Cisco looks to standardize context-aware security

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	Cisco looks to standardize context-aware security Cisco is looking to standardize a framework it developed for integrating disparate security products from multiple vendors. The framework is called the Platform Exchange Grid (pxGrid) and it allows third-party developers of security applications to add capabilities to Cisco's Identity Services Engine (ISE). ISE is designed to provide policy-based, context-aware security for Cisco networks. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Starview Orion Scores 9/10 for IT Ops Monitoring Innovation QuinnSight Research concludes that Starview's Orion changes the game for IT Operations teams that need to analyze, process and monitor large amounts of machine-driven data, compared to vendors such as Splunk. Free trials of Orion are available for download. Download the analyst report today. In this Issue CEO paychecks: Winners and losers Intel wants to be your new cable provider More malware is traveling on P2P networks these days Cisco impresses with first crack at next-gen firewall INSIDER Shootout results: Best security tools for small business Open Data Center Alliance tackles big data analysis Every network failure should be used to improve the network Samsung's Galaxy S4 doubles download speeds on LTE-Advanced network VMware: We're building one of the biggest SDN deployments in the industry WHITE PAPER: Apposite Technologies Testing the Performance of Applications over the WAN This white paper describes the use of WAN emulators to test application performance in the lab and ensure an optimal experience for users no matter where they're located. Read Now! CEO paychecks: Winners and losers The U.S. tech industry has fared well amid the fiscal doom and gloom, and its economic fortitude is reflected in the jumbo pay packages of some tech CEOs. Read More Intel wants to be your new cable provider Intel wants to create a virtual cable service that would bundle TV channels for subscribers. But cable providers are expected to put up a fight. Read More More malware is traveling on P2P networks these days Hackers have found a devious new way to disseminate malware: They're using peer-to-peer networks. Read More WEBCAST: Sprint The Network Foundation of an IT-to-ET Transformation There's an evolutionary process at work that will eventually affect every enterprise IT department. Nemertes Research describes it as a transformation from IT to ET – Enterprise Technology. Learn More Cisco impresses with first crack at next-gen firewall When we tested next-generation firewalls last May, at least one important security vendor wasn't there: Cisco, because they weren't ready to be tested. Now that the ASA CX next-generation firewall has had a year to mature, we put the product through its paces, using the same methodology as our last NGFW test. Read More INSIDER Shootout results: Best security tools for small business If you run a small business, you have a lot of choices to protect your network. You can buy a consumer-grade router for less than $50, you can spend more than $4,000 for an enterprise firewall, or you can select something in between. Read More Open Data Center Alliance tackles big data analysis The Open Data Center Alliance, a customer group that shares tips about cloud deployments and tries to nudge vendors into supplying the products they want, has added big data to the list of IT topics it covers. Read More WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Redefining Performance Management Video See Jim Frey, Managing Research Director, Enterprise Management Assoc., Doug Roberts, Managing Director of Product Strategy, and Bruce Kosbab, CTO, Fluke Networks discussing how TruView redefines enterprise performance monitoring and troubleshooting. Learn More Every network failure should be used to improve the network Let's accept reality. A network is so much more than just the sum of its electronic parts, operating systems, and configurations. It's an extension of the past and the present of our company. Much like the growth rings of a tree, we can look at our company's network and see all the human history of our company. Read More Samsung's Galaxy S4 doubles download speeds on LTE-Advanced network Samsung plans to begin selling a Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone capable of running on LTE-Advanced 4G networks -- which offer download speeds that are twice as fast as LTE -- in South Korea this month. Read More VMware: We're building one of the biggest SDN deployments in the industry VMware hopes to make the networking components of its soon-to-be-released vCloud Hybrid Service one of its biggest selling points, and in doing so the company plans to build one the largest software-defined networking (SDN) deployments in the industry. Read More
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