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| Video/Webcast: Veritas If your organization uses native database tools, like RMAN, to backup your Oracle databases, you're not alone (82% of Oracle DBs are primarily managed by DBAs). While these tools are simple and convenient, they can create management, scheduling, and governance challenges that put your database team at odds with the backup team and with corporate compliance. Read More ▶ |
| Decentralized ad hoc networks, the kind we’re likely to see more of as IoT use increases, could self-discover their network size by copying ant colony behavior. Read More ▶ |
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| When lots of people gather for concerts or sports events, cellular carriers often bring their networks to the scene with cell towers mounted on trucks, or COWs (cells on wheels). Not to be outdone, Comcast is joining the fray using Wi-Fi. Read More ▶ |
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| Conscientious sysadmins face a dilemma on December 31, when a new leap second will threaten the stability of computer systems and networks. Read More ▶ |
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| Containers are a blessing to both developers and operations. But if container virtual networking isn't thoughtfully designed, it could be a curse that plagues us for years. Read More ▶ |
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| Verizon is forcing heavy data users to get off its unlimited plan or get off the carrier's network entirely. Read More ▶ |
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| Smartphones equipped with Qualcomm modems are not vulnerable to a recently announced vulnerability that could potentially allow attackers to take over cellular network gear and consumer mobile devices. Read More ▶ |
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| A spear phishing tool to automate the creation of phony tweets - complete with malicious URLs – with messages victims are likely to click on will be released at Black Hat by researchers from ZeroFOX. Called SNAP_R (for social network automated phisher with reconnaissance), the tool runs through a target Twitter account to gather data on what topics seem to interest the subscriber. Then it writes a tweet loaded up with a link to a site containing malware and sends it. Read More ▶ |
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| Cisco UCS Performance Manager versions 2.0.0 and prior are affected and the problem is resolved in Cisco UCS Performance Manager versions 2.0.1 and later. UCS Performance Manager collects information about UCS servers, network, storage, and virtual machines. Read More ▶ |
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| White Paper: Endgame Learn the process for automating the hunt for threats, including how to deploy a continuous threat-hunting process. Read More ▶ |
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