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Breaking Into Cyber Security (Free eBook Training Course) A $47 Value!

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Governments are facing an unprecedented level of cyber attacks and threats with the potential to undermine national security and critical infrastructure, while businesses that store confidential customer and client information online are fighting to maintain their reputations in the wake of massive data breaches.

Economic thought leaders have warned of a digital disintegration, a scenario in which cyberspace could be completely undermined due to strengthening attacks where the Internet is no longer a trusted medium for communication or commerce, at a huge cost to economies and societies. 

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Module 2 – Cyber Compliance in the Industrial Revolution  
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Space Weather Outlook September 25, 2016 at 09:23PM

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #16-39 2016 September 25 at 7:09 p.m. MDT (2016 September 26 0109 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 19-25 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 20 Sep and 25 Sep due to the influence of multiple coronal hole high speed streams. No other space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For September 26-October 2 G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storms are likely on 28-30 Sep and G1 (Minor) storms are likely on 26 Sep and 01-02 Oct due to the anticipated influence of multiple coronal hole high speed streams. No other space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.

Managing the Hidden Causes of Data Breaches

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To be clear, technology is useful in detecting breaches and improper access to information within companies. But technology is not a panacea. Despite rapid technological advances and increased spending, breaches continue to grow in number and severity.

>>Download the Executive Guidance on Managing the Hidden Causes of Data Breaches.



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Space Weather Outlook September 18, 2016 at 09:49PM

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #16-38 2016 September 18 at 7:34 p.m. MDT (2016 September 19 0134 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 12-18 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For September 19-25 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms are expected on 19-20 Sep due to the anticipated influence of a coronal hole high speed stream. No other space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.

Dudley Schools protect their data with DESlock+

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The schools of Dudley Metropolitan Borough, with the help of RM Education plc, are now able to conform to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recommendations that portable, mobile devices and media are encrypted to guard against compromise. By investing in DESlock+, an easily managed encryption product, Dudley's schools can secure all of their mobile data against the threat of lost or stolen information.



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What Is The Most Secure Mobile Operating System?

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We’ve already established that your smartphone needs good security software to battle an array of hacks and flaws, but which operating system is the best at holding its own against attacks?  Battling for the title of Most Secure Mobile OS, we have: Android, BlackBerry, Ubuntu, Windows Phone, and iOS. Time for them to duke it out!



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Space Weather Outlook September 11, 2016 at 11:39PM

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #16-37 2016 September 11 at 9:26 p.m. MDT (2016 September 12 0326 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 5-11 Category G1-Minor geomagnetic storms were observed on 05 Sep due to waning coronal hole high speed stream effects. Outlook For September 12-18 No space weather storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.

Citizen Developers are Integral to the Digital Workplace: Fireside Chat

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Many forward-thinking IT leaders are starting to formally enable business partners to solve to their own problems, lightening workloads for their IT teams and allowing them to focus on truly "mission critical" projects. At the back of these leaders' minds, though, are always broader concerns around security and governance.

Those who strike the right balance transform their companies to be more productive – and themselves to be more influential.

Join us for a special replay of the popular session "Citizen Developers are Integral to the Digital Workplace" from the EMPOWER 2016 conference.

In this fireside chat, you'll hear QuickBase, Inc. CEO Allison Mnookin and special guest Mark Driver, Research VP at Gartner, share actionable insights on how to:
  • Free up time to work on complex and Tier 1 apps
  • Expand IT's strategic role in charting a course for technology use
  • Provide focus and process for how IT and business users interact
  • Implement smart governance to heighten security
  • Unify IT and the business on common technology goals
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Cloud Delivers 2.1 Times More ROI

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In a recent analysis of Nucleus ROI case studies, Nucleus found that cloud application projects deliver 2.1 times the ROI of on-premise ones – up 24 percent since 2012. Although some application domains and industries have been slow to move to the cloud, the financial benefits of moving to the cloud are clear – as are the security and reliability benefits.

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Space Weather Outlook September 05, 2016 at 02:14AM

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #16-36 2016 September 5 at 12:00 a.m. MDT (2016 September 5 0600 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 29-September 4 Category G2-Moderate geomagnetic storms were observed on 01-03 Sep due to coronal hole high speed stream effects. Category G1-Minor geomagnetic storms were observed on 04 Sep due to continued coronal hole high speed stream effects. Outlook For September 5-11 No space weather storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.

Gartner: Market Guide for Merchant Tokenization of Payment Card Data

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Chief Information Security Officers at card acceptors and payment processors should use this Market Guide to choose the most appropriate products for their tokenization projects.

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