InfoWorld Daily: Morning Edition

Sep 27, 2016

A quick fix for stupid password reset questions

This ridiculous feature is a major vulnerability. If you're forced to use it, here's how to make it more secure. Read More ▶

Your Must-Read Stories

•	Apple dumps Watch 'innovations' for the tried and true

•	34% off Master Lock Bluetooth Keyless Outdoor Padlock - Deal Alert

•	IT's secret weapon: The pragmatic hybrid cloud

•	GitHub open-sources internal load-balancing software

•	Understanding Microsoft's cloud application platform

Research/Infographic: HPE and Microsoft

4 Steps to a Modernized & Optimized IT Infrastructure

Today's technology innovations-mobile, social, cloud, and big data-are changing the value and role of IT. At the same time, market inflections and events are driving the need for software and hardware modernization. View this infographic for 4 steps to a modernized and optimized IT Infrastructure. Read More ▶

Apple dumps Watch 'innovations' for the tried and true

Apple's WatchOS took unique approaches to app interactions, forcing users to learn something new. WatchOS 3 dumps them in favor of familiar behaviors it should have had all along. Read More ▶

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34% off Master Lock Bluetooth Keyless Outdoor Padlock - Deal Alert

Use your smartphone to open this lock from Master Lock. Share access, monitor access history and receive alerts if someone is tampering. Its shackle offers 2 inch vertical clearance and is made of boron, offering maximum resistance to cutting and sawing. Read More ▶

IT's secret weapon: The pragmatic hybrid cloud

Cloud vendors want you to pair the private cloud with the public cloud, but savvy IT pros have discovered they can pair legacy systems with the public cloud. Read More ▶

GitHub open-sources internal load-balancing software

GitHub Load Balancer was originally created to handle Git's billions of daily connections. Read More ▶

Understanding Microsoft's cloud application platform

Microsoft's ambition for its new Dynamics 365 cloud CRM and ERP service is broader than just creating a subscription service from its on-premises business tools. Read More ▶

White Paper: Trend Micro Incorporated

4 Countermeasures to Protect Against Ransomware

By now, not only security professionals, but also many knowledge workers and consumers are well aware of the insidious nature of ransomware. As its name implies, ransomware is malicious software that holds data files hostage pending the payment of a ransom, typically with untraceable bitcoin as the currency of choice. Read More ▶

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