Monday, November 21, 2011

Top IT Turkeys of 2011

Apparent cyberattack destroys pump at Ill. water utility | Cisco WAAS shows pizzazz

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Top IT Turkeys of 2011
Here are the people, companies and products that earned the label of 'turkey' over the past year. Read More


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10 Things Your Next Firewall Must Do
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Apparent cyberattack destroys pump at Ill. water utility
A pump at a public water utility in Springfield, Ill. was destroyed after cyberattackers gained access to a SCADA system controlling the device, according to a security expert who obtained an official report on the incident. Read More

Cisco WAAS shows pizzazz
The latest release of Cisco's WAN optimization product line -- Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) 4.4 -- proves that the company famous for routing packets can also shape, optimize and accelerate them. Read More

iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Nov. 18
Delirium reigns in the iOSsphere on learning that the iPhone 5 is, or was, real. Until Steve Jobs, its Creator, also became its Destroyer. Read More


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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.

Hadoop Is Ready for the Enterprise, IT Execs Say
Despite some lingering user concerns about security and technological issues, Hadoop is ready for enterprise use, according to IT executives at the Hadoop World conference in New York earlier this month. Read More

Hacker takes aim at Homeland, posts 'proof' of hacking SCADA for Houston's water supply
What would make you nibble, take the bait, and open an email? Because you think you know the sender is trusted, or because it appears to be related to something that happened in real time in our physical world like an earthquake or a hurricane? Read More

Cisco pulls away from pack in Q3
Despite a decline in the overall market, Cisco grew revenues in carrier infrastructure in the third quarter on both an annual and sequential basis. Synergy Research Group found that Cisco grew share in service provider core and edge routers, and Carrier Ethernet switches, from 48.7% in Q2 to 52.9% in Q3, 2011. Read More


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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!

Hackers hit oil, gas, defense companies in Norway
A single group of hackers using spearphishing has stolen industrial drawings, contracts and more from at least 10 oil, gas and defense companies in Norway, according to a published report. Read More

Laws of Internet Resource Supply and Demand
Like most systems, the Internet is subject to the laws of resource supply and demand. Demand for Internet resources that affect speed is most heavily influenced and driven by the way websites are designed and operated. Read More

Monkey, Dragon, football and the rest of 2011's worst passwords
Maybe people go with passwords like 123456 and the very tricky 12345678 because they think they're so obvious that hackers won't guess them? Read More

Getting a handle on complexity
Everyone knows complexity is a foe of IT. But how bad is it, and how do you tell if your decisions are making it better or worse? Read More



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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.

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