The summer blockbuster season officially kicked off last Friday with Iron Man 2, an action-packed superhero flick that had the fifth-highest-grossing opening weekend in Hollywood's history. Whether you like the movie or not, at least one thing about it rings true — the plot and the characters provide a striking reflection of today's tech security industry. Ken Gagne of Computerworld and Bill Brenner of CSO disassemble Marvel's metallic superhero, looking for everything from the security of the technology to the unintended Ballmer caricatures. Read the full article here.
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