Vulnerability exposes some Cisco home wireless devices to hacking

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	Vulnerability exposes some Cisco home wireless devices to hacking Nine of Cisco's home and small office cable modems with router and wireless access point functionality need software updates to fix a critical vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to completely compromise them. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee The Only Next Gen Firewall to Stop AETs The risk of network security systems being compromised by AETs continues to grow as more and more cybercriminals actively exploit this vulnerability. The answer is to combine stream-based inspection with data normalization on multiple protocol layers. The risk of network security systems being compromised by AETs continues to grow as more and more cybercriminals actively exploit this vulnerability. The answer is to combine stream-based inspection with data normalization In this Issue Open user group specs out SDN expectations Mapping broadband everywhere Cisco customers are brutally consolidating too Highs and lows of CEO pay Thin, light, wire free -- Intel's vision for your next PC Internet companies press for net neutrality in FCC filing Microsoft to lay off 18,000 in next year Wi-Fi, like ice cream, is coming in many flavors U.S. malware share rising, Amazon service No.1 in hosting it FCC approves plan to spend $1B a year on school Wi-Fi 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 Open user group specs out SDN expectations The Open Networking User Group (ONUG) this week established working groups to address what it sees as the biggest pain points in networking and issued a white paper describing the current challenges and future needs. Read More Mapping broadband everywhere The Internet Society and Aalto University of Finland have rolled out a free service/phone app dubbed Netradar designed to show who the broadband haves and have nots are around the world. Read More Cisco customers are brutally consolidating too That brutal consolidation that Cisco CEO John Chambers keeps forecasting won't be limited to IT vendors. It will also include their customers. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Meeting the Exploding Demand for New IT Services In this eBook, explore the top trends driving the New IT for IT Service Management, and how leading organizations are evolving to focus on end-user experience. Learn More Highs and lows of CEO pay A roundup of the tech industry's biggest earners, over-the-top perks, and most drastic pay cuts. Read More Thin, light, wire free -- Intel's vision for your next PC Intel wants your future laptop to be thinner than an iPad and, like the iconic tablet, to be wire free. And it should cost less too. Read More Internet companies press for net neutrality in FCC filing An association of more than two dozen technology companies including Facebook, Google, Twitter and Netflix urged the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to create strong, enforceable net neutrality rules for wired and mobile networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: VCE Rompetrol Case Study After a successful acquisition and growth phase, Rompetrol turned its energy into improving global operations by consolidating IT operations and launching a series of IT initiatives including an SAP rollout and a move toward private cloud. Learn More Microsoft to lay off 18,000 in next year Microsoft announced this morning that it will cut its workforce by up to 18,000 jobs in the next year. The initial round will affect 12,500 jobs related to Nokia Devices and Services. Read More Wi-Fi, like ice cream, is coming in many flavors Wi-Fi technology continues to evolve as wireless devices proliferate and demand for video and other data explodes. Read More U.S. malware share rising, Amazon service No.1 in hosting it Solutionary's Top 10 list also includes Google and Akamai. Read More FCC approves plan to spend $1B a year on school Wi-Fi The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to spend US$2 billion over the next two years on improving Wi-Fi networks at schools and libraries, despite questions from Republican commissioners about the source of those funds. Read More
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