Hackers exploit Ruby on Rails vulnerability to compromise servers, create botnet

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	Hackers exploit Ruby on Rails vulnerability to compromise servers, create botnet Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Ruby on Rails Web application development framework in order to compromise Web servers and create a botnet. The Ruby on Rails development team released a security patch for the vulnerability, which is known as CVE-2013-0156, back in January. However, some server administrators haven't yet updated their Rails installations. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mobiquity Inc. New Report: Mobile Shopping Satisfaction Survey Many smartphone and tablet users say they might not shop at a retailer after a poor mobile-shopping experience. Slow-loading, hard-to-navigate and error-prone checkout sites mean frustrated customers and no sales. Take a look at this independent survey of the top 20 brick-and-mortar retailers. Learn more. In this Issue Galaxy S 4 will be first phone to use new Verizon spectrum BYOD policies dampen corporate PC purchases Amazon Web Services integrates with Google, Facebook for easier log-ins Australia mulls requiring OpenDocument Format compatibility WHITE PAPER: VMware Crash Insurance: Protect Your Business with Virtualization Think that your business is safe from an IT outage caused by a natural or man-made disaster? Think again. Read this trend brief to learn more about potential risks to IT services and how a comprehensive disaster recovery plan is essential to keeping your systems up and running at all times. Read Now! Galaxy S 4 will be first phone to use new Verizon spectrum Verizon Wireless customers buying the recently released Samsung Galaxy S 4 will be the first who can start using a new spectrum band that the carrier will start turning on later this year. The carrier plans to equip its LTE network to use the additional spectrum, in the Advanced Wireless Services band, in the next several months. It will significantly expand the capacity available on the high-speed cellular network. Read More BYOD policies dampen corporate PC purchases Companies' bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies are affecting how many traditional PCs enterprises purchase and contributing to a global sales slump, IDC analysts said Tuesday. About 25 percent of employees in businesses with more than 10 workers have bought the primary PC they use for work, IDC's Bob O'Donnell said, a large enough slice to meaningfully reduce corporate buying. Read More Amazon Web Services integrates with Google, Facebook for easier log-ins Using a new API announced by Amazon Web Services, developers can use Amazon.com, Facebook, or Google's sign-in systems for their cloud-based apps. Amazon calls the concept Web identity federation, and the new AWS Security Token Service (STS) API (application programming interface) simplifies the development process by letting users integrate Web-based sign-in platforms with their apps without having to write any server-side code, according to Amazon. Read More Australia mulls requiring OpenDocument Format compatibility Australia's government may mandate that its agencies use software compatible with OpenDocument Format (ODF), an international file standard. The country's government agencies mostly use Microsoft's Office software, but support for an open standard eliminates the "potential for a vendor ending support for specific format," wrote John Sheridan, Australia's chief technical officer. Australia would follow a number of European countries in mandating support for open standards. Read More
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