Readers speculate on Duke University’s iPhone problem
The blogosphere debates what’s causing iPhones to bring down parts of Duke University’s wireless LAN.
3Com on the block?
3Com reportedly entertaining offers from private equity firms, Nortel.
FBI says military names used in e-mail scams
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center is warning of fraudulent e-mails that appear to come from the FBI and U.S. military.
Open source VoIP hits the Ivy League
University of Pennsylvania’s 15,000-seat VoIP deployment will hum along on open-source software: SIP Express Router and Asterisk.
Government, contractors hit in targeted attack
Computers belonging to the U.S. government, contractors and companies in the transportation industry were hit by a targeted computer attack in July that yielded password information for hundreds of Internet and intranet Web sites, a computer vendor said Tuesday.
Cisco training offers jobs in developing countries
Cisco takes part in the Least Developed Countries Initiative to provide IT career training, increase job opportunities to men and women in developing nations.
NetApp to unveil new low-end filer appliance
Network Appliance is expected to announce a new low-end network-attached storage appliance before the end of this month, sources say.
Oracle’s less secretive approach to security
Oracle, which fixed 45 security flaws in database and application products today, is less secretive about security than it once was. But the company should still take a cue from Microsoft.
Blogs
Buzzblog: The shame of Massachusetts’ ‘dialup refugees’
Never again will I complain about my Verizon FiOS service (fingers crossed). Not when each and every one of my fellow Massachusetts residents in 32 communities muddle through life without a broadband option to call their own.
Microsoft’s digital rights management protection is cracked, again
For the third time in a year hackers have found a way to disable Microsoft’s copyright protections to let them swap music and video freely.
Today at Cisco Subnettransition vs. implementation. It’s Cisco’s year-end – are you making the most of the haggling potential with your Cisco sales rep? Plus: how to create a VPN between IOS and Juniper NetScreen SSG5 appliance.
IP routing expert Jeff Doyle continues his series on implementing IPv6 by discussing
Today on Layer 8, where we don’t see jail as a real option:
The government’s Corporate Fraud Task Force celebrated its 5th anniversary by announcing some very scary figures: since its inception on July 9, 2002, it has convicted 1,236 executives, including 214 chief executive officers and presidents; 129 vice presidents, 53 chief financial officers;23 corporate counsels or attorneys of various frauds and criminal activities Unfortunately, the tech industry – from Enterasys to Qwest – is well represented in the task force’s Hall of Shame.
