Cisco switch targets storage networks; NAC's dirty little secrets; 'Whaling' is the new phishing

Daily News: AM This newsletter is sponsored by Microsoft Download and Join the Windows Server(r) 2008 Release Candidate community. The Windows Server(r) 2008 Release Candidate operating system is ready. See how built-in Web technologies make Windows Server 2008 a robust, security-enhanced, and reliable foundation on which you can develop, deliver, and manage rich user applications and experiences. Join the growing global community. Download the Release Candidate today! Network World Daily News: AM, 11/15/07 New switch upgrades Cisco high-end server-to-storage computing Cisco is introducing a gateway switch that boosts the performance of applications that rely on interactions between InfiniBand-clustered servers and network-attached storage- and Fibre Channel-based storage devices. NAC’s dirty little secrets revealed by early adopters NAC early adopters say the security technology is much more than endpoint scanning. Whaling: Latest e-mail scam targets executives With targeted phishing attacks on the rise, it’s no surprise that cybercriminals are doing their research and aiming at those with the most to lose – executives. Improve App Performance with Web Acceleration Find out how to improve the delivery of Web applications to geographically dispersed users with Web acceleration tools. Learn, in this webcast, how to shop for these products and the best and worst applications to accelerate. View this Webcast now. House passes bill to streamline VoIP 911 service The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill designed to streamline VOIP providers' connections to emergency dialing 911 networks. How Cox Communications joined the teleworking revolution The popularity of teleworking is based on a simple premise posed by an obvious question: Why should someone have to drive to an office to talk on the phone and use a computer for work if they have a computer and a phone at home? Leopard mauls competition, takes half Japan retail market Apple's new Leopard operating system took a sizable bite of the Japanese retail operating system market during October. Plus: Latest Leopard apps updates HP puts supercomputer in a 'Shorty' HP has revealed its take on the "personal supercomputing" trend on Tuesday in the form of the Cluster Platform Workgroup System, based on the recently introduced BladeSystem c3000. Palm-print biometrics aid Atlanta police The Police Department of Atlanta, which makes 63,000 arrests per year, is getting a new kind of weapon to catch criminals: a workflow-based biometrics system that can scan palm prints in addition to fingerprints. Female IT workers push for flexible workplaces Top level management must endorse flexibility and facilitate unique work-life balances to attract women to IT, according to female IT managers. PODCAST The FTP Threat Every week, the news is filled with stories of yet another breach of data with millions more identities being stolen by hackers. A lot of attention is given to newer Web 2.0 applications with unproven security track records. But one company is trying to shine the light on another potential hole with a long history on the 'Net: FTP. Network World's Jason Meserve talks with Proginet Senior VP Arne Johnson about FTP, its potential risk to corporate data and what you can do to better protect your organization's data. (9:37) BLOGS Today on Cisco Subnet Forbes mag gives ShoreTel thumbs up over Cisco. Where is David to Cisco's Goliath? Top CCIE recruiter attracts large crowd at Second Life Cisco job fair. Cisco, Oracle: Get ready for an encore. UC battle brewing: Cisco vs. Avaya. PE routers on customer premises: What about password recovery?  Buzzblog: 5 reasons ‘virtual marriage’ won't happen A Gartner analyst insists that "virtual marriage" with full real-life legal rights and responsibilities -- even between people who have never met in person -- will be a reality by 2015. In reality, the notion is a non-starter. Here's why. Today on Layer 8 we examine the difference between what’s hot and just brain-fryingly scorching: Boeing said Wednesday it had completed a developmental heat shield designed to protect future NASA astronauts from extreme heat during re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere following lunar and low-Earth orbit missions.  Up for grabs: Free copies of MPLS VPN Security book; Free Cisco training course worth up to $3,495; Enter to win a free copy of MPLS VPN Security by Michael Behringer and Monique Morrow, published by Cisco Press. Also, you can enter to win a free Cisco training course of your choosing, worth up to $3,495, courtesy of Cisco learning partner Skyline-ATS. Or win a free Microsoft training from New Horizons worth up to $2,500. Also, enter to win one of 15 free copies of SQL Server 2005 Management and Administration.

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