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Friday, March 05, 2010

Cloud security, cyberwar dominate RSA 2010; Weird but real gadgets

19 Weird but Real Gadgets and Gizmos | Typical Windows user patches every 5 days

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Cloud security, cyberwar dominate RSA Conference
Cloud security loomed over the RSA Conference this week as a major concern of business, but worry about the threat of cyberwar was also strong, with officials from the White House and FBI weighing in to encourage private participation in government efforts to defend information and communications networks. Read More


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Networking Redefined
Consolidation, virtualization, green Initiatives, cloud computing, etc., the state of the data center has never been more in flux. Is it time for a network overhaul built on the concepts of open, virtual switching, unified fabrics and bandwiths of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and beyond? Read this Network World Executive Guide to learn more. . Read now.

19 Weird but Real Gadgets and Gizmos
Take a walk on tech's wild side with some of the strangest, most original, and most bizarre gadgets you've ever seen. We've got vacuums for your lawn, swimwear that can charge your iPod, and grenades that don't explode but still go boom. Read More

Typical Windows user patches every 5 days
The typical home user running Windows faces the "unreasonable" task of patching software an average of every five days, a security and vulnerability research company said. Read More

FBI embeds cyber-investigators in Ukraine, Estonia
Hoping to catch cybercrooks, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has begun embedding agents with law enforcement agencies in Estonia, the Ukraine and the Netherlands. Read More

Researchers find way to zap RSA security scheme
Three University of Michigan computer scientists say they have found a way to exploit a weakness in RSA security technology used to protect everything from media players to smartphones and e-commerce servers. Read More


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Break Free from Proprietary Networking
See why Gartner and the network industry have positioned HP as a leader and the fastest-growing enterprise Ethernet LAN networking vendor. HP's commitment to industry-standards can help organizations optimize their network. Read now.

Microsoft's Ballmer: 'For the cloud, we're all in'
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at University of Washington about cloud computing, the company's strategy and why it's not just for techies. Read More

Microsoft gets I-O Data to sign Linux patent-protection license
Microsoft is on a roll with its Linux patent-protection scheme. On Thursday it announced that it has struck an agreement with Japanese company I-O Data in which I-O Data will pay Microsoft an undisclosed sum "that will provide I-O Data's customers with patent coverage for their use of I-O Data's products running Linux and other related open source software." Read More

Intel unveils platform for home storage networks
Intel today announced a new processor/controller combination targeted at home and small office storage networks that will increase performance for some home applications, such as video processing, by as much as 85%. Read More

Juniper helps virtualization security vendor Altor raise $10 million
Virtualization security vendor Altor Network has raised $10 million in a new funding round from investors including Juniper Networks. Read More


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RSA extends security tools to VMware
EMC's RSA division is embracing the virtualization trend that its VMware spinoff helped kick off, announcing Thursday that three of its core security products will work in VMware virtualized environments. Read More

US agency awards $255 million in new broadband funds
The U.S. Rural Utilities Service (RUS) on Thursday announced US$254.6 million in funding for 22 broadband deployment projects in 18 states across the U.S. as it works to wrap up a first round of broadband funding made available in a huge economic stimulus package passed by Congress early last year. Read More

Kickin' VAS with OpenVAS!
I am still testing a few other things but I think I have found my new scanner! I am very impressed with OpenVAS and can see why Charles was so pumped up about it. Read More

Tweet this: Social network security is risky business
The debate about whether companies should let their workers access social networking sites on the job is about more than corporate productivity; It's about security, too. Read More



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