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The Risks and Rewards of Bring Your Own Device PoliciesMany companies are allowing BYOD, but a staggering number of them aren't doing anything to ensure that those devices don't easily give up sensitive information that could harm the business or its clients. Learn what can be done to make sure that data is protected—no matter what happens. | 
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Why Techies Should Watch Their BackupsBacking up your work isn’t the sexiest topic on the block, but if it’s not done correctly, it can cost you time, money, your job, or your professional reputation. Eric Bloom details important things to consider regarding backing up your work. | 
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Early August Hacking News RoundupIn this roundup of interesting hacking news, find out about the FBI's hacking techniques to thwart potential criminals. Also, see how an artist-hacker has successfully tampered with Teddy Ruxpin dolls and created something rather unsettling. | 
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Is the Age of Privacy Really Over? Online social connections are at an all-time high. While there are clear positives from all of these interactions, end users always have concerns about whether too much information is being extracted from them and whether the data is being appropriately shared and used. Is privacy over? |
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After Security Breach on Developer Site, Apple Creates Status PageApple’s developer site experienced a security breach last week, and it still hasn’t fully recovered. The company created a status page showing which systems are back online. The site is in its eighth day of downtime as the company works to prevent a similar incident from happening in the future. | 
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The Analysis Software That Wrecked J.K. Rowling’s AnonymityThe literary world was shocked to find out the nobody author of a new novel was actually super-famous J.K. Rowling. Her secret was uncovered by using software programs and algorithms to analyze her writing—a method that could also reveal hackers and others who might want to be anonymous online. |
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Why You Shouldn't Worry about Cloud OutagesJoe Townsend writes on the cloud outages affecting big companies and says that maybe we should all take this news with a grain of salt. As with any technology there are going to be issues and things beyond our control, but it's the big companies that are going to be affected the most. | 
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July Hacking News RoundupIn this July roundup of interesting hacking cases, read about how Microsoft might be upset with a Google researcher who found a bug in Windows, Edward Snowden’s hacking skills have come to light, and hackers have been spying on South Korea’s military for four years. |
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