Nothing is safeImage by Shardayyy With the recent take down of DYN and Brian Krebs’ web site, cybercriminals have found a way to use your own devices to bring the Internet to its knees. Portnox’s CEO Ofer Amitai provides some ways to keep those devices safe from these attacks.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Nothing is safeImage by Shardayyy With the recent take down of DYN and Brian Krebs’ web site, cybercriminals have found a way to use your own devices to bring the Internet to its knees. Portnox’s CEO Ofer Amitai provides some ways to keep those devices safe from these attacks.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.The Back-UPS battery backupKey features: APC by Schneider Electric’s new Back-UPS battery backup solutions are designed to deliver reliable/secure power protection for wireless networks, computers and other home/business electronics to help users stay connected. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.The Back-UPS battery backupKey features: APC by Schneider Electric’s new Back-UPS battery backup solutions are designed to deliver reliable/secure power protection for wireless networks, computers and other home/business electronics to help users stay connected. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
VR going mainstream2016 has been a defining moment for virtual and augmented reality. From Pokemon GO to Facebook’s newly announced standalone VR headset, the virtual reality market has taken off and we’ve just scratched the surface in terms of innovation. Previously, virtual reality seemed to be a technology that was reserved only for tech enthusiasts and extreme gamers. However, we are now starting to see its mainstream application. As virtual reality becomes more common in business and personal settings, less expensive equipment is becoming available, providing an opportunity for organizations to adopt the technology at a wider scale.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
It’s no longer about whether or not you’ll get attacked, it’s about knowing what the repercussions are and if you have the right controls to minimize or completely eliminate the fallout. In order to be able to do this effectively, you need be attuned with your network controls and architecture. Asking the right questions can get you there and also ensuring that network architects are aligned with business and security goals.VArmour CEO Tim Eades offers a few questions decision makers should be asking to ensure they keep their organizations from being the next Yahoo.If we were subject to a data breach, how would our controls and processes appear when described on tomorrow’s front page news?
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New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.ScreenBeam 960Key features: ScreenBeam 960 is an enterprise-grade wireless display receiver for business professionals, medical practitioners and educators who need wireless display connectivity to collaborate, create and communicate. More info.§ For medium-to-large scale deployments§ Designed specifically for commercial applications and dense wireless environments§ No Wi-Fi network required§ Supports Windows 7/8, 8.1 and 10To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.ScreenBeam 960Key features: ScreenBeam 960 is an enterprise-grade wireless display receiver for business professionals, medical practitioners and educators who need wireless display connectivity to collaborate, create and communicate. More info.§ For medium-to-large scale deployments§ Designed specifically for commercial applications and dense wireless environments§ No Wi-Fi network required§ Supports Windows 7/8, 8.1 and 10To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.ScreenBeam 960Key features: ScreenBeam 960 is an enterprise-grade wireless display receiver for business professionals, medical practitioners and educators who need wireless display connectivity to collaborate, create and communicate. More info.§ For medium-to-large scale deployments§ Designed specifically for commercial applications and dense wireless environments§ No Wi-Fi network required§ Supports Windows 7/8, 8.1 and 10To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
The underground marketImage by ThinkstockUnderground markets offer a great variety of services for cyber criminals to profit from. These forums offer items ranging from physical world items like drugs and weapons to digital world items such as spam/phishing delivery, exploit kit services, "Crypters", "Binders", custom malware development, zero-day exploits, and bulletproof hosting.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
The age of shadow ITImage by ThinkstockIn 2015, 35 percent of IT spend was managed outside of IT departments, and by 2017, Gartner predicts that CMOs alone will spend more on IT services than CIOs. This includes both insecure and secure cloud apps and services that employees and business units are increasingly adopting without ITs knowledge or oversight – a movement known as Shadow IT. Today, every department from accounting to engineering is stealthily adopting these cloud services, causing serious problems for IT professionals who have to then quickly gain visibility and control over these services. What’s more, this process threatens to render IT irrelevant in critical IT purchasing and planning decisions.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.NetScaler VPX 100G Key features: NetScaler VPX 100G is the industry’s first fully-featured, virtualized ADC that delivers 100 Gigabits per second performance on commodity hardware. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.NetScaler VPX 100G Key features: NetScaler VPX 100G is the industry’s first fully-featured, virtualized ADC that delivers 100 Gigabits per second performance on commodity hardware. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Trust no oneImage by PexelsAt the heart of every exploit, the vulnerability always lies in the target’s trust for attacker supplied input. This is true whether the attack is network-based or a hacker is trying to gain physical access to a specific location. To effectively mitigate risk, companies and individuals need to take the necessary precautions to keep data secure. The saying in the cybersecurity consulting industry is “trust, but verify.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
DevOps can be beneficialImage by ThinkstockOrganizational culture and its processes and technology are evolving at a pace we have never experienced before. As a result, we can’t just sit back and wait for the “DevOps fad” to fade away because it isn’t going to. It’s not a fad – it’s an evolved way of software development. Furthermore, security cannot be the elephant in the room that everyone avoids because it gets too complicated. Security must evolve, as well, segueing into SecDevOps.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Daptiv TTMKey features: With Daptiv TTM, teams can better track tasks and submit timesheets, stakeholders get a more accurate view of project status, and initiatives move forward on time and on budget. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Daptiv TTMKey features: With Daptiv TTM, teams can better track tasks and submit timesheets, stakeholders get a more accurate view of project status, and initiatives move forward on time and on budget. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Not so true anymoreImage by ThinkstockIt is sort of like those commercials that stated it must be true because I read it on the internet. There are long held beliefs that have gone unchallenged and accepted. Then there are those who put their head in the sand with such statements as “I don’t need to protect my network, there is nothing worth stealing.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Not so true anymoreImage by ThinkstockIt is sort of like those commercials that stated it must be true because I read it on the internet. There are long held beliefs that have gone unchallenged and accepted. Then there are those who put their head in the sand with such statements as “I don’t need to protect my network, there is nothing worth stealing.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Super mobile workerImage by ThinkstockWe are entering the age of “supermobility,” in which mobile devices will provide all of the tools and technology that employees need to be productive on the go. And while workplace flexibility and convenience are at an all-time high, super-mobile employees are actually putting enormous amounts of company data at risk.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Ryan Francis