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	Cisco singing a different ACI tune Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure is SDN after all, the company now says. This, after claiming it was not SDN at last fall's Interop conference in New York. Read More WHITE PAPER: VCE Business Benefits of Running SAP on Converged Infrastructure Forrester Consulting conducted a Total Economic Impact™ study and examined the potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by replatforming SAP on factory-integrated systems. The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact on their organization. Learn more In this Issue 10 changes CEO Nadella wants from Microsoft workers The Firewall: Questions abound about its future role in cloud, mobile and SDN environments The Black Hat Quiz 2014 Why password managers are not as secure as you think Say goodbye to desktop phones How the FCC's in-school Wi-Fi program could affect vendors The worst security SNAFUs this year (so far!) IBM updates cloud strategy after CIA loss Hardcoded SSH key gives backdoor access to Cisco communications manager Lights out for Yahoo's Shine site, Xobni email apps, other products WHITE PAPER: Dell Achieve Deeper Network Security and Application Control Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) have emerged to revolutionize network security as we once knew it. Yet to safeguard an organization from today's ever-evolving threats, NGFWs must be able to deliver an even deeper level of network security. View Now 10 changes CEO Nadella wants from Microsoft workers CEO Satya Nadella last week gave what amounted to a public tongue-lashing to Microsoft's 127,000 employees, which was followed up by an analyst's report that the company plans to announce layoffs of up to 10% of that number at its quarterly earnings report July 22. Read More The Firewall: Questions abound about its future role in cloud, mobile and SDN environments It's been 20 years since Check Point Software Technologies shipped its first enterprise network firewall, marking the beginning of a mass market for firewalls that has protected millions of networks across the world. Read More The Black Hat Quiz 2014 lack Hat draws the elite of the security world to one place and has earned a reputation for introducing shocking new security exploits, takeovers of seemingly secure gear, means of recruiting botnets and ways to steal identities. The flip side is that all of this malicious education can be used to help protect networks, devices and data. Here's a brief set of questions about past Black Hats to test how well you know the contributions they have made to the infosec community. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fujitsu America Why Managed Network Outsourcing Makes Good Business Sense A recent survey by IDG Research Services indicates there are significant benefits to partnering with an experienced company capable of handling network management. The right partner can also eliminate the need to build, manage and maintain a network operations center. Learn more >> Why password managers are not as secure as you think University researchers have raised concerns about the security of web-based password managers that free people from the burden of having to remember website credentials. Read More Say goodbye to desktop phones VoIP apps and a high-density 11ac Wi-Fi network let an Oklahoma insurer scrap its desktop phones. Read More How the FCC's in-school Wi-Fi program could affect vendors Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a plan to spend $2 billion over the next two years to bring Wi-Fi to underserved schools. The plan should impact at least 10 million kids is US schools. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Archiving Is More Than E-mail Some IT professionals assume that archiving is mostly related to e-mail and that it is done mainly to support regulatory compliance. Nothing could be further from the truth. As a data-management process, archiving yields a wide variety of operational benefits beyond regulatory adherence. Learn more! The worst security SNAFUs this year (so far!) Security SNAFUs? How bad is it so far this year? Well, let's start with Snapchat's 4.6 million user database SNAFU, followed by a parade of retail stores including Neiman Marcus and Sally Beauty Holdings, telling their customers how their payment card information had been hacked. Read More IBM updates cloud strategy after CIA loss Two years after losing high-profile government work to Amazon Web Services, IBM has revamped the way it structures enterprise cloud services contracts, thanks in part to its US$2 billion acquisition of cloud services provider SoftLayer. Read More Hardcoded SSH key gives backdoor access to Cisco communications manager An unprotected SSH access key left inside the Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager product for remote support purposes allows attackers to take complete control of affected deployments. Read More Lights out for Yahoo's Shine site, Xobni email apps, other products Yahoo is shutting down a range of products, including apps from its acquisition of email management service Xobni, and its Shine women's lifestyle site. Read More
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