Net monitoring feat you love and hate; A look at bad data policies; Cisco buys Viptela

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Network World Security Alert May 02, 2017 Network monitoring tools: Features users love and hate IT pros identify what they like, and don't like, about network monitoring software from CA, Microsoft, and other vendors. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Cisco grabs-up SD-WAN player Viptela for $610M • Report: Bad policies and practices put data at risk [Infographic] • Advances in multifactor authentication (MFA) technologies • Cloudflare wants to secure IoT connections to the internet • Stealthy Mac malware spies on encrypted browser traffic • Data breaches: It's still personal • The differences among the white, grey, and black hats • How the insurance industry could change the game for security • IBM: Financial services industry bombarded by malware, security threats Solution Center: Rapid7 Do You Have the Power to Make Nothing Happen? When it comes to security, the ability to "Make Nothing Happen" is really quite exciting. Check out these resources to learn how Rapid7's threat exposure management, incident detection and security advisory services enable organizations to see network risks and spot attacks before they damage your network. When you can make nothing happen, your enterprise can make growth happen. Read More ▶ Cisco grabs-up SD-WAN player Viptela for $610M Cisco has padded its SD-WAN portfolio with fellow player Viptela for $610 million. Read More ▶ Report: Bad policies and practices put data at risk [Infographic] The 2017 Varonis Data Risk Report shows the scope of the risk associated with corporate data files. Read More ▶ Advances in multifactor authentication (MFA) technologies Multifactor authentication offers more, better factors/options to protect credentials and data than ever. Read More ▶ Cloudflare wants to secure IoT connections to the internet Web optimization and security firm Cloudflare launched a service that could allow IoT manufacturers to protect devices from attacks and deploy patches much quicker. Read More ▶ Stealthy Mac malware spies on encrypted browser traffic A new malware program that targets macOS users is capable of spying on encrypted browser traffic and stealing sensitive information. Read More ▶ Data breaches: It's still personal Data breaches for the first half of 2016 shifted from stolen credit card data and financial information to the theft of something more personal—identities. Read More ▶ The differences among the white, grey, and black hats This infographic explains why hackers are defined by the hats they wear. Read More ▶ How the insurance industry could change the game for security The recent growth in the cyber insurance market is already improving security in some industry segments, and has the potential to do more -- if the industry is able to address its data problem Read More ▶ IBM: Financial services industry bombarded by malware, security threats IBM X Force says financial services are targeted 65% more by cyber-attacks than the average organization Read More ▶ White Paper: Scandit Total Cost of Ownership of Mobile Barcode Scanning As more and more enterprises begin to embrace mobile technology, it's important to keep total cost of ownership in mind. To help ease the decision making, we developed a comparison of the cost and feature differences between popular barcode scanning devices that highlights one of the most important metrics for decision makers: total cost of ownership (TCO). 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 9 tips to turn your data center green Top techies giving 2017 college commencement speeches Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. iPhone 8 Rumor Rollup: long live the battery, here come the cases plus a new concept design 2. Apple fanboys cited as Merriam-Webster herds 'sheeple' into the dictionary 3. 2.4GHz is a headache for Wi-Fi users, and it's here to stay 4. 18 free cloud storage options 5. Hackers leak 10 new Orange Is the New Black episodes after Netflix failed to pay ransom 6. Microsoft SQL Server on Linux – YES, Linux! 7. FCC chairman plans to 'reverse the mistake' of net neutrality 8. Peeping into 73,000 unsecured security cameras thanks to default passwords 9. F5's new CEO shares his early impressions, his vision for the app delivery powerhouse 10. Deep dive on AWS vs. Azure vs. Google cloud storage options

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