10 Seriously Ridiculous Hacks Use a rubber band to hold your phone on your head? Why not? But we'd caution against stringing an extension cord to the swimming pool to power your gadgets. Virtualization: Tips for avoiding server overload As virtualization stretches deeper into the enterprise to include mission-critical and resource-intensive applications, IT executives are learning that double-digit physical-to-virtual server ratios are things of the past. News podcast: Network World 360 PayChoice confirmed that its online payroll systems operations were breached on Sept. 23 and is now beginning to offer details on what it thinks may have happened. Microsoft is changing up the next version of its System Center Configuration Manager so instead of managing devices it will manage users and their activities across multiple devices. (5:10) Hackers plan to clobber the cloud, spy on Blackberries A new era of computing is on the rise and viruses, spies and malware developers are tagging along for the ride. Google Tries New Ploy to Challenge IE's Dominance Google has unveiled a plug-in that embeds its Chrome browser into Microsoft's Internet Explorer, indicating that it isn't throwing in the towel on the browser business. New Firefox security technology blocks Web attacks, Mozilla claims Mozilla has released a test build of Firefox that adds new technology, dubbed "Content Security Policy," that's designed to stymie most Web-based attacks, the browser maker said. Vonage App Brings VoIP to Blackberry and iPhone Vonage is expanding its horizons beyond delivering VoIP over broadband Internet, and hoping to expand its customer base and revenue at the same time. The new app from Vonage allows Blackberry and iPhone users to place cheaper international calls from their mobile phones. It also highlights the shifting competitive landscape between previously separate technologies. Hacker leaks thousands of Hotmail passwords, says site More than 10,000 usernames and passwords for Windows Live Hotmail accounts were leaked online late last week, according to a report by Neowin.net. Ready for Windows 7? Here's how to deploy it right Windows 7 is right around the corner. The official release date is Oct. 22, but some PC makers will ship it before then. Most businesses skipped the poorly received Vista, choosing instead to run the now eight-year-old XP. So after holding off on a Windows upgrade for so long, many are no doubt ready to adopt Windows 7. How to stop IT managers from going rogue Nearly half of all data breaches come from inside an organization, which is why industry watchers say enterprise IT departments need to invest in technology that ensures no one person has all the power. DDoS attack against Bitbucket darkens Amazon cloud A crippling DDoS attack over the weekend against open-source hosting service Bitbucket and Amazon's EC2 service has questions being raised about the speed and effectiveness of Amazon's response to the emergency, as well as the general reliability of cloud services. WAN optimization is not the only option Although nearly three-quarters of organizations Nemertes benchmarks are using WAN optimization in some capacity, it is not the only choice for addressing performance problems on the WAN, such as might arise with use of UC on those links. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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