Enterprise CIOs saw biggest gains as IT salaries inched up in 2012

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	Enterprise CIOs saw biggest gains as IT salaries inched up in 2012 IT salaries inched up nearly 2 percent in 2012, pushing compensation back up to January 2008 levels. Some IT professionals, however, enjoyed significantly higher increases, particularly CIOs and employees focused on quality control, records management, and data-center operations. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Three Steps That Protect Against DDoS Attacks Application-layer DDoS attacks are becoming more complex, frequent, and damaging. This paper looks at 3 application protections steps you can apply to defend against malicious connections and keep attackers from overwhelming applications and taking down servers. Learn More. In this Issue Ruby on Rails patches more critical vulnerabilities AMD betting heavily on Windows 8 and high-end tablets Dropbox to be included on all Samsung flagship phones Adobe patches 28 critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player, Reader, and Acrobat Microsoft exec defends Windows 8 sales pace WEBCAST: T-Mobile Balancing Needs in the Complex BYOD Paradigm Learn about new Nemertes research on the topic, tips on a successful BYOD policy, best practices and more. Learn More. Ruby on Rails patches more critical vulnerabilities Those using the Ruby on Rails Web application framework on their websites are being advised to update the software immediately after multiple new vulnerabilities were found. It's the second time this month that Rails has been patched because of serious flaws. Read More AMD betting heavily on Windows 8 and high-end tablets AMD is not interested in entering the low-cost tablet market and will rely on Windows 8 as it tries to find its bearings in the fast-growing tablet market, the company said. The company is looking to make a mark in tablets priced starting at around $499 or $599, said Lisa Su, senior vice president and general manager of global business units at AMD, in an interview from the International CES trade show in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Read More Dropbox to be included on all Samsung flagship phones Dropbox on Wednesday announced tighter integration of its cloud storage and file-sharing service with Samsung products, from smartphones to televisions. Dropbox said the deeper integration includes several new Samsung devices, such as the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Grand smartphone and smart cameras. Samsung cameras will automatically push the photos to Dropbox's cloud storage service. Read More Adobe patches 28 critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player, Reader, and Acrobat Adobe Systems released new versions of Flash Player, Adobe Reader, and Adobe Acrobat on Tuesday in order to address a total of 28 critical security vulnerabilities in the software products. The newly released Flash Player versions are: Flash Player 11.5.502.146 for Windows and Mac, Flash Player 11.2.202.261 for Linux, Flash Player 11.1.115.36 for Android 4.x, and Flash Player 11.1.111.31 for Android 3.x and earlier versions. Read More Microsoft exec defends Windows 8 sales pace Defending Windows 8 against reports that sales have been sluggish, one of Microsoft's top executives said it will take time for customers to digest the new operating system and for device makers to ramp up production of the hardware users want: Touch-enabled PCs and tablets. Read More
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