How an acute shortage of cyber talent gave rise to 'spooks as a service'

UTM Shootout: Security appliances for SMBs are smaller, more powerful and packed with new features. View it in your browser WIN THIS BOOK: Learning Swift Programming. View it in your browser ITworld Today January 05, 2015 INSIDER How an acute shortage of cyber talent gave rise to 'spooks as a service' As the list of victims of sophisticated cyber attacks expands, so does the need for high-priced talent to help investigate and recover from those attacks. The latest solution: hosted services offering access to cyber intelligence and incident response to customers who lack it. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. UTM Shootout: Security appliances for SMBs are smaller, more powerful and packed with new features 2. WIN THIS BOOK: Learning Swift Programming 3. State of the CIO: CIOs need to snap out of complacency (via CIO) 4. Lenovo slims down, adds horsepower to new ThinkPads 5. White House approves sanctions against North Korea for Sony hack 6. 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