* Call VoIP king * Security hole found in Windows Media Player * Financial services firms share security tactics * Pirates work around Vista's activation feature * Software corrals enterprise smart phones * Buzzblog: Darejunkies.com ... emphasis on junk * Today on Layer 8
Call VoIP king
The shift in market dominance from TDM to IP really became apparent in the first quarter of 2006, according to research firm Synergy Research Group. Two years ago, only a third of business phone system lines were IP, but by this year’s third quarter, more than 60% were. So what has prompted the shift? Click here for more.
Security hole found in Windows Media Player
Users are being advised to disable a certain type of file in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Media Player software following the discovery of a new security hole in the software. Click here for more.
Financial services firms share security tactics
Some of the top players in the financial services arena – such as Visa, JPMorgan Chase and Experian International – are expanding their tactics for preventing customer data loss. Click here for more.
Pirates work around Vista’s activation feature
Hackers are distributing a file that they say lets users of the corporate version of Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system get around the software’s anti-piracy mechanisms. Click here for more.
Software corrals enterprise smart phones
A trio of vendors has announced new or improved software to better protect enterprise smart phones and the corporate data they hold. Click here for more.
Buzzblog: Darejunkies.com … emphasis on junk
Finally, a social-networking site that encourages kids to risk life, limb and dignity, put it all on video, and compete for piddling prizes. The Internet is finished now. Click here for more.
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CORRECTION: A story that ran in NetFlash Friday named the wrong agency as the organization behind a new wireless LAN security initiative. The correct agency is the Department of Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, or HSARPA.
