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• February 29, 2012 29 Feb'12

  Does the PSN need to happen before the cloud?

  The deployment of public services networks (PSN) will need to happen before widespread uptake of CloudStore services occur, IT heads said at a roundtable meeting.

• February 16, 2012 16 Feb'12

  Cisco wants EU to reconsider Microsoft Skype deal

  Cisco is calling on European Union authorities to reconsider the unconditional approval of Microsoft’s $8.5bn acquisition of Skype.

• February 09, 2012 09 Feb'12

  Cisco back on acquisition trail after record quarter

  Cisco Systems has reported record revenues of $11.5bn for the second fiscal quarter that ended 28 January 2012, up 11% on the year-ago quarter, and profits of $2.6bn or 47 cents a share, up 27%.

• February 02, 2012 02 Feb'12

  Cisco unveils product consolidation plan

  Cisco has unveiled details of the product line consolidation it hopes will turn around the company after its struggles with poor financial performance.

• January 05, 2012 05 Jan'12

  Gartner: Enterprise software spending to rise by 6.4% in 2012

  For 2012, Gartner expects telecommunications equipment and enterprise software to see the biggest growth in spite of the looming recession.

• January 03, 2012 03 Jan'12

  Hacktivists plan to use satellites to by-pass internet censorship

  Hacker activists plan to launch communication satellites to overcome the threat of internet censorship.

• December 16, 2011 16 Dec'11

  CIOs must trade off innovation and maintenance in 2012

  CIOs face major challenges in trading off stretched budgets between innovative projects and keeping the business running as usual in 2012.

• December 12, 2011 12 Dec'11

  Cloud leaves many firewalls wanting – but could automation prove the silver bullet?

  Most companies rely on firewalls, but the IT landscape is changing and so must approaches to security. Is there a silver bullet?

• November 29, 2011 29 Nov'11

  Standard Life overhauls IT department and cuts jobs

  Insurer Standard Life is to axe a number of IT staff following a review of its IT and operations division.

• February 21, 2011 21 Feb'11

  RSA 2011: Top attacks business will face in 2011

  Social networking will be the attacker platform of choice in 2011, says Ed Skoudis, founder and senior security consultant with InGuardians.

• January 23, 2008 23 Jan'08

  Network managers: master project management to get better salaries

  Network technicians will need to learn project manager skills if corporate rollouts of wider and more advanced networks are to be successful, according to attendees at the Cisco Networkers 2008 this week.

• August 17, 2007 17 Aug'07

  Wal-Mart deploys new data security system

  Wal-Mart Stores has deployed a data security and encryption system to secure data going over its global network.

• August 14, 2007 14 Aug'07

  Novell to acquire Senforce for endpoint security

  Novell is acquiring Senforce, an early network access control supplier, to integrate its endpoint security features and develop an endpoint management suite.

• July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07

  NAC growth sluggish as companies consider network security options

  Companies are taking a wait-and-see approach, hoping the technology's maturity will make it more cost effective.

• July 18, 2007 18 Jul'07

  For Boeing, data security, network access still hazy

  Boeing is trying to reshape its network security architecture to better protect sensitive systems from threats without degrading employee productivity.

• July 04, 2007 04 Jul'07

  Cisco users upbeat about security direction

  Cisco customers say the vendor's security strategy is headed in the right direction, which is why they believe the networking giant's IronPort integration will be smooth sailing.

• May 24, 2007 24 May'07

  McAfee launches IPS for 10g networks, but is IT ready?

  McAfee unveiled a new IPS offering for 10-gigabit Ethernet networks and announced the upgrade and integration of several other products. One analyst offers a mixed assessment.

• March 20, 2007 20 Mar'07

  NAC panel says technology may not add up

  A panel discussing the potential of using network access control (NAC) says the technology may not be worth the price of deploying and maintaining it.

• March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07

  Expert: NAC not a network security cure-all

  According to an expert at Black Hat DC, NAC success demands careful planning and a good understanding of the company network; otherwise, implementations can quickly go awry.

• February 20, 2007 20 Feb'07

  Cisco routers threatened by drive-by pharming

  Millions of Cisco routers in circulation could be compromised by a newly-discovered attack technique Symantec calls drive-by pharming, the networking giant warned in an advisory.

• February 05, 2007 05 Feb'07

  Gates to outline Microsoft's new strategy for secure computing

  Bill Gates is back at RSA. At this year's conference, Gates plans to speak about the evolution of authentication, network policies and data protection, signaling a change in his vision of a "Digital Decade."

• January 25, 2007 25 Jan'07

  Network-based attacks

  The second tip in our series, "How to assess and mitigate information security threats."

• January 23, 2007 23 Jan'07

  Cisco fixes IOS flaws

  Attackers could exploit three Cisco IOS flaws to cause a denial of service or launch malicious code. The networking giant has released fixes.

• January 15, 2007 15 Jan'07

  Core Security offers powerful testing tool

  We highly recommend Core Impact 6.0 to security engineers to verify the vulnerability of their networks.

• September 05, 2006 05 Sep'06

  Instant messaging boom brings security concerns

  Instant messaging (IM) has made significant inroads to the enterprise, but using public IM applications may open up security holes in the network

• June 01, 2006 01 Jun'06

  BlueCat appliance offers rock-solid security

  Hot Pick: The Adonis 1000 appliance bundles DNS and DHCP into an enterprise-class appliance for the centralized secure operation of network addressing.

• February 08, 2006 08 Feb'06

  MEF drives up quality standards in carrier Ethernet

  The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) has expanded its certification program to include quality of service parameters in network kit, to ensure service providers can give their customers the service they demand.

• November 22, 2005 22 Nov'05

  Influential survey says security 'set back by 6 years'

  Update: The SANS Top 20 vulnerability list for 2005 shows the bad guys attacking flawed apps and paying more attention to network holes.

• October 10, 2005 10 Oct'05

  Don't discount software distribution sites as attack vectors

  There's a potential downside to update sites, which offer virtually untapped riches to bad guys wanting to compromise your network. Just ask the author.

• September 13, 2005 13 Sep'05

  Ethernet users given greater product interoperability

  A new network hardware testing standard will encourage enterprises, service providers and telcos to adopt cheaper and more flexible Ethernet technology for data, voice and video connectivity.

• August 30, 2005 30 Aug'05

  Myfip's Titan Rain connection

  LURHQ researchers say the Myfip worm is a good example of the malcode Chinese hackers are using in the so-called Titan Rain attacks against U.S. government networks.

• August 30, 2005 30 Aug'05

  Passive fingerprinting: Applications and prevention

  In this excerpt from the book Silence on the Wire, author Michal Zalewski discusses both malicious and beneficial uses for passive fingerprinting, and how to prevent successful passive fingerprinting on your network.

• March 31, 2005 31 Mar'05

  External datacentre suits Selfridges

  Selfridges has outsourced its datacentre and other IT functions to Retail Assist. The outsourcer will provide network management,...

• May 19, 2004 19 May'04

  IT experts not losing sleep over code theft

  Days after Cisco acknowledged someone may have stolen source code from its network, IT experts said they doubt it will amount to anything catastrophic. After all, source code has made it onto the Internet before, and there's no proof it has ever led...

• March 07, 2001 07 Mar'01

  Cisco aids move to optical networking