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15 more useful Cisco sites
Another lineup in our continuing search for the most useful sites on the Web for Cisco users and practitioners. Read More


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RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: PhoneFactor

Phones Become the Leading Multi-Factor Authentication Device
Escalating IT security threats and strengthening regulatory requirements are driving multi-factor authentication adoption to unprecedented levels. Increasingly implementations are leveraging phone-based authentication instead of hardware security tokens. In fact, analysts report phone-based authentication will comprise 61% of the market by 2014. Download The Authentication Revolution whitepaper to understand the key drivers for this market shift, including real world case studies from organizations that have made the move to PhoneFactor's phone-based multi-factor authentication.

Inside Microsoft botnet takedowns
When Microsoft took extraordinary steps earlier this month to disrupt the Nitol botnet it was the fifth time its Digital Crimes Unit had taken action against such threats, each time expanding its technical and legal toolkit for making it harder and more expensive to run cybercrime enterprises. Read More

12 free cloud storage options
With all the public cloud storage offerings on the market today, many vendors just want customers to sign up for their services. So, in return for a new account, many offer free cloud storage. Read More

Apple warns iCloud users of looming storage loss
Apple on Monday began reminding some iCloud users that they will soon lose the 20GB of free storage they'd received when they migrated from MobileMe. Read More

IT Doesn't Matter: What every IT pro needs to know to survive in the cloud era - Part 2
The first part of this blog outlined the scope of this post which is to really understand what business leaders value and don't value about IT, and highlighted the significance of differentiation. This post will pick up where the last left off focusing on a 3rd and potentially most significant aspect of "IT Doesn't Matter" ... and that is how exactly to define the scope of "IT" and how it fits into... Read More


WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks

A Wireless LAN that Understands Apple
Let your users wirelessly print from iPads, project in conference rooms, and share content using Apple TVs. Aruba AirGroup makes it possible to use Apple Bonjour services in the enterprise or in classrooms. With AirGroup, only the necessary set of services are made visible to mobile devices, based on the user identity and location. Read now.

Upgrading to the iPhone 5? Eight Simple Steps to Make the Upgrade Easier
I was one of the "lucky" people to score a new iPhone 5 on the first day but if you weren't, then you might actually be even more lucky - because it took me more than 4 hours to activate my phone due to the millions of other people trying to do it at the same time. The upgrade process was more or less seamless once I could activate the phone with Apple, but I learned a few lessons that might be helpful... Read More

Hitachi targets 2015 for data storage that last 100 million years
Hitachi has developed a glass-based data storage medium that is highly heat and water resistant, capable of holding data for hundreds of millions of years, and says it may be able to bring it to market by 2015. Read More

8 Recession-Proof IT Careers
With the current state of the economy, IT workers face a dog-eat-dog environment filled with downsizing, outsourcing and more. To help you stay in front of the pack, CIO.com spoke with Modis CEO, Jack Cullen, to shed light on what IT roles remain in steady demand. Read More

Get started with Hadoop: Free training resources from Cloudera, MapR and more
Hadoop training courses and certification programs are available from companies including Cloudera, Hortonworks, IBM and MapR. But if you're not ready to commit to formal training courses, there are also free resources that can get a newcomer started on Hadoop or broaden a veteran's skills. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Dell and Intel

Management Madness: How to Manage Mobile Devices
There are six major mobile operating systems in use now and each one offers its own set of security and management challenges. The resources in this Mobility KnowledgeVault will help you keep these devices secure on the corporate network with expert tips on management tools, endpoint security software, increasing application support and more. Learn More

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5 career-boosting soft skills
Soft skills are not a new concept for IT. But time has run out for IT professionals who have been avoiding developing them. Now that technology is an integral part of business strategy, very few employers would settle for a candidate who could not function beyond the computer screen. And with teamwork and collaboration a mainstay of many work environments, personal interactions count, even within IT itself. Read More

Fear not for the Gates Foundation
Generally speaking, the financial collapse of U.K. sporting goods retailer JJB Sports would scarcely warrant a mention on this side of the pond, never mind in the tech press. However, as is being noted in every account of the failure, among those losing their investments in JJB is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. How much? Read More

The three best, Star Wars-influenced approaches to learning Linux
Recently, a friend and I were discussing the pluses and minuses of watching the Star Wars films in various orders. (What can I say? I didn't play football in high school. This is what I do.) The primary purpose of our conversation: to find the optimal viewing order to introduce the Star Wars universe to someone who has never seen the films before. RELATED: Desktop Linux is dead? I thought it was... Read More

Brookstone's Rover 2.0 helps you complete your next spy mission
Brookstone's Rover 2.0 helps you complete your next spy mission The spy tank can be controlled by an iOS or Android device, though there was some lag when we tested it with Android. It will start shipping in October for US$200. Follow Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb From: networkworld Views: 16 1 ratings Time: 01:46 More in Science & Technology Read More

Cloud Will Save U.S. Government Billions, But Security Concerns Persist
New study finds that government agencies can net substantial savings by moving mission-critical applications to the cloud, but security remains a top concern. Read More

 
 
 

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