How Stuxnet creators defined 21st century warfare

Negotiation tips for IT pros SDDCs doubling every year Network World Daily News AM November 22, 2013 Share this email How Stuxnet creators defined 21st century warfare Stuxnet creators recognized they had built the world's first true cyber-weapon and were more interested in pushing the envelope of this new type of digital warfare than causing large-scale destruction within targeted Iranian nuclear facilities, a study shows. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Negotiation tips for IT pros 2. SDDCs doubling every year 3. Cryptolocker: The Musical 4. Microsoft preps mobile app for Office 365 admins 5. INSIDER Five ways IT can prepare for wearable devices at work 6. Hammerhead, a better way to navigate while cycling 7. Super Computing 13: GPUs would make terrific network monitors 8. AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint to stop charging for most premium text messages 9. Apple Awarded $290M in Samsung patent infringement case 10. Making it hard to lose your Apple remote 11. Review: Yoga 2Pro flexes its multimode Windows 8 options 12. 'Encrypt everything:' Google's answer to government surveillance is catching on 13. FCC proposes allowing in-flight cellular use on airplanes 14. Sneak peek: Firefox's fresh new look RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds New Video: How to Configure NetFlow v9 on a Cisco Router Networks can grow fast—really fast. This rapid growth leads to increased network traffic, more endpoints, and new IPs consuming bandwidth. Key to a complete understanding of network behavior at your growing organization is the ability to collect and analyze NetFlow data in your routers. SolarWinds new video shows you how, in less than 5 minutes! Looking to enable Flexible NetFlow on your Cisco routers? In less than 5 minutes, SolarWinds lead Sales Engineer demonstrates how to enable NetFlow v9 on Cisco routers with custom flow records. Watch the short how to video now! Negotiation tips for IT pros You know what would make your work life better -- stretch assignments, more training, a promotion. Here's how to convince the powers that be to say yes to your requests. READ MORE SDDCs doubling every year The global software defined data center market is now expected to grow at a compounded annual rate of 97.48% from 2014-2018, according to Dublin's Research and Markets, up from the 68.7% CAGR published by the firm just a few months ago. READ MORE Cryptolocker: The Musical Everyone's looking for a fresh spin on Cryptolocker, the maddening ransomware that has become more prominent in recent days, and Umbrella Security Labs has come up with one: A 3D visualization set to music. READ MORE Microsoft preps mobile app for Office 365 admins IT administrators of the Office 365 cloud email and collaboration suite will now be able to check their management console from their mobile devices. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: AT&T Four Keys to Choosing a Holistic Mobile Management Solution Getting peak value from mobile technologies takes a wide range of applications and services. Here are four capabilities every end-to-end mobile management solution must include. Learn More INSIDER Five ways IT can prepare for wearable devices at work Just when IT execs are getting a handle on how to accommodate employees' personal smartphones and tablets in the workplace, the technology industry has thrown up a new challenge -- wearable computers. READ MORE Hammerhead, a better way to navigate while cycling READ MORE Super Computing 13: GPUs would make terrific network monitors A network researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory has found a potential new use for graphics processing units -- capturing data about network traffic in real time. READ MORE AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint to stop charging for most premium text messages Three major U.S. carriers have agreed not to charge their customers for premium text messages, which have emerged as a route for unauthorized third-party charges on mobile phone bills. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: SAP Transition to the 3rd Platform for Enterprise Applications The tech industry is in the midst of a major transition brought about by the combination of four forces. Since the lifetime of an application software package in a business is significant, application buyers need to consider support for the 3rd Platform. Learn more Apple Awarded $290M in Samsung patent infringement case READ MORE Making it hard to lose your Apple remote READ MORE Review: Yoga 2Pro flexes its multimode Windows 8 options If you're going to be stuck with a Windows 8 (or 8.1) notebook, you might as well make it as interesting as possible, to help lessen the pain of having to deal with Windows as your operating system. READ MORE 'Encrypt everything:' Google's answer to government surveillance is catching on While Microsoft's busy selling t-shirts and mugs about how Google's "Scroogling" you, the search giant's chairman is busy tackling a much bigger problem: How to keep your information secure in a world full of prying eyes and governments willing to drag in data by the bucket load. And according to Google's Eric Schmidt, the answer is fairly straightforward. READ MORE FCC proposes allowing in-flight cellular use on airplanes The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will consider letting passengers use cellular services on airplanes, breaking with a ban that has been in place for years. READ MORE Sneak peek: Firefox's fresh new look Firefox's revamped Australis UI ditches the squared-off edges and goes for a look more akin to Google Chrome READ MORE WHITE PAPER: AppNeta AppNeta Trace View - Free Trial Download Want to try AppNeta in your own application environment? Install in 5 minutes! 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