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Eaton Retools Power Advantage Partner Program
Diversified power management manufacturer Eaton Corp. has announced a new value added reseller program called the PowerAdvantage Partner Program. The program is designed to provide VARs with the tools to deliver greater value to their customers and maximize revenues within the power and energy efficiency segments. While Eaton is a global vendor, this program will…
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Fiber Cable Sabotage Underscores Physical Security Vulnerabilities
The slicing of four fiber optic lines in Silicon Valley yesterday, along with the recent revelations of hacks against the U.S. electric grid, underscore the interconnectivity of the digital and physical worlds and the potential to disrupt daily life through coordinated attacks. Authorities in the San Jose area say the deliberate cutting of fiber optic…
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Ex-Motorola CFO Claims Whistleblower Status
Former Motorola chief financial officer Paul Liska claims was fired for advising company officials that the 2009 business plan for mobile devices was built on "unsubstantiated and misleading financial forecasts." In a lawsuit filed against the telecom equipment and cellphone manufacturer, Liska says he was punished for warning other executives, including co-CEO Greg Brown, that…
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Conficker, Cut Cables Show Digital World’s Fragility
In the last few days, a collection of events has spelled out how susceptible our data infrastructure really is. It all started with tales of the Conficker worm and has now come to a head with the reported sabotage of fiber-optic cables that blacked out much of Silicon Valley. Add to that the recent intrusions…
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Power Grid Compromise Underscores Government’s Need for Security Help
Reports that the U.S. electric grid was penetrated by foreign spies may on the surface seem shocking. But as Brightfly Managing Director of Research Brandon Dunlap knows, attempts at cracking the networks of U.S. utilities are not new. Brightfly is a consulting company specializing in advising on security and governance, risk and compliance. "While I was…
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Intel Spins Out Blade Server SIG, Plans Specification
Looking to spread the goodness of blade servers to systems builders beyond the HPs, Dells and IBMs of the world, the Server Systems Infrastructure (SSI) SIG (special interest group), spawned out of Intel, has gone off on its own as a separate member-funded entity with a mission of making blade server specifications available to the…