Does insurance encourage online extortion?

Opinion
Jul 25, 20051 min

* Does insurance encourage online extortion? * Where does BellSouth go from here? * The truth is a precious commodity * The time for single sign-on is sooner than you might think

Does insurance encourage online extortion?

Paul McNamara this week looks at the companies that will offer you insurance to cover any extortion payments you might have to make to hackers – and the question of “moral hazard” that arises.

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/072505buzz.html?vo

Where does BellSouth go from here?

With the industry merging around it, BellSouth needs to make some kind of move. Doesn’t it? Johna Till Johnson examines the carrier’s options.

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/072505johnson.html?vo

The truth is a precious commodity

Mark Gibbs this week relates the spin control of Microsoft and the makers of Grand Theft Auto.

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/072505backspin.html?vo

The time for single sign-on is sooner than you might think

Dave Kearns this week points out that Sun’s recent move to bring enterprise single sign-on technology to the open source world could put pressure on you to implement such technology.

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/072505kearns.html?vo