How do you keep your security workforce?

	Researchers use Woodpecker to single out vulnerable Android phones | The Inside Story of Why Puma Dumped Four Cloud Vendors for One
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	How do you keep your security workforce? Recruiting and retaining important IT staff -- particularly in the burgeoning security arena -- is a challenge for every organization and one that is only going to tougher. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Provide instant on-demand remote support with LogMeIn Rescue Without pre-installed software, quickly connect to PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets anywhere in the world. Get in, solve the problem, and be done in a flash. Plus, Rescue's SaaS-based platform means free upgrades and zero maintenance. Try it free today. In this Issue Researchers use Woodpecker to single out vulnerable Android phones The Inside Story of Why Puma Dumped Four Cloud Vendors for One Cyber Monday sales break record, surpass $1.25 billion Google Translate glitch opens security hole Start-up Agari debuts with security to stop fake e-mail, phishing attacks iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week of Nov. 28 They're never too young to learn about passwords Gumby-bot wriggles from Harvard University labs Google Music vs. Amazon Cloud Player: How They Stack Up Steve Jobs' worth, iPhone 5's arrival among 2011's top online question topics WHITE PAPER: Oracle Application Upgrades and Service Oriented Architecture A study by SOA Industry Analyst Zapthink shows that maintenance and change costs of SOA-based integrations, architected properly, are dramatically lower than traditional integration approaches. Read this whitepaper to understand why and how SOA-enablement will reduce cost and risk of Application upgrades for your organization. Learn More Today! Researchers use Woodpecker to single out vulnerable Android phones North Carolina State University researchers say some Android smartphone makers' efforts to go above and beyond the Google mobile platform's basics open their devices to security breaches. Read More The Inside Story of Why Puma Dumped Four Cloud Vendors for One Puma simplified its cloud strategy and saved money by consolidating from using four cloud vendors down to just one. Here's what they did and why they did it. Read More Cyber Monday sales break record, surpass $1.25 billion Consumers took advantage of Cyber Monday deals, racking up $1.25 billion worth of online purchases on the first business day of the week following Thanksgiving. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Why Managing VMs is So Complex Because virtual servers coexist with nonvirtualized ones, it effectively doubles the tools and efforts relevant to data center administration. Discover how a unified, out-of-band approach that aggregates management tools into a single, consolidated platform, renders the virtual and physical layers transparent from an IT management perspective. Read now! Google Translate glitch opens security hole Developers moving to the upcoming paid version of Google Translate need to follow the documentation so their implementation of the package doesn't lead them to paying for someone else's use of the platform. Read More Start-up Agari debuts with security to stop fake e-mail, phishing attacks Start-up Agari debuts today with cloud-based e-mail security services aimed at allowing enterprises and e-commerce companies to identify and block fake and spoofed e-mail exploiting their legitimate business domain names to conduct scams and phishing attacks. Read More iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week of Nov. 28 Pray that Apple doesn't release the iPad 2S instead of iPad 3. The iOSsphere is pulsing with rumors about a new technology for a high-definition display on the Next iPad; seething over an arcane listing of "new" iPads in an arcane iOS list; and pondering winning stock strategies to exploit the upside iPad 3 will surely usher in. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Finding the right cloud solutions for your organization Today's Instant-On Enterprises need to think differently about how they source and deliver services that are enabled by technology. They need to take advantage of a hybrid delivery model—one that truly optimizes the mix between traditional IT, private cloud, and public cloud. Learn more They're never too young to learn about passwords That the little girl had a netbook was slightly surprising, given that she couldn't have been older than seven or eight. But her conversation with her Mom about the machine - overheard at my son's basketball practice -- wasn't surprising at all, unfortunately. "Mommy, my password isn't working." (Hands netbook to Mom.) "What's your password again, sweetie?" "Password." Read More Gumby-bot wriggles from Harvard University labs Harvard University researchers have demonstrated a flexible new soft robot that borrows from the movements of squid, worms and other creatures to maneuver through tight spaces. The 5-inch robot is less susceptible to falls or smashing into things than hard-bodied robots, but would be more likely to suffer a puncture. Researchers are still working on how to enable such robots to move without an external... Read More Google Music vs. Amazon Cloud Player: How They Stack Up The newest player in the cloud-based music space -- Google Music -- is stirring the pot with a number of competitive specs. How does it stack up to Amazon's popular Cloud Player? CIO.com's Kristin Burnham takes a look. Read More Steve Jobs' worth, iPhone 5's arrival among 2011's top online question topics Natural disasters -- the Japan earthquake and Hurricane Irene -- have spurred the most online news searches in 2011, though big news and rumors about Apple weren't far behind. