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	Google's Vint Cerf defines Internet of Things challenges We are going to have to live through a period of mistakes and challenges before we can make any strong regulations about the privacy issues and other challenges the Internet of Things present. That was Vint Cerf, vice president and chief internet evangelist for Google's response to a regulation question at his keynote before today's Federal Trade Commission's workshop on the Internet of Things trend.... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Sophos Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (UTM) Get independent research and analysis of the top vendors in the UTM market – compliments of Sophos. Click to continue In this Issue Police set poor example by paying $750 CryptoLocker ransom Yes, Instagram & Twitter users, you are exposing yourselves Verizon rolls out certificate services for 'Internet of things' 20 hottest tech toys for the holidays Chalk Talk: History of Computer Viruses (part 1) FireEye, Palo Alto top network companies on Deloitte Fast 500 list INSIDER Strategic guide to backup and recovery INSIDER Five ways IT can prepare for wearable devices at work RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds New Video: How to Configure NetFlow v9 on a Cisco Router Networks can grow fast—really fast. This rapid growth leads to increased network traffic, more endpoints, and new IPs consuming bandwidth. Key to a complete understanding of network behavior at your growing organization is the ability to collect and analyze NetFlow data in your routers. SolarWinds new video shows you how, in less than 5 minutes! Looking to enable Flexible NetFlow on your Cisco routers? In less than 5 minutes, SolarWinds lead Sales Engineer demonstrates how to enable NetFlow v9 on Cisco routers with custom flow records. Watch the short how to video now! Police set poor example by paying $750 CryptoLocker ransom Law enforcement authorities and computer security experts are in general agreement that paying off the criminals who distribute CryptoLocker ransomware is ill-advised, yet that's exactly the path chosen by a Massachusetts police department when it was recently victimized. From a local newspaper report: Read More Yes, Instagram & Twitter users, you are exposing yourselves We've all been warned about what to allow and not allow our smartphone apps such as Twitter and Instagram and Facebook to share with the world, such as our location. But many app users let it all hang out there, and that's where this video prankster comes in: Read More WHITE PAPER: AT&T How to navigate the ever-changing mobile device landscape Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful, and a security risk. These days, the security focus is on mobile devices, as they tend to be used a lot to work with corporate information. Learn More Verizon rolls out certificate services for 'Internet of things' Verizon today said it is rolling out digital certificate services aimed at the "Internet of things" in order to provide security and authentication for machine-to-machine systems. Read More 20 hottest tech toys for the holidays Cool Yule Tools 2013: Our Tester Elf-approved picks for awesome gadgety goodness Read More WHITE PAPER: New Relic Secure, Reliable & Proven APM for the Enterprise Your organization depends on your web applications to do business -- from customer facing eCommerce,banking or travel applications, to mission-critical applications for your employees or partners. When it comes to performance, visitors' expectations for service and reliability are high. Read Now Chalk Talk: History of Computer Viruses (part 1) Chalk Talk: History of Computer Viruses (part 1) In the first of two parts, we discuss the concept of a "computer virus" and how it got a formal definition in 1984, as well as how early viruses differed from the modern viruses of today. From: Network World Videos Views: 9 1 ratings Time: 07:30 More in Science & Technology Read More FireEye, Palo Alto top network companies on Deloitte Fast 500 list Newly public FireEye, a Milpitas, Calif., company whose sandboxing technology has been the envy of other security companies, is the fastest growing network company on this year's Deloitte Fast 500 list. Read More INSIDER Strategic guide to backup and recovery Your company is increasingly reliant on IT to drive business, so the need for a sound backup and disaster recovery plan has taken on increased significance. At the same time, technologies such as the cloud are giving IT new options for how to deal with backup and DR. Read More INSIDER Five ways IT can prepare for wearable devices at work Just when IT execs are getting a handle on how to accommodate employees' personal smartphones and tablets in the workplace, the technology industry has thrown up a new challenge -- wearable computers. Read More
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