IE flaw turns PCs into public file servers; Cisco adding iPhone app for voice-over-Wi-Fi

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	Researcher reveals how IE flaw can turn your PC into a public file server In a live demonstration Wednesday at the Black Hat DC conference, a security consultant showed how it's possible to exploit a flaw in the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser to remotely read files on the victim's local drive, prompting a security advisory from Microsoft. Read More WHITE PAPER: Compuware The Definitive Guide to APM In this Application Performance Management eBook, get hands-on, practical insight into industry best practices for managing your critical applications from an end-to-end perspective. Find out how to manage performance from the distributed front-end of IT operations to the mainframe back-end, while keeping the end-user experience in mind. Read Now. In this Issue Cisco adding iPhone app for voice-over-Wi-Fi Verizon part of smart grid technology team Unique network security algorithm stops worms from spreading Versign fails to take action against malicious sites, researcher says Skype over iPhone 3G Network Coming Soon, Thanks to iPad News podcast: Network World 360 NASA teams with GM to build human-like robot Former VP describes 'Microsoft's creative destruction' Sun CEO Schwartz tweets poetic lament on last day Amazon responds to the iPad, purchases multitouch company Is NAND flash about to hit a dead end? WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power The Four Trends Driving the Data Center Future Does efficiency have to come at the expense of availability? Not according to this paper, which outlines the four data center infrastructure trends that are reducing design, operating and management costs while improving data center performance. Those trends are Infrastructure Management, Eco Availability, Flex Capacity and High Density. Learn more. Cisco adding iPhone app for voice-over-Wi-Fi Cisco Systems Inc. plans to add voice-over-Wi-Fi capabilities to its existing iPhone app by April, part of a continuing effort to expand its unified communications technology into the mobile space. Read More Verizon part of smart grid technology team Verizon Business has signed a deal to provide IT services for the CURRENT Group's brand of smart grid sensors and software. Read More Unique network security algorithm stops worms from spreading Researchers at Pennsylvania State University say they can block the spread of self-propagating worms on corporate networks while keeping infected machines online so they can continue performing their legitimate duties. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avocent Four tools for successful power reduction. Discover how you can reduce energy consumption in the data center and on the desktop for significant cost savings. This independent report outlines the best approaches to developing, deploying and managing an effective power management solution, as well as tools for successful power reduction. Read now! Versign fails to take action against malicious sites, researcher says A security researcher is accusing Verisign Inc. of not acting fast enough to take down several dozen sites that he says are known to be spewing malware. Read More Skype over iPhone 3G Network Coming Soon, Thanks to iPad The Skype app for the iPhone is a stellar (and free!) download for anyone looking to connect via VoIP, but its one major flaw was its inability to conduct calls via 3G or EDGE networks. Meanwhile, other VoIP iPhone apps, such as iCall and Fring, have been riding AT&T's 3G wave for quite some time, making Skype look behind the times. The battle escalated to the point where an Internet advocacy group called Free Press filed a complaint with the FCC alleging anticompetitive practices. Read More News podcast: Network World 360 At this week's Black Hat security conference, a security researcher said that public Wi-Fi networks, such as those found in coffee shops and airports, present a bigger security threat than ever for computer users because attackers can intercede over wireless to poison Web browser caches in order to present fake Web pages or even steal data later. Also, Google said it will suspend Internet Explorer 6 support for its Gmail and Calendar services later this year. (4:37) Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle The Business Case for Data Center Consolidation According to this IDG white paper, next-generation grid-based solutions and strategies are now addressing the same issues that virtualization can tackle, but without compromising uptime and service delivery. Read ahead to see how grid computing is delivering above and beyond the promises of virtualization. Read Now. NASA teams with GM to build human-like robot NASA today teamed up with General Motors to build a new humanoid robot known as Robonaut2. Read More Former VP describes 'Microsoft's creative destruction' For a scathing account of what's wrong with Microsoft, do not miss reading this op-ed piece in the New York Times that was written by Dick Brass, a former Microsoft vice president. Here's a taste. Read More Sun CEO Schwartz tweets poetic lament on last day Jonathan Schwartz announced his resignation as CEO of Sun Microsystems in a message sent via Twitter early Thursday. Read More Amazon responds to the iPad, purchases multitouch company Despite its inability to live up to people's lofty, if not unrealistic, expectations, the impending iPad from Apple is a solid media consumption device that has more than enough ammo to take on the Kindle. A quick comparison between the two products suggests that the Kindle's days as the premier e-book reader on the market may soon be coming to a close. Read More Is NAND flash about to hit a dead end? As the technology used to create NAND flash memory continues to shrink, bit error rates and production costs are going up. That's forcing solid-state memory makers to look for alternatives. Read More
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