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	Wikipedia dodges critical vulnerability that could have let attackers take over The possibility of Wikipedia being taken over by attackers was just foiled by quick action on the part of Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, with the help of Check Point, the security firm that discovered the critical security hole in its code. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Pay-as-you-Grow Data Protection IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Suite for Unified Recovery gives small and medium businesses the opportunity to start out with only the individual solutions they need, and add new functionalities as they grow. Read Now In this Issue Revenge is a dish best served electronically: 12 cautionary tales Netsol tries to force 4,625% price hike for domain protection Tim Cook: NSA would have to "cart us out in a box" to access our servers Five tips from a CIO on dealing with massive DDoS attacks If only next-gen firewalls were as effective as this squirrel-sicle maker New DOJ rules do not solve privacy issues in government data grab Hackers deface Angry Birds website following NSA spying claims TSA offers Super Bowl air travel tips: NO AIR HORNS!? 10 apps you'll need to survive Super Bowl Sunday WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 - Enterprise for the Mid-range In this report, the Taneja Group takes an objective, in-depth look at the features of the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 powered by Intel Xeon processors and critiques it against key requirements for the mid-market. Learn More Revenge is a dish best served electronically: 12 cautionary tales These scorned IT staffers had their vengeance on their former employers -- but most got their comeuppance in the end Read More Netsol tries to force 4,625% price hike for domain protection Read More Tim Cook: NSA would have to "cart us out in a box" to access our servers This past Friday, in commemoration of the Mac turning 30, Tim Cook sat down with ABC News for a rare 1-1 interview. ABC teased the segment for quite a while, only to disappoint many an Apple fan when it turned out to be just a 4 minute segment. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology 4 Ways WAN Optimization Can Benefit Your Organization WAN optimization has evolved into a complete system that optimizes traffic across a broad range of most popular applications while providing deep visibility into performance. Read Now Five tips from a CIO on dealing with massive DDoS attacks LiveJournal is a social-media blogging site that attracts millions of users each month from across the globe, especially the U.S. and Russia. Owned by Moscow-based SUP Media, its website is hosted in a Montana data center, and according to Tim Turner, the firm's London-based CIO, LiveJournal regularly faces massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Read More If only next-gen firewalls were as effective as this squirrel-sicle maker Don't ask me why, but for some reason when my neighbor informed us that a squirrel had become frozen solid inside her Squirrel Bust Plus bird feeder, I couldn't help but think of the oodles of next-gen fir Read More New DOJ rules do not solve privacy issues in government data grab Despite the relaxing of restrictions on Internet companies receiving government requests for data, the Obama administration and Congress need to go much further in aligning spying operations with privacy rights, advocates say. Read More WHITE PAPER: OutSystems App Development & Delivery: Leveraging the Cloud This whitepaper explores the fundamentals of application delivery and using the cloud to achieve game-changing productivity. Learn when to choose a cloud model and the specifics around high-performance PaaS, portability, and future-proofing. Learn more Hackers deface Angry Birds website following NSA spying claims The official Angry Birds website was defaced by hackers following reports that U.S. and U.K. intelligence agencies have been collecting user information from the game and other popular mobile apps. Read More TSA offers Super Bowl air travel tips: NO AIR HORNS!? Pretty much if you are flying into New Jersey for the Super Bowl just bring as little as possible on the airplane with you (or into the stadium for that matter). Read More 10 apps you'll need to survive Super Bowl Sunday Whether you're trying to get into the sport or getting dragged unwillingly to a party by friends and loved ones, here's some guidance on what apps can help non-football fans get through Super Bowl XLVIII Read More
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