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‘Net Buzz: Addressing ‘DDoS extortion’, 05/23/05
Irrespective of whether a company chooses to pay, reporting such crimes to law enforcement should be mandated under threat of civil and criminal penalties – penalties severe enough to persuade even the most bottom-line-conscious business executive to comply.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/052305buzz.html?nl
Web filtering tools handling ever-larger jobs, 05/23/05
From the time the World Wide Web took off in the mid-90s, corporations began looking for ways to filter out access to its more lurid displays, but IT managers who use filters today say they’re good for much more than blocking access to porn.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/052305specialfocus.html?nl
Widernet: There’s battle tested … and then there’s the Israeli military, 05/23/05
Israel is known worldwide as a breeding ground for entrepreneurs. With 69 Israeli companies listed on Nasdaq, it’s second only to Canada in the number of foreign countries on the exchange.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/052305widernet-israel.html?nl
Newsletter: Reward smarter password choices, 05/19/05
Reader Andreas Englisch from Munich wrote to me with some interesting suggestions about improving password management.
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/2005/0516sec2.html?nl
