Security team claims successful iPhone hack
A team of security experts in Baltimore, Md., said it has found a flaw in Apple’s iPhone handset that can be used by attackers to access private data stored on it.
IEEE group settles on faster Ethernet plansA technical group working on the next generation of Ethernet has agreed to disagree and will now work on a single standard that covers both 40Gbps and 100Gbps speeds.Black Hat/Defcon hackfests next week promise rollicking action
Newfound Evil Twin attacks against WLANs and compromising computers by taking advantage of software coding errors called ‘dangling pointers’ are just a few of exploits to be divulged at the upcoming Black Hat/Defcon hackerfest.
Failed SunRocket passes off customers to other VoIP carriers
SunRocket has folded and given its 200,000 customers the names of two other VoIP carriers that can step in to provide phone service.
Security vendor eEye touts first appliance
Vulnerability-assessment and endpoint security firm eEye Digital Security on Monday announced its first hardware appliance incorporating its software products.
Intel network chips get up to speed
Intel later this year will help server network interfaces take advantage of the major recent advances in data centers: multiprocessor systems, multicore processors and virtualization.
Online communities a godsend for IT managers, survey says
Study shows IT managers who participate in online communities for troubleshooting, systems and security management, and application deployment benefit professionally by saving time when solving IT problems.
VMware benchmark tool raises fairness questions
VMware Inc. is making a free benchmarking tool available to IT professionals Monday to evaluate the performance of virtualization technology in their data centers. Meanwhile, it seeks to assure competitors that the benchmarking standards will be …
Cisco invests in OpTier
Cisco invests in OpTier’s CoreFirst software that delivers business transaction management technologies to customers.
Blogs
Today at Cisco SubnetSay hello to Cisco Subnet’s newest blog: ChannelSurfing with Ken Presti, who will dig into Cisco’s channel strategy and discuss what’s working and what isn’t. The Cisco Networkers jamboree opened at the weekend and blogger Michael Morris asks, what’s up with the cheap bags this year? VoIP provider Nuvio writes an open letter to Linksys’ Charlie Giancarlo, asking him to unlock the devices belonging to customers of defunct SunRocket. Continuing his series on Implementing IPv6, blogger Jeff Doyle makes the case for a test lab.Today at Microsoft SubnetThe Seattle Post-Intelligencer is getting its feathers in a fluff over the fact that, for the first time, Google’s revenue has passed the revenue that Microsoft collects for its Windows operating systems.Buzzblog: A grab-bag o’ stuffDisney data thief also hit Johnson & Johnson, highlighting the need for consumers to have a fuller picture of such crimes. … Corning’s latest breakthrough in fiber optics is good news for high-rise dwellers. … Say it isn’t so: Apple’s charging $5 just to get into the store? … And, what would 4 more Diggs mean?
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Today on Layer 8, where we have pretty much decided to keep all our personal information under our mattress:In yet another case of seriously flawed security precautions, the personal healthcare records of nearly 900,000 troops, family members and other government employees stored on an a private defense contractor’s nonsecure server were exposed to compromise.
