Cisco’s internal security team fights to corral BYOD, malware and Wild West environment

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	Cisco's internal security team fights to corral BYOD, malware and Wild West environment Many organizations have a computer security incident response team (CSIRT) that swoops into action to battle malware outbreaks, other types of cyberattacks and possible insider threats, and at networking giant Cisco, that CSIRT team is made up of about 60 people trying to protect a business with about 75,000 employees. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Scaling Out Data Centers Organizations of all sizes are facing daunting challenges as they struggle to adapt their data center networks to new technologies and applications. The move toward cloud architectures in particular is demanding a high-performance network interconnect that can host servers potentially numbering in the thousands. Read Now In this Issue Products of the week 11.26.12 PGP Corp. co-founder's startup targets cloud authentication INSIDER BYOD: Where the costs are 'Spear phishing' the main email attachment threat Damage from attack on power grid would surpass Sandy Internet Explorer 10's 'do not track' risks upsetting users, finds poll Latest Java zero-day exploit renews calls to disable it Construction company, bank, settle dispute over $345,000 cyber heist 10 tips for implementing IPS securely INSIDER Tech job market on the upswing 10 hard truths IT must learn to accept RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Central: Automate, Monitor and Manage PCs. LogMeIn lets you Monitor and Manage PCs, deliver patches and updates to multiple PCS simultaneously. Central helps IT deliver seamless support that keeps employees productive and up and running. LogMeIn Central - automate routine tasks and do more. Free Trial Products of the week 11.26.12 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as HP and Blue Coat Read More PGP Corp. co-founder's startup targets cloud authentication When Phil Dunkelberger co-founded PGP Corp. in 2002 with Jon Callas, it was to acquire the codebase for the famous encryption technology known as "Pretty Good Privacy" which had been sold to Networks Associates in 1997. That proved a good move for public-key encryption, and now Dunkelberger says his next project -- the formation of a company called Nok Nok Labs -- involves a revolutionary way to support authentication in corporate networks and the cloud. Read More INSIDER BYOD: Where the costs are Few technology trends have inspired as many misgivings -- and as much misinformation - as BYOD, or "bring your own device." Is the idea of allowing employees to purchase and use their own laptops and mobile devices a security nightmare? A productivity boon? A drain on the service desk? And perhaps the biggest question of all, a cost-savings nirvana? Read More WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Solve QoS Problems in VoIP Call Centers View this short video "Maintaining High VoIP Quality for Call/Contact Centers with Network Time Machine", to learn more about how carrier and call center customers are using Network Time Machine to rapidly determine problem domain and identify choke points in the network. View Now! 'Spear phishing' the main email attachment threat Some 91 percent of cyber attacks begin with a "spear phishing" email, according to research from security software firm Trend Micro. Read More Damage from attack on power grid would surpass Sandy The U.S. is in urgent need of a nationwide strategy to protect its highly vulnerable electric grid from succumbing to a cyberattack that could cause far more damage than Hurricane Sandy, a recent report said. Read More Internet Explorer 10's 'do not track' risks upsetting users, finds poll Microsoft's decision to turn on Internet Explorer 10's 'do not track' setting by default could turn some consumers against the browser if it interferes with features such as password retention and autofill, a new survey has concluded. Read More WHITE PAPER: Capella University MP Explore Capella University IT/MBA Programs As an accredited university, Capella University offers online graduate degrees in business, education, human services, information technology, psychology, public health, and public safety and undergraduate degrees in business, information technology, and public safety. Learn More. Latest Java zero-day exploit renews calls to disable it A zero-day Java exploit found for sale in the criminal underground has renewed calls to disable the cross-platform runtime environment in Web browsers. Read More Construction company, bank, settle dispute over $345,000 cyber heist A Maine construction company that sued its bank after losing $345,000 in an online banking heist settled its dispute after a protracted legal battle that raised questions about a bank's responsibility in protecting customer accounts against cyber fraud. Read More 10 tips for implementing IPS securely An intrusion prevention system (IPS) includes all the features of an intrusion detection system but also has the ability to act upon malicious traffic. Since the IPS usually sits in line with network traffic it can shut down attacks, typically by blocking access from the attacker or blocking access to the target. In some cases, the IPS can talk to the firewall to block an attack. Read More INSIDER Tech job market on the upswing To see the state of the job market for tech workers, just look at the headlines over the past few months: Read More 10 hard truths IT must learn to accept Unsanctioned devices, compromised networks, downtime -- today's IT is all about embracing imperfections Read More
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