29
Feb

App Store Numbers Show There’s Work Ahead for SysAdmins

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Over at the Barracuda Tech Blog there’s a post up describing the explosion of spending for mobile applications, and what a sudden influx of un-managed applications this could mean for companies already run ragged trying to manage a plethora of known security threats. As Barracuda points out: These apps bring risks like malicious code that […]

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22
Feb

IBM Doubles Down on Investment in Cloud Computing

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Via TechCrunch: IBM is making a number of business deals in the cloud-computing space, announcing a new partnership with Apple to make its “Swift” programming language more readily accessible: ” By bringing Swift beyond the client to the server, IBM is breaking down barriers between front-end and back-end development, which can provide enterprises a single language […]

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18
Feb

86% of Windows Security Flaws Can be Mitigated by Removing Administrative Privileges

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Via ZDNet: Security firm Avecto has released a report that argues that up to 86% of all Windows security vulnerabilities could be mitigated by the simple removal of administrative privileges on enterprise workstations.

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19
Jan

Microsoft Ends Support for Older Versions of Internet Explorer

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As of today, Microsoft is ending support for all but the most current version (11) of its venerable, if not always beloved, Internet Explorer web browser. Of crucial interest to end-users is that this means Microsoft will no longer be providing security updates for any version of IE prior to 11. As Microsoft notes: Security […]

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