Experts explain greatest threats to cloud security

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	Experts explain greatest threats to cloud security Cloud security threats come in all shapes and sizes, so we asked eight experts to weigh in on what they see as the top threat to cloud security. The answers run the gamut, but in all cases, our cloud security panelists believe that these threats can be addressed. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Zyrion CIOs demand visibility to IT service performance Cloud, Virtualization, Mobility, Unified Computing and more, are all creating new, complex IT management challenges. Organizations want integrated service-centric monitoring solutions for service impact visibility and SLA compliance, executive dashboards, datacenter manager operational reporting, and service problem analysis. Read More. In this Issue 4 valuable additions to your cloud security toolkit Mobile deathmatch: Apple iOS 5 vs. Google Android OS NASA CTO says help desks will soon be thing of past Apple's Siri – Is the era of speech finally upon us? IBM refines cloud offerings Apple launches iCloud ahead of iOS 5 debut Cloud-based DNS outperforms in-house systems, study shows 4 essential cloud security tips Anonymous may have slowed down NYSE site Fiberlink boosts mobile device management WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies The Arrival of Cloud Thinking Much is being made of the "the cloud." The money it will save. The agility it will bring to computing. What is less obvious is how IT departments are actively employing cloud services today. How they are reacting to both public and private cloud initiatives. What it will mean over the next couple of years for IT decision makers and implementers. Learn More 4 valuable additions to your cloud security toolkit If you ask IT execs why they're hesitant about moving to the public cloud, security comes up at the top of the list. But security vendors are responding to these concerns with a raft of new products. Here are four interesting cloud security tools that we tested. Read More Mobile deathmatch: Apple iOS 5 vs. Google Android OS After months of hype, Apple has released iOS 5 for current iPhone 3G S and 4 owners, for iPad and iPad 2 owners, and for third- and fourth-generation iPod Touch owners. Read More NASA CTO says help desks will soon be thing of past As far as NASA's IT CTO is concerned, mobile technology and public and private cloud infrastructures will soon make help desks as we know them pointless. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Eliminate Architectural Limitations of WLANs Reduce the cost and complexity of wireless networks with cloud-enabled, distributed Wi-Fi and routing. By removing the architectural limitations of traditional WLANs, you can support identity-based access and enable delivery of mission-critical applications and services to any user, on any device, at any time without a single point of failure. Read now! Apple's Siri – Is the era of speech finally upon us? I guess I was less disappointed by the iPhone 4S announcement than many. No matter what you call it, there's a lot to like, and, and I previously noted, sales are indeed brisk. Dual-core A5. Better camera. iOS5. iCloud. And, very interesting all by itself, the new Siri voice capability. Read More IBM refines cloud offerings IBM has expanded its SmartCloud services, giving customers more tools to migrate their existing processes and data onto IBM's PaaS (platform-as-a-service) offerings, or to set up their own private clouds. Read More Apple launches iCloud ahead of iOS 5 debut Apple today launched iCloud, the free online synchronization and backup service that replaces MobileMe. Read More WHITE PAPER: ExtraHop Application Performance Management In this eGuide, Network World, with sister publication CIO, offer news on the latest trends, best practices, and straightforward advice on these solutions and the challenges of managing application performance. Learn More! Cloud-based DNS outperforms in-house systems, study shows A new vendor-sponsored study of the 1,000 biggest websites quantifies how much better third-party managed service providers are doing at operating DNS services across the Internet cloud than enterprises that run this critical network service themselves. Read More 4 essential cloud security tips More and more enterprise IT shops - as they get comfortable with virtualization practices in their own private clouds - are considering a jump to the public cloud. But before making that leap, consider these pieces of advice from those that have already jumped. Read More Anonymous may have slowed down NYSE site The website of the New York Stock Exchange slowed down significantly twice on Monday afternoon, the day when the hacker group Anonymous was scheduled to launch a DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack on the website, according to an Internet and mobile cloud monitoring company. Read More Fiberlink boosts mobile device management Fiberlink is moving beyond just managing the delivery of enterprise mobile applications with the launch of MaaS360 AppCloud, a service in which Fiberlink will host the apps. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 26 helpful open source network management tools Over the last decade or so, open source development has skyrocketed, and network management software has ridden that wave. Many frustrated IT administrators have turned to free tools to monitor, configure and map their networked devices. Here are 26 examples of open source network management software tools to help you do your job. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET We've got books on System Center and Microsoft training of the winner's choice from Webucator.. Enter here.Also: Please take our survey on certifications and your career MOST-READ STORIES 2012 IT budgets, salaries on the rise, survey says FBI rolling out nationwide face search and recognition system Microsoft releases service packs galore 5 cloud security companies to watch Father of SSL says security linchpin has lots of life left Watch large hadron collider collisions with an Android app Computer infected? Blame yourself, Microsoft report concludes Cell phone subscriptions outnumber people in U.S. Microsoft launches Firefox, Chrome attack campaign More on the Cisco Nexus v2
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