Router Malware: Fact or Fiction?

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	Router Malware: Fact or Fiction? Given that malicious software isn't always found locally on the machine itself, Ronald and Dylan Kaplan share how to pinpoint the characteristics of router malware Read More WEBCAST: IBM Leveraging Software-Defined Flash to Drive Your Business With end-to-end, tightly integrated functionality and super-fast flash technology, products like IBM FlashSystem V840 Enterprise Performance Solution empower businesses to leverage the efficiency of SDS and the speed of flash storage all at once. Learn More In this Issue Cisco Bulks Up Branch Routers for Cloud DARPA delving into the black art of super secure software obfuscation The 10 worst people you meet working in IT Cisco, Acer, others join Intel-backed IoT standards group New Toolkit Seeks Routers, Internet of Things for DDoS Botnet Toss Routers With Hardcoded Passwords, Expert Says WHITE PAPER: Dell Software Future-proof your mobility strategy with Dell EMM Looking for ongoing ways to securely connect your mobile team to the resources they need today and in the future? Read this new white paper to learn how Dell Enterprise Mobility Management can help your IT team adapt as devices, operating systems and work habits constantly evolve. Learn more Cisco Bulks Up Branch Routers for Cloud ISRs support hybrid WAN access and new Cisco ONE software licensing Read More DARPA delving into the black art of super secure software obfuscation Given enough computer power, desire, brains and some luck, the security of most systems can be broken. But there are cryptographic and algorithmic security techniques, ideas and concepts out there that add a level of algorithmic mystification that could be built into programs that would make them close to unbreakable.+More on Network World: World’s craziest Halloween coffins+ That’s what the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants for a new program called Safeware.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell | Symantec Strategies for Gaining Control and Securing Mobility We are in the midst of a mobile revolution. Numbers of mobile devices are growing with some experts predicting that employees will be carrying three or more devices. Growth is not limited to just devices. As the number of enterprise apps rapidly expands, "an app for everything" is a slogan few would question. Learn More The 10 worst people you meet working in IT "Image by Wikiedpia/Public DomanEvery human being is a unique and special person who doesn't quite fit into any category, of course. That said, if you've worked in IT long enough, you've probably learned to identify certain ... types. Call them Jungian archetypes, but for people you don't like. Once you've started to recognize them, you see them everywhere. We asked a host of IT pros to describe the type of IT pro they like least, and we got some colorful answers. Have you ever dealt with some of these worst people in IT? Or worse: do you recognize yourself in these descriptions? It's not too late to take another path.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Cisco, Acer, others join Intel-backed IoT standards group “Internet of things” standards groups are rallying the troops for efforts to make thermostats, door locks, sensors and other connected devices find each other and share information.On Thursday, the Open Interconnect Consortium announced it has gained 27 new members, including Cisco Systems, Acer, chip maker Mediatek and home IoT hub maker SmartThings, since it was founded in July. The group’s founding members include Intel, Samsung Electronics and Dell. The OIC also named its board of directors, which will be led by Jong-Deok Choi, the deputy head of Samsung’s Software R&D Center.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Hybrid IT—A Low-Risk Path from On-Premise to ITaaS IT as a Service (ITaaS) will transform future IT operations and service delivery. In the interim, Hybrid IT offers a rational, gradual approach in which some services move to SaaS while others remain on-premise. Learn More New Toolkit Seeks Routers, Internet of Things for DDoS Botnet Security researchers have recently discovered a toolkit capable of infecting computers, routers and Internet of Things devices to launch large-scale simultaneous DDoS attacks. Read More Toss Routers With Hardcoded Passwords, Expert Says Sometimes it is best to toss security-challenged technology, and that's the recommendation experts are giving to small businesses using a flawed router from a China-based manufacturer. Read More
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