* You won't find this book on Oprah's list * Open source Nessus security tool to be commercialized * Trying something new * Exploit code discovered for new Microsoft flaw * Cisco gears up to accelerate applications * Today on Layer 8
Cisco Press is about to update its networking bible, “Routing TCP/IP,” and for the networking book publisher this is about as big as it gets. In preparing the new edition, there was just one hitch – the author now works for Juniper. Online bonus: Go to the story to get a free chapter from the book in PDF. You won’t find this book on Oprah’s list http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101005-widernet.html?net&story=101005-widernet
Cisco Press is about to update its networking bible, “Routing TCP/IP,” and for the networking book publisher this is about as big as it gets. In preparing the new edition, there was just one hitch – the author now works for Juniper. Online bonus: Go to the story to get a free chapter from the book in PDF.
You won’t find this book on Oprah’s list
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101005-widernet.html?net&story=101005-widernet
Open source Nessus security tool to be commercialized
Vulnerability scanner Nessus has always been open source – until now. The 3.0 version will be closed, yet still free. Find out why the tool’s creator decided to go this unusual route.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101305-nessus.html?net&story=101305-nessus
Trying something new
If you get this message before Monday, check out our home page. We added a few things as a kind of weekly wrap-up, so you can see all the most-read blog posts, opinions and news of the week – as well as the best of Layer 8, the quote of the week and the cartoon of the week. Let me know what you think at mailto:jcaruso@nww.com
http://www.networkworld.com/?net&story=home
Exploit code discovered for new Microsoft flaw
Security assessment vendor Immunity has discovered a way to exploit a recently disclosed bug in Microsoft’s Windows operating system, and researchers are concerned that a new worm attack, similar to last August’s Zotob outbreak, may be imminent.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101305-microsoft-exploit.html?net&story=101305-microsoft-exploit
Cisco gears up to accelerate applications
Two families of network appliances announced Thursday and now shipping from Cisco may help enterprises reach out to customers and branch workers more quickly and efficiently.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101405-cisco-apps.html?net&story=101405-cisco-apps
Today on Layer 8, where we’re hoping for blue skies this weekend:
We take a ride to on the time machine to the era of irrational exuberance; Conman swindles boatload of cash from European banks; better cell phone vibrations coming; and, just in time for the holidays, the PEZ MP3 player is shipping. All that and more at:
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8
