Fighting intrusions on both sides of the switch

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	Fighting intrusions on both sides of the switch Most agree that in an ideal world, network administrators would operate wired and wireless LANs from a single pane of glass. However, this goal becomes challenging when the protocols of each network are different, as with Wi-Fi and Ethernet. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Fluke Networks New AirCheck Wi-Fi Tester - See it and enter to win Tired of inadequate laptop utilities and pieced-together freeware solutions for troubleshooting wireless? Fluke Networks' new AirCheck(tm) Wi-Fi Tester was designed to quickly and easily troubleshoot 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi networks - all in a dedicated handheld tester. See for yourself. View the interactive demo and then enter to win one! In this Issue iPad lures business users in law, medicine and other fields Appeals court OKs warrantless GPS tracking by feds How Microsoft could save $1 billion in Phone 7 marketing Mozilla unveils alpha browser for Android Why you should use your smartphone as your credit card New Bluetooth spec could mean a comeback for wristwatches Giant W.A.S.P sniffs out insecure Wi-Fi Rethinking the wireless office Telstra becomes first to offer HSPA+ at 42M bps WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center iPad lures business users in law, medicine and other fields Doctors, lawyers and businesspeople are using iPads to ease their workloads, but many observers say Apple's tablet isn't ready to replace laptops for functions such as writing long documents. Read More Appeals court OKs warrantless GPS tracking by feds A panel of federal appeals court judges has ruled that DEA agents can attach GPS devices onto vehicles parked on private property when investigating crimes; the decision is likely to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More How Microsoft could save $1 billion in Phone 7 marketing Tech journalists across Silicon Valley are scanning bar stools looking for a mislaid Microsoft Phone 7 prototype. If Microsoft were smart, it would save much of the reported $400 million to $1 billion it's planning to spend to market and advertise Phone 7 with one strategically placed prototype plant. Read More WEBCAST: Sybase Adopting iPad for Enterprise Use There is little doubt that Apple's iPad and iPhone will become a valuable enterprise productivity tools. Watch this Sybase webcast and learn why IT departments should consider iPad and iPhone when planning new enterprise mobility strategies. Watch Now Mozilla unveils alpha browser for Android Mozilla today released an alpha version of its mobile browser for smartphones running Google's Android operating system. Read More Why you should use your smartphone as your credit card A few weeks ago, Network World ran a couple of articles about using smartphones as devices to transact credit and debit payments. One article said this would be "possibly dangerous." I completely disagree with that assumption. In fact, I say using your smartphone as your credit card is much more secure than using your regular old plastic credit card. Read More New Bluetooth spec could mean a comeback for wristwatches The recent approval of the Bluetooth 4.0 specification has caught the eye of watchmakers, who think the new spec could be used to add wireless capabilities to watches or other small devices. Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Delivering Faster Applications to Any User, Anywhere This guide looks at the specific issues behind application performance problems and how to resolve them within a WAN Optimization environment. Read More Giant W.A.S.P sniffs out insecure Wi-Fi A pair of hackers have created the ultimate gadget for finding unsecured Wi-Fi connections -- one made with a surplus US Army drone. "Mike" and "Rich," also known as Rabbit Hole, created the autonomous W.A.S.P (Wi-Fi Aerial Surveillance Platform) to fly around and find people's insecure Internet connections. Read More Rethinking the wireless office Despite all the promise of fixed mobile convergence, 3G, and ever-increasing WLAN speeds, most workers are still tethered to a jack on the wall for their network connectivity just as they have been since the days of thick wire and coax. But thanks to the promise of 802.11n and 4G technologies, there's a new opportunity for IT managers to rethink the use of wireless services as an alternative to wired. Read More Telstra becomes first to offer HSPA+ at 42M bps Australian mobile network operator Telstra says it's the first operator to launch a mobile broadband service using HSPA+ at 42M bps (bits per second). Read More
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