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	1-in-10 Windows PCs still vulnerable to Conficker worm More than a year after doomsday reports suggested the Conficker worm would bring down the Internet, one-in-10 Windows PCs still have not been patched to plug the hole the worm wriggles through, new data shows. Read More WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center In this Issue South Park skewers high-tech icons Salesforce.com unveils 'Chatter-enabled' apps News podcast: Network World 360 iPad Nano? Thanks, But No Thanks AT&T sells off Europe hotspot business Judge in Sarah Palin e-mail hacking case denies motion challenging computer search Apple iPad users offered 'antivirus' software NASA Discovery astronauts unload 'moving van', prep for spacewalks WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks Network Rightsizing Best Practices Guide Network Rightsizing is an evolutionary approach to network design that significantly reduces costs while simultaneously increasing mobility for campus and enterprise users. This guide provides a methodology to enable IT to break away from the status quo of port-based network architectures, allowing an unprecedented reduction in cost and complexity. Read More! South Park skewers high-tech icons Facebook is just the latest high-tech South Park skewering: iPhone, Bill Gates, Star Trek, the Internet all get lampooned. Read More Salesforce.com unveils 'Chatter-enabled' apps Salesforce.com's Facebook-like application Chatter has been integrated with a range of products from partners, setting the stage for a new standard in the business software user experience, the vendor said Thursday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Tolly Group Performance Report Tolly Report: "Citrix NetScaler with nCore Outperforms F5 BIG-IP" shows you how Citrix NetScaler beat F5 in head-to-head tests - providing 3X faster Web traffic, lower latency and higher throughput. Learn More! News podcast: Network World 360 More than a year after doomsday reports hinted that the Conficker worm would bring down the Internet, one-in-10 Windows PCs still have not been patched to plug the hole the worm wriggles through, new data shows. Also, a Bank of America computer specialist is set to plead guilty to charges that he hacked the bank's automated tellers to dispense cash without recording the activity. (5:15) Read More iPad Nano? Thanks, But No Thanks Whenever Apple releases a hot new product, rumors of a miniature version are never far behind, and the iPad is no exception. Read More E-GUIDE: APC by Schneider Electric 5 Ways to Shrink a Data Center Most data centers can support an average density of 100 to 200 watts per sq. foot. The future of high-density computing – beyond 30 KW - will have to rely on water-based cooling, but is that cost effective? This expert guide discusses the latest energy technologies for today and the future. Read Now. AT&T sells off Europe hotspot business AT&T is selling off its Wayport Wi-Fi business in Europe, which includes hotspots in airports, hotels and McDonald's, to Swisscom. Read More Judge in Sarah Palin e-mail hacking case denies motion challenging computer search FBI agents did not violate alleged hacker David Kernells Fourth Amendment rights when they searched through the entire contents of his computer in connection with their investigation, rules judge in Sarah Palin e-mail hacking case. Read More Apple iPad users offered 'antivirus' software Apple iPad users are being offered a security program to scan their new device for vulnerabilities and rogue software should such things emerge as threats. Read More NASA Discovery astronauts unload 'moving van', prep for spacewalks NASA Discovery space shuttle astronauts have begun the heavy lifting portion of their 13-day program today by beginning to unload the 17,000 pounds of equipment from the "moving van" known as the Leonardo Multi Purpose Logistics Module.  Read More
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