Monday, June 01, 2009

9 management apps that won't bust your budget; Top 4 tips to fight botnet denial-of-service attacks

Microsoft warns of DirectX attack on XP, WS2003 in the wild; Obama's cybersecurity initiative wins praise; FBI e-mail clobbered after virus
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Improve your WAN optimization RoI and dramatically lower costs with Cisco's Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) platform. Find out how in this Live Webcast, "The Total Economic Impact of Cisco WAAS Multi-Company Analysis." This live event is scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT. Register for this Live Webcast

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9 management apps that won't bust your budget
By Denise Dubie
Savvy IT professionals know that open source management applications can be excellent go-to tools when budget dollars are scarce. Plus, many open source tools have advanced to handle enterprise environments. Here are nine tools that could help ease an IT pain point at no cost. Read full article

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Top 4 Tips to Fight Off Botnet Denial of Service Attacks
Today, there are massive botnets that control almost 2 million zombies. DDoS attacks are one of the hardest to avoid. But new techniques, such as cloud-based protection and reputation filtering, can help you fight back, says Cisco Subnet blogger Jamey Heary.

Microsoft warns of DirectX attack on XP, WS2003 in the wild
Attacks in the wild have already been seen for a vulnerability in DirectX for which Microsoft does not yet have a patch, Microsoft says. XP, Windows 2003 software are...

Obama's cybersecurity initiative wins praise
U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement Friday of a new cybersecurity push by the U.S. government won widespread praise from the technology industry, with many people saying his attention to the issue is a major step toward better securing the nation's computer networks.

FBI e-mail clobbered after virus
A virus has reportedly disrupted Web-based e-mail services at the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Fusion ignition: World's largest laser unveiled
The Department of Energy today unveiled the world's largest laser facility at its Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Next-gen HDMI Turns your TV into an Internet Hub
The next generation of High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) cables are going to give your HDTV a boost with a maximum 100Mb-per-second Internet connection, audio upstream capability and HD images at four times the resolution of 1080p. Lost amid this week's Bing and Google hype, was an announcement from HDMI Licensing -- the group responsible for managing the HDMI specification -- that the next generation of HDMI cables will provide new functionality, and do away with separate Ethernet connections for your various devices.

Cars go wireless by 2012
As environmental concerns come to the fore, car makers will increasingly turn away from performance and towards in-car electronics and connectivity as a way of differentiating their vehicles, said Gartner analyst Thilo Koslowski.


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Apple iPhoneys: The 4G edition
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06/01/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Windows 7 alluring, but XP is the migration factor
  2. Upcoming Palm Pre release puts Sprint turnaround plan in focus
  3. Apple's Woz loves Microsoft's new search engine, Bing
  4. Cisco's huge router reaches five-year milestone
  5. YouTube hit by porn storm
  6. Cisco enhances routers, switches for collaboration
  7. The rise of personal 'Mi-Fi' hotspots
  8. Wanted for hire: generalists, not IT specialists
  9. Catalyst 6500 has another decade or more left, Cisco hints
  10. Security, regulatory concerns slow some server virtualization efforts


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