Jim Rapoza

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Networking

Black Hat Will Once Again Show Our Security Weaknesses

Jim Rapoza

August 01, 2011

The most important thing about Black Hat is the reality check it provides on just how insecure everything really is, from computers to networks to mobile devices to industrial and other...

Networking

Endace Brings Real-World Data To Network Testing

Jim Rapoza

July 21, 2011

For many businesses, testing the capabilities of their networks, and the core systems that run on those networks, requires using some form of testing device to generate a load of simulated...

Networking

Don't Get Snagged By Spear Phishers

Jim Rapoza

July 12, 2011

For one growing security concern, basic security systems and good user awareness may not be enough to keep users and businesses protected. In some of the recent cases of spear phishing,...

Networking

No Data Privacy In The Cloud

Jim Rapoza

July 01, 2011

Most people understand that data in the cloud won’t have the same level of security and privacy that data inside your corporate firewall has. But some recent news has shown just how...

Cloud Infrastructure

Cloud Provider OpSource Acquired By Data Dimension

Jim Rapoza

June 30, 2011

Cloud platform vendor OpSource has been acquired by services firm Dimension Data and is slated to become a part of the company’s new Cloud Solutions business unit. OpSource is a cloud and...

Networking

Enterprise Social Networks And Security Risks

Jim Rapoza

June 27, 2011

While attending UBM TechWeb's Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston last week, I heard lots of conversations about the benefits and potential pitfalls of enterprise social networking. One...

Networking

Securing What You Don't Own

Jim Rapoza

June 20, 2011

What do you do when the laptops, smartphones and tablets accessing company resources are owned by employees? You may find that traditional methods of security and management will be much...

Networking

Fluke Networks Builds A Tablet For IT

Jim Rapoza

June 15, 2011

Tablets invading the workplace has mainly been seen as a problem for IT. But what about a tablet designed for IT and specifically for network management? That’s the idea behind Fluke...