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	VMware one-ups Microsoft with vSphere 5.1 The race for virtualization dominance between Microsoft and VMware has become more interesting with VMware's recent release of vSphere 5.1. We obtained vSphere around the same moment as the final release of Windows Server 2012, whose newly included virtual switch and enhanced Hyper-V features were designed to clobber VMware. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Sophos Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 and get the hardware for free. Learn more. In this Issue The big time travels of Eric Schmidt INSIDER 77 MORE great ideas for running a security program Oracle rushes patch to quash critical Java bugs 5 places your data goes to hide Worldwide IT spending to grow this year, Gartner says Is CES a thieves' paradise? Hackers say coming air traffic control system lets them hijack planes US-CERT: Disable Java in browsers because of exploit WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel® Xeon® Processors Blade Servers eGuide In this eGuide, Network World sister publications InfoWorld, and PC World examine some of the current uses of blade servers in today's data center, as well as how trends such as server virtualization are reshaping enterprise computing. Read Now! The big time travels of Eric Schmidt Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has had quite an entourage, from President Obama to Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Read More INSIDER 77 MORE great ideas for running a security program Last year's collection of great ideas was so well received that we decided to do an encore. We've scoured our archives for ideas from CSOs, academics, consultants and philosophers, for concepts big and small. What these ideas have in common is the ability to elevate your department and your career. So grab your highlighter, start each day by reading until you hit an idea that challenges you, mark it, and try it. Rinse and repeat. 1 Cut everybody's speaking time to 5 minutes in this months meetings Experiment: Before your next status meeting, rule that each speaker has only five minutes to speak. Enforce this limit without exception, ideally by putting a kitchen timer on the conference table. See if you get the same amount of information, and whether it clarifies and prioritizes everyone's thinking as they prepare for the meeting. If the rule works, keep it. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF Read More WEBCAST: PhoneFactor Strong Security for Remote Workers Is Just a Phone Call Away Join Steve Dispensa, PhoneFactor Chief Technology Officer, and Sarah Fender, PhoneFactor Vice President of Marketing & Product Management, to learn how phone-based authentication is helping companies tackle complex authentication challenges. Learn More Oracle rushes patch to quash critical Java bugs Oracle on Sunday issued an emergency Java update to patch two critical vulnerabilities, including one that had been exploited in ongoing and accelerating attacks. Read More 5 places your data goes to hide From autosaved spreadsheets to test systems using real data -- CISOs warn of five oft-overlooked sources of data leaks Read More WEBCAST: CDW Corporation Unified Threat Management: A Better Approach to Security In this Webcast you will learn how Unified Threat Management (UTM) combines firewall, IPS, Web filtering, antivirus and more in a single box to combat a broad range of threats efficiently and economically. Learn More. Worldwide IT spending to grow this year, Gartner says Enterprises that buy new mobile devices and invest in security and storage management will give worldwide IT spending a boost this year. Read More Is CES a thieves' paradise? The International CES is packed to the rafters with the latest in shiny, often expensive high-tech gadgets, so it's no surprise that theft is a problem for companies exhibiting at the show. Read More Hackers say coming air traffic control system lets them hijack planes An ongoing multibillion-dollar overhaul of the nation's air traffic control (ATC) system is designed to make commercial aviation more efficient, more environmentally friendly and safer by 2025. Read More US-CERT: Disable Java in browsers because of exploit Internet users should consider disabling Java in their browsers because of an exploit that can allow remote attackers to execute code on a vulnerable system, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) recommended late Thursday. Read More
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