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7 service requests that make IT support folks cry

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7 service requests that make IT support folks cry
Every day, in organizations around the globe, the IT team supports requests that range from common usage requirements to the downright bizarre. When you work in IT, you move from one fire, to putting out to the next. But sometimes, those requests and emergencies just make one want to scream. CSO reached out to a few sources for stories about support incidents that made security managers and IT folks cry. Read More
 


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Cisco's Unified Access plan challenged
Cisco's Unified Access campus networking strategy is about to get some revived competition. Read More
 

We are all a bunch of bigoted jerks...about technology
It is amazing to me how many technologies that we, as nerds, use (and don't use) based solely on our own prejudices towards (and against) any given piece of tech, even when those prejudices are no longer relevant (and, perhaps, never were). Case in point: Apple. (No, this isn't an anti-Apple article... it just makes an excellent example.) Read More
 

Kindle Fire HDX tablets show big push for business users
Amazon Wednesday unveiled two Kindle Fire HDX tablets with features that indicate a clear attempt to attract business users to the platform. Read More
 

Startups cleaning up Exchange, Gmail & JavaScript
  Finding an enterprise IT company at a startup gathering these days can be like searching for an obscure email in a crowded inbox. But in prepping to attend Tuesday night's Web Innovators Group (Webinno) event in Cambridge, Mass., I did find one, and maybe two enterprise-focused newcomers: Skimboxand Qbaka. Read More
 

Quick Look: Microsoft's new Surface family and accessories
Microsoft's 2nd generation products mean more responsive devices and more time unplugged. Read More
 

Why 15% of Americans still aren't using the Internet
A new Pew report sheds light on the still-significant population of American adults – 15%, in fact – who don't use the Internet. Read More
 

F-Secure's Mikko Hypponen: George Orwell was an optimist
  Finnish security firm F-Secure Labs released a Threat Report [pdf] for the first half of 2013; it shows "a continued rise in exploit-based attacks, particularly against Java, and an increasing sophistication in mobile threats." Regarding exploits, the most common attack vector, "users in the US saw the most vulnerability-related attacks, with 78 out Read More
 

Google creates network for tech startups
Google announced today it is building a network for tech entrepreneurs in seven North American cities. Read More
 

Strip club sues Oracle over unpaid $33,540 tab
A San Francisco strip club has filed a lawsuit against Oracle, alleging an employee of the software giant didn't pay a US$33,540 bill run up over two days last year. Read More
 

CIOs Share How They Made the Leap to CEO
CIOs who won the CEO job talk candidly about the relentless pressure for profits, the ultimate accountability and what they wish they'd known as CIO. Read More
 

Ten tech titans and their temper tantrums
Just because you're an innovative tech industry heavyweight doesn't mean you can't throw a good fit when you don't get your way Read More
 

 

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