Spamhaus vs. CyberBunker: Sky falling on Internet

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	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 WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Mobilize: A unified IT approach to the mobile workspace Why does unification matter for today's enterprise? The answer can be found by looking to today's defining trends. The consumerization of IT, BYOD, mobility-based business models--they're all transforming how employees work and customers engage. Read Now In this Issue JR Raphael: What T-Mobile's shakeup means for prepaid smartphone service Darlene Storm: Biggest DDoS attack in history slows Internet, breaks record at 300 Gbps Jonny Evans: Apple 2013: Cupertino's new product army goes to war Preston Gralla: Three reasons Microsoft wants to kill the Windows Desktop Eric Berridge: Captain Chaos: Superhero CIO of 2013 Sharky: Oops! 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. JR Raphael: What T-Mobile's shakeup means for prepaid smartphone service T-Mobile's new contract-free plans provide some healthy competition to prepaid smartphone service. Here's an in-depth look at how things have changed. Read More Darlene Storm: Biggest DDoS attack in history slows Internet, breaks record at 300 Gbps Having slow Internet issues? A cyber-fight between Spamhaus, a spam-fighting group, and 'blacklisted' CyberBunker, a Dutch Web host, is slowing the Internet for 'millions' of users. With the DDoS attack breaking records at 300 Gbps, it has been called the biggest public attack in history of the Net. If it continues to escalate, security experts warn people may be unable to use normal web services like email, online banking, and could threaten critical infrastructure. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple 2013: Cupertino's new product army goes to war In a pattern that's so utterly obvious I believe you need to be paid, deluded or in denial to remain blind to it, Samsung, Google and others now intend launching watches, televisions and other devices first rumored as being on the Apple product road map -- but they shouldn't expect an easy ride as Cupertino goes on the offensive. Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Corporation Intelligent Systems Help Drive Customer Loyalty Intelligent systems are having a dramatic impact on customer service for retailers and those in the hospitality industry. The key to success is the ability to integrate multiple devices and disparate backend systems. Read Now. Preston Gralla: Three reasons Microsoft wants to kill the Windows Desktop Microsoft's Windows Blue update to Windows 8 makes it increasingly clear that Microsoft wants to kill the Desktop. That may seem self-defeating, but there's method in Microsoft's madness. Here are three reasons I think it wants to eventually kill the Desktop. 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 Sharky: Oops! User blames this database admin pilot fish for deleting records in a billing database. Fish knows he didn't do it, but has no way to prove that -- at least not the first time it happens. Read More
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