How do the FBI and Secret Service know your network has been breached before you do?

	Cisco fixes denial-of-service flaws in IOS software for networking devices | Patch management flubs facilitate cybercrime
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Learn More Cisco fixes denial-of-service flaws in IOS software for networking devices Cisco Systems released security updates for its IOS software used on routers, switches and other networking gear in order to fix seven vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to impact the performance of affected devices or force them to reboot. Read More Patch management flubs facilitate cybercrime Failures in patch management of vulnerable systems have been a key enabler of cybercrime, according to the conclusions reached in Solutionary's annual Global Threat Intelligence Report out today, saying it sees botnet attacks as the biggest single threat. Read More SDN changing the shape of networking, IT careers Cisco recently announced new certifications for its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) programmable networking initiative, its response to software-defined networking. The certifications are designed to tailor new roles for IT practitioners looking to transition their company's infrastructures to programmable, application policy driven, SDN-type environments. Read More WHITE PAPER: VMware VMware Hybrid Cloud: Accelerate Your Time to Value Business teams striving to move quickly into new markets—and launch new products and services—are demanding more from IT organizations that have traditionally focused on avoiding downtime, ensuring security and compliance, and holding down costs. Learn more! Network World launches National Conference on SDN, OpenFlow, Network Virtualization and Applications in a Software Defined Environment Network World is pleased to announce the launch of the Open Network Exchange (ONX) conference, taking place May 13-14, 2014 in Chicago. The ONX conference will take an unbiased, holistic look at the technologies that will reshape enterprise networks, including Software Defined Networking (SDN), OpenFlow, network virtualization, Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and application driven network environments. Read More Lessons Learned from the Target Breach Read More NASA snaps shot of flashy Mars-bound comet NASA today released images of a comet that will make a pass within 84,000 miles of Mars -- less than half the distance between Earth and the moon. NASA said the Hubble Space Telescope captured the image on the left March 11 of comet C/2013 A1, also called Siding Spring, at a distance of 353 million miles from Earth. Hubble can't see Siding Spring's icy nucleus because of its minuscule size. The nucleus... Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. 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Read More 5 free software tools for greater privacy If you use the Internet or a mobile phone, which in modern society is hard to avoid, your personal data and communications are constantly being collected and analyzed. From browsing histories, to emails to text messages, revealing information is sought by a variety of actors, including hackers, government spy agencies and the courts. It's hard to keep up with the new ways information thought to be private is leaking out. But there are a number of companies and volunteers building software tools that provide privacy for users around their electronic communications. And best of all, many of the basic versions are free. Read More
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