Latest security news.
Cisco wears a big target, plugs IOS leaks, 05/02/05
Even as Cisco focuses on writing more secure software and diffuses its next-generation router operating system across more platforms, observers say they expect the future of IOS to more resemble the cyclical patch-and-update state of Windows.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205-cisco-ios.html?nl
Juniper fills gaps in its enterprise strategy, 05/02/05
Juniper this week is set to reveal a key component of its corporate customer strategy that will include a network quarantine scheme that relies on the use of the company’s WAN VPN technology to enforce access, security and QoS policies.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205-juniper.html?nl
Hooked on photonics, 05/02/05
Chip Elliott is every hacker’s worst nightmare. Elliott, principal scientist at BBN Technologies , leads a team building the world’s first continuously operating quantum cryptography network, a 12-mile snoop-proof glass loop under the streets of Boston and Cambridge.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205widernet.html?nl
Trustgenix eases identity integration, 05/02/05
Trustgenix last week released a simplified version of its server for sharing identities among companies that is designed to let users easily integrate partners into their infrastructure for access control.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205-trustgenix.html?nl
Group to demo ways to secure desktops, 05/02/05
An industry consortium this week plans to demonstrate a specification for desktop policy enforcement that has been a year in the making.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205-trusted-computing.html?nl
Interop features array of security gear, 05/02/05
A host of security vendors are set to roll out everything from intrusion-prevention gear to SSL VPN equipment at Interop this week.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205-interop-security.html?nl
Aventail upgrade controls VPN access, 05/02/05
Aventail this week is upgrading software for its SSL VPN appliances with features that will let customers set policies that pare down the resources remote users can reach.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205-aventail-ssl.html?nl
Citrix revises software, adds VPN box, 05/02/05
Citrix last week unveiled a flurry of product updates that include speed and scalability enhancements along with new features such as an overhauled printer-support system, additional security and access controls, and Pocket PC synchronization support.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205-citrix.html?nl
Security protocol has lots of work ahead of it, 05/02/05
The security protocol that began to increase use of Web services on corporate networks is now a year old: WS-Security has firmly established itself as a foundation IT can trust for securing XML-based traffic, according to analysts and the specification’s co-author.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205-ws-security.html?nl
