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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Is 'LAN sprawl' in IT's future?

U.S. Air Force foretells drone that can make attack decisions on its own; Adobe users face week of exploit angst
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Is 'LAN sprawl' in IT's future?

In last week's Webinar about "A Real World Look at the Changing IT Security Landscape" listen to the replay here), one of the panelists, Christopher Paidhrin (security compliance officer at Southwest Washington Medical Center) referred to the changing face of IT in his organization and the "network without borders" that was becoming the de facto landscape. Read full story

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As expected, Microsoft has released emergency patches for critical IE flaw
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