* Motorola to buy Symbol for $3.9 billion * Sprint beefs up wireless security services * New AIM worm may prove difficult to fight * Why CIOs are optimistic about 2007 * Cross-site scripting the top security risk * Microsoft files 20 more antipiracy lawsuits * Today on Layer 8
Motorola to buy Symbol for $3.9 billion
Motorola plans to acquire wireless mobile device developer Symbol Technologies for $3.9 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. Click here for details.
Sprint beefs up wireless security services
Sprint Tuesday is expected to announce a new suite of security services for its wireless users that includes authentication, threat protection, and policy enforcement on smart phones from any wireless service provider. Click here for more.
New AIM worm may prove difficult to fight
A sophisticated computer worm spreading via AOL Instant Messenger is setting up a botnet that may be difficult to combat, security researchers said. Click here for details.
Why CIOs are optimistic about 2007
CIOs are upbeat about the prospects for IT departments in 2007, according to a recent survey conducted by the Society for Information Management. Network World Senior Editor Carolyn Duffy Marsan interviewed Mike Jones, CIO and corporate vice president of Children’s Hospital Health System in Milwaukee, about the survey findings. Jones is vice president of chapter relations for SIM. Click here for the full interview.
Cross-site scripting the top security risk
Web administrators beware: cross-site scripting vulnerabilities are now far more attractive targets than more notorious bugs such as buffer overflows, according to new figures from Mitre, a U.S. government-funded research organization. Click here for more.
Microsoft files 20 more antipiracy lawsuits
Continuing its worldwide assault on software piracy, Microsoft has filed 20 lawsuits against resellers accused of distributing unauthorized copies of its software. Click here for more.
Today on Layer 8, where we wonder as we wander:
Government taps YouTube for anti-drug messages; why social networking is like The Fonz; Wikipedia co-founder to start Wikipedia for control freaks; and the start of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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