseat Sprint as third-largest U.S. carrier

9. NOW ON CSO: Cyber insurance: Buy, but be aware

10. A software update led to Wednesday's NYSE problem

11. IDG Contributor Network: Here's the answer to the Jeb Bush 'work more' problem

12. Facebook news feed tool lets users pick posts to see first

13. JR Raphael: How I use Android: YouTube sensation Marques Brownlee

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AWS pushes out new services at Cloud Summit

Werner Vogels, chief technology officer and vice president of Amazon.com, said enterprises are beginning to look to the cloud not only to free up their IT staffs but to bring agility and stability to their businesses. READ MORE

OPM hackers stole data on 21.5M people, including 1.1M fingerprints

Investigators have tallied up the number of records stolen in an attack on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and it's bigger than anyone thought. READ MORE

Apple goes public with iOS 9, OS X El Capitan betas

Apple today released public betas of iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan, giving non-developers a chance to preview a major release of its mobile operating system and replicating the practice of last year for its Mac OS. READ MORE

NOW ON CIO: 9 ways mobile and social tech improves the retail shopping experience

Retail and ecommerce experts share their tips on how stores can enhance the in-store shopping experience with mobile and social media technology. READ MORE

Start-up plans to release 3D-printed, street-ready cars next year

An Arizona custom car company has chosen the design for what it hopes will be the first fleet of 3D printed cars built with the help of U.S. universities. READ MORE

T-Mobile touts first continental phone plan for North America

T-Mobile said there would be no added charges for its U.S.-based Simple Choice customers when they call, text or use data to Mexico and Canada or when traveling there. READ MORE

Webcast: CDW

The Security Significance of 229 Days

229 days. That's the median number of days attackers were present on a victim's network before they were discovered according to the 2014 Verizon Data Breach Report. That sobering statistic brings to light how ill prepared organizations still are at preventing an attack. View Now

OpenSSL fixes serious flaw that could enable man-in-the-middle attacks

The vulnerability allows attackers to generate rogue certificates that pass OpenSSL's validation. READ MORE

T-Mobile looks to unseat Sprint as third-largest U.S. carrier

T-Mobile CEP John Legere predicted T-Mobile will soon displace Sprint as the nation's third-largest carrier. READ MORE

NOW ON CSO: Cyber insurance: Buy, but be aware

A recent high-profile court case illustrates that the failure to read the fine print in a cyber insurance policy could cost an organization big money READ MORE

A software update led to Wednesday's NYSE problem

An incompatibility with a software update and the later attempt to fix it were behind the glitch that forced a nearly four-hour-long suspension of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. READ MORE

IDG Contributor Network: Here's the answer to the Jeb Bush 'work more' problem

Jeb Bush is taking some heat for comments about the American people needing to work more. Tech can help us work less. READ MORE

Facebook news feed tool lets users pick posts to see first

Facebook is adjusting its news feed and adding a tool that will let users pick the content that appears at the top of their news feeds, among other new features. READ MORE

JR Raphael: How I use Android: YouTube sensation Marques Brownlee

The man known as MKBHD walks us through his own Android lifestyle -- his must-have apps, favorite devices, and personal home screen setup. READ MORE

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Many organizations have adopted cloud computing solutions, but often this adoption has not involved full-fledged risk management methodologies. Instead, cloud providers are trusted to take care of security. Or they simply activate security controls that are widely considered best practices for the cloud. View Now

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Computerworld is seeking to honor technology professionals who have demonstrated leadership in their organizations through the use of IT and have the strategic vision to align technology with business goals. Nominations close July 14. To make a nomination, click here.

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Special Report: Computerworld's 100 Best Places to Work in IT for 2015
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