The API economy, the killing joke, and the prisoner's dilemma

The future of marketing: Precognition, bots, and user agents | What failure looks like in Microsoft's cloud-first world Follow CITEworld BY IDG ENTERPRISE August 18, 2014 InCITE Your twice weekly digest of the most important developments in the consumerization of IT The API economy, the killing joke, and the prisoner's dilemma APIs are a cornerstone of the modern cloud economy. But are we putting too much faith in the people who make these platforms? White Paper: IBM Best Practices for Securing Hadoop Historically, Apache Hadoop has provided limited security capabilities, and most Hadoop implementations to date have been deployed with little thought given to security. To protect sensitive data being stored and analyzed in Hadoop, security architects should use a structured approach to security. Learn more! The future of marketing: Precognition, bots, and user agents Companies won't have to ask -- they'll just know. White Paper: IBM Top 3 Myths about Big Data Security Data volumes are growing rapidly with no end in sight. Big data represents massive business possibilities and competitive advantage for organizations that are able to harness and use that information. But how are they protecting that data? This eBook addresses three myths of big data security. Learn More What failure looks like in Microsoft's cloud-first world When things go wrong, do you want to find out who's to blame, or concentrate on fixing the problem and re-engineering the system so it doesn't happen again? How to take advantage of the debugging tools in your browser Your browser's debugging tools are there to make sure your web apps don't blow up in your users' faces. Mobile will save security by replacing passwords with biometrics We're in a dark age for computer security, but the rise of mobile and wearable devices with built-in biometrics could save us. Neura's novel approach: Baking intelligence into connected devices Neura, a startup that has been accepted into Microsoft Ventures' accelerator program, has a novel approach to connecting devices. Why I uninstalled Humin, a trendy new contact manager for iPhone Humin has some cool features, but If you want a place in my life, you must sync with all my cloud sources. Should you take a Chromebook to college? As Chromebooks continue to become widely used in U.S. public school systems, the laptops powered by Google's Chrome OS may be a viable alternative for cost-conscious college students. Follow CITEworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to citeworld_weekly_update as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. Copyright (C) 2014 CITEworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 **Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@citeworld.com.**