by Ron Miller

New comer Transmit Security wants to simplify biometric authentication | TechCrunch

We all know the password is the weakest security link. This company wants to make it easier to add sophisticated biometric authentication to applications -- and maybe help kill the password. ow.ly/A96R307TIN0

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Satya Nadella Delivers Microsoft State of Security Address

Satya Nadella came to Washington, DC today to deliver what amounted to the Microsoft State of Security address. He walked a fine line between acknowledging the need to be open, while touting the Microsoft security product line. Par for the course at the new Microsoft. http://tcrn.ch/1OdATCc

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Microsoft Dynamics Corporate VP Bob Stutz Steps Down

Bob Stutz stepped down today as head of Microsoft Dynamics CRM after 3.5 years at the helm. His exit could hurt as Microsoft has been pushing to upgrade the CRM tool to compete better with Salesforce, SAP and Oracle. http://tcrn.ch/1MOfXTk

HackerOne Snags Former HP Exec Mårten Mickos As CEO

HackerOne, a bug bounty platform, announced it was hiring Marten Mickos, the man who sold Eucalyptus to HP last year. It seems like an odd match at first glance, but Mickos is eager to learn and lead the security startup to the next level. http://tcrn.ch/1SIVTCt

New Facebook Threat-Sharing Project Sees Safety in Herd

Facebook has brought together a group of companies to share malware threat information believing that they are far safer together than they could be on their own. http://tcrn.ch/17gau6F

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MobileIron Wants To Be Your Cloud Content Security Umbrella

MobileIron wants to make it easier for employees to use even unsanctioned cloud storage services by giving IT the ability to set document level security regardless of the service. http://tcrn.ch/16yo4lp 

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Celebrity nude photo hack proves little about cloud security

The celebrity nude photo leak debacle is a moving target and we still don't have all the information, but whatever the final outcome, and whoever is to blame, it would be a mistake to consider this a broad indictment against cloud security. The fact is nobody's data is completely safe. http://bit.ly/1pordW8

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CIO Lesson: You're Never as Secure as You Think You Are

Good managers learn from their mistakes and at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium last week, several CIOs shared their stories. Fidelity's Stephen Neff's story of his time as a young IT manager drove home the idea that you're probably not as prepared as you think you are. http://bit.ly/1tqnKcA 

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When will we start taking security seriously?

It seems like every week we hear of a new breach and another cache of credit card data stolen. Isn't it time to finally admit that we need some new security methods and leave the password behind once and for all because it clearly doesn't work.  http://bit.ly/1rnEym4

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NSA can track every email, but it can't find a plane

For all our brains and all our computers and all our data, an airplane can still just disappear without a trace for nine days and we can't find it. 

It's mind-boggling to me that the NSA can track every email and phone call, but can't find an airplane. Do you feel safer? 

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