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Windows 8 Software Roundup Whether you are ready or not, Windows 8 is here, making splashes across the tech media this week. Here's a roundup of the software features of Windows 8, which Microsoft is placing bets will appeal to both tablet and PC users. |
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Cyber Attacks: The Effect on CM and QAThis month US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta issued a call to arms over the growing cyber attacks on American banks. Joe Townsend explores how these attacks will affect configuration management professionals and quality assurance dilemmas. | 
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DevOps and the US Presidential ElectionIncidents involving voter machine software glitches are raising concerns that some voting machines may be rigged during the upcoming US presidential election. In once such incident, a voting machine company could have learned a lesson on the DevOps approach to improved communications. | 
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Malware VoIP Attack Roundup—Skype and CallcentricRecently, two of the most well-known VoIP providers—Skype and Callcentric—acknowledged problems with their service because of malware attacks. Pamela Rentz details the attacks and what the service providers are doing to resolve the issues. | 
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The Biggest Cyber Hacks in Recent WeeksIn this roundup of the biggest cyber hacks in recent weeks, we learn that pacemakers could potentially be set to kill, the UK will not be extraditing an alleged hacker to the US, and Islamist hacktivists are at it again with another take-down of a major bank’s website. |
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The Risks of Implementing BYODCIOs and IT directors need to know if they are putting themselves at risk when they implement "bring your own device," or BYOD. Joe Townsend considers whether or not the benefits of this business policy outweigh the risks to a company's security. |
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Are You Secure in the Cloud? Much has been said about the lack of security in public and private clouds. Joe Townsend gives us the rundown on what is and isn't secure in the cloud as well as some tips to help protect your organization. |
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What Can You Do with Big Data? Big data doesn’t refer to high fives or towering twelves. It refers to lots of data. The primary goal of handling big data is to capture all the data available in a given computing scenario and then analyze it to find identifiable business, behavior, or other patterns. |
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