Google using 'double talk' on cloud security, says L.A. consumer group A consumer advocacy group that is opposed to a plan by Los Angeles to adopt Google's hosted e-mail and office applications is accusing the vendor of a double standard on security issues. The Patch Tuesday Survival Guide Overwhelmed by Tuesday's security patch avalanche from Microsoft and Adobe? Here's a collection of articles that will help you approach patch management with sanity. 10 great Google Apps add-ons for the enterprise Over the past six months, dozens of developers have built apps to make Google's office wares (Apps, Docs, Gmail, Calendar) more appealing for the enterprise. The following is a selection of these apps. They range from the practical (backups) to the creative (a freebie VPN replacement based on Google Talk). Standards group looks to set SOA benchmark SPEC is looking to establish a new benchmark for SOA Microsoft Red-Faced After Massive Sidekick Data Loss Unlucky T-Mobile Sidekick owners lost their contacts, calendar entries, to-do lists and photos this weekend when Microsoft subsidiary Danger suffered a technical glitch. Not all T-Mobile Sidekick owners were impacted, and the actual extent of the data loss is unclear. However, those affected have little hope of recovering lost data, according the Microsoft. With botnets everywhere, DDoS attacks get cheaper Cyber-crime just doesn't pay like it used to. Wi-Fi Direct Could Be the Death of Bluetooth The Wi-Fi Alliance announced a new wireless networking specification which will enable devices to establish simple peer-to-peer wireless connections without the need for a wireless router or hotspot. Wi-Fi Direct has a wide array of potential uses, many of which encroach on Bluetooth territory and threaten to make the competing wireless protocol obsolete. New Wi-Fi spec allows access point bypass A new industry specification promises to un-network Wi-Fi networks. Dubbed Wi-Fi Direct, the spec will let your laptop or smartphone connect directly with other wireless devices. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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