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	NSA fear raises concerns over DHS facial recognition technology Without civil rights protection built in, DHS may not be able to avoid the privacy violations of the NSA, advocates say Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Network World Tech Tours SDN and Network Virtualization event in Philly and Wash. DC Attend and learn how SDN works, its potential in the enterprise, and why leading, bellwether organizations are leveraging it for data center and large-scale networking efficiency- Learn more and register in a city most convenient for you. 9/17- Philly; 10/8- Wash. DC Click to continue In this Issue $6B DHS cybersecurity contract sets off race to supply real-time monitoring to feds Gov't watchdog report outlines disturbing patent battle directions 10 Scenes from Ballmer's Microsoft Deep cyberattacks cause millions in losses for US banks Xerox releases patch for scanning error issue Is Ballmer's departure the cost of Microsoft's missteps? WHITE PAPER: Code 42 Software, Inc. Top 3 Reasons Why File Sync/Share is Not Endpoint Backup Employees unknowingly create corporate data security risks by adopting these easy-to-use, personal applications. Understanding at a high level the primary purpose of each application helps differentiate between them. Read this executive brief to learn the differences. Learn more. $6B DHS cybersecurity contract sets off race to supply real-time monitoring to feds The Department of Homeland Security's $6 billion cybersecurity award last week to a slew of contractors and vendors sets in motion a contest among them to sell federal agencies on new network monitoring, vulnerability assessment and mitigation technologies. The underlying goal of this massive "Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation" (CDM) contract is to spur federal civilian agencies to move away from static approaches to network-security compliance reporting in favor of real-time monitoring. Read More Gov't watchdog report outlines disturbing patent battle directions Can the quagmire that has become patent infringement law arena ever be truly be cleaned up? One has to wonder especially after reading through the Government Accountability Office's evaluation of the patent litigation arena this week. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Fighting Fraud Videos: IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager Short videos about IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager (IIM) for Fraud. IIM optimizes the investigation of fraud for customers across many industries in both the commercial and public sector space. Learn More. 10 Scenes from Ballmer's Microsoft Tenacious and sharp-tongued, Steve Ballmer has held the helm at Microsoft for more than 13 years -- much longer than the average tenure for a Fortune 500 CEO, which is typically in the five-year range. Ballmer has navigated highs and lows, economic recessions and recoveries, acquisitions, lawsuits, and competitive battles. On Aug. 23, the company announced that Ballmer will retire as Microsoft CEO at some point in the next 12 months. Here's a look at the company he's leaving. Read More Deep cyberattacks cause millions in losses for US banks At least three U.S. banks have lost millions of dollars after fraudsters gained control of payment applications that control wire transfers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Verizon Top Benefits of M2M Data Analytics A recent Computerworld survey reveals that the combination of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and the cloud will meet growing storage requirements, improve customer service and ensure better governance. Learn More Xerox releases patch for scanning error issue Xerox has issued the first software patch intended to fix a problem in some multi-function printers that causes characters to be incorrectly reproduced when scanned. Read More Is Ballmer's departure the cost of Microsoft's missteps? Microsoft made a surprise announcement this morning that its divisive CEO, Steve Ballmer, would be stepping down within the next 12 months once a worthy successor is chosen. Many have been calling for Ballmer's resignations for years, as they watched Microsoft make misstep after misstep, especially in the mobile market. But, according to today's press release, Ballmer's exit is all about timing... Read More
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