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	40% of U.S. government Web sites fail security test Approximately 40% of federal government agencies are out of compliance with a regulation that requires them to deploy an extra layer of authentication on their Web sites to prevent hackers from hijacking Web traffic and redirecting it to bogus sites. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks Integrate iPads with Ease Enterprise adoption of the iPad is growing at a rapid rate. Learn how to address the top five WLAN challenges of a high-density iPad deployment and see lab test results that demonstrate how to deliver scalable performance for all Wi-Fi clients, strong security, permit cross-IP mobility with ease, and conserve iPad battery life. Read now! In this Issue Microsoft, Apple free to flex Nortel patent muscles Advanced tech conflict: China's rare earth stranglehold Cisco pays $5 billion for video company iFixit on new iPad display: "Oh goodness! It's so beautiful! " New iPad reviews: Critics are raving CIA director tells a funny computer engineering joke Enterprise Application Store: There's one in your future Windows 8 tablets may reject Firefox, Chrome, Safari Developer cooks up 30-day 'Butter Egg Challenge' It's Time For An Enterprise Encryption Strategy WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Responding to New Threats in More Complex IT Environments As organizations today face the challenge of protecting their valuable data, they must balance that protection with giving business users and customers access to the data. Learn More! Microsoft, Apple free to flex Nortel patent muscles Apple, Microsoft and a handful of other tech companies are now free to license $4.5 billion in patents they bought at auction last year from bankrupt Nortel, which could open up a can of worms for companies using technology covered by the patents. Read More Advanced tech conflict: China's rare earth stranglehold The battle over access to rare earth materials, critical components of all manner of advanced technologies from smartphones and computers to aircraft and cars, raged again this week as the United States, Europe and Japan joined forces to challenge China's restrictions on exports of the metals. The crux of the situation: China controls some 95% of the world's rare earth materials and sets prices and access to the materials willy-nilly and of course has threatened to cut off access to the stuff at the drop of a hat. The U.S. and Australia have begun mining rare earth materials but they are years away from equaling China's production. So the battle rages. Here's a look at the conflict. Read More Cisco pays $5 billion for video company Cisco this week said it will acquire NDS Group Ltd., a provider of video software and content security systems for service providers and media companies, for $5 billion. Read More WHITE PAPER: LTO Program Securing Sensitive Information With a growing number of laws and regulations, financial penalties, and public notification costs, a security breach can be costly for corporations. Data managers are called upon to develop effective security for sensitive data and are turning to tape encryption. Learn more about data security, encryption and an LTO tape drive encryption user story Learn More! iFixit on new iPad display: "Oh goodness! It's so beautiful! " The new iPad's display screen has the normally-reserved teardown specialists at iFixit gushing. Read More New iPad reviews: Critics are raving Reviews are in for Apple's new iPad, and critics agree that a high-resolution display, a better camera, 4G LTE connectivity and bumped-up specs help the iPad maintain the title of the best tablet on the market. Reviewers had a week to test out the iPad before it goes on sale, and they picked apart every feature. Read More CIA director tells a funny computer engineering joke Had to pass this one along. Seems CIA Director David Petraeus made an amusing computer engineering joke to start of his speech at the recent In-Q-Tel CEO Summit. It goes like this: Read More WHITE PAPER: APC Benefits and Risks of Energy-saving Modes of UPS Operation This paper shows that eco-mode typically provides a reduction of 2-4% in data center energy consumption and explains the various limitations and concerns that arise from eco-mode use. Situations where these operating modes are recommended and contraindicated are also described. Learn More Enterprise Application Store: There's one in your future Creating the mobile enterprise is one of the biggest challenges facing IT organizations. The benefits of supporting mobile users and building mobile applications are numerous and include increased productivity and organization flexibility. Read More Windows 8 tablets may reject Firefox, Chrome, Safari Firefox and Chrome may not be allowed on locked Windows 8 tablets despite the speed with which Mozilla and Google have jumped on making their browsers compatible with the new Microsoft operating system. Microsoft has said that tablets based on power-pinching ARM processors will be closed systems that can be upgraded only via Microsoft. TEST YOURSELF: The Windows 8 quiz Read More Developer cooks up 30-day 'Butter Egg Challenge' "So, rise and shine," implores cloud developer Jason Nunnelley at the start of his YouTube video. "Had a really rough one yesterday; spent several hours working on some server data recapturing; anyway ..." Read More It's Time For An Enterprise Encryption Strategy A few years ago, I began writing and talking about data encryption management problems on the horizon. I was right about the issues but a bit aggressive on the timing. Based on what I'm seeing lately however, the encryption management sky may finally be falling (or at least starting to fall). Read More
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