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	Senators call on FTC to investigate Target breach A U.S. senator has called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Target's security practices after the large retailer reported a data breach affecting 40 million customer credit and debit cards. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco and Netapp Total Economic Impact Of FlexPod Data Center Platform FlexPod is a data center platform jointly developed by NetApp and Cisco that delivers networking, computing and storage. This Forrester report offers key findings from Forrester's interviews with FlexPod customers. View Now In this Issue Cloud-based security services poised for rapid growth Security researcher cancels talk at RSA conference in protest The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 The worst tech predictions of 2013 -- and two that hit the mark Tech's biggest flops, fails, and faux pas of 2013 U.S. government moves to block further litigation in NSA surveillance cases 2013's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries Tech hoaxes, scams, urban legends, and practical jokes The biggest Internet security challenges of 2013 WEBCAST: IBM Business Value of Creating Exceptional Digital Experiences Watch this on-demand webcast to review the findings of IDC's recent analytical report titled: "The Business Value of IBM's Exceptional Digital Experience Solutions." Learn More Cloud-based security services poised for rapid growth The rush of businesses to move their operations to the cloud is creating a slipstream that's pulling security services into the nimbus. Read More Security researcher cancels talk at RSA conference in protest Security researcher Mikko Hypponen has canceled his talk at a RSA security conference in San Francisco, reacting to a report that the security division of EMC allegedly received US$10 million from the U.S. National Security Agency to use a flawed random number generator in one of its products. Read More The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 From bathroom malware and the mystery Google barge to Chinese Moon landings and humanoid robots it has been one wacky high-tech year Read More WEBCAST: Solutionary, Inc. Information Security: Options for Threat Detection This webcast will identify the pros and cons of an on-premise SIEM and an MSSP approach, as well as provide an overview of financial, operational and organizational considerations that purchasers of security solutions may wish to consider. Learn More. The worst tech predictions of 2013 -- and two that hit the mark From the social network in business to the 'success' of the Chromebook to the launch of iTV, the pundits got it wrong, wrong, wrong Read More Tech's biggest flops, fails, and faux pas of 2013 Read More U.S. government moves to block further litigation in NSA surveillance cases The U.S. government again claimed state-secrets privileges in a move to block two lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the National Security Agency's monitoring of Americans' phone communications and email, according to court filings late Friday. 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 2013's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries Network World's 7th annual collection of the year's "25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries" includes the invention of Doppler Radar, the introduction of IBM's AS/400, the scourge of the Morris worm, the publishing of Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time", as well as "America's Finest News Source:" The Onion. Read More Tech hoaxes, scams, urban legends, and practical jokes You can't believe everything you read on the Internet. Yet so many people do! Read More The biggest Internet security challenges of 2013 From the attack on privacy and Cryptolocker to Eric Snowden and the NSA, it's been a challenging year Read More
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