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Archived IT - Email Articles
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14 May 2013
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FBI/IC3: Impersonation, Intimidation and Scams, Yep that.s the Internet [31056]
Network World, May 14th, 2013
"The FBI and Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) issued their annual look at the state of the dark side of the Internet which is indeed thriving with all manner of scams and intimation tactics being used by criminals.
While complaints filed with the IC3 are down slightly through 2012 over 2011 (289,874 v. 314,246, respectively), losses from online scams are up over 8% topping out at over $525 million through the same time period.
The most common complaints received in 2012 included FBI impersonation e-mail scams, various intimidation crimes, and scams that used computer scareware to extort money from Internet users..."
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13 May 2013
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Internet Security and the Future of the Password [31057]
Business 2 Community, May 13th, 2013
"At any given time and across any given news site its clear to see that the internet landscape is changing; sometimes for better and sometimes for the worst. More often than not we see news story after news story of accounts and businesses that have fallen victim to hacks and malicious users accessing private data for ulterior motives. In order to better combat these attacks, the minds at Google have been hard at work formulating new ways that people will access information that has previously required a password to access..."
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22 Apr 2013
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25 Weirdest Things in the .Internet of Things' [30768]
NetworkWorld, April 22nd, 2013
"The Internet is slowly creeping into every part of our lives, so much so that its becoming easier to look around the house and find objects that can be connected to the Internet. In just a few short years, we probably wont think twice about connecting most of these objects to the Internet, but others will likely take some more time to get used to..."
- College dorm bathrooms
- College dorm laundry room
- Garden
- Dog collar
- Cat feeder
- Cattle
- Human heart
- Diapers
- Slippers
- Breathalyzer (that Tweets)
Read on for details and more Things!
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22 Apr 2013
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Why the Internet of Things Needs IPv6 [30769]
Government Technology, April 22nd, 2012
"The transition to IPv6 is important not only because the 4.3 billion IPv4 addresses are running out, but also because the proliferation of Internet-connected devices is creating a new environment of information. 'The Internet of Things is very much upon on us,' said Vint Cerf, Googles chief Internet evangelist, at the Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit..."
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22 Apr 2013
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How Data Centers Can Keep Up With Massive Internet User Growth [30673]
SearchDataCenter, April 15th, 2013
"Picture how bad it would look for your company if a salesperson, in the middle of a pitch across the country, can't access her presentation on your servers. Internet user growth is on the rise in the office and on the road, so data centers face a new challenge.
We spoke to Kevin Ressler, director of global product management for the enterprise networks division at TE Connectivity, about this rise in mobilityand how data centers must grow and change to avoid falling short of user demand..."
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