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	How to get your kid into an elite computer science program High school seniors are facing stiffer-than-ever competition when applying to the nation's top computer science programs this fall. But admissions officers and professors at elite tech schools can offer tips aimed at helping your child get accepted come spring. Read More WEBCAST: ForeScout Technologies CISO in the Know - Mitigating Modern Attacks This webcast examines sophisticated and targeted threats, security gaps, techniques and new technologies with regards to understanding and defending against zero-day threats, propagating worms, low-and-slow attacks and advanced persistent threats (APT). Learn more. In this Issue Travel Gear Tech Treasures [2011 Cool Yule Tools] Gunman barricades himself inside Air Force's GPS satellite control facility Interview with a Pirate Hottest Tablets for Your Holiday Wishlist FAQ: What you should know about Illinois water-district SCADA breach Shopping at work? More CIOs say it's not allowed With iPad, Apple to overtake HP as top PC vendor by mid-2012 FBI's holiday online shopping tips 5 reasons to avoid agents for application performance management Healthcare breaches: Do they even matter? IT's age problem How Green are Your Switches? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: WildPackets Avoid 1 more call crippling VoIP system Is your network crippling your VoIP system? Unlike normal network behavior where increased traffic progressively diminishes network performance, VoIP networks carry the risk of one call too many disrupting call quality for everybody. Know when one more call is "one too many." Learn how you can optimize your network for VoIP with this free kit. Click to continue Travel Gear Tech Treasures [2011 Cool Yule Tools] One thing that has remained constant over the years is that we still like to travel. Whether it's by plane, train or automobile, we're always on the go. They say that the journey is more important than the destination, so we feel that if you have to make the journey, at least use some devices and gadgets that can make you more productive, comfortable or informed during the trip. Here are our favorite gift ideas for the road warrior on your list. Read More Gunman barricades himself inside Air Force's GPS satellite control facility The Air Force confirmed this afternoon that an individual from the 50th Security Forces Squadron has barricaded himself inside the Colorado base building that controls most of the GPS communications throughout the U.S. Read More Interview with a Pirate In 2009, Amelia Andersdotter, a member of the Swedish Pirate Party (Piratpartiet), won a seat at the European Parliament in Brussels, but her official appointment was delayed until this year. Despite the delay in taking her seat, Andersdotter will still be the youngest member to hold a seat in the current parliament. Read More Hottest Tablets for Your Holiday Wishlist Tablet PCs have become the must-have holiday gift. This year though, Apple's iPad is no longer the only tablet on the market with significant "wow factor." CIO.com's Al Sacco presents a list of the best tablets available for this 2011 holiday season. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Palo Alto Networks 10 Things Your Next Firewall Must Do Choosing a next-generation firewall is more than a simple comparison of technical features. It's about balancing the needs of the business with the risks associated with modern applications. Gain access to valuable information in one location- read articles and watch videos that will empower you to make the right decision. Learn More! FAQ: What you should know about Illinois water-district SCADA breach Here are some key questions and answers about the Nov. 8 break-in of the control network at an Illinois water utility that resulted in attackers burning out a pump. Read More Shopping at work? More CIOs say it's not allowed As scores of Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping deals start piling up, do you know what your end users are up to? Are you being asked to curb your fellow workers' online shopping activities? If so, you're not alone. More companies are taking steps to restrict holiday shopping at work, according to CIOs surveyed by Robert Half Technology. Read More With iPad, Apple to overtake HP as top PC vendor by mid-2012 Apple will overtake Hewlett-Packard as the world's biggest PC vendor by mid-2012 thanks largely to iPad sales, analyst firm Canalys said. Read More FBI's holiday online shopping tips In advance of the holiday season, the FBI reminds shoppers to beware of cyber criminals and their aggressive and creative ways to steal money and personal information. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Taming the Cloud This whitepaper explores the components of the cloud computing ecosystem, demonstrates how Akamai is delivering services for cloud optimization, and looks forward into the evolution of this dynamic and growing market. Read now 5 reasons to avoid agents for application performance management Despite rapid evolution in the application performance management (APM) market, few enterprise IT organizations would say they have sufficiently solved their application performance problems. If anything, the complexity challenges posed by virtualization, agile development practices, multi-tier application architectures and other IT megatrends are outpacing the capabilities of legacy APM products. Read More Healthcare breaches: Do they even matter? Electronic medical record breaches continue, yet the public pays little attention to healthcare provider security and privacy policies. Read More IT's age problem Age bias: Some consider it IT's dirty little secret, or even IT's big open secret. Read More How Green are Your Switches? The Green Initiative has certainly caught on. Pens made of cardboard, the short-lived paper straws at McDonald's, and even bamboo paneled laptops. There have been a number of ideas, both good and bad, on how to save the environment. Some of these ideas come direct from network manufacturers. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Geekiest holiday cards Holiday decorations appeared before the last of the Halloween skeletons were even boxed up. An endless loop of seasonal music is already playing in stores. Retail commerce forecasts are piling up. The countdown is on, and it's not too early to start thinking about holiday cards. Here are some clever geeky options for inspiration. 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 Monkey, dragon, football and the rest of 2011's worst passwords iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Nov. 18 Top IT turkeys of 2011 Apparent cyberattack destroys pump at Illinois water utility Occupational hazard: 7 hot jobs for 2012 Cisco WAAS shows pizzazz Cisco pulls away from pack in Q3 Raytheon gets $10.5 million to develop "serious games" Windows 8 coming in 2012? 6 reasons why this could derail Windows 7 now Lamest and most bizarre iPhone 5 rumors of 2011
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