* HP's Dunn to step down in January * Symantec's consumer desktop upgrades portend plans for enterprise * Network security tops federal IT execs’ concerns, survey says * Dell may have to restate earnings * MIT researchers use cell phone, GPS data to map populations * Carnegie Mellon researchers develop 'Phoolproof' antiphishing system * Buzzblog: Part 2 of "How does your name measure up?" * Today on Layer 8
News Podcast: Network World 360
This week we look at Cisco and Microsoft’s partnership on network access control, take stock of the state of NAC ahead of this week’s Digital ID World, test intrusion-prevention systems, get a preview of the Voice on the Net conference, and see CIsco and IBM win a deal to bring wireless to the San Francisco peninsula. (8:41) Listen now.
HP’s Dunn to step down in January
Patricia Dunn, HP’s embattled chairman, will be relieved of those duties after the board’s Jan. 18, 2007, meeting, but will continue as a director. Click here for more.
Symantec’s consumer desktop upgrades portend plans for enterprise
Symantec this week unveiled the 2007 editions of its consumer Norton AntiVirus and Internet Security desktop products, plus a third new offering called Norton Confidential that protects e-commerce transactions. Click here for more.
Network security tops federal IT execs’ concerns, survey says
Network security is the top concern of federal IT executives, according to a new survey about enterprise architecture planning released Monday. Click here for more.
Dell may have to restate earnings
Dell has delayed filing its quarterly earnings report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and may have to restate past earnings statements, the company said Monday. Click here for more.
MIT researchers use cell phone, GPS data to map populations
At the Venice Biennale this week, visitors to the contemporary art and design exhibition can see graphic displays of how residents and tourists are moving about Italy’s capital city. A project called Real Time Rome uses data gathered from cell phones and other wireless technologies to create a map that illustrates where people are – whether they’re stuck in traffic, congregating at a tourist destination or passing through a thinly populated neighborhood. Click here for more.
Carnegie Mellon researchers develop ‘Phoolproof’ antiphishing system
A professor and two students at Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab have developed software designed to protect Web users from phishing sites by getting their mobile devices involved. Click here for more.
Buzzblog: Part 2 of “How does your name measure up?”
Those of you who couldn’t stand the suspense of discovering how your surname ranks among the most common 55,000 in the U.S. will find equally irresistible a Web site that maps the popularity of your first name against every Tom, Dick and Sally dating back to 1880. Click here for more.
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