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Vendors scrambling to fix bug in Net's security

Is the Cisco MARS mission going into abort on non-Cisco security devices?; True Tales of Terrifying Security
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Vendors scrambling to fix bug in Net's security

Software makers around the world are scrambling to fix a serious bug in the technology used to transfer information securely on the Internet. Read full story

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November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page.

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