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Stuxnet cyberattack by US a 'destabilizing and dangerous' course of action, security expert Bruce Schneier says
Revelations by The New York Times that President Barack Obama in his role as commander in chief ordered the Stuxnet cyberattack against Iran's uranium-enrichment facility two years ago in cahoots with Israel is generating controversy, with Washington in an uproar over national-security leaks. But the important question is whether this covert action of sabotage against Iran, the first known major cyberattack authorized by a U.S. president, is the right course for the country to take. Are secret cyberattacks helping the U.S. solve geo-political problems or actually making things worse? Read More


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WEBCAST: Cisco Systems

Listen and Learn: "Countdown to Cloud" Webcast
Cisco TechWiseTV's Jimmy Ray Purser walks through steps required to prepare your WAN for public, private, & hybrid clouds, as well as how to best scale those services across your organization. Listen See how you can deliver a better cloud experience with a Cisco Cloud Intelligent Network. Watch Now Learn more.

The Worst Data Breach Incidents of 2012 – So Far
Out of 189 breaches recorded through mid-June, here are the top 15 according to Identity Theft Resource Center. Read More

Review: Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone
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Cool features of Microsoft Surface tablets
A broad screen, and that keyboard is like something you've never seen Read More


WHITE PAPER: Shoretel

Sophisticated Simplicity
The key is to build simplicity and ease of use into these solutions from Day 1. This white paper will demonstrate a clear path to UC simplicity, and to overall success of UC deployments. Learn more.

What are the killer apps for software defined networks?
With its ability to decouple network control from the physical infrastructure, OpenFlow and software-defined networks have been touted as the Next Big Thing in networking. They've been pitched as a way for cloud service providers and webscale companies like Google, Facebook and Yahoo to ease or automate network configuration and reconfiguration, and quickly add more functionality without manually touching each and every switch or router in the network. Read More

Windows Phone 8 seen cementing developer loyalty to Microsoft
Windows Phone 8, which Microsoft partially unveiled this week, is the company's third version of its mobile OS. And for some experienced Windows Phone developers, Microsoft got it all right. Read More

US reclaims top spot on Top500 supercomputing list
The U.S. once again has the most powerful supercomputer in the world, thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy's Sequoia, according to the latest edition of the Top500 supercomputer list, ending Asia's hold on the top spot. Sequoia's 1.57 million processor cores can perform 16.32 petaflops (quadrillion floating-point calculations per second). Read More


WHITE PAPER: Aerohive

The iEverything Enterprise
Virtualization, cloud computing, and wireless technology are fundamentally changing enterprise computing, providing revolutionary gains in productivity and cost savings. Powerful enterprise applications can now be delivered to almost any device, anywhere, at any time. Learn more.

Young employees say BYOD a 'right' not 'privilege'
A survey that asked thousands of young "20-something" workers their attitudes about bring-your-own-device"policies found slightly more than half view it as their "right" to use their own mobile devices at work, rather than BYOD being just a "privilege." Read More

Juniper confines SDNs to data center
Juniper is initially focusing its software defined networking (SDN) strategy on the data center, a market where it can do itself the least amount of damage if the initiative fails to pan out. Read More

INSIDER
If you are going to build a private cloud, Eucalyptus is the tool you're looking for, says CEO Mårten Mickos
There are a growing number of open source cloud infrastructure players in the market, but Eucalyptus says it is the best bet for private enterprise clouds. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix caught up with CEO Mårten Mickos, who, as the former CEO of MySQL, has loads of experience growing significant open source companies, to learn more about the company and how Mickos sees private clouds evolving. Mickos addresses where Eucalyptus fits in, typical use cases, how they are different from Piston Cloud and OpenStack, ties to Amazon (described as the Linux of today), the importance of migrating jobs to and from public clouds, plans for the $30 million in capital Eucalyptus just raised, and more in this wide-ranging chat. Read More



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Cool Summer Gadget Guide
Here are some suggestions for some great summer gadgets for work, travel, outdoors and exercise that will get you more enjoyment out of the summer season.

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