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	9/11 continues to influence IT strategy Many companies had refined their IT disaster recovery programs prior to 9/11, but the attacks exposed a lack of attention to continuity of business operations. Read More WHITE PAPER: Palo Alto Networks Application Usage Report The Palo Alto Networks' Application Usage and Risk Report summarizes application traffic assessments performed between October 2010 and May 2011 on more than 1,253 networks worldwide. Read now! In this Issue VMware, Symantec work up cloud-based single sign-on security services Got acne? There's NOT an iPhone, Android app for that, FTC says Microsoft investigates its own mobile location practices 9/11 Anniversary: What our emergency response systems still can't do 9/11 Anniversary: US gets serious about fixing emergency communications OpenFlow inventor: Network provisioning will inevitably be automated 25 tech touchstones of the past 25 years Cloud Confusion Fuels Security Concerns Google+ bug hides old posts Symantec responds to 'panic' around DigiNotar hack Researcher raps Apple for not blocking stolen SSL certificates WEBCAST: VeriSign Selecting a DDoS Mitigation Provider Learn how Verisign manages and helps protect the internet against DDoS attacks. This webinar will also provide you with best practices for business continuity and key considerations for DDoS protection in your organization. View Now! VMware, Symantec work up cloud-based single sign-on security services Symantec on tap with "O3"; can VMware's "Project Horizon" be far behind? Read More Got acne? There's NOT an iPhone, Android app for that, FTC says The Federal Trade Commission today settled cases with two mobile companies who claimed their IPhone and Android smartphone apps could treat acne. The cases are the first the FTC says it has brought targeting mobile app health claims. Read More Microsoft investigates its own mobile location practices Microsoft said this week it is investigating a lawsuit's allegation that the camera application on Windows Phone 7 handsets collects location data from nearby Wi-Fi and cellular networks -- even if the user refuses permission to do so. Read More WHITE PAPER: GFI Software Why Customers Love VIPRE Business Selecting an antivirus solution for your organization is an important decision. VIPRE Antivirus Business is a high-performance solution that delivers fast, memory-efficient endpoint security with all the necessary functionality you need and nothing you don't — ensuring an optimal end user performance experience. Read now! 9/11 Anniversary: What our emergency response systems still can't do Ten years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks demonstrated huge gaps in the nation's emergency communications systems, there is still a long list of standard networking capabilities that are unavailable to first responders and 9-1-1 operators. Read More 9/11 Anniversary: US gets serious about fixing emergency communications At the 10-year mark of the nation's most devastating terrorist attack -- and one of its biggest disasters of any kind -- the United States is finally getting serious about overhauling its emergency response systems, particularly its workhorse 9-1-1 call centers. Read More OpenFlow inventor: Network provisioning will inevitably be automated 2011 has been an exciting year for Openflow and software defined networking (SDN). Continuing my informal series on Openflow, I recently got the chance to have a conversation with Nicira CTO Martin Casado to discuss the future of SDN generally and OpenFlow specifically. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Taming the Cloud This whitepaper explores the components of the cloud computing ecosystem, demonstrates how Akamai is delivering services for cloud optimization, and looks forward into the evolution of this dynamic and growing market. Read now 25 tech touchstones of the past 25 years Narrowing down the network industry's top events from the past 25 years is a little like picking your all-time baseball or football moments – something will always get left out and the second-guessers will come out of the woodwork. So what we have here is what for the moment I think are the Top 25 events that had the most influence on, or will have the most impact in the future of the industry. Read More Cloud Confusion Fuels Security Concerns I'm in Washington DC this week presenting at a cloud computing and virtualization conference for Federal IT professionals. Yesterday, I hosted a 3-hour tutorial on cloud computing security where I presented a recent quote attributed to former Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra. Before leaving his post, Kundra stated, "a lot of people are sort of driving this notion of fear around (cloud) security, and the... Read More Google+ bug hides old posts If you're a prolific Google+ user, you may be unable to see all the posts you have published on your profile due to a bug in the social networking site that hides older posts, according to the company. Read More Symantec responds to 'panic' around DigiNotar hack Citing "panic" resulting from a hack on Dutch SSL certificate provider DigiNotar, Symantec has confirmed that its SSL Certificate Authorities VeriSign, Thawte, GeoTrust and RapidSSL roots remain secure. Read More Researcher raps Apple for not blocking stolen SSL certificates A security researcher criticized Apple for what he called "foot dragging" over the DigiNotar certificate fiasco, and urged the company to quickly update Mac OS X to protect users. Read More
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