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How to embrace the benefits of shadow IT

The terms shadow IT conjures up negative images in the minds of most IT organizations. Yet non-IT enterprise functions and lines of business are buying more of their own IT systems than ever before, particularly product, operations and external customer-facing groups and highly dynamic services areas. “As business functions seek to realize the benefits from these non-traditional channels of IT enablement, the shadow IT organizations are growing aggressively in order to help orchestrate and aggregate services into business consumable offerings,” says Craig Wright, managing director of outsourcing and technology consultancy Pace Harmon.

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ADF to embrace cyber warfare in future military operations – Sydney Morning Herald


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ADF to embrace cyber warfare in future military operations
Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian Defence Force has embraced cyber warfare, deception and disinformation through the internet as key elements of future military operations. However, newly declassified ADF papers provide no guidance on how efforts to influence and deceive …
Australia Embraces Cyber Warfare, Deception and DisinformationRIA Novosti

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Aussie ATM criminals embrace 3D printers for cashpoint crimes

As you can probably imagine, it didn’t take long for controversial uses to emerge for 3D printers, and one of the most newsworthy was the idea of “printing” parts for firearms. Now, crooks in Sydney are printing their own ATM skimming devices…
Naked Security – Sophos

Android should embrace a Windows-style security update model – ZDNet (blog)

Android should embrace a Windows-style security update model
ZDNet (blog)
Summary: Google fixes Android's security problems relatively quickly, but the OEMs and carriers are painfully slow to implement them. Isn't it time for Google to take a page out of Microsoft's playbook and implement regular direct-to-user security updates?

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