Centralizing network security in the data center fabric

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	Centralizing network security in the data center fabric Welcome. You have taken the red pill, gone down the rabbit hole, and found my first post on secure data center. Data center security is the topic of choice for many of the conversations I have today with customers, partners, and colleagues. There is growing concern, and for good reason, to protect the crown jewels from today's advanced and growing threats. My goal in authoring this blog is to discuss... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: GFI Cloud™ Save time & protect your company's IT with GFI Cloud™ Ensure key business applications are up-to-date, secure and running at peak performance the easy way with Patch Management in GFI Cloud. Covering the full Microsoft® product set and key third party security and non-security applications – all from one console at a time that suits you. Save time by automating repetitive but essential tasks – free trial. In this Issue The 7 elements of a successful security awareness program Encryption as an enabler: the top 10 benefits Aging networking protocols abused in DDoS attacks IBM premiers world's smallest movie - starring 10,000 atoms Carnegie Mellon develops wee QWERTY texting technology for impossibly tiny devices A10 airs Thunder line of ADCs, along with more DDoS protection Online monitoring scheme bad news for security, opponents say LivingSocial breach scope widens on finding of 60% sharing logins WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Wireless LAN: Preferred Enabler of BYOD Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and its array of wireless devices is becoming the dominant way workers access corporate networks . And it's forced IT leaders need to reexamine how to best provide secure, reliable and cost-effective wireless network access. Read Now The 7 elements of a successful security awareness program A list of action items for CSOs looking to bolster their security awareness programs. Read More Encryption as an enabler: the top 10 benefits If deployed correctly, encryption does not need to be a headache. Instead, encryption can be an enabler to achieve the flexibility, compliance and data privacy that is required in today's business environments. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Vital Security Strategies for Microsoft Exchange The demand for access to email anytime, anywhere, from any device makes it critical for IT to ensure Microsoft Exchange deployments are secure, fast, and available. Learn about vital security requirements every Exchange environment should have in place to improve security and availability for Exchange. Read Now. Aging networking protocols abused in DDoS attacks Aging networking protocols still employed by nearly every Internet-connected device are being abused by hackers to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Read More IBM premiers world's smallest movie - starring 10,000 atoms Not that it's going to give the next Daniel Day Lewis movie a run for Oscar gold, but IBM today said it had created the world's smallest movie made from thousands of precisely placed atoms on nearly 250 frames of stop motion action. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire SANS Secure Configuration Management Demystified Security experts and analysts agree that a systematic, enterprise-wide program of secure configuration management is one of the most beneficial security solutions you can implement. It provides an objective, concise measure of your overall security posture. Learn More Carnegie Mellon develops wee QWERTY texting technology for impossibly tiny devices If smartwatches and other ultra-small devices are to become the text generators of the future, their diminutive keyboards are going to have to be way more useful for, um, big fingered typists. Carnegie Mellon researchers may have the answer to that problem. Called ZoomBoard, the text entry technique is based on the iconic QWERTY keyboard layout. Read More A10 airs Thunder line of ADCs, along with more DDoS protection A10 Networks this morning announced a new line of application delivery controllers -- distinct from the existing AX series -- dubbed "Thunder," saying that the new units offer more capacity in a smaller footprint. Read More Online monitoring scheme bad news for security, opponents say Government efforts to allow law enforcement to intercept all online communications would dramatically weaken Internet companies' ability to secure their infrastructure, opponents say. Read More LivingSocial breach scope widens on finding of 60% sharing logins If having to reset 50 million passwords was not enough to worry about, Dashlane has found that about 60 percent of LivingSocial members reuse their passwords at other sites. Read More
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