NetFlash: Microsoft’s patching day still a work in progress

We’ve got a few weeks before the next of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesdays, so it’s a good time to step back and see how the program is working. Does it make life easier or harder for IT managers? How does it compare to other vendors’ approaches to patching? How could it be better? Microsoft’s patching day still a work in progress http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-patch.html?net&story=081505-patch

We’ve got a few weeks before the next of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesdays, so it’s a good time to step back and see how the program is working. Does it make life easier or harder for IT managers? How does it compare to other vendors’ approaches to patching? How could it be better?

Microsoft’s patching day still a work in progress

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-patch.html?net&story=081505-patch

Is ‘de-perimeterization’ a good idea?

Much has been made of the Jericho Forum’s back-to-the-drawing-board approach to security, where the concept of a network security perimeter is scrapped in favor of other technologies. In our Face-off, Jamie Bodley-Scott presents the case for such a security overhaul, while Joel Snyder insists the effort is misguided.

Yes: Bodley-Scott

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/081505faceoffyes.html?net&story=faceoffyes

No: Snyder

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/081505faceoffno.html?net&story=faceoffno

Zotob worm exploits Windows 2000 Plug and Play

New worms have surfaced that attack a critical vulnerability in Microsoft ‘s Windows 2000 Plug and Play service. Over the weekend, two variants of a new worm, dubbed Zotob, have begun circulating, though neither variant has become widespread, researchers say.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-zotob-worm.html?net&story=081505-zotob-worm

McAfee readies home Wi-Fi security tool

All home Wi-Fi gear comes with the bricks and mortar to put up at least a basic security wall against intruders and eavesdroppers, but McAfee wants to sell consumers a better trowel for building it.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-mcafee-wi-fi.html?net&story=081505-mcafee-wi-fi

Radio: Successful business blogging

With comScore reporting that 50 million Americans read blogs and that those readers tend to be wealthier and more likely to shop online, we chat with Matt Moran, author of the “The I.T. Career Builder’s Toolkit,” about what makes a good business blog. Listen in:

http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/0815radio.html?net&story=0815radio

Google’s bizarre behavior

The folks at Google have apparently lost their minds, says Paul McNamara. This week he makes the rare move of coming to the defense of another news organization, one that has been targeted by Google simply for using the company’s search engine and reporting the results.

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/081505buzz.html?net&story=081505buzz

Today on Layer 8, which is unfortunately not co-hosting Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve:

Mom wins son’s eBay auction; ICE your cell phone; greedy IT manager giving IT managers a bad name; and the start of the latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8