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Top IT Turkeys of 2011 You know, it just doesn't feel like Thanksgiving to me unless I have mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and an iPad with the annual Network World Top IT Turkeys slideshow all arranged on the table for the feast. So let's sharpen our knives and get to the carving, because these turkeys are getting cold. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Facebook under privacy watch for 20 years Hackers target IPv6 25 free open source projects IT pros will love iPhone self-combusts over Australian skies Cisco, Juniper, Check Point, Palo Alto among firms in security contest iPhone 5 rumor roll-up for the week ending Nov. 25 Hackers launch millions of Java exploits, says Microsoft Cisco tells HP to lose that suit RIM to offer multiplatform device management Free software activists to take on Google with new free search engine
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25 free open source projects IT pros will love

	CIO Q&A: How Citrix supports more workers with lower IT budget | Desire for Windows 8 tablet shrinking, Forrester says
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	25 free open source projects IT pros will love We asked SourceForge's new community manager and longtime open source coder, Rich Bowen, to sniff out a few of the cool, lesser-known SourceForge projects he thinks IT folks will love. Here are his picks, along with a few of our own. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Alcatel-Lucent Discover the new currency for the networked-community age Alcatel-Lucent's Allison Cerra and Christina James spent a year pursuing the essence of identity in the virtual world and beyond. With Identity Shift, they examine how technology, identity and expectations intersect, offering a compelling look at how we present and protect ourselves, build trust, and find value in the networked-community age. Click to continue In this Issue CIO Q&A: How Citrix supports more workers with lower IT budget Desire for Windows 8 tablet shrinking, Forrester says Two-thirds of firewall managers lack confidence in their security posture Microsoft: Office 365 a hit, especially with small businesses Mohawk Fine Papers builds integration-in-the-cloud Survey: IT certifications lead to jobs, higher pay NetApp, Iron Mountain team up on medical archive service HP pairs Autonomy and Vertica software Customer sues Epicor after ERP software project attempt ends in 'big mess' WHITE PAPER: Dell Mobility KnowledgeVault The resources in this Mobility KnowledgeVault provide expert guidance, peer advice, survey results and best practices to help you protect your mobile infrastructure. From determining a policy for employee-owned devices and data encryption to supporting the six major mobile operating systems, securing mobile devices and data is a top priority. View now CIO Q&A: How Citrix supports more workers with lower IT budget Citrix CIO Paul Martine is the poster child for everything that Citrix markets to other CIOs. Read More Desire for Windows 8 tablet shrinking, Forrester says Interest in tablets with Microsoft's Windows 8 is plummeting, Forrester Research says. Read More Two-thirds of firewall managers lack confidence in their security posture In its annual firewall management survey, Tufin Technologies uncovered some disheartening details. For example, 1 in 4 firewall managers have never conducted an audit, and 66% of the managers think their processes put them at risk of a security breach. The alarm is sounding for a giant wake-up call. Read More WHITE PAPER: Splice Communications The Real Cost of Dealing with Carriers What is the TCO for your company's data network services and solutions? If you work with one of the large carriers, it's probably a lot higher than you think. Read Now! Microsoft: Office 365 a hit, especially with small businesses Office 365, Microsoft's cloud collaboration and communication suite for organizations, is selling eight times faster than its predecessor, the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), and has been particularly successful among small businesses, which make up over 90% of its customer base, the company announced on Tuesday. Read More Mohawk Fine Papers builds integration-in-the-cloud Just two weeks after Mohawk Fine Papers made the decision to sell its products on Amazon.com, integration work was complete, connections to its ERP system lit up and sales started rolling in. "Amazon generated tens of thousands of dollars in revenue immediately," says Paul Stamas, vice president of IT at the $83 million, 725-employee manufacturer of premium papers. Read More Survey: IT certifications lead to jobs, higher pay In this survey of 700 IT professionals, most say certifications have led to raises and better jobs, busting the myth that certs are nothing but a scam. