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Real-time Stats: Bringing the Cyberworld into Focus

May 26, 2014May 27, 2014 enews

Moscow, 21 May 2014. – Kaspersky Lab has made a host of unique statistical data available that shows the real-time picture of the cyberworld and its inhabitants. The company’s new portal gathers together statistical information from all over the world on what people are doing on the web, what devices they use and what threats they face. The kaspersky-cyberstat.com site pays particular attention to cyber threats: what malware is currently most active and what harm it can cause to users and their devices. The portal presents ratings of the most widespread…

Internet Explorer 8 vulnerability unpatched after seven months

May 26, 2014May 27, 2014 enews

Internet Explorer 8 remains the most used browser version in the world, so it should come as a surprise that a vulnerability discovered back in October 2013 has remained unpatched. The vulnerability was made public earlier this week by Hewlett-Packard’s bug bounty program when Microsoft failed to address the problem. Hewlett-Packard’s Tipping Point Zero-Day Initiative (ZDI) is a bounty program that rewards researchers who discover and report vulnerabilities so that they can be fixed by Microsoft. The ZDI gives Microsoft 180 days to address a vulnerability before they make the…

321 Free Tools for Teachers – Free Educational Technology (2)

May 26, 2014May 27, 2014 enews

19 Free Text To Speech Tools For Teachers AnnouncifyListen to your web. After Announcify conquered Android™ phones, it’s now here to announcify your life at Google Chrome. Announcify reads out loud every website you want. For example, if you’re too tired but still need to study one more Wikipedia entry, Announcify can help your tired eyes relax. BalabolkaBalabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program. All computer voices installed on your system are available to Balabolka. The on-screen text can be saved as a WAV, MP3, MP4, OGG or WMA file. The…

10 Things to Look for in a Cloud Data Backup Service

May 25, 2014May 25, 2014 enews

Investing in a cloud data backup service is one of the best decisions any business owner can make. A natural disaster could hit your town and destroy your systems, an employee could spill a drink on her computer and destroy it or someone could steal your equipment, but backing up data in the cloud makes these unfortunate events much more bearable. Cloud data backup stores existing data in an off-site server, making it available anytime, anywhere you need it. Data is frequently synced or updated, mirroring your system in real time.…

How internal social networks boost workplace innovation

May 25, 2014May 25, 2014 enews

Your business may already be tapping into social networks to analyze data and make real-time adjustments. But it’s time to turn the tables and bring the same people-powered network to your office. While the issue raises productivity concerns—will employees spend more time socializing than doing work—social tools are actually shown to increase output. Businesses applying this trend to their work environments are finding that working like a network spurs more creative thinking, idea-sharing, and ultimately, business innovation. Transparency across departments You may not need, or want, to know everything that’s…

321 Free Tools for Teachers – Free Educational Technology (1)

May 25, 2014May 25, 2014 enews

Would you be interested in the ultimate list of free tools for teachers? At the following post you will found 321 Free Tools for Teachers separated in 18 educational technology categories. Enjoy! Do you support Free Technology for Teachers? If Yes, I highly encourage you to share this Free Educational Technology Resource with fellow teachers interested in implementing Free Technology in Classroom. I am a great supporter of Free Educational Technology. This is why I created a list of 321 Free Tools for Teachers separated in the following 18 categories: 18 Free Tools To Create Infographics For Teachers 19…

LinOTP by LSE is now available with all features as Open Source

May 25, 2014May 25, 2014 enews

Germany, Weiterstadt, 21.05.2014) LSE LinOTP – a vendor-independent product for two-factor authentication and one-time password methods (OTP) – will be made available by LSE, Leading Security Experts GmbH, as an open source solution with all current features included. At the annual AusCERT Information Security Conference in Australia, and in conjunction with a Red Hat tutorial about the internal deployment of LSE LinOTP Enterprise Edition, LSE Leading Security Experts GmbH (LSE), a member of the MAX21 Group (MAX21 Management und Beteiligungen AG), will announce the expansion of its open source strategy.…

Why Wi-Fi & coffee are more attractive than 4G

May 23, 2014May 23, 2014 enews

Tablet users are more likely to turn to Wi-Fi than 4G on the road, research shows. But this could benefit enterprise users. Proponents of 4G cellular technology have long argued that mobile networks’ growing ubiquity, and increasing speed, would edge out competing networks, such as Wi-Fi and WiMax. A 4G signal, the argument went, would be good enough – and sometimes better. WiMax, despite its potential to offer city-wide, high speed connections, never really gained a foothold in Europe. Nor did a number of fixed, wireless broadband services. Plain old…

Cisco and Dimension Data to Accelerate Global Hybrid Cloud Adoption

May 23, 2014May 23, 2014 enews

Dimension Data Named Cisco’s First Global Intercloud Partner, Expanding on Successful 23-Year Relationship San Francisco – May 20, 2014 – Today at Cisco Live, Cisco and Dimension Data announced an expansion of their 23-year relationship with plans to accelerate and streamline hybrid cloud adoption globally. Cisco will use Dimension Data’s Managed Cloud Platform and SaaS solutions to deliver a suite of mid-market centric cloud services to its customers and resellers. Dimension Data and Cisco will partner to deliver an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) solution that will be packaged with Cisco technology and software-as-a-services (SaaS)…

11 Apps That Will Push Your Team to be More Productive

May 23, 2014May 23, 2014 enews

Working with a virtual team will have its ups and downs. There will always be challenges down the road but you can weather through anything when you have a great team. Unfortunately, even the greatest teams are not immune to low productivity levels which greatly affects output. While you can routinely give pep talks to give your team a boost, you can also employ a variety of productivity tools to address the problem at hand. Productivity touches upon different aspects in a day in the life of a virtual team.…