* Cisco, ISS, Michael Lynn and Black Hat sign legal accord * Researcher at center of Cisco router-exploit controversy speaks out * You work where? * Senator crafts revamp of 1996 telecom law * Windows Vista release slips to fourth quarter 2006 * Today on Layer 8
The story so far: After the ISS researcher gave his controversial presentation at the Black Hat conference – in defiance of Cisco’s wishes – he lost his job and stirred up all sorts of legal questions. But then what happened? See the stories below to find out more about Michael Lynn’s point of view and the legal agreement that was reached. Cisco, ISS, Michael Lynn and Black Hat sign legal accord http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072805-cisco-settlement.html?net&story=072805-cisco-settlement Researcher at center of Cisco router-exploit controversy speaks out http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072805-lynn.html?net&story=072805-lynn
The story so far: After the ISS researcher gave his controversial presentation at the Black Hat conference – in defiance of Cisco’s wishes – he lost his job and stirred up all sorts of legal questions. But then what happened? See the stories below to find out more about Michael Lynn’s point of view and the legal agreement that was reached.
Cisco, ISS, Michael Lynn and Black Hat sign legal accord
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072805-cisco-settlement.html?net&story=072805-cisco-settlement
Researcher at center of Cisco router-exploit controversy speaks out
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072805-lynn.html?net&story=072805-lynn
You work where?
Part of this week’s You Issue is our series called “You work where?” I wrote one of the articles (the middle one) on the guy who runs IT for FreshDirect, which manufactures and distributes groceries to people who order online. I also visited the plant, saw the fascinating operation in action. Read the story, and check out the others, on folks who work at the Churchill Downs race track and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
http://www.networkworld.com/you/2005/072505-where.html?net&story=072505-where
Senator crafts revamp of 1996 telecom law
A U.S. senator this week introduced legislation that some say is a first step in reworking the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/072805-telecom.html?net&story=072805-telecom
Windows Vista release slips to fourth quarter 2006
Windows Vista won’t be available for shipment until the last quarter of 2006, a Microsoft executive let slip in a presentation on Microsoft’s campus Thursday.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072805-vista.html?net&story=072805-vista
Today on Layer 8, where we wish we were at Black Hat this week:
An update on the Cisco-Black Hat kerfuffle; IE7 beta nukes Google toolbar; the latest news in the Microsoft/Google employee fight; and BlackBerry to honor women in tech; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8
