Is the Cisco MARS mission going into abort on non-Cisco security devices? Is Cisco freezing support for any new non-Cisco security devices in the Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (MARS) appliance? True Tales of Terrifying Security It's our third annual Halloween episode, in which three security experts give us true stories of security lapses and other threats that should shake your enterprise's boots. David Ting (Imprivata), Mike Paquette (Top Layer Security) and Ed Gaudet (Liquid Machines) join Keith Shaw to chat about things like the credit union who found malware on a credit-card transaction server, how easy it is to see your health care data when visiting your doctor's office, and how the bad economy is really threatening your company's data. (28:15) Airborne lasers make high-speed military network zip Ultra-high bandwidth lasers could soon be blasting military voice, video and data across the skies and to the ground if a hybrid optical laser system currently undergoing test pans out. Spoof Apple Trojan upsets Symantec Symantec has discovered a file-deleting 'Trojan' targeting Mac users. But is it really a piece of malware or a valid but hazardous example of online art? Survey: Security Certifications Hot Among IT Pros CompTIA finds IT pros value and seek new security-related certifications above all other areas. PeerBlock Helps You Surf the Web in Secret They're lurking out there--sleazy spyware companies, unscrupulous advertisers, and just people you don't want looking at what your computer is doing. PeerBlock (free), an open source program, offers part of a solution--low level blocking of packets coming from, or going to, a long list of hosts. H1N1 planning: Is IT really prepared? Companies have been planning for a possible H1N1 pandemic for about a year now, but are companies really prepared for possible impact on employees, remote access and other emotional issues? Keith Shaw talks with James MacMicking from SunGard Availability Services about possible issues that could come up very soon for IT. (17:14) Steve Ballmer Q&A In this exclusive audio interview, Network World's John Fontana chats with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about software licensing, SharePoint, the Sidekick incident and his 10-year run as CEO of Microsoft. (7:04) Three-year-old Office patch stymies most attacks Users running Microsoft Office can stump nearly three-fourths of all known attacks targeting the suite by applying just one three-year-old patch, according to recently published data. 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. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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