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	Fighting to keep bad stuff off Facebook Not all of the 19 million Facebook "fans" of superstar Lady Gaga have her interests at heart. During a recent one-week period, 93 malicious links were posted on Lady Gaga's Facebook site to try to trick visitors into downloading dangerous malware. Plus, 372 postings were just pure spam and 1,717 "fans" were mouthing profanity. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Cloud Security on IT's Terms Outsourcing security has been controversial. There's simply too much at stake, some say, but new IDG research reveals the 51% of companies are either using or considering cloud-based security. This paper examines the top 3 myths of cloud security, email security in the cloud, as well as the importance of Data Loss Prevention. Read now! In this Issue 'Net neutrality' as fighting words Most Windows 7 upgrades taking place in next 12 months Software aims to whack drive-by malware threat Cisco's Borderless Networks vs. HP's Converged Infrastructure News podcast: Network World 360 FedEx now shipping bits for free over Wi-Fi Facebook spammer tries to cash in on $873 million fine W3C: Hold off on HTML5 in websites PCI security group speaks out on encryption Now with pictures: iPhone vs. Original Mac: A teardown showdown WHITE PAPER: Citrix Solution Center NWW PAN IDG 8 Criteria for Server Load Balancing Server load balancers are a simple yet highly effective means to scale an application environment while ensuring its availability. Today's solutions should also address application performance and security. Read about the top eight criteria you should consider when choosing a server load balancer and how Citrix NetScaler meets those requirements. Read now! 'Net neutrality' as fighting words The term network neutrality has been used lately to refer to a number of different ideas. One is that networks should be operated without any protocol filtering. Another is that the one and only business model for an ISP is one in which there is a flat fee for unlimited access at the specified line rate. And still another is that networks should be available to all, equally, regardless of their geographic location. There may even be more ideas wedged uncomfortably into this single term's common use. No wonder we're fighting! Read More Most Windows 7 upgrades taking place in next 12 months More than 10% of enterprises have already completed Windows 7 migrations, and most others will at least begin the process this year or in 2011, a recent poll suggests. Read More Software aims to whack drive-by malware threat The nasty security attacks by drive-by malware are a growing threat to anyone who surfs across the Internet. For example, the Websense Security Lab recently said the number of Web sites with malicious software grew 225% in the last six months of 2009 alone and that most Web sites with malicious code are legitimate sites that have been hacked. Read More WEBCAST: NeuStar, Inc. 30 Minutes to Faster Web Pages Join this discussion and learn the importance and nuances of load testing, measuring scalability, setting page performance and transaction response rates, and what to do when things go wrong. You'll even hear performance improvement tips that are quick to implement and free. View Now Cisco's Borderless Networks vs. HP's Converged Infrastructure Cisco and HP this week took their rivalry to the branch office. Each announced, separately but simultaneously, broad extensions to their switching and routing portfolios to improve application delivery and performance between data centers and branch offices. Read More News podcast: Network World 360 Intel is developing a tool that will make it easier for developers to port iPhone applications to Intel-based smartphones, tablets and other devices. Also, online banking fraud losses fell by more than a third in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year. (2:57) Read More FedEx now shipping bits for free over Wi-Fi They may not serve you your favorite coffee concoction or a cruller, but about a thousand FedEx Office locations are serving up free Wi-Fi Internet connectivity via AT&T as of today. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco Ironport Systems Is Cloud Email Security Right for You? Many companies are shifting email applications and data into the cloud model—and yet not without concerns about security. To be sure, business-critical data must be protected. In this webcast, Cisco's senior manager for cloud security, Joel McFarland, addresses the concerns and offers strategies to take control of email security. Learn More Facebook spammer tries to cash in on $873 million fine Facebook calls him a spammer and a U.S. court has fined him US$873 million. But Montreal's Adam Guerbuez doesn't seem to care; he calls himself the US$873 million man and says he won't pay a cent. Read More W3C: Hold off on HTML5 in websites Despite the hype, the HTML5 specification isn't yet ready due to interoperability issues, a W3C official says. Read More PCI security group speaks out on encryption The organization in charge of defining security for the payment-card industry's merchants and service providers Tuesday issued two guidance papers, the first on end-to-end encryption and the second on payment card technology used more commonly in Europe than the United States. Read More Now with pictures: iPhone vs. Original Mac: A teardown showdown Frustrated with your smartphone's limitations? Oh, how far we've come. Here's how the iPhone 4 stacks up against the original desktop Mac. Read More
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