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Create a Solid Backup Strategy The simpler a backup plan is to plan and execute, the more likely it is to be done. Read Now! NetApp, Iron Mountain team up on medical archive service NetApp is teaming up with Iron Mountain to offer its StorageGRID object storage software with two Iron Mountain medical data archiving services: the Digital Record Center for Medical Images and its vendor-neutral archive offering. Read More HP pairs Autonomy and Vertica software Hewlett-Packard is quickly putting to use its recent acquisitions of Autonomy and Vertica, integrating the software from these companies into a single software package, called the HP Next Generation Information Platform. Read More Customer sues Epicor after ERP software project attempt ends in 'big mess' A would-be Epicor customer is taking the ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor to court over a "big mess" of a software project that it says ended up battering its bottom line instead of improving operations. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Top IT Turkeys of 2011 You know, it just doesn't feel like Thanksgiving to me unless I have mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and an iPad with the annual Network World Top IT Turkeys slideshow all arranged on the table for the feast. So let's sharpen our knives and get to the carving, because these turkeys are getting cold. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES 25 free open source projects IT pros will love Free software activists to take on Google with new free search engine iPhone self-combusts over Australian skies Cisco tells HP to lose that suit Hackers target IPv6 iPhone 5 rumor roll-up for the week ending Nov. 25 Privacy to be punted again when 'balanced' against need for govt spying Open source tools for worship Cisco reorgs again, folds net management into new cloud group Windows 8 coming in 2012? 6 reasons why this could derail Windows 7 now
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Network World Whitepapers Download: November 30, 2011

	A Glimpse into IBM's Collaboration Future | FireEye 1H 2011 Advanced Threat Report
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	WHITE PAPER: IBM A Glimpse into IBM's Collaboration Future This white paper focuses on the evolution of Notes and Domino and highlights the broader shift in the collaboration market toward a blending of traditional collaboration services with newer social constructs and business applications—all accessible via mobiles, browsers and rich clients. Read Now   WHITE PAPER: FireEye FireEye 1H 2011 Advanced Threat Report The Advanced Threat Report is a technical look into the trends cyber criminals are employing to bypass traditional security. In the most recent semi-annual report from FireEye, they find that 99% of organizations are facing significant malware infections that have penetrated NGFW, IPS, AV, and Web gateways. Read now!   WHITE PAPER: Citrix 8 Reasons Why Citrix Beats F5 Is your network ready for the Cloud? Not with F5. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. Shift up to the Cloud. Download 8 Reasons Citrix NetScaler beats F5. Read now   WHITE PAPER: AMD Business at the Speed of Virtualization Enterprises increasingly rely on technology to serve as the enablers and accelerators of the business—not just to reduce costs but also to empower new business initiatives and increase the top line. Learn More!   WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL 10 Ways to Securely Optimize Your Network Learn 10 ways SonicWALL solutions can help optimize performance, enhance security, and increase employee productivity, without introducing latency. Read now.
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12 valuable tools for managing business Macs

	Cisco data center forecast very cloudy | HP LaserJet printers vulnerable to attacks, researchers warn
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	12 valuable tools for managing business Macs The knock on managing Macs in business environments has long been Apple's ambivalent attitude toward providing significant enterprise support. Apple does, of course, offer tools for deploying, configuring, and managing Macs. But to move Macs beyond a departmental setting, IT will often find it necessary to look to third parties for help. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Quest Software, Inc. Free Network Monitoring Ready to improve network performance and efficiency - for free? You need Foglight NMS. It's powerful, robust, highly scalable and easy to use. And now, you can download it to monitor your network (up to 100 devices) for no cost whatsoever! Get your copy today. In this Issue Cisco data center forecast very cloudy HP LaserJet printers vulnerable to attacks, researchers warn FCC riles AT&T by releasing report on T-Mobile merger Privacy groups generally cheer FTC's Facebook settlement Hackers launch millions of Java exploits, says Microsoft Lawmaker dissatisfied with Amazon's answers on Kindle Fire's data harvesting MobileIron's management software prepares for Android Health & Fitness Tech Treasures [2011 Cool Yule Tools] Another SCADA threat? Well, only if you count white-lighting as a hazard Researchers address dirty little secret of mobile phones in Africa Google Maps app for Android adds indoor floorplans It's a Small World: Facebook Slices Separation to 4.74 Degrees WEBCAST: Cisco Systems, Inc. Register for Cisco's cloud 12/6 webcast. See how Cisco helps build complete cloud networks. Learn how we are helping deploy solutions that meet your