NetFlash: Someone to watch over the ‘Net

In this week’s fascinating feature, we peer over the shoulder of the Internet Storm Center’s Johannes Ullrich on July 26 – the day a version of the MyDoom virus hammered popular search engines as it spread throughout the ‘Net. It’s a day-in-the-life piece, where we get a glimpse of his office, the tools he uses to figure out what a virus does, and how a few extra hours of his time pays off for all of us. Check it out. Someone to watch over the ‘Net http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/090604sans.html?net

In this week’s fascinating feature, we peer over the shoulder of the Internet Storm Center’s Johannes Ullrich on July 26 – the day a version of the MyDoom virus hammered popular search engines as it spread throughout the ‘Net. It’s a day-in-the-life piece, where we get a glimpse of his office, the tools he uses to figure out what a virus does, and how a few extra hours of his time pays off for all of us. Check it out.

Someone to watch over the ‘Net

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/090604sans.html?net

Leaked memos link spammers to ISP Savvis

Several e-mail messages leaked to the Internet this week give a different kind of glimpse – into the debates within an ISP wrestling with the fact that some of its customers have been identified as spammers. Does Savvis side with the spammers, who are paying its bills, or with the general public, with whom its reputation is being tarnished?

https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0908leakmemos.html?net

Microsoft set to ship Virtual Server 2005

Microsoft next month will release Virtual Server 2005, its first foray into server virtualization and a key element of the broad management platform the company is creating for Windows.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0908virtual.html?net

ITAA sees limited IT job growth in ’04

The number of U.S. IT jobs increased by just 2% between the first quarter of 2003 and the first quarter of 2004, and demand for IT workers is expected to slow during the rest of the year, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Information Technology Association of America.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0908itaasees.html?net

Network World Fusion Radio: IPv6 included in GMI 2004 testing

The upcoming GMI 2004 interoperability event put on by the Multiservice Switching Forum (MSF) will feature IPv6 testing for the first time. Joining this week’s program to discuss the event and IPv6’s impact is Chris Daniel, vice president of the MSF board. Listen in now:

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0909radio.html?net

Today on Layer 8, where we eagerly await tonight’s Patriots game:

Hate traffic jams? The news of how much time/gas/money you waste will make you cringe; AOL CD Museum; Ken Jennings spoiler?; and Google News as a political prognosticator. Plus, weigh in on the Savvis spammer scandal in our daily poll. Head on over to Layer 8 today:

https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net