Report: NSA defeats many encryption efforts

Top tech hoarders: 15 companies with huge cash piles The battle for cloud market share is just beginning Network World Daily News AM September 06, 2013 Share this email Report: NSA defeats many encryption efforts The U.S. National Security Agency has been circumventing many online encryption efforts through a combination of supercomputers, back doors built into technology products, court orders and other efforts, according to a new report from The New York Times and ProPublica. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Top tech hoarders: 15 companies with huge cash piles 2. The battle for cloud market share is just beginning 3. Poachers beware: Instant Wild camera system has its eye on you 4. Review: New Parallels, Fusion virtual desktops for OS X fail the smell test 5. Intel pushes speed, reliability claims with unveiling of MXC cable 6. Microsoft to patch dangerous Outlook hack-by-preview bug next week 7. Net neutrality faces uncertain court ruling in US 8. 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Learn more >> Review: New Parallels, Fusion virtual desktops for OS X fail the smell test Parallels has interesting ideas that only half work, and Fusion adds almost nothing new beyond better hardware support READ MORE Intel pushes speed, reliability claims with unveiling of MXC cable An optical interconnect introduced by Intel on Wednesday may someday slim down cabling throughout data centers if the company can get enough vendors to mass-produce it. READ MORE Microsoft to patch dangerous Outlook hack-by-preview bug next week Microsoft today said it will ship 14 security updates next week to patch critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, Office and SharePoint, its enterprise collaboration platform. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks F5 makes Citrix App Delivery better As Cloud, VDI, and BYOD converge upon IT, it can be challenging to meet performance and security expectations. Learn More Net neutrality faces uncertain court ruling in US It's difficult to predict how an appeals court will rule after it hears arguments Monday in Verizon Communication's challenge of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules. READ MORE Watch the Armadillo-T do its little folding trick If an Armadillo-T ran over an armadillo the armadillo might not even flinch. What's an Armadillo-T? A teeny-tiny electric car that folds up kind of like an armadillo. You can see how it stacks up against a grownup car in these pictures on our site. And this video shows how it works. READ MORE Drone hunters lining up and paying out in Colorado What might have started out a whimsical protest against government surveillance tactics has morphed into a little more than that as a small town in Colorado has found itself overwhelmed with requests and cash for a unmanned aircraft hunting license that doesn't exist - yet. 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