* Black Hat: Cisco to be under scrutiny again * Juniper sales up 15%, earnings report postponed * Will Microsoft muzzle the software that cries wolf? * Building switches that spot intrusions * Today on Layer 8
Black Hat: Cisco to be under scrutiny again
Cisco’s products will again come under scrutiny again at this year’s Black Hat USA 2006 conference, which kicks off later this month in Las Vegas. Conference organizers say that 15 new exploits will be discussed at this year’s event and that two of them target Network Admission Control and VoIP vulnerabilities that affect products from a number of vendors, including Cisco. Click here for more.
Juniper sales up 15%, earnings report postponed
Juniper this week posted a 15% hike in second quarter sales but postponed an earnings report due to a stock option investigation. Juniper said it would not disclose earnings for the quarter until it determines non-cash charges and tax implications from the backdating of stock option grants. Click here for more.
Will Microsoft muzzle the software that cries wolf?
Despite the criticism leveled at Microsoft after the recent rollout – and rollback – of Windows Genuine Advantage, experts say that effort was just the first phase in the company’s latest antipiracy effort, dubbed the Genuine Software Initiative. Click here for more.
Building switches that spot intrusions
Although current intrusion-detection and -prevention products rely on specialized security software or programs to inspect individual packets or network flows, the future of IDP is as a function within the network switch itself. Get the details in this week’s Tech Update.
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