Skype's social media accounts targeted by hacker group

Hackers claim to expose phone information of 4.6 million Snapchat users Top vendors like Google, Apple hope to take smartwatches mainstream in 2014 IT News Daily January 02, 2014 Share this email Skype's social media accounts targeted by hacker group Skype said its social media properties were targeted, with a group styling itself as the Syrian Electronic Army appearing to claim credit for the hacks. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Hackers claim to expose phone information of 4.6 million Snapchat users 2. Top vendors like Google, Apple hope to take smartwatches mainstream in 2014 3. 3 Ways Enterprise IT Will Change in 2014 4. Apple CEO Tim Cook could pocket $115M in 2014 5. Report: NSA developed software for backdoor access to iPhones WHITE PAPER: CDW Windows Azure Security Overview This paper describes the array of controls implemented within Windows Azure, so customers can determine if these capabilities and controls are suitable for their unique requirements. View Now Hackers claim to expose phone information of 4.6 million Snapchat users Phone numbers paired with user names of over 4.6 million alleged Snapchat users were posted online by hackers, a few days after a security research group claimed a vulnerability in the social sharing service that could allow attackers to match phone numbers to Snapchat accounts. READ MORE Top vendors like Google, Apple hope to take smartwatches mainstream in 2014 The smartwatch phenomenon promises to blossom in 2014 as experts expect Google to launch a model by summer followed by Apple sometime in the fall. Even Microsoft is reportedly working on one. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: CDW A framework for making business decisions about cloud This paper discusses how cloud computing provides organizations with new ways to deploy and maintain enterprise applications -- allowing for greater flexibility and reduced complexity. View Now 3 Ways Enterprise IT Will Change in 2014 Two of the biggest stories in tech in 2013 -- the NSA spying scandal and Steve Ballmer's announced departure from Microsoft -- will impact the way your IT organization operates in 2014 in three key ways. READ MORE Apple CEO Tim Cook could pocket $115M in 2014 Although Apple CEO Tim Cook's 2013 salary raise was less than half the 7.5% increase given to his subordinates, he stands to rake in as much as $115 million in 2014. READ MORE Report: NSA developed software for backdoor access to iPhones The U.S. National Security Agency was developing in 2008 a software implant for Apple iPhones that allowed the agency to take almost total control of the device, including retrieving text messages and voicemail and remotely turning on its microphone and camera, according to a report by Der Spiegel. READ MORE WEBCAST: Novell Putting Mobile Employees to Work Mobile Employees in the workplace. Watch this webcast. Click Here>> Learn 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. **