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	Spamhaus attacks expose huge open DNS server dangers Massive distributed denial of service attacks on Spamhaus this week focused widespread attention on the huge security threats posed by millions of poorly configured Internet Domain Name System servers. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle 10 Ways CIOs Can Enhance Innovation Date: April 9th, 2013 Time: 2 PM EDT Most CIOs who say they want to pursue innovation won't permit their teams to use the tools that are most capable of delivering innovative gains. It's a huge disconnect in IT primarily driven by perceptions of security risks over cloud and mobility. Learn More In this Issue 10 portable battery chargers keep your device powered It's twilight for small in-house data centers U.S. to scrutinize IT system purchases with ties to China Wisconsin man charged with participating in Anonymous DDoS attack Evernote account used to deliver instructions to malware Sabotage suspected in Egypt submarine cable cut One-quarter of U.S. patents issued this year will be in mobile, study says Epicor suit claims services firm hijacked its ERP software Eric Berridge: Captain Chaos: Superhero CIO of 2013 Richi Jennings: Spamhaus vs. CyberBunker: Sky falling on Internet in MAHOOSIVE DNS DDoS FUD RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC IT's Next Transformation To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT. Read the interactive guide to learn more. 10 portable battery chargers keep your device powered No matter how powerful the battery, it's nearly impossible to keep your mobile device running though a busy day. Here are some mobile chargers that can help. Read More It's twilight for small in-house data centers Virtualization, cloud services and SaaS is making it much easier to shift IT infrastructure operations to service providers, and that is exactly what many users are doing. Read More U.S. to scrutinize IT system purchases with ties to China Certain U.S. federal agencies could be hindered from buying information technology systems made by companies with links to the Chinese government under the new funding law signed by President Barack Obama earlier this week. Read More Wisconsin man charged with participating in Anonymous DDoS attack A man in Wisconsin has been charged with participation in a distributed denial-of-service attack in February, 2011 against Koch Industries by hacker group Anonymous . Read More Evernote account used to deliver instructions to malware A piece of malicious software spotted by Trend Micro uses the note-taking service Evernote as a place to pick up new instructions. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Why Cloud Computing Needs a Cloud-Intelligent Network 72% of IT managers list "security" as their primary concern about the cloud. In this ZK Research report, see why transitioning to a cloud-intelligent network is key to addressing security, visibility, and scalability concerns in the cloud. Read Now Sabotage suspected in Egypt submarine cable cut Egypt said it has arrested three men suspected of slicing a crucial undersea Internet cable on Wednesday, causing widespread problems from Kenya to Pakistan. Read More One-quarter of U.S. patents issued this year will be in mobile, study says The land rush for mobile patents is so feverish that about one-quarter of all patents issued in the U.S. this year will be mobile-related, according to a study released on Wednesday. Read More Epicor suit claims services firm hijacked its ERP software Epicor is suing IT service provider Alternative Technology Solutions, claiming the company illegally used its ERP (enterprise resource planning) software in order to develop and sell add-ons and services, in a case that has parallels to tussles over third-party software maintenance. Read More Eric Berridge: Captain Chaos: Superhero CIO of 2013 In an era of hyper-informed, hyper-connected customers, being "customer obsessed" means accepting a higher level of chaos than most companies are accustomed to, or comfortable with. CIOs of successful companies will embrace that chaos and harness it for innovation. Read More Richi Jennings: Spamhaus vs. CyberBunker: Sky falling on Internet in MAHOOSIVE DNS DDoS FUD Death of Internet predicted (film at 11). In the curious case of CyberBunker's DDoS of Spamhaus, a company called CyberFlare is accused of spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt. Some say that its dire warnings of imminent Internet death are over-egged, and that the net coped admirably with recent 300Gb/s traffic peaks. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers want you to secure your DNS anyway. Read More
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