Latest security news.
Questions surround smartphone security, 08/22/05
Wireless vendors are rolling out a new generation of handheld computers called smartphones for corporate users, but many network executives say they won’t consider them until the means to manage and secure them are clear.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082205-smartphone.html
Zotob fizzles while new worm emerges, 08/22/05
Was it the worm that wasn’t or the worm that was? That seemed to be the big question last week when the Zotob worm appeared just three days after Microsoft released patch MS05-039 to close a vulnerability in the plug-and-play feature in various flavors of the Windows operating system, with Windows 2000 the most vulnerable.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082205-zotob.html
Radio: Windows worms, flaws plague users, 08/22/05
With multiple worms released last week to exploit the recently patched Windows Plug and Play (PnP) flaw and a new details on an Internet Explorer vulnerability that’s not patched, users and administrators have a lot on their plates. We’re joined by Johannes Ullrich of the Internet Storm Center and Eric Yoshizuru of Panda Software to discuss the latest security threats.
http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/0822radio.html
Net access security plans sow confusion, 08/22/05
The worms that threatened Windows computers last week made clear once again that vulnerable desktops and laptops pose a serious threat to network security – but the answer to shoring them up remains murky.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082205-symantec.html
Clear Choice Test: Xirrus XS-3900 offers out-of-this-world Wi-Fi capacity, 08/22/05
Imagine 1,000 Wi-Fi users in a conference room or airport connected to a single device and not hearing complaints about their connection speed. That’s the heart of the Xirrus XS-3900, a wireless switch with 16 discrete access points encased in a ceiling-mounted housing.
http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2005/082205-xirrus-test.html
Juniper upgrades firewall/VPN modules, 08/22/05
Juniper last week beefed up its security offerings with faster and more-capable hardware modules for its high-end firewall and VPN platforms.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082205-juniper-firewalls.html
Opinion: Open Wi-Fi, a national risk, 08/22/05
We need to look at this issue in the bigger picture of national security. The bigger picture means that Smith is not guilty of anything and the owner of the unsecured Wi-Fi connection is definitely guilty. Guilty of gross negligence and guilty of undermining the security of our country.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/082205backspin.html
Automated management, SIM provide savings for restaurant, 08/22/05
Bill Randall, director of MIS infrastructure at restaurant chain Red Robin, dishes up the scoop on automated management.
http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2005/ndc5/082205-sim.html
Opinion: Online privacy: The fool’s gold ring of safety, 08/22/05
The coming national discussion on this will be a hard one because it will be difficult to watch Congress toss out our basic freedoms to reach for the fool’s gold ring of safety.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/082205bradner.html
Infoblox offers net authentication, 08/22/05
Company upgrades appliances with software to lock down network access.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082205-infoblox.html
Eight pass Liberty’s SAML interoperability test, 08/22/05
The Liberty Alliance, which is developing models for the sharing of identities across corporate boundaries, announced last week that eight vendors have passed its first interoperability test based on an emerging identity standard.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082205-saml-liberty.html
Secure Computing acquires rival CyberGuard for $295m, 08/22/05
Secure Computing last week announced it had reached an agreement to acquire CyberGuard for approximately $295 million in a cash and stock transaction.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082205-secure-computing.html
Police ‘futurists’ walk fine line between goals and liberties, 08/22/05
A forward-thinking group of law enforcement elite, academic types and technology executives called The Society of Police Futurists International grapple with balancing security and civil liberties.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082205widernet.html
Opinion: Home net vendors aim to simplify wireless security installs, 08/22/05
Buffalo, Netgear launch easier install, more secure routers.
http://www.networkworld.com/net.worker/columnists/2005/0822shaw.html
