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WEBCAST: HP and Intel®

A Secure Cloud for Development and Testing Environments
This video shows the benefits of hosting your development and testing environments in the Enterprise Cloud Services - Virtual Private Cloud. Learn More

In this Issue

WHITE PAPER: HP

The Bot Threat
Download this whitepaper and learn how bots work and how, by adopting the right strategy, you can use a defense-in-depth strategy to effectively prevent direct attacks against your critical systems. Learn More

8 ways to improve wired network security
We sometimes focus more on the wireless side of the network when it comes to security because Wi-Fi has no physical fences. After all, a war-driver can detect your SSID and launch an attack while sitting out in the parking lot. Read More

WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation

Forrester Total Economic Impact of Optim Solutions
In this 2013 study, Forrester Consulting examines the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) that organizations may realize by deploying IBM InfoSphere Optim data lifecycle management solutions for Data Growth and Test Data Management. View Now

Virtual machine (VM) security still a work in progress
Trying to protect your expanding virtual machine (VM) empire will require a security product that can enforce policies, prevent VMs from being terminated or infected, and deliver the virtual equivalents of firewalls, IPS and anti-virus solutions. Read More

WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel®

START small, grow tall: Why cloud now
Executives and leaders look forward to the day when IT will be delivered as a pure service throughout the organization - available on demand much like electricity or water. Without a clear plan, organizations risk re-infecting their IT environments with complexity and sprawl. This paper will show you how to avoid these pitfalls. Learn More

INSIDER

IPv6 could open networks up to zero-day attacks
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) warns that moving from IPv4 to IPv6 is a process fraught with peril, which may explain why government agencies are so far behind their own deadlines for implementation. Read More

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