News roundup: NetScaler Insight Center enhances monitoring and troubleshooting; Sanbolic updates Melio software; Bluebox tool detects Android malware; SunGard launches SaaS-based continuity planning; Array Networks upgrades APV app delivery controllers.
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Citrix Adds Traffic Analysis to NetScaler
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Massachusetts Tax May Leak Into the Cloud
A proposed tax in Massachusetts may affect software services and Web design and hosting. If approved, the state estimates the tax may bring in a quarter billion dollars in 2014.
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CommVault Simpana 10 Drills Into Information Management
CommVault Simpana 10 extends customers’ ability to use stored data for applications such as search, e-discovery and healthcare data management.
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Can Big Data Be Poisoned by Botnets?
The Chameleon botnet is generating billions of ad impressions in a click-fraud scheme. It’s a red flag for companies making business decisions based on analysis of Web data.
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Cisco Password Fumble: Hardware Security At Risk
Cisco has released a security bulletin warning that a move to strengthen passwords on some devices resulted in making passwords much easier to crack.
The vulnerability affects recently released versions of the IOS and IOS XE operating system that runs on Cisco routers and switches. The problem stems from Cisco’s use of the Type 4 password algorithm in the operating system, and its failure to salt – add random bits to — passwords or use PBKDF2, which randomizes passphrases and adds a salt, thus deriving a cryptographic key that’s more difficult to crack.
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Why VPN logs don’t measure worker performance
Yahoo recently made waves when CEO Marissa Mayer revoked all work-from-home arrangements and mandated that employees show up at the office. However, the real-world data Mayer reportedly based her decision upon is not a valid metric for work-from-home performance.
According to reports, Mayer reviewed VPN logs to determine how much time remote workers spend connected to Yahoo. She found that many were connecting infrequently, if at all, implying that those working from home were doing more “home” and less “work.”
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Dashboard Marries eBay’s Data Center and Business Stats
An innovative dashboard from eBay helps executives track key performance metrics and support eBay’s drive for greater energy efficiency.
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VMware Vs. Amazon? Try VMware Vs. OpenStack
Does VMware want to be a big player in Amazon’s public cloud territory, or is the new vCloud service a defensive move to counter an OpenStack insurgency? I say the latter.
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IBM OpenStack Adoption Ushers In New Cloud Era
IBM’s endorsement of OpenStack is both insignificant and more significant than it might have seemed on its March 4 announcement.
IBM was already behind OpenStack. It joined the project in March 2012, taking a $ 500,000 seat on the board of directors in November. So wasn’t too surprising when IBM ‘fessed up earlier this month and said, “Hey, we like OpenStack.”
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How To Hire The Right IT Security Pro
Want to hire the best security team for your company? Understand your security needs, focus on specific skills (including people skills), and don’t worry too much about certifications, advises security expert Michael Davis.
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