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  • How data breaches break down by state and sector

    The number of data breaches since 2005 are sliced and diced by state and sector, but nobody should be really surprised by the results. Leaking breaches everywhere Morgan & Morgan, a personal injury law firm, has compiled data that shows 930 million records have been breached since 2005. In 2010, […]

  • 5 keys to hiring security talent

    Recruiting IT security professionals can be tough, unless you have a great elevator pitch, says an insurance company CIO Hiring (and retaining) data security talent is one of the toughest jobs today, especially after a slew of high-profile data breaches that have driven demand and salaries sky-high. Robert S. Allen, […]

  • A Linux user tries out Windows 10

    I did the unthinkable – left Linux behind and lived in the Windows 10 technical preview as my primary computing environment. Here’s what I learned. Every now and then, it’s nice to break out of your bubble, to really get outside your comfort zone and see how things are “on […]

  • Google for Work vs. Microsoft Office 365: A comparison of cloud tools

    While Google for Work and Microsoft Office 365 offer many similar services, choosing between the two can be a significant challenge for CIOs. This comparison eases that burden. CIOs and IT managers have many choices when it comes to cloud-based productivity tools for email, documents, calendar and file-sharing. The first […]

  • 70-461 Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012

    QUESTION 1 You use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 to develop a database application. You create a table by using the following definition: CREATE TABLE Prices ( PriceId int IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY, ActualPrice NUMERIC(16,9), PredictedPrice NUMERIC(16,9) ) You need to create a computed column based on a user-defined function named udf_price_index. […]

  • 7 things we want to see in the Surface Pro 4

    Perhaps a “Surface Pro 4” will debut at the same time or soon after Windows 10 launches. Here’s what we’d like to see in the Surface Pro 4. Surface Pro 4 Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 has become a surprise hit, bringing in more than $900 million in revenue, according to […]

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    The Big Question Rises How To Become Microsoft, Cisco, ComTIA Certified

    The big question rises how to become the Microsoft certified , All Microsoft certifications are acquired by simply taking a series of exams. If you can self-study for said exams, and then pass them, then you can acquire the certification for the mere cost of the exam (and maybe whatever […]

  • 6 ways ‘shadow IT’ can actually help IT

    Users love shadow IT, but IT departments hate the very idea. It doesn’t have to be that way. In most IT departments, the very words “shadow IT” conjure visions of out-of-control users merrily spreading sensitive data on insecure services and unapproved devices, risking huge losses and costing IT personnel lost […]

  • Best new Android & Windows smartphones at MWC 2015

    Samsung, HTC, Sony and others debut brand new smartphones at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Best at MWC 2015 Samsung, HTC, Sony, Microsoft and others are using the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) event in Barcelona to debut their latest smartphones and other gear. Here’s a look at the […]

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    Update: A mobile payment battle is blazing

    All eyes are on Samsung Pay and its embedded LoopPay inside the Galaxy S6 smartphone Mobile in-store payments could grow dramatically in the U.S. as the result of a battle brewing among tech giants Google, Samsung and Apple. In the latest development, Samsung today revealed Samsung Pay, a new mobile […]