Cisco fixes serious denial-of-service flaws in wireless LAN controllers, other products

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Network World Security Alert Apr 22, 2016 Cisco fixes serious denial-of-service flaws in wireless LAN controllers, other products Cisco Systems has released patches to fix serious denial-of-service flaws in its Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) software, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software and the Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (SRTP) library that's used in many products. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Bugs for cash: Bounty hunters in the new wild west of security • You've been hit with ransomware. Now what? • 4 ways to apply SLAs to shadow IT • SpyEye botnet kit developer sentenced to long jail term • NASA gives solar ionic propulsion a monster boost eGuide: RSA Security Inc eGuide: The Threat Environment: What You Can Do About It Security operations in today's world-where organizations are struggling to keep pace with a constant barrage of new cyber attacks and an unpredictable threat environment-require a comprehensive approach to threat detection and response. Read More ▶ Bugs for cash: Bounty hunters in the new wild west of security How security researchers and programmers hunt software bugs for cash rewards Read More ▶ You've been hit with ransomware. Now what? When their data has been stolen, and is being held hostage, companies are increasingly caving in to cybercriminal demands for payment. Short of paying up, the best defense is a good offense. Read More ▶ 4 ways to apply SLAs to shadow IT IT can harness the power of shadow IT services and solutions and mitigate associated risks by wrapping formal SLAs around them. Read More ▶ SpyEye botnet kit developer sentenced to long jail term Aleksandr Panin, the Russian developer of the SpyEye botnet creation kit, and an associate were on Wednesday sentenced to prison terms by a court in Atlanta, Georgia, for their role in developing and distributing malware that is said to have caused millions of dollars in losses to the financial sector. Read More ▶ NASA gives solar ionic propulsion a monster boost NASA this week took a giant step toward using solar electric power for future space missions by awarding a $67 million to Aerojet Rocketdyne to develop an advanced electric propulsion system. Read More ▶ White Paper: Gigya The Evolution of Consumer Identity: Five Predictions for 2016 Thanks to the continued growth of regional privacy regulations, the Internet of Things and biometric authentication, 2015 saw a marked change in the way leading enterprises approached and understood customer identities. Read More ▶ Join The Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook ▶ Network World on LinkedIn ▶ SLIDESHOWS Most Powerful (Whatever) From A to Z Fave Raves: 29 tech pros share their favorite IT products Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Intel axes 12,000 jobs as it looks to break away from PCs 2. Meet a handheld server with a 13-terabyte SSD 3. Introducing the new Citrix 4. Send in the Microsoft Surface clones 5. 19 free cloud storage options 6. Coming soon: The Internet of Pee-Powered Things 7. HPE/Aruba reportedly eyeing IP of Rasa Networks 8. Hacker who hacked Hacking Team published DIY how-to guide 9. How a giant like GE found home in the cloud 10. 9 new cloud features Amazon announced, and 1 it didn't

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