* This ISP flatfoot enjoys giving spammers the boot * Fast times for wireless LANs * IBM fits PCs with new hardware-based security chip * Netilla SSL device guards one application at a time * Today on Network World Fusion Radio * Today on Layer 8 * This week’s top 5 stories Imagine if you could reach out and shut down a spammer, just like that. Well, Earthlink’s Louis Rush has that power, and this week Network World finds out what it’s like to be him. One of his biggest challenges is sorting out the true spammers from the hapless folks who don’t even know their machines have been turned into spam zombies. This ISP flatfoot enjoys giving spammers the boot http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/091304widernetearthlink.html?netImagine if you could reach out and shut down a spammer, just like that. Well, Earthlink’s Louis Rush has that power, and this week Network World finds out what it’s like to be him. One of his biggest challenges is sorting out the true spammers from the hapless folks who don’t even know their machines have been turned into spam zombies.This ISP flatfoot enjoys giving spammers the boothttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/091304widernetearthlink.html?net Fast times for wireless LANsWireless LANs could soon take a giant leap toward becoming a universal replacement for wired LANs, as an IEEE group weighs proposals to crank WLANs to as much as 100M bit/sec. First, though, the group has to sift through 32 separate proposals. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0917wlanstandard.html?netIBM fits PCs with new hardware-based security chipIBM has begun using new security hardware from National Semiconductor in its desktop PCs in an effort to fend off viruses and hackers.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0916ibmfits.html?netNetilla SSL device guards one application at a timeNetilla is introducing a line of Secure Sockets Layer gear that protects only one application at a time as remote users access servers across the Internet. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0916netilla.html?netNetwork World Fusion Radio: Sendmail on e-mail authenticationE-mail authentication, in one form or another, is coming to an inbox near you. Dave Anderson, CEO of Sendmail, joins the program to discuss the various authentication proposals – Sender ID, DomainKeys and Sender Policy Framework – and how his company is planning to implement them in both its commercial and open source products. Listen in here:https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0916radio.html?net Today on Layer 8, where Red Sox/Yankees is the talk of the town:Our TGIF edition takes a look at organ donation from a unique perspective; A potential silver lining of Charley, Frances and Ivan; A look at Google’s hardware circa 1999; and, bike locks that are no match for Bic. Plus, there’s still time to get in on this week’s Caption Contest. Head on over to Layer 8 before you head on out the door for the weekend.https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?netThis week’s top 5 stories so far:1. Cisco, 3Com fire up new WAN routershttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/091304routers.html?net2. VoIP: Just what the doctor orderedhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/091304qlimg.html?net3. JPMorgan cancels $5 billion outsourcing deal with IBMhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0915jpmorga.html?net4. Voice apps spreading as standards maturehttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/091304speechtek.html?net5. As data compression evolves, savings growhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/091304specialfocus.html?net Related content opinion Is anything useful happening in network management? Enterprises see the potential for AI to benefit network management, but progress so far is limited by AI’s ability to work with company-specific network data and the range of devices that AI can see. By Tom Nolle Nov 28, 2023 7 mins Generative AI Network Management Software brandpost Sponsored by HPE Aruba Networking SASE, security, and the future of enterprise networks By Adam Foss, VicePresident Pre-sales Consulting, HPE Aruba Networking Nov 28, 2023 4 mins SASE news AWS launches Cost Optimization Hub to help curb cloud expenses At its ongoing re:Invent 2023 conference, the cloud service provider introduced several new and free updates that are expected to help enterprises optimize their AWS costs. By Anirban Ghoshal Nov 28, 2023 3 mins Amazon re:Invent how-to Getting started on the Linux (or Unix) command line, Part 4 Pipes, aliases and scripts make Linux so much easier to use. By Sandra Henry-Stocker Nov 27, 2023 4 mins Linux Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe