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Network World Daily News: AM, 11/16/07 What hackers know about your switches
Ethernet switches are not inherently secure. Author experts Christopher Paggen and Eric Vyncke explain how to thwart threats like ARP spoofing, ARP poisoning, P2P traffic, wireless LAN threats and attacks against Spanning Tree Protocol, Cisco Discovery Protocol, data plane protocols and DHCP. Microsoft wins patent suit
Microsoft defeated a major patent licensing firm in a lawsuit over technology that helps computers boot up faster Thursday. Greatest hits of viral video
There's no formula for creating a video that millions of people will be inspired to watch and tell their friends about, but if there were, it would have to include some portion of humor (often unintentional), embarrassment, obscenity, and plain old goofiness. Since the advent of YouTube in 2005, many viral videos have been made, but few surpass the popularity of these 25, um, classics. | 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.
| | Disappearing Gmail messages baffle users
When Jeneane Sessum logged into her Gmail account on the afternoon of Oct. 27, she was greeted with a horrifying sight: an empty inbox. Apple patches 41 bugs in monster day of fixes
In one of its biggest update days in memory, Apple late Wednesday patched 41 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, rolled out the long-anticipated (and likely last) update for Tiger, quashed 10 bugs in the Windows version of Safari and upgraded a slew of other applications. Video distributor wants FCC to stop ISP traffic 'throttling'
A distributor of online video content has filed a complaint with the FCC, asking the agency to stop broadband providers from blocking or slowing peer-to-peer traffic. IBM unveils 'cloud computing' initiative
IBM is bundling several of its technologies to help corporate data centers run large-scale Web applications in a “cloud computing” model that's similar to the way major Internet players like Google operate. Internet2, DOE finish new nationwide network
The U.S. Department of Energy and Internet2 said today they’ve finished work on a new nationwide network that will serve as the backbone of the DOE’s scientific network. Hackers target MLB, NHL sites
Hackers targeted the Major League Baseball and National Hockey League Web sites last week with an exploit that convinces users they need to scan their computer for viruses and tricks them into downloading a malicious program. Researchers eye open proxy attacks
Advertising and click-through fraud is currently topping the list of malicious activity funneled through open proxy servers, followed by junk e-mail, according to a research project deploying fake open proxies to catch crooks. VIDEO 5 great tech gifts under $100
Keith brings you five great tech gifts under $100 - perfect for family or Yankee swaps. BLOGS Buzzblog: Fret not holiday air travelers: Bush has your back
A Thanksgiving express lane in the sky? That's what the president is touting as part of the government's plan to make sure holiday travelers don't spend Thanksgiving in airports instead of at Grandma's. The idea is to funnel air traffic into unused military airspace. Today on Cisco Subnet
LAN switch security: Your deepest fears answered. What is SMARTnet, how does it work and how much does it cost? What numbers sit inside the frames/packets/segments that flow in a network? What separates network engineers from server admins? Ever thought of using something other than a routed connection at the edge? Plus John Chambers' big night in Vegas In with Windows 2008, out with the MCSE
Microsoft will not only be updating its server ware next year, but it will be overhauling its certification programs, particularly the MCSE, certification author expert Patrick Regan warns. Plus, he offers advice on what you need to know about the oft misunderstood group policies feature of Active Directory – which appears on multiple exams. Today on Microsoft Subnet
A survey of over 800 readers uncovers why Vista adoption in the enterprise has yet to materialize. Microsoft NAC leans on Linux and Mac agents. And Alex Haley has the total inside scoop on Windows 7 – a complete list of new features planned (very cool!). 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 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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