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10. The Do-It-Yourself Security Audit
The cost of a serious security breach can be very high indeed, so most organizations devote significant resources to keeping malware and malicious hackers from getting on to the corporate network and getting access to data. Join Internet.com contributor Paul Rubens as he shows you how to conduct penetration tests and network security scans, check password security, safeguard your wireless network, and more.

9. Mastering Network Protocols
To be an effective network engineer or administrator, you need to understand the blocks on which all networks are built. In most cases that means a thorough understanding of IP addresses, subnets, CIDR, and TCP protocol. Download this free guide now and learn in-depth concepts covering the foundation of networking.

8. The Developer's Guide to Virtual Machines
Because dedicating physical test systems for each target environment is out of most development teams' budgets, virtual machines are the right solution at the right time. Download this comprehensive guide and learn how to build and work with virtual machines for a number of development tasks.

7. Everything You Need to Know About Your iPhone
Updated to Include iPhone 3G
As many of you know, the iPhone doesn't come with an instruction booklet. The "Everything You Need to Know About Your iPhone" free guide will help you discover the iPhone's hidden goodness.

6. Guide to Building a Project Management Office
While success rates have improved to approximately 34 percent, 15 percent of all projects still fail and 51 percent are somehow "challenged," according to research. Establishing a project management office is the first step towards improving your best practices and time to market.

5. Navigating Your IT Career
Learn how you can acquire the skills that will lead to a long, fruitful career in IT. Updated to include the latest IT employment reports and data and a guide to using IT headhunters, download this Internet.com eBook to see how the economy and the shifting IT landscape can affect your career.

4. IT in 2018: From Turing's Machine to the Computing Cloud
Few IT managers have the luxury of looking ahead more than a year or two. In this Internet.com eBook, Nicholas Carr, the author of "Does IT Matter?", takes readers on a trip one decade into the future to see how IT as we know it will change and what those changes mean for IT professionals, hardware and software vendors, and corporations of all sizes.

3. Maximizing Your Java Application Development
While Java helps in fulfilling the promise of "write once, use anywhere", there are practical concerns developers need to address in developing their code, whether it's porting from another language, working in the best IDE or optimizing for today's multi-core computing environments. This eBook will help you in understanding these issues and how you can get the most out of your Java code.

2. Becoming a Better Project Manager
Despite an increased focus on project management, an alarming number of IT projects still fail. Common obstacles to successful projects include feature creep, lack of cooperation, and inefficient processes. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn techniques for overcoming project jams and for improving the way you manage project information.

1. Best Practices for Developing a Web Site
Just because Web sites are easy to build these days, doesn't mean it's easy to build a quality Web site that meets your business objectives. Before developing your next Web site, or redesigning an existing site, download this Internet.com eBook to guide you through the process and plan your project, whether you're developing a site in-house or outsourcing the project.

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