Don’t take DNS for granted

Opinion
May 1, 20072 mins

Latest videos & podcasts from Network World.

Highlight of the week:

Panorama podcast: Don’t take DNS for grantedHow is DNS and other core network services like an offensive line in football? If you hear about them, they’re not doing their jobs properly. Unfortunately, we still hear quite a bit about DNS security and architectural issues. On this program, Cricket Liu, author of “DNS and Bind” and vice president of architecture at InfoBlox, joins Network World’s Jason Meserve to discuss some of the threats to DNS and what corporations can do to better protect their core network services. (10:38)

More videos and podcasts:

Voices from IT Roadmap video: Harvard Business School shores up security and saves moneyThis will make the MBA candidates coming out of Harvard Business School happy: When the school shored up security through a number of means, it ended up saving $220,000 a year in bandwidth charges. John Arsneault, director of network operations at HBS, explains how on this edition of Voices from IT Roadmap. Twisted Pair podcast: Vonage: We’re Not Dead Yet

Keith and Jason talk about Vonage’s stay of execution, whether Macs are as secure as people think they are, and whether we should place a bet on the existence of aliens. Plus, Movie Madness! (34:29)

Panorama podcast: 6 Ways to Boost your IT ResumeWhether you’re looking to move up in your current company or increase your skills for a job change, we’ve got six great ways to get you started on building that killer IT resume. Forrester Research analyst Samuel Bright discusses these resume boosters with Keith Shaw. (17:54) Network World 360 podcast: Free Wi-Fi software, Avici out of the core, and thumbsucking

Free WiFi software nixes need for routers; Avici kills core router development; Survey says most organizations store corporate information on removable devices; Qwest, Nacchio contrasts. (7:19)

Cool Tools video: Cell phones: Thin is inCheck out two new slim models from Motorola (the Razr Max Ve) and LG (the VX8700 that looks suspiciously like a Razr). LinuxWorld podcast: Prediction markets meet business apps: Adam Siegel

How can the prediction techniques of the Iowa Electronic Markets and the Hollywood Stock Exchange work for your CRM or ERP system? We ask Adam Siegel, co-founder of Inkling. (17:48)