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	IoT's dark side: Hundreds of unsecured devices open to attack  A self-described security "amateur" discovered hundreds of Internet-connected devices ranging from cameras to industrial control systems that were connected to the Internet without even basic password protection -- meaning they could be easily turned on and off or otherwise manipulated with a single click of a mouse. Read More  WHITE PAPER: CDW Keeping Security in Sight  Your data is being sent beyond the confines of the network perimeter. But when your data is out of sight, security can’t be out of mind. CDW can help you protect your outbound information with a Data Loss Prevention solution and help ensure you’ll never be left in the dark. View Now In this Issue Facebook nets billions in savings from Open Compute Project Docker buys SDN start-up for container networking INSIDER 5 common Wi-Fi attacks – and how to defend against them It’s a road show for the guys behind PAX East’s big, big LAN party Big Switch Networks CTO Rob Sherwood on SDN in 2015: The Time is now Get a move on with the Google antitrust case, EU Parliament tells Commission Survey finds faith in Internet trust system fading fast Facebook's 'Wedge' network switch will soon be on sale to all Google CFO Patrick Pichette to retire The website that was built for Google to destroy Facebook's Open Compute Project starts to crack networking WHITE PAPER: CDW Next-Generation Firewalls: The New Norm in Defense  Increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks have led organizations to adopt correspondingly sophisticated levels of security control. Information security professionals now expect cyberattacks to be part of their normal operating environment View Now Facebook nets billions in savings from Open Compute Project Facebook reaps benefits and dollars in optimizations to data center, software, and network. Read More  Docker buys SDN start-up for container networking  Linux container company Docker this week said it would acquire SDN start-up SocketPlane, a developer of a native networking stack for Docker software.Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. SocketPlane SocketPlane was founded last fall by former Cisco, Red Hat, HP, OpenDaylight and Dell officials. The company is looking to bring enterprise-grade networking to the Docker ecosystem by developing software designed to address the performance, availability and scale requirements of networking in large, container-based cloud deployments.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More  INSIDER 5 common Wi-Fi attacks – and how to defend against them  In addition to using strong passwords, you need to prepare your network for these types of attacks. Here are some common vulnerabilities and how to protect against them. Read More  It’s a road show for the guys behind PAX East’s big, big LAN party  Among the many other exciting diversions for those of a nerdy bent at PAX East 2015, there is a LAN party. And as you might expect, it’s not your average hastily erected LAN, with computers situated around a couple cheap consumer switches nestled between boxes of pizza. Read More  Big Switch Networks CTO Rob Sherwood on SDN in 2015: The Time is now  Big Switch Networks CTO Rob Sherwood touts the maturity and ease-of-use of Big Switch SDN solutions, the power of open switching platforms, docker, overlays and more. Read More  WHITE PAPER: CDW Next Generation Security Reference Guide  With these 6 trends in mind, IT teams can lay the groundwork for a layered approach to protecting their systems, data and users. While the headlines are full of scary storied recounting the latest threats to enterprise networks View Now Get a move on with the Google antitrust case, EU Parliament tells Commission  But the Commission said it will take a decision in due course Read More  Survey finds faith in Internet trust system fading fast  IT professionals are more reliant on public key encryption than ever before. They’re also more doubtful than ever before that the technology will keep their critical data and assets safe, according to a Ponemon survey of more than 2,000 IT pros. Read More  Facebook's 'Wedge' network switch will soon be on sale to all  The top-of-rack switch will go on sale from Accton in the first half Read More  Google CFO Patrick Pichette to retire  Pichette worked at Google for nearly 7 years and before that, Bell Canada Read More  The website that was built for Google to destroy  'Unindexed,' an art-technology project, explored the permanence of the web Read More  Facebook's Open Compute Project starts to crack networking  Efforts to open up "black box" switches have started to deliver results Read More
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