* Attack hits Sun public grid service on day one * Security pros push for secure code * Lucent buys Riverstone for $207 million * Sendmail security flaw identified, patch issued * SMC launches feature-packed workgroup switches * StopBadware.org names first hall of shame inductees
Attack hits Sun public grid service on day one
The first day that Sun allowed users to buy access over the Internet to its long-delayed public utility grid, a denial-of-service attack forced the company to take down a service hosted on the grid. Click here for details.
Security pros push for secure code
If you want to spend less time chasing vulnerabilities in your network, then write cleaner software. James Routh, CISO of Depository Trust and Clearing Corp., and others share their best practices. Click here for the full story.
Lucent buys Riverstone for $207 million
Lucent this week won the bidding to acquire Riverstone Networks after increasing its initial offer by $37 million. Click here for more.
Sendmail security flaw identified, patch issued
Internet Security Systems said it has uncovered a flaw in the most recent version of the Sendmail open source code used primarily in Unix-based and some Windows-based e-mail gateways. Click here for more.
SMC launches feature-packed workgroup switches
SMC Networks this week launched two Gigabit Ethernet workgroup switches with full Layer 3 routing, IPv6 support and 10G Ethernet uplinks. Click here for details.
StopBadware.org names first hall of shame inductees
The StopBadware.org group, which was launched in January with the goal of becoming an online “hall of shame” for spyware and questionable adware, Wednesday begins naming software applications it recommends users think twice about before installing. Click here to find out which apps made the list.
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