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New threats from every which way New threats from every which way Virtualization, SOA and mobility bring irksome security problems Chad Mead The ‘security first’ enterprise
When security pros think business, the business thinks security
From firewall to ‘firebox’ Why users are demanding high-speed, multifunction firewalls for protecting data-center servers from each other From firewall to ‘firebox’ Souping up firewalls for server-to-server protection Mark Rein How to segregate virtual servers Protecting virtual servers takes a specialized effort
Four virtualization security companies to watch Access control, patch management and overall virtualization security are these companies’ fortes. Four virtualization security companies to watch
Access control, patch management and overall virtualization security are these companies’ fortes

 
Test your security mind-set Figure out how well you’re doing – or why you’re falling short – in engendering a security-first attitude at your enterprise. Take the quiz Your security mindset
How well are you doing in making security first? Take the quiz.		 Watch out for scary new hacker tools like KARMA, plus exploits in Bluetooth and 802.11n, says wireless security expert Joshua Wright in this recent Network World chat. Wireless net lockdown
Watch out for scary new hacker tools like KARMA, plus exploits in Bluetooth and 802.11n, says wireless expert Joshua Wright in this recent chat. Read now.

The energy audit. Why do you need one? What will you learn? Data center specialists Phil Horstmann and Vince DiMemmo, with Ascent, explain the ins and outs of this best practice. Listen now.

Security and cloud computing
The rise of cloud computing begs for an industrywide security rethink, says blogger Mitchell Ashley. Here's why today’s security paradigms won’t work in the cloud world – and what that means for the enterprise. Listen now.
Taher Elgamal, CTO of Tumbleweed Communications. DLP prospective
Data leakage prevention is morphing from standalone to integrated technology. What you need to know about DLP’s future, in a podcast with Taher Elgamal, CTO of Tumbleweed Communications. Listen now.
451 Group’s Nick Selby debunks all the security nonsense in this recent Network World chat. Bogus security promises and how to spot them
451 Group’s Nick Selby sorts through all the security nonsense on data leakage, smartphone malware and hotspot threats in this recent chat. Read now.
 
THE NEW DATA CENTER INDEX
POWER Power: What you don’t know will cost you. Speed-enhancing tips and technologies for knocking out WAN performance problems Speed-enhancing tips and technologies for knocking out WAN performance problems
SOA Where the service-oriented architecture meets the adaptive data center The latest storage must-haves, from e-discovery to virtualization The latest storage must-haves, from e-discovery to virtualization
Virtualization: Exploring one of this decade's hottest technologies Virtualization: exploring one of this decade's hottest technologies Futureproof weapons and strategies for accomplishing your next security mission Futureproof weapons and strategies for accomplishing your next security mission
READERS’ NDC FAVES
• 10 virtualization companies to watch • 10 best products for next-gen network infrastructures • Six advanced-technology open source projects • Five ways to cut data-center power use • Data-center power: the cost reality
Virtualization/On-demand/Grid
• 10 virtualization companies to watch
• Virtualization security needed – now!
• App management in a virtual world
 SOA apps & infrastructure
• SOA, meet SOI
• SOA made fast and easy
• 10 tools to management SOA
Advanced wireless & mobility
• 4 tips for building better wireless nets
• 5 ways to lock down mobile devices		 WAN optimization
• Vista over the WAN
• The next big WAN optimization targets
• Faster apps, Cisco-style
Power and cooling
• Data-center power: the cost reality
• Five ways to cut power use
• Efficiency case studies
 Case studies
• Bryant University drops power costs by 20%
• Data-center efficiency case studies
• Avis  tries harder with SOA
Next-generation security
• Virtualization security needed – now!
• New ways to prevent data leakage
• Open-source security tools for the enterprise		 Multimedia & tools
• Tool: energy-efficiency self-assessment
• Podcast: energy audits explained
• Glossary: data-center power terms
Next-generation storage
• Store green, save money
• How to get e-discovery ready
• How to tweak storage for great performance		 Click on a header for
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