8 Free Wi-Fi security tools

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	8 Free Wi-Fi security tools Read More WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL Next-Gen Firewall Market Analysis: The SonicWALL Difference The Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rapidly becoming an essential element of the modern organization's information security strategy. Not only does it restore control over network activity and provide protection against dynamic threats, it also does so while reducing the cost and complexity of network security infrastructure. Learn more. In this Issue 3 tips for avoiding tablet management headaches The security threat Stephen King warned us about? Do we need data-loss prevention for printers and copiers? Private investment firm buys Blue Coat for $1.3B Carrier IQ: A privacy tempest in your pants pocket iBahn, supplier of hotel internet services, denies breach Microsoft dissecting Windows Phone messaging bug Report: Google, Intel among Chinese hacker targets 15 top quotes of 2011 Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2011 WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Protecting Your Online Channels and Web Applications This whitepaper gives a broad overview of the ways in which Akamai can help organizations bolster the security of their Web-based assets, with capabilities ranging across the application, network, and DNS layers, as well as solutions focused on Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation and business continuity. Learn more 3 tips for avoiding tablet management headaches Tablets are a tricky proposition for many IT departments since they have many of the content creation capabilities of laptops but lack mature security software. Read More The security threat Stephen King warned us about? Remember the film "Maximum Overdrive," where machines took over and went on a murderous rampage? With cars and appliances ever more computerized, such a security threat seems a little less farfetched as we head into 2012. Read More Do we need data-loss prevention for printers and copiers? By now, the idea of using data-loss prevention (DLP) technologies to detect and block unauthorized transit of sensitive information across a network at host and gateway points is well accepted. As applied to peripherals such as printers and copiers, the idea is quite novel. But Canon, a longtime maker of printer-fax-copying machines, says DLP can and should be applied to this, too. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetIQ Streamlining IT Operations with Business Service Management This IDC Technology Spotlight examines the benefits of a business service management practice and tools in response to IT environments becoming more dynamic and complex due to the increased use of virtualization, cloud, SOA, and n-tier application architectures. Learn More Private investment firm buys Blue Coat for $1.3B Blue Coat Systems has agreed to be bought by a private equity firm for about $1.3 billion, which will buy out shareholders for a 48% premium over what the company's stock sold for yesterday. Read More Carrier IQ: A privacy tempest in your pants pocket Privacy and cyber law experts weigh in on the privacy implications surrounding the Carrier IQ mobile diagnostic software. Read More iBahn, supplier of hotel internet services, denies breach iBahn, a provider of internet services to some 3,000 hotels worldwide, denied on Thursday a news report that its network was breached by hackers. Read More WHITE PAPER: i365 Optimizing Performance for Backup and Recovery This paper describes the benefits and potential risks of three optimization technologies commonly used for disk-based backup and recovery, enabling you to more confidently optimize your own data protection environment in the following ways.. View Now Microsoft dissecting Windows Phone messaging bug Microsoft Windows Phone engineers are reviewing a report that various messaging technologies can be used to send the phone into a reboot and then freeze its messaging center, or hub. Read More Report: Google, Intel among Chinese hacker targets Cyberspies from China have hit 760 companies, research institutions, ISPs and government agencies over the past decade, according to a Bloomberg article published Tuesday. Read More 15 top quotes of 2011 As another year draws to a close, we look back on the IT-related comments that stuck with us. Read More Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2011 Scarlett Johansson, Justin Bieber, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga and Alec Baldwin all make tech news, voluntarily or not Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 8 Free Wi-Fi security tools Here are several free programs you can use to do Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying on all the popular platforms - Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. You'll be able see all the nearby wireless access points (APs) and their details, including channels, signal levels, and MAC address. 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 Why Eric Schmidt's prediction about Android vs. iOS development is wrong 2012 looking ripe for disgruntled IT pros to switch jobs Microsoft to start automatic updates of IE without asking the users Googler's LAN-party house sparks awe and envy LAN-party house guy spills important cost details The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2011 Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2011 Killer resumes for techies Cisco study finds kids just don't get it iBahn, supplier of hotel Internet services, denies breach
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