organization's needs while navigating within, between, and beyond the clouds. Gain insight from industry leaders on using innovative cloud business models by registering for our December 6 webcast. Click to continue Cisco data center forecast very cloudy Global cloud computing traffic will grow 12-fold from now to 2015, according to a new Cisco study. Read More HP LaserJet printers vulnerable to attacks, researchers warn Millions of HP LaserJet printers contain a security weakness that could allow attackers to take control of the systems, steal data from them and issue commands that could cause them to overheat, according to two researchers from Columbia University. Read More FCC riles AT&T by releasing report on T-Mobile merger The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has allowed AT&T to withdraw its application to buy the mobile licenses owned by T-Mobile USA, as AT&T had requested, but the agency has also released a staff report that disputes many of the benefits the two mobile carriers claimed the merger would produce. Read More Privacy groups generally cheer FTC's Facebook settlement Privacy and technology groups generally applauded a wide-ranging settlement between Facebook and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the social-networking site's privacy practices. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sybase Scaling Out Query Performance with Sybase IQ 15.3 This paper is meant to provide a holistic perspective and introduce the technical concepts behind DQP in general and Sybase® IQ 15.3's DQP implementation through the PlexQ Distributed Query Platform. Read now. Hackers launch millions of Java exploits, says Microsoft Hackers continue to launch attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in Oracle's Java software in record numbers, Microsoft said. Read More Lawmaker dissatisfied with Amazon's answers on Kindle Fire's data harvesting Amazon told a Massachusetts congressman that the Silk browser in its Kindle Fire tablet doesn't pose a privacy threat to consumers, but the lawmaker wasn't ready to give the online retailer a pass. Read More MobileIron's management software prepares for Android MobileIron hopes to help businesses prepare for what it believes will be an onslaught of Android phones in 2012 with an updated version of its mobile device management software. Read More Health & Fitness Tech Treasures [2011 Cool Yule Tools] Making a big comeback in this year's holiday gift guide is the health and fitness category. Whether you're just starting out on the path of exercise, or are a seasoned athlete, the number of consumer electronics products dedicated to a person's health has increased steadily over the past few years. Here are some of our favorites that can make a good gift under the tree for your favorite fitness enthusiast: Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Managing Cloud Services from Request to Retirement This lifecycle is tailored to the needs of the business, with both the flexibility to deliver the full required software stacks and the management rigor to ensure the operational integrity of the cloud. Learn More! Another SCADA threat? Well, only if you count white-lighting as a hazard After this month's now disputed cyber-attack on an Illinois water authority site, you can't blame the utility industry for being a bit under stress. Perhaps such stress relief was what one water department employee had in mind when he allegedly set up a moonshine operation using the Groton, Mass., water supply facility. Read More Researchers address dirty little secret of mobile phones in Africa While it's well known that many developing countries are bypassing the setup of major wired telecom infrastructure and going straight to mobile networks, it's less commonly known that a huge obstacle to using these wireless networks is a lack of access to the power grid by end users. Read More Google Maps app for Android adds indoor floorplans Disoriented at Minneapolis' Mall of America? Confused at Tokyo's Narita airport? Can't find the bathrooms at your local Ikea store? The Google Maps application for Android phones and tablets may offer some help. Read More It's a Small World: Facebook Slices Separation to 4.74 Degrees According to a new study by Facebook, the social network has cut the degrees of separation between people from six to 4.74, making the world of Facebook smaller than it may seem. Take that, Kevin Bacon. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Top IT Turkeys of 2011 You know, it just doesn't feel like Thanksgiving to me unless I have mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and an iPad with the annual Network World Top IT Turkeys slideshow all arranged on the table for the feast. So let's sharpen our knives and get to the carving, because these turkeys are getting cold. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES 25 free open source projects IT pros will love Free software activists to take on Google with new free search engine iPhone self-combusts over Australian skies Cisco tells HP to lose that suit Hackers target IPv6 iPhone 5 rumor roll-up for the week ending Nov. 25 Privacy to be punted again when 'balanced' against need for govt spying Open source tools for worship Cisco reorgs again, folds net management into new cloud group Windows 8 coming in 2012? 6 reasons why this could derail Windows 7 now
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