Friday, 19 July 2013

Linux by the numbers: Contributions, jobs, adoption

What else can Congress bungle? Their passwords, for starters

Ex-NSA chief: Huawei spies for China, Snowden security leak 'most destructive' in U.S. history

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July 19, 2013
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Linux by the numbers: Contributions, jobs, adoption

The Linux kernel's pace of development is hastening, and demand for Linux pros keeps growing and feeding into a healthy job economy for Linux skills.

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Issue highlights

1. What else can Congress bungle? Their passwords, for starters

2. Ex-NSA chief: Huawei spies for China, Snowden security leak 'most destructive' in U.S. history

3. One more botched Microsoft 'Black Tuesday' patch: KB 2844286

4. Why SaaS HR Software Is Ready to Take Off

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What else can Congress bungle? Their passwords, for starters

Huge federal agencies like the VA and the military have fully embraced cloud computing and the mobile revolution. The NSA is on the bleeding edge of what's possible with technology. But the only time politicians in DC know about technology is when it helps them raise money. READ MORE

Ex-NSA chief: Huawei spies for China, Snowden security leak 'most destructive' in U.S. history

Michael Hayden, who has headed both the CIA and NSA, says the media need to give government a chance to explain PRISM. READ MORE

One more botched Microsoft 'Black Tuesday' patch: KB 2844286

It's been a banner month for botched Microsoft patches. Adding to the three mentioned earlier this week, there's now a fourth confirmed bad patch, KB 2844286, part of the July Black Tuesday MS13-052 security bulletin. READ MORE

Why SaaS HR Software Is Ready to Take Off

It's estimated that 90 percent of Fortune 1000 companies plan to replace their human resources management software in the next four years. Many are replacing these legacy on-premises systems--some of which date back to the 1960s--with cloud-based HR systems. On top of hardware savings, enterprises using SaaS HR say they spend less on support. READ MORE

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