InfoWorld Daily: Afternoon Edition

Jan 11, 2017

Pay the ransom? You won't get your data back

Admins, act now to avoid ransomware and other forms of extortion -- you won't likely get your data back even when you pay. Read More ▶

Your Must-Read Stories

•	Review: DigitalOcean keeps the cloud simple

•	68% off Etekcity 4 Pack Portable Outdoor LED Camping Lantern with 12 AA Batteries - Deal Alert

•	Apache Beam unifies batch and streaming for big data

•	Microsoft's R tools bring data science to the masses

•	Microsoft makes minor concessions on Windows 10 data collection

•	Families of ISIS victims sue Twitter for being 'weapon for terrorism'

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CyberArk eBook - Achieving Protection and Productivity by Securing Privilege on the Endpoint

Local administrator rights and application control are better together. Removing local administrator rights can mitigate the risk of some endpoint attacks, but not all. For more effective endpoint protection, organizations should employ a combination of privilege management and application control. Read More ▶

Review: DigitalOcean keeps the cloud simple

With a great UI, fast machines, low prices, and useful guides, DigitalOcean is an excellent choice for developers. Read More ▶

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68% off Etekcity 4 Pack Portable Outdoor LED Camping Lantern with 12 AA Batteries - Deal Alert

Whether used for camping, trick or treating, or power outages, this lantern will provide up to 12 hours of bright omnidirectional LED lighting to see your surroundings. Read More ▶

Apache Beam unifies batch and streaming for big data

Beam offers a high-level API and programming paradigm for streaming and batch systems. Read More ▶

Microsoft's R tools bring data science to the masses

Open source R is key for big data analytics, and Microsoft has infused many of its tools with the language. Read More ▶

Microsoft makes minor concessions on Windows 10 data collection

Will stop harvesting app usage data under 'Basic' setting. Read More ▶

Families of ISIS victims sue Twitter for being 'weapon for terrorism'

Analysts question whether a social network can be held responsible for users' actions. Read More ▶

White Paper: CyberArk Software

CyberArk Labs - Analyzing Ransomware and Potential Mitigation Strategies

CyberArk Labs blocked 100% of the ransomware tested across 157,000 samples. How? By greylisting unknown applications, creating policies to restrict access, and protecting sensitive assets inside the organization. A smart approach. Read More ▶

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