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A Cloud Management Solution You Can Believe In, Or Better Yet, Bank On
A Cloud Management Solution You Can Believe In, Or Better Yet, Bank On
Guest Blogger: Yair Dolev (@CiscoCloudY) brings extensive experience in enterprise application development and management of advanced data center
Feb. 1, 2013
A Six-Part Series: Transforming Higher Education in the US
A Six-Part Series: Transforming Higher Education in the US
This six-part series will focus on transformation of the traditional higher education system in the United States.  While a topic that causes some anxiety
Feb. 1, 2013
Financial skulduggery and email hackery
Financial skulduggery and email hackery
Buried in all the financial reporting on the battle for control of Indonesian coal mining company Bumi is the small matter of whistleblowing and email hacking.
Jan. 31, 2013
NY Times points blame for 4-month hack at Chinese government
NY Times points blame for 4-month hack at Chinese government
In a development that appears to be as politically motivated as the kidnapping of embedded investigative journalists in the Middle East, the New York Times said that it has uncovered a four-month-long hacking effort on the part of Chinese hackers.
Jan. 31, 2013
Process and memory affinity: why do you care?
Process and memory affinity: why do you care?
I've written about NUMA effects and process affinity on this blog lots of times in the past.  It's a complex topic that has a lot of real-world affects on
Jan. 31, 2013
VDI “The Missing Questions” #1: Core Count vs. Core Speed
VDI “The Missing Questions” #1: Core Count vs. Core Speed
Choosing the right compute platform for your VDI environment requires both science and art. You have to balance CPU and memory characteristics against
Jan. 31, 2013
Java security settings can be ignored by malware
Java security settings can be ignored by malware
New vulnerabilities and flaws in Java are so common and frequent that it is difficult to keep pace. Less than two weeks ago it was revealed that the Java sandbox could be bypassed; now it is disclosed that the complete security settings can be ignored.
Jan. 30, 2013
From hackers to obituary-readers, identity theives have many personae
From hackers to obituary-readers, identity theives have many personae
From dumpster divers to pickpockets, identity thieves come in many varieties. But while identity theft continues to be one of the greatest security issues for consumers (the US Federal Trade Commission estimates that about 15 million Americans fall victim to identity fraud each year), very few consider the source – and therefore vector – of the attacks.
Jan. 30, 2013
Worldwide communications infrastructure faces APTs, bots, DDoS; mobile networks weakest
Worldwide communications infrastructure faces APTs, bots, DDoS; mobile networks weakest
Communications service providers and network operators are a potential weak link when it comes to security. Their networks carry every app, connect every mobile device and provide all of us with on-ramps to the internet. In short, we couldn't communicate personally or on a business level with out them. So how secure is worldwide communications infrastructure?
Jan. 30, 2013
Cross-site scripting attacks up 160% in Q4 2012
Cross-site scripting attacks up 160% in Q4 2012
Cross-site scripting (XSS) is increasingly common in the cloud computing world, up more than 160% in the fourth quarter of 2012 from the previous three months, a security firm is warning.
Jan. 30, 2013
Multiscreen Video Delivery: Tangled Solutions, Smoothed by the Cloud
Multiscreen Video Delivery: Tangled Solutions, Smoothed by the Cloud
By Bill Gerhardt, Director, IBSG Service Provider Online video is growing at a rapid — if not explosive — pace, with innovation and disruption spreading
Jan. 30, 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4 to have Eye pause and scroll features
Samsung Galaxy S4 to have Eye pause and scroll features
Samsung Galaxy S4 has already become a hot product of 2013, even before its full launch. Every day, there is some news about the features of this elite
Jan. 30, 2013