* New York courts find security in IP video * Microsoft settles with 'Spam King' for $7 million * Getting IT's view of Vista * German bank launches new system to combat phishing * Today on Layer 8
You’ve heard of the long arm of the law: In New York, eyesight and memory stretch pretty far, too. The New York State Unified Court System recently put the finishing touches on a network of more than 350 IP video surveillance cameras. These network-attached eyeballs record every minute of every day in all New York court facilities statewide and link to a multi-terabyte storage system, giving court security officials a powerful tool to monitor and protect their facilities. New York courts find security in IP video http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080805-ip-video.html?net&story=080805-ip-video
You’ve heard of the long arm of the law: In New York, eyesight and memory stretch pretty far, too. The New York State Unified Court System recently put the finishing touches on a network of more than 350 IP video surveillance cameras. These network-attached eyeballs record every minute of every day in all New York court facilities statewide and link to a multi-terabyte storage system, giving court security officials a powerful tool to monitor and protect their facilities.
New York courts find security in IP video
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080805-ip-video.html?net&story=080805-ip-video
Microsoft settles with ‘Spam King’ for $7 million
Two years ago, Microsoft filed a lawsuit against the self-proclaimed “King of Spam,” Scott Richter, who at one time helped distribute more than 38 billion unsolicited e-mails per year. Richter and his online marketing company, OptInBig.com, have agreed to pay Microsoft $7 million to settle the suit, Microsoft and Richter said in a joint statement.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080905-microsoft-spam-king.html?net&story=080805-microsoft-spam-king
Getting IT’s view of Vista
Preliminary testing of the first public beta release of Microsoft’s next version of Windows, Vista, shows that a reorganized system for managing files and folders and new security features aimed at thwarting malware will force enterprise administrators to think about how these features can be best deployed across their networks.
http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2005/080805-vista-test.html?net&story=080805-vista-test
German bank launches new system to combat phishing
German retail bank Postbank has fallen victim to a number of phishing attacks over that last couple of years. In response, it is going to be the first to offer “indexed” transaction numbers, or iTANs, designed to prevent phishers from capturing and misusing transaction numbers required by online banking customers to make money transfers.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080805-postbank-phishing.html?net&story=080805-postbank-phishing
Today on Layer 8, now on a two-a-day practice schedule:
U.S. RFID passports on the way; Microsoft wins $7 million spam settlement; Monad won’t ship with Vista, Redmond says; and the start of a new Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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