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 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Network World The Critical Path to IPv6: December 13 in New York With IPv4 addresses rapidly depleting, transitioning to IPv6 is necessary. Attend The Critical Path to IPv6 and gain practical insights and best practices for getting started with IPv6, planning address assignments, avoiding pitfalls, and more. Learn from industry experts, interactive panels and breakout sessions. Complimentary admission. Learn More In this Issue Apparent cyberattack destroys pump at Ill. water utility Cisco WAAS shows pizzazz iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Nov. 18 Hadoop Is Ready for the Enterprise, IT Execs Say Hacker takes aim at Homeland, posts 'proof' of hacking SCADA for Houston's water supply Cisco pulls away from pack in Q3 Hackers hit oil, gas, defense companies in Norway Laws of Internet Resource Supply and Demand Monkey, Dragon, football and the rest of 2011's worst passwords Getting a handle on complexity 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! 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 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. 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 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! 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
	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 Occupational hazard: 7 hot jobs for 2012 Tech's highest-paid CEOs, biggest raises and smallest salaries Companies worry about security of cloud computing OpenFlow not the only path to network revolution Barnes & Noble blows the lid off Microsoft's Android patent squeeze Study: Companies using pirated software 'save' $2.9 billion Google, Microsoft, Intel, Verizon among new cloud-security registry members Will Thanksgiving Day upstage Black Friday for online tech sales? Will IT certs get you jobs and raises? Survey says yes Cisco how-to guides for firewalls, IPv6, contact centers
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