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December 01, 2014 When it comes to your privacy, it's better to be safe than sorry. Read about some free browser tools that will help protect it

10.	Peter Smith: Fuffr is an iPhone case that turns any table into a multi-touch surface

9.	Uber suspends Nevada operations, affecting nearly 1,000 jobs

8.	Coming soon: Murder by Internet

7.	Over 23,000 Web servers infected with CryptoPHP backdoor

6.	Jim Lynch: Should you use Debian or Ubuntu?

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4.	Siemens patches critical SCADA flaws likely exploited in recent attacks

3.	Early version of new POS malware family spotted

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Computer vision, robots bolster Amazon warehouses for holiday rush

Sony working to remove stolen films from file-sharing sites

Samsung's mobile CEO to stay despite business challenges

IT News Daily

December 01, 2014

Computer vision, robots bolster Amazon warehouses for holiday rush

Amazon has added some additional robotic muscle and computer-vision chops to its warehouses ahead of the tide of holiday shopping orders.

Issue highlights

1. Sony working to remove stolen films from file-sharing sites

2. Samsung's mobile CEO to stay despite business challenges

3. Report: Intel to provide chip for Google Glass, promote device in workplaces

4. Sony's e-paper smartwatch prototype has been hiding in plain sight

5. Weather.com fixes Web application vulnerabilities

6. Sales contracts and other data published by Sony's attackers

Sony working to remove stolen films from file-sharing sites

Sony Pictures Entertainment is making progress in removing new films stolen in a cyberattack from file-sharing websites. READ MORE

Samsung's mobile CEO to stay despite business challenges

The head of the mobile business at Samsung Electronics will continue in his job, as the South Korean company has decided to continue with a three CEO structure adopted last year. READ MORE

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iOS 8 and Your Mobility Strategy: 5 Considerations

With iOS 8, Apple has acknowledged the need for tighter IT controls through its addition of business-ready MDM features. But alone, they aren't enough to meet enterprise security requirements. Get 5 tips to consider with new iOS 8 features. Learn more!

Report: Intel to provide chip for Google Glass, promote device in workplaces

Intel will supply a chip for a new version of Google Glass that will be available next year, according to a news report. READ MORE

Sony's e-paper smartwatch prototype has been hiding in plain sight

On Wednesday, word broke that Sony was working on a smartwatch that eschews the typical LCD screen and instead uses a wrap-around e-paper display. But this wasn't a hush-hush secret project like what you'd expect from Apple: The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony's Fashion Entertainments group did little to keep its smartwatch prototype under wraps. READ MORE

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Weather.com fixes Web application vulnerabilities

Due to a reporting error, the story "Weather.com fixes Web application vulnerabilities," posted Thursday, contained a misspelled name for a source in the second paragraph. The error has been fixed on the wire, and the corrected paragraph follows: READ MORE

Sales contracts and other data published by Sony's attackers

On Saturday, GOP published sales and contract data from Sony Pictures Television, taken after the group compromised the entertainment giant's network last week. The 894MB archive contains thousands of items, covering a period between 2008 and 2012. READ MORE

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Home Depot hacker hosing cost a wallet-draining $43m (so far)
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Bitcoin laid bare: Boffins beat anonymity
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Adobe Reader sandbox popped says Google researcher
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Hacker dodges FOUR HUNDRED YEARS in cooler for SCANNING sites
Junk filled forms and auto-bot Acunetix scams showcases absurd computer
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Siemens issues emergency SCADA patch
Remote exploits plugged in WinCC
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Australia to conduct national cyber-security review
Business and individual security to be tested by panel including Cisco
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Zero-day hacking group resorts to UNICORN SMUT-SLINGING
Playboy ploy not beneath APT3
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Why did it take antivirus giants YEARS to drill into super-scary Regin?
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Privacy bods Detekt FinFisher dressed as bookmark manager
Government spyware-spotting project Detekt scores in first week of
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Security seals clobbered ahead of Black Friday bonanza
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Second time's a charm: Adobe has another go at killing Flash hijack
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