Rothman: Black Hat shows why no network is safe, 08/14/06
Having just returned from my first Black Hat experience, I can say it was outstanding. From the engagement of the crowd to the quality of the speakers to the controversy of the subject matter, my only regret was leaving after the first day.
Musthaler: Recruiting solution: invest in U.S. workers, 08/14/06
Although I didn’t attend C3 Expo this year, I read that Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik gave a keynote speech in which he made some comments that have left me a little miffed. If he did make the remarks, I would hope that, because he is a leader, Szulik is …
Johnson: What stock scandals may mean to you, 08/14/06
What’s an IT manager need to do? Bottom line: Stay tuned – closely. Just because a firm is undergoing investigation doesn’t mean it will experience a merger or management shuffle, but it’s good to keep an eye on how companies are handling the scandal.
Bradner: Congress fails to grasp security risk, 08/14/06
Under one proposal, we will hear less about companies that are sloppy with data. With friends like these in Congress, it might be better to let them continue to fail to deal with the issue and keep the state laws in effect.
‘Net Buzz: This time the reporter didn’t make it up, 08/14/06
Michael Lynn denies he crashed a Cisco party, Juniper is standing behind its man, and a number of bloggers and comment posters on my blog have alleged that the story about Lynn’s little stunt that appeared on NetworkWorld.com was made up. They’re all …
Editorial: New technologies: Tell us which ones you like the most, 08/14/06
Where do you stand on VoIP, Web services, MPLS, network access control and grid computing? Perhaps other users are adopting a technology more quickly than you are and you should be giving it serious consideration. Maybe a technology is deployed less …
Cool Tools: USB drives become application powerhouses, 08/14/06
It’s fun to watch the continuing evolution of the USB flash drive from just a storage device to a must-have system that could eventually replace a notebook.
Gearhead: Russian software trust and other utilities, 08/14/06
We’ve got more geo-mapping stuff in the works but first have a few items to clear off our desk.
Dr. Internet: Connecting Fibre Channel to Apple boxes, 08/14/06
We have to connect our first Fibre Channel switch, a QLogic SanBox, to a pair of Apple XRaid arrays and an XServe. We connected a laptop to the Fibre Channel switch and ran the Express Setup installation program, but are not sure what to do next. Do …
Nutter’s Help Desk: Securing a network with RADIUS and a VPN, 08/14/06
What are components and cost (initial and ongoing) involved in setting up and maintaining a RADIUS Server and a Virtual Private Network on a wireless network?
Shipley: To be useful, products must be easy to use, 08/14/06
For far too long, users have been duped by the technology industry. It has convinced us there is an inverse relationship between value and ease. The more complex a product, the more challenging its integration, the more difficult its rollout – the …
