NSA pays millions for US telecom access

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	NSA pays millions for US telecom access The Washington Post reports the NSA paid telecom companies $278 million this fiscal year to intercept phone calls, email, and instant messages. Read More WHITE PAPER: NeuStar, Inc. Reducing the Risk to Online Content with IP Intelligence This paper explores how you can use IP intelligence to protect your assets, while detailing key best practices that can turn risk into reward. Learn More. In this Issue Microsoft sets $100 Surface Pro discounts in stone A first, jaundiced look at Windows 8.1 RTM Offshoring will kill 1.5 million IT jobs by 2017 Screenshots of Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch leaked WHITE PAPER: Ping Identity Identity Management: Modernizing Enterprise Access Control Identity management is the single most important aspect of your organization's security profile. If someone attempts to gain unauthorized access to information or systems, a good identity system will leave an audit trail for you to follow. Learn More Microsoft sets $100 Surface Pro discounts in stone Microsoft yesterday made permanent the $100 price cut to its Surface Pro tablet that it ran as a temporary sale through most of August. The entry-level Surface Pro with a Touch Cover now runs $878, or 14 percent less than in February, when the more capable tablet-notebook hybrid launched. Read More A first, jaundiced look at Windows 8.1 RTM We've had a chance to play with the pirated RTM version of Windows 8.1 Pro for about 18 hours now, and what we've seen is disheartening at best, infuriating in places. Read More WEBCAST: Dell VMware Key Data Protection Challenges Facing Today's Enterprises The data avalanche is accelerating. IDC estimates that the "digital universe" -- which is the total of all digital data created (and replicated) -- will reach 4 zettabytes this year. That's almost 50% more than 2012 volumes, and nearly four times the amount created and replicated in 2010. View Now Offshoring will kill 1.5 million IT jobs by 2017 The mass job loss will be attributable to the combined impact of offshoring, technology-driven productivity improvements and a low-growth business environment. Read More Screenshots of Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch leaked When your sink leaks, that's a problem. When your screenshots do, it's all gravy. While the big reveal on Samsung's smartwatch isn't until September 4, some apparent screenshots of the highly anticipated Galaxy Gear smartwatch app hit the Web Thursday. Read More
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