Cisco fixes unauthorized access, denial-of-service flaws in several products

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	Cisco fixes unauthorized access, denial-of-service flaws in several products Cisco Systems has released security updates to fix serious vulnerabilities in a range of products including its Intrusion Prevention System, Unified Computing System Director, Unified SIP Phone 3905 and Firewall Services Module products. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Software How to Build a Massively Scalable Next-Generation Firewall This paper highlights seven measures of performance and scalability, and outlines how to use them to select a massively scalable next-generation firewall. Read now! In this Issue Juniper unveils new operating plan to accelerate growth Microsoft Lync gathers data just like NSA vacuums up info in its domestic surveillance program IRS warns on 'Dirty Dozen' tax scams for 2014 Cisco protects itself and its customers Why companies need to check their handling of internal threats New planet hunter with 34 telescopes to set sights on deep space How 19 Tech Titans Target Healthcare What will be hot at RSA? NSA/tech industry battle; cyberwarfare issues dominate Juniper, Nokia hooking up? Cisco's Q1 issues carry over into Q2 WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Wan Deduplication: Getting More by Sending Less Recently, data deduplication has made its way from the storage to the networking community. More specifically, it has become an important tool for optimizing application performance across the WAN. This paper discusses how WAN deduplication works, and how it can be effectively deployed as a complement to existing storage deduplication solutions. Learn more >> Juniper unveils new operating plan to accelerate growth Juniper Networks, as promised, this week announced a new integrated operating plan (IOP) to refocus the company on high growth segments in the networking industry. Read More Microsoft Lync gathers data just like NSA vacuums up info in its domestic surveillance program Microsoft's Lync communications platform gathers enough readily analyzable data to let corporations spy on their employees like the NSA can on U.S. citizens, and it's based on the same type of information - call details. Read More IRS warns on 'Dirty Dozen' tax scams for 2014 Everybody wants your money – the IRS too, but at least they will take it legally. The IRS however doesn't want your money taken by scamsters who use tax season to celebrate Christmastime for dirtbags. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Software How to Build a Massively Scalable Next-Generation Firewall This paper highlights seven measures of performance and scalability, and outlines how to use them to select a massively scalable next-generation firewall. Read now! Cisco protects itself and its customers Cisco's patent licensing deals with Google and Samsung this week are intended to avoid costly litigation so the licensing companies can focus on product development. Google and Samsung took care of that themselves late last month. Read More Why companies need to check their handling of internal threats Security pros should reevaluate their use of technology and policies to bolster defenses against insider threats that many organizations downplay, a new study shows. Read More New planet hunter with 34 telescopes to set sights on deep space The European Space Agency this week said it was putting together a new space telescope that would take aim at discovering habitable exoplanets in our solar system. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Take Your Social Business Relationships to the Next Level This IBM Redguide publication provides information about IBM Social Business and includes details about the business need and the value of transformation to a social business. Learn More. How 19 Tech Titans Target Healthcare Healthcare is a huge market with much room for improvement. Here's how the world's largest technology companies -- from Amazon to Verizon -- are lining up for a piece of the pie. Read More What will be hot at RSA? NSA/tech industry battle; cyberwarfare issues dominate It's almost a shame that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden won't be at the upcoming RSA Conference since the disclosures he's leaked about the NSA's mass surveillance practices involving the U.S. high-tech industry are directly influencing a preponderance of conference agenda this year. Read More Juniper, Nokia hooking up? Nokia is reportedly considering acquiring Juniper Networks and combining it with its Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) business to increase U.S. service provider market penetration. Read More Cisco's Q1 issues carry over into Q2 The same three issues that plagued Cisco's Q1 impacted the company's second quarter as well: softness in emerging markets, order and revenue depression in service provider video, and new product transitions. This is despite the company actually beating Wall Street estimates in revenue and earnings per share. Read More
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