NetFlash: Cisco covets anti-spam role

Opinion
Jul 18, 20052 mins

* Cisco covets anti-spam role * How to prevent pharming * Microsoft tunes SMB licensing * Appliances replace DNS, DHCP software * Today on Layer 8

A lot of Internet traffic traverses Cisco equipment, which means a lot of spam traverses Cisco equipment. Should the company step up and do something about it? Cisco says it will. Cisco covets anti-spam role http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-cisco-spam.html?net&story=071805-cisco-spam

A lot of Internet traffic traverses Cisco equipment, which means a lot of spam traverses Cisco equipment. Should the company step up and do something about it? Cisco says it will.

Cisco covets anti-spam role

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-cisco-spam.html?net&story=071805-cisco-spam

How to prevent pharming

Quicker than you can say “What the heck is ‘pharming’?” Network World presents a how-to on preventing your organization from becoming a victim of this latest network attack.

http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/071805-pharming.html?net&story=071805-pharming

Microsoft tunes SMB licensing

Microsoft is streamlining its licensing and financing programs to simplify for midsized businesses the acquisition and maintenance of its software in North America and around the globe.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-microsoft-licensing.html?net&story=071805-microsoft-licensing

Appliances replace DNS, DHCP software

Many organizations are replacing aging DNS software and servers with modern appliances that offer enhanced security and easier management.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-appliances.html?net&story=071805-appliances

Today on Layer 8, home of 98% relative humidity:

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