Why fixing the Java flaw will take so long

	Skytap aims to simplify adoption of Hadoop with its cloud | Fusion-io takes its flash cards for Web giants to smaller companies
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	Why fixing the Java flaw will take so long By now you've heard about the latest, very serious problem with Oracle's Java runtime. You may also have heard that it could take a very long time to fix. Here's why: The flaw uncovered by security researchers last week devolves not to one issue, but to a series of issues, one knocking into the other like dominoes. Oracle has fixed one of the dominos with a patch, but there are likely to be other ways to tip over the entire row. Read More WEBCAST: Bit9, Inc Application Control: Tool to Combat Malicious Software Learn why traditional antivirus techniques are fighting a losing battle against today's increasingly sophisticated malware threat landscape, and how application control is now an essential tool to combat malicious software. Register now. In this Issue Skytap aims to simplify adoption of Hadoop with its cloud Fusion-io takes its flash cards for Web giants to smaller companies Cisco investigates reported Linksys router flaw Adobe patches actively exploited ColdFusion vulnerabilities WHITE PAPER: Good Technology Empowering Users, Increasing Productivity In this Deep Dive, we'll profile a number of forward-thinking companies and organizations that did just that, achieving success after embracing the concept of user empowerment through BYOB. Read Now! Skytap aims to simplify adoption of Hadoop with its cloud To simplify the roll-out of clusters for big data applications, Skytap is now offering pre-configured Cloudera Hadoop templates that can run in the company's public cloud. Skytap's big data offering is based on the Enterprise Free edition of Cloudera's Distribution, including Apache Hadoop (CDH) open source distribution, which can be used to deploy and manage physical or virtual clusters of up to 50 nodes. Using Skytap's multi-VPN capability, enterprises can create a hybrid cloud that runs Hadoop cluster nodes both in the data center and in Skytap's cloud. Read More Fusion-io takes its flash cards for Web giants to smaller companies Fusion-io has taken the flash storage cards it's been making for its biggest customers and turned them into products that almost any company can buy. The new product, called Fusion ioScale, is based on the same design that Fusion-io makes in the thousands for major Web companies that build their own data center equipment. The company wants to offer that so-called hyper-scale technology to smaller companies, such as cloud startups, that may need as few as 100 of the cards Read More Cisco investigates reported Linksys router flaw Cisco is investigating a reported vulnerability in Linksys firmware that would allow a hacker to gain full control of the wireless router. Security vendor DefenseCode discovered the flaw and reported it to Cisco "months ago." Because Cisco has yet to commit to a fix, DefenseCode plans to release details in a couple of weeks. Read More Adobe patches actively exploited ColdFusion vulnerabilities Adobe released security patches for its ColdFusion application server on Tuesday, addressing four critical vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited by attackers since the beginning of January. Read More
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