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Chinese hackers switched targets to U.S. experts on Iraq Samsung, Intel, Dell team on IoT connectivity standards IT News Daily July 08, 2014 Share this email Want credit for June's Exchange blackout? File a claim Microsoft will require companies to file individual claims if they want a service credit for the Exchange Online outage of last month. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Chinese hackers switched targets to U.S. experts on Iraq 2. Samsung, Intel, Dell team on IoT connectivity standards 3. Samsung expects slower smartphones market growth and competition to hit profits 4. Zuckerberg says basic Internet should be as universal as 911 service 5. Rumor: Microsoft's 'Windows 9' campaign begins this fall 6. Blue Shield discloses 18,000 doctors' Social Security numbers Chinese hackers switched targets to U.S. experts on Iraq A sophisticated Chinese hacker group that had been stealing information from U.S. policy experts on Southeast Asia suddenly changed targets last month to focus on Iraq, security researchers said Monday. READ MORE Samsung, Intel, Dell team on IoT connectivity standards Some top hardware companies have established a new Internet of Things consortium to create standards so that billions of devices can connect to each other. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: BitSight Technologies Making Risk Management More Effective with Security Ratings When it comes to understanding security performance, today's risk assessment methods leave many blind spots. In this white paper, you can learn how security professionals are using Security Ratings to manage third party risk, benchmark performance and communicate security metrics to the board. Learn more Samsung expects slower smartphones market growth and competition to hit profits Samsung Electronics is expecting a drop in its operating profit for the third consecutive quarter, citing an overall slowdown in smartphone market growth and increased competition in China and some European markets. READ MORE Zuckerberg says basic Internet should be as universal as 911 service Mark Zuckerberg sees the Internet as a vital service that should be made available to everyone across the world -- a service that can be as vital as, say, the ability to call for emergency help on a telephone. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG TV IDG.tv is now live! Watch all the latest videos from IDG's global network of technology experts, all teed up in searchable channels with a fun, fresh look. Click to continue Rumor: Microsoft's 'Windows 9' campaign begins this fall Microsoft plans to launch "Windows 9" this fall, backed by a substantial advertising campaign, according to Russian leaker Wzor. READ MORE Blue Shield discloses 18,000 doctors' Social Security numbers The Social Security numbers of roughly 18,000 California physicians and health-care providers were inadvertently made public after a slip-up at health insurance provider Blue Shield of California, the organization said Monday. READ MORE Follow IT News Share this email You are currently subscribed to itnews_daily as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com To contact IT News, please send an e-mail to online@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 IT News, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **