Teach your router new tricks with DD-WRT

	Darragh Delaney: Network breaches, vulnerabilities no longer required | Box.net boosts Sync, security features
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	Teach your router new tricks with DD-WRT With each passing year, hardware devices grow less dependent on proprietary components and more reliant on open source technologies. Network routers are among the main beneficiaries of this trend, especially those that can support a variety of third-party open source firmware projects. One variant, DD-WRT has become a common out-of-the-box option for many routers, but also exists in stand-alone implementations that can be placed on routers that support it. Hundreds of routers can run DD-WRT firmware, including nearly 100 Linksys models alone. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Connecting to the Cloud with F5 and VMware vMotion Learn how load balancing Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) can substantially reduce expenses in traditional and virtualized architectures with a fast ROI. F5 customers have maximized their ROI by simply employing SSL offload, compression offload, and TCP optimization. Read More Today! In this Issue Darragh Delaney: Network breaches, vulnerabilities no longer required Box.net boosts Sync, security features Free Press files lawsuit on FCC's net neutrality rules Swapping DSL modems, AT&T gets into the act Softbank to launch 110 Mbps network; may handle iPhones Telecom bill cramming impacts IT's bottom line WEBCAST: Websense, Inc. WikiLeaks: How am I Affected? The latest WikiLeaks episode has raised questions about how organizations and governments protect their sensitive information. While this incident was isolated, it has severe implications on the modern enterprise. Learn more. Darragh Delaney: Network breaches, vulnerabilities no longer required Some people presume that network attacks are the result of hackers accessing un-patched systems. However, most of the recent hacks and attacks that I have looked at, can be attributed to one or more of the following. Weak passwords Introduction of malware onto the network Holes in network perimeter Social engineering attacks.   Read More Box.net boosts Sync, security features Box.net bumped up security and synchronization on its content management and sharing platform and teamed up with Hewlett-Packard and Motorola Mobility for pre-installation deals at its BoxWorks user conference in San Francisco. Read More Free Press files lawsuit on FCC's net neutrality rules Advocacy group Free Press has filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules, with the group arguing the new regulations are too weak. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM and Intel Scalable Management for your Virtual Data Center Read this solution brief to see how Microsoft® System Center Virtual Machine Manager Workgroup Edition on IBM® System x® servers can centralize and streamline management of a consolidated virtual environment. Read Now Swapping DSL modems, AT&T gets into the act Gibbs just wanted to use a different DSL modem but AT&T had opinions about the switch Read More Softbank to launch 110 Mbps network; may handle iPhones Softbank, Japan's third-largest mobile carrier and exclusive purveyor of the Apple iPhone in the country, said Thursday it would launch in November a new data network allowing downloads of up to 110 Mbps, faster than many wired connections provide today. Read More Telecom bill cramming impacts IT's bottom line Unauthorized charges on enterprise telecom bills are getting more sophisticated and harder to detect. Read More
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