DDoS attackers start targeting IPv6 networks

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	DDoS attackers start targeting IPv6 networks Cybercriminals have started launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against networks that transmit data over IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6), according to a report published recently by DDoS mitigation vendor Arbor Networks. Read More WEBCAST: NetIQ Disaster Recovery Planning and the Cloud Find out how virtualization is the stepping stone to the cloud and how to leverage virtualization technologies today to reduce the cost and improve the performance of your disaster recovery plan. Learn More! In this Issue Slow smartphone? It's not the network, it's NAND flash Attackers have all they need from leaky cellphone networks to track you down Nokia Siemens and Qualcomm to demo bandwidth boosting multiflow feature 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi coming together in small cells for mobile data Privacy tussle brews over social media monitoring What you should expect from Windows 8 Quortus moves intelligence to edge of mobile networks to offload core Start-up Click Security debuts with threat-detection product LightSquared's owner hires lawyers to study legal battle on GPS Twitter teams with American Express to launch self-service advertising platform RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: WildPackets Reduce MTTR with Network Forensics Whatever the problem - a drop in VoIP call quality or a data breach - if you can't get to the root cause quickly, you've parallelized your always on, always connected workforce. Learn how network forensics delivers real-time performance visibility and continuous capture to reduce MTTR even on heavily utilized 10G networks. Download this kit now. Slow smartphone? It's not the network, it's NAND flash Bad performance can be blamed on flash memory rather than CPU or network bandwidth, a team of researchers has found. Read More Attackers have all they need from leaky cellphone networks to track you down GSM cellular networks leak enough location data to give third-parties secret access to cellphone users' whereabouts, according to new University of Minnesota research. Read More Nokia Siemens and Qualcomm to demo bandwidth boosting multiflow feature Nokia Siemens Networks and Qualcomm are planning to demo a feature that will allow users to receive data from two base stations at the same time at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nokia Siemens says. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Forrester on the Converged Infrastructure This white paper reveals the results of this study and explains why Forrester believes that CI should be considered for any major infrastructure refresh or net new investment. Learn more 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi coming together in small cells for mobile data The age of monolithic cell-tower networks with a few Wi-Fi hotspots and home femtocells sprinkled in may come to an end at this year's Mobile World Congress, where a diverse range of small cells and integrated Wi-Fi systems will be on display. Read More Privacy tussle brews over social media monitoring A major tussle is emerging in the debate over how government agencies can gather and use information posted publicly on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Read More What you should expect from Windows 8 Early insights into Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 Consumer Preview should give IT a lot to chew on when the bits arrive. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetIQ First Industy-Wide BSM Maturity Benchmark Study This first-of-its-kind benchmark study reporting the IT and Business maturity illustrating the business service management imperative today. The survey offers insight into the current and future state of the Business Service Management imperative across global organizations. Learn More Quortus moves intelligence to edge of mobile networks to offload core Quortus has launched the EdgeCentrix software, which allows the core of mobile networks to be installed at smaller cell sites, and in the process cut costs by offloading data and voice traffic, the company says. Read More Start-up Click Security debuts with threat-detection product Start-up Click Security launches today with a threat-detection product that analyzes and correlates intelligence gathered by sensors on network traffic and activity to provide real-time alerts or even automate defense response to network intrusions or other security threats. Read More LightSquared's owner hires lawyers to study legal battle on GPS LightSquared's primary investor, Philip Falcone, is exploring possible lawsuits against the FCC and the GPS industry in the wake of the FCC's rejection of the carrier's plan for a 4G cellular network, sources familiar with the company's planning confirmed on Friday. Read More Twitter teams with American Express to launch self-service advertising platform Twitter has tied with American Express to offer its merchants and card members early access to an online advertising platform for small businesses that the social networking company is launching in late March, the card company said on Thursday. Read More
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