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Collaborative security initiatives spark interest at RSA
SAN FRANCISCO— IT executives who flocked to the RSA Conference this week heard more evidence that enterprise networks are
increasingly vulnerable, while cybercriminals are becoming better organized and more dangerous. An estimated 250,000 computers
are compromised every day by botherders, according to Robert Holleyman, president and CEO of the Business Software Alliance
(BSA). The number of exploits is seven times higher than it was a year ago, and the cyberthreat is "growing exponentially,''
he said.
What to wear when the interviewer is a program?
Résumé screening applications summarily dismiss many qualified IT workers because their skills don’t match a list, then companies
complain about a shortage of qualified IT workers. What’s at work in this critical industry disconnect?
Can your network handle HD video?
Consider this: In the week following Sept. 11, 2001, your users were glued to their television sets tracking breaking news.
If an event of similar proportions happened today, they would expect the enterprise network to be able to handle not only
real-time video feeds but also high-definition videoconferences and surveillance, as well as instant access to social-networking
tools.
Mobile UC: the ultimate end game
Staying connected with customers, partners and co-workers is vital in today’s competitive economy. Missed calls can result
in lost opportunities and can weaken companywide job performance. Integrating cell phone and Wi-Fi environments, and stirring
in the benefits of presence and instant messaging, is the holy grail. Call it mobile unified communications (UC).
Vendors hype new Fibre Channel over Ethernet tech
Storage vendors hyped up-and-coming Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) technologies at the Storage Networking World trade
show this week.
Linux faithful see ray of light shining on client OS
Linux, long the laggard to the Windows desktop, is pushing into emerging markets, onto mobile devices and other client form
factors, and is poised to give Microsoft something to really compete against, according to attendees at the annual Linux Foundation
Summit.
NAC still drawing crowds at RSA
At this year’s RSA Conference, there were fewer sessions and displays devoted to NAC than at previous conferences, but interest
in the technology still seemed to run high among 2008 attendees.
Please see me in person
Pseudo-requirements are sliced and diced and assembled into lists of tasks that no one person could actually perform. It seems
the real goal is to eliminate as many people as possible so recruiters don’t have to talk with all those pesky applicants,
and then the company turns around and claims it can’t find anyone.
Verizon exec touts move toward a more open network
In this Q&A session, we talk to Kyle Malady, Verizon Wireless' vice president of network technology development, and ask him
what's behind his company's move toward making its network more open than in the past, and also about the future of the company's
investment in Long Term Evolution as its 4G wireless technology
How the iPhone is killing the 'Net
Is the iPhone killing the 'Net? That’s the question posed by Oxford University Professor Jonathan Zittrain in his new book,
The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It.
Experts hack power grid in no time
Cracking a power company network and gaining access to supervisory, control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems that could
shut down the grid is simple, security expert and penetration-testing consultant Ira Winkler told an RSA audience, and he
has done so in less than a day.
Microsoft launches 'End to End Trust' call to action, observers skeptical
In his keynote address at the RSA Conference here, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer Craig Mundie sought to
rally the high-tech industry and its customers to an idea Microsoft is calling "End to End Trust," a system for the Internet
where identity claims can be validated according to sound security principles.
Cisco acquires Nuova, unveils new data center switch
Cisco this week announced plans to fully acquire Nuova Systems and also unveiled the newest member of its data center switching
line, the Nexus 5000 series switch.
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