Monday, September 19, 2011

Ex-cybersecurity czar Clarke: smartphones, digital certs create huge security problems

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Former cybersecurity czar Clarke says smartphones, digital certificates create huge security problems
Former White House cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke, author of the book "Cyber War," served 19 years in the Pentagon, intelligence community and State Department. At the firm he founded, Good Harbor Consulting, he advises clients on security risk management; is an on-air consultant for ABC News; and also teaches at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Read More


WHITE PAPER: F5

Controlling Migration to IPv6: A Gateway to Tomorrow
This White Paper describes how the BIG-IP LTM system help organizations migrate to IPv6, and can operate as an IPv4 to IPv6 gateway; operating identically in either environment, and within mixed environments. Learn More!

WHITE PAPER: F5

Wide Area Application Architecture and Exchange 2010
Massive consolidation can lead to single points of failure which could interrupt service of critical applications. ESG believes that this risk should be addressed by building applications on a Wide Area Application Architecture (WAAA) foundation, spreading applications across multiple data centers. Learn More!

5 alternative browsers built with Chrome
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Google Wallet now live, at least in one San Francisco coffee shop
Google Wallet appears to be live in the field today, based on a photograph of a payment terminal in a coffee shop in San Francisco. Read More

Survey: Tell us about how certifications help your career
Do you have any certifications and if so, how have they boosted your career? Please take our five minute, confidential survey and let us know. Read More


WHITE PAPER: F5

Virtual Clustered Multiprocessing (vCMP)
Virtual Clustered Multiprocessing (vCMP), the industry's first purpose-built hypervisor, completes this functionality by allowing administrators to completely segment those resources into independent, virtual ADCs. Read Now!

Appcelerator opens mobile marketplace for developers
Appcelerator, whose Titanium platform is used to develop cross-platform apps for smartphones and tablets, has opened Open Mobile Marketplace, a store where developers can download modules to expand the functionality of Titanium and more easily add features to their apps, the company said on Monday. Read More

Website offers IT pros peer advice -- no vendors allowed
Wisegate tries to blend the firsthand knowledge of goods and services that Yelp.com provides with the personal vetting that goes on at Match.com and aims it all at IT executives looking for a little help as they plan projects and make purchasing decisions. Read More

HIPAA on phones, faxes and e-mail
My wife Deborah Black (light of my life) is a neuropsychiatrist who works at two different clinics. Sometimes patients are referred from one clinic to the other, and the question arises of how to transmit the details of their medical record from one team to the other. Read More


WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies

Sainsbury's Safeguards Supply Chain for over 800 Stores
Sainsbury operates the second largest online food retailer in the U.K. See their approach to gain better visibility to 1,800 devices and ensure high-availability of its network to safeguard the supply chain for over 800 stores and 100,000 online shoppers per week. Read now

FIB No. 1—Factoids from the Future
Introducing the FIB Wire blog, Network World's version of The Onion. We know our readers like to smile and so we bring you a blog filled with network industry humor to tickle your funny bone. Welcome to my blog. Factoids From the Future covers networking- and technology-related topics from 2036, the year when Network World turns 50. All articles are delivered weekly using Forward Inverse Backcasting... Read More

'Consumerization of IT' Taking Its Toll on IT Managers
The use of iPads and Android smartphones for work tasks has obvious benefits to workers, but it's killing IT. Here's a breakdown of some revealing survey numbers about how IT managers feel about supporting various personal devices and operating systems. Read More

NASA photo: The day the "Star Trek" crew met the real Enterprise
When NASA rolled out its Space Shuttle Enterprise in 1976 it was met by not only NASA dignitaries, but also some of the cast from the "Star Trek" television series. According to NASA, there was a good reason for the Star Trek folks to be there. That's because Enterprise, the first Space Shuttle, was originally to be named Constitution (in honor of the U.S. Constitution's Bicentennial that year).... Read More

 
 
 

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Cloud companies to watch: A product sampler
Our Cloud Companies to Watch story gives you the lowdown on a handful of startups looking to make their mark in a business so far dominated by the likes of Amazon, Google, Rackspace and VMware. Here's a closer look at some of the products and services being rolled out by these newcomers.

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