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	Researcher: 200,000 Windows PCs vulnerable to pcAnywhere hijacking As many as 200,000 systems connected to the Internet could be hijacked by hackers exploiting bugs in Symantec's pcAnywhere, including up to 5,000 point-of-sale programs that collect credit card data, a researcher said today. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Understanding Web Application Security This paper examines current trends in Web application security, assessing the present threat environment as well as limitations in existing approaches to protection. Learn more In this Issue Adobe to Linux users: Get Chrome or forget Flash SMART Storage releases SSD with consumer flash, enterprise endurance Feds request DNS Changer extension to keep 400K users online Google's smart glasses reportedly coming in 2012 From CIO.com: 18 Cool and Creative Laptop Mods Healthcare CIO group decries ICD-10 delay by government Richi Jennings: Does the UN threaten Internet freedom? Price of DRAM plunges to all-time low of around $1 FCC chairman wants ISPs to adopt new security measures Microsoft complains to the EU about Motorola Mobility Groups ask FCC to block Verizon spectrum deals with cable providers Group files FTC complaint against Google for privacy changes Verizon users whacked with another LTE outage JR Raphael: Toshiba: Thrive to get Ice Cream Sandwich this spring Preston Gralla: Windows 8 will deliver a cloud service to rival or beat iCloud Jonny Evans: Apple fights iPad ban in China, sets scene for future growth Patrick Thibodeau: A social engineering story RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization: 1. Updated KVM hypervisor; 2. Industry-leading performance and scalability levels; 3. A power-user portal that lets you provision virtual machines, define templates, and administer your environments; 4.New multi-level administrative capabilities, improving product functionality for very large deployments Learn more Adobe to Linux users: Get Chrome or forget Flash Adobe today said that it would stop offering direct downloads of Flash Player for Linux, telling users to move to Google's Chrome browser, which bundles Flash with its updates. Read More SMART Storage releases SSD with consumer flash, enterprise endurance SMART Storage today announced an MLC-based SAS SSD that it says approaches the resiliency and performance of an SLC NAND flash drive that it said is suitable for top tier enterprise use. Read More Feds request DNS Changer extension to keep 400K users online U.S. government officials have asked a New York judge to extend an impending deadline that could sever ties to the Internet for hundreds of thousands of users infected with the "DNS Changer" malware. Read More Google's smart glasses reportedly coming in 2012 The New York Times reported Wednesday that Google's new Android-based goggles will be priced between $250 and $600, and include a 3G or 4G data connection along with motion and GPS sensors. Read More From CIO.com: 18 Cool and Creative Laptop Mods Whether your taste runs to Soviet propaganda, Hello Kitty, scary skulls, camouflage, or another unusual theme, there's a laptop mod for you. Read More Healthcare CIO group decries ICD-10 delay by government An organization that represents CIOs and other healthcare IT leaders is protesting government plans to delay a deadline requiring a new medical coding system. Read More Richi Jennings: Does the UN threaten Internet freedom? Yesterday's opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal by FCC commissioner Robert M. McDowell furiously criticized the United Nations for trying to seize control of the Internet. His inflammatory language pointed the finger at imagined enemies of a free and open Internet. But this looks like a transparent attempt to stop the international community from its rightful control over a critical international resource, as we'll see in The Long View... INSIDER (free registration requested) Read More Price of DRAM plunges to all-time low of around $1 Prices of DDR3 DRAM memory used in laptops and desktops have dipped to an all-time low of around $1, and will continue to fall, which could help PC makers pack more memory into computers, analysts said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Comcast Why Business Ethernet Services? In this white paper, learn why business Ethernet services have emerged as the optimal choice for today's organizations, and get some tips on how to choose the right vendor and solutions for your organization. View Now FCC chairman wants ISPs to adopt new security measures U.S. Internet service providers should take new steps to protect subscribers against cyberattacks, including notifying customers when their computers are compromised, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday. Read More Microsoft complains to the EU about Motorola Mobility Microsoft has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against Motorola Mobility for alleged abuse of essential patents. Read More Groups ask FCC to block Verizon spectrum deals with cable providers The U.S. Federal Communications Commission must block Verizon Wireless from buying wireless spectrum from cable providers because two proposed deals would concentrate too much spectrum in the hands of one company, a coalition of advocacy groups said. Read More Group files FTC complaint against Google for privacy changes The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should force Google to halt its plan to consolidate user identities across its services and fine the company for violating an October privacy settlement with the agency, privacy group the Center for Digital Democracy said in a complaint filed Wednesday. Read More Verizon users whacked with another LTE outage Verizon's 4G LTE network has been knocked offline again just two months after its last serious outage. Read More JR Raphael: Toshiba: Thrive to get Ice Cream Sandwich this spring Got a Toshiba Thrive and craving a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich? Your wait may be coming to an end soon. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows 8 will deliver a cloud service to rival or beat iCloud In Windows 8 Microsoft will merge its free online storage service SkyDrive and syncing software Mesh to provide the backbone for what looks to be a service that will rival or beat iCloud. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple fights iPad ban in China, sets scene for future growth Apple's iPad 3 is threatened by an annoying trademark lawsuit in China's courts, but the problems the company face in the country are a textbook example of the challenges of doing business there. And the solutions it finds will set the template for others expanding into the burgeoning Chinese market. Read More Patrick Thibodeau: A social engineering story The Heartland Institute document release show just how effective social engineering continues to be in getting a company's crown jewels. Read More
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