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WebRTC close to tipping point as Cisco, Microsoft announce products NSA chief says cyberattacks on industrial systems are his top concern ITworld Today November 21, 2014 7 great MOOCs for techies -- all free, starting soon! To keep up in the world of high tech, IT pros must be constantly refining their existing skills and picking up new ones along the way. These seven free online courses can help. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. WebRTC close to tipping point as Cisco, Microsoft announce products 2. NSA chief says cyberattacks on industrial systems are his top concern 3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Effective Ruby: 48 Specific Ways to Write Better Ruby 4. 4 ways your competitors are stealing your IT talent (CIO.com) 5. Intel plans 3D NAND flash next year for 'as much storage as you want' 6. AT&T to pay $23.8 million to settle California dumping complaint 7. Free stuff! Amazon Fire tablet owners get six months of The Washington Post 8. 12 security problems that EMV and tokenization won't solve (CSOonline.com) 9. CARTOON: Everybody has petaflops envy these days White Paper: Dell Software 30 Tips and Tricks for Toad for Oracle You Need to Know For more than 10 years Toad for Oracle has been the number one productivity tool for Oracle developers. This white paper will step you through over 30 proven tips and tricks to get more out of Toad. Test your knowledge and see how many you know. Read now! WebRTC close to tipping point as Cisco, Microsoft announce products Announcements by Cisco and Microsoft this week may signal that the WebRTC project Google released in 2011 for web-based communications apps might be ready for prime time. READ MORE NSA chief says cyberattacks on industrial systems are his top concern Nation states and groups are engaging in risky behavior in the absence of cyberspace rules. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: Effective Ruby: 48 Specific Ways to Write Better Ruby Learn how to harness Ruby's full power to write more robust, efficient, maintainable, and well-performing code. We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky readers. Enter now for your chance to win! READ MORE 4 ways your competitors are stealing your IT talent (CIO.com) As the talent war heats up, poaching tech professionals is becoming increasingly common. Here's how it's done and how to stop it. READ MORE White Paper: Kaseya 5 Ways to Reduce the Risk of Cybercrime to Your Business Cybercrime is on the rise. In fact, the risks and costs of cybercrime continue to increase each year. Don't be one of the many organizations naively clinging to the belief that a breach won't happen to them. As an IT professional, you need to take active steps to reduce the risk of cybercrime to your business. Reduce your risk today. Learn more Intel plans 3D NAND flash next year for 'as much storage as you want' The company says it can pack double the number of bits in a die compared with its competitors. READ MORE AT&T to pay $23.8 million to settle California dumping complaint The company also agreed to implement environmental compliance measures over the next five years. READ MORE Free stuff! Amazon Fire tablet owners get six months of The Washington Post The only downside is that you're going to find the app landing on your Fire tablet even if you didn't ask for it. READ MORE 12 security problems that EMV and tokenization won't solve (CSOonline.com) The retail industry won't instantly become bullet-proof. Here are 12 likely bumps in the road in the journey to credit card security. READ MORE CARTOON: Everybody has petaflops envy these days Supercomputers keep getting faster and more ubiquitous; it won't be long before your teen wants one. 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