NetFlash: Researcher publishes details of Amazon.com, MSN holes

Opinion
Jun 29, 20062 mins

* Researcher publishes details of Amazon.com, MSN holes * Sun appoints new storage execs, restructures storage group * Research center takes aim at ID theft * New Data Center: Automating change * Security Buyer's Guide is one-stop shop for security product research * Buzzblog: Microsoft wants to pimp my what? * Today on Layer 8

Researcher publishes details of Amazon.com, MSN holes

Frustrated with what he calls a lack of response from Microsoft and Amazon.com, a security researcher has gone public with details of flaws on the two companies’ Web sites. Click here for more.

Sun appoints new storage execs, restructures storage group

Sun Tuesday announced it has restructured its storage group and appointed a new storage vice president, sources say. Click here for more.

Research center takes aim at ID theft

A group of schools, vendors and government agencies are banding together to fight identity fraud and theft through the creation of a research center at Utica College in New York. Click here for more.

New Data Center: Automating change

Network execs like Stephen Ashton of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein are demanding easier, more reliable change-management processes. Click here for more.

Security Buyer’s Guide is one-stop shop for security product research

From anti-spam to wireless LAN security, we’ve got detailed information on hundreds of products. Start researching now.

Buzzblog: Microsoft wants to pimp my what?

Paul McNamara writes: The pimping episode, presuming it happened, shows an alarming lack of workplace judgment on someone’s part. Click here for the full story.

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