* Practitioners unlock the secrets of a growing hobby for network pros * U.N. creates Internet governance working group * SBC outlines Project Lightspeed fiber plan * ICANN domain transfer policy takes effect * Today on Layer 8 * This week’s top 5 stories
When you think about it, it’s a natural fit, really. Computer and network professionals are starting to gravitate towards lock picking – which appeals to their love of problem solving and their heightened interest in security. But not everyone is understanding of their new hobby, including law enforcement officials and locksmith associations. It’s all here in our fascinating Wider Net story about this curious intersection of digital hackers and the physical world. Practitioners unlock the secrets of a growing hobby for network pros http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804widernetlocks.html?net
When you think about it, it’s a natural fit, really. Computer and network professionals are starting to gravitate towards lock picking – which appeals to their love of problem solving and their heightened interest in security. But not everyone is understanding of their new hobby, including law enforcement officials and locksmith associations. It’s all here in our fascinating Wider Net story about this curious intersection of digital hackers and the physical world.
Practitioners unlock the secrets of a growing hobby for network pros
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804widernetlocks.html?net
U.N. creates Internet governance working group
What is the Internet? Sounds like a simple enough question, but defining it in the context of international politics muddies it up quite a bit. Figuring out how to manage the Internet at both technical and policy levels is an even thornier issue. Yet the U.N. has formed a group to take on these issues and more.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1112wsis-un.html?net
SBC outlines Project Lightspeed fiber plan
SBC this week said network lab and field trials are under way for Project Lightspeed, its multibillion-dollar fiber deployment that’s intended to stem cable multisystem operator incursions into SBC’s residential base.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1111sbc.html?net
ICANN domain transfer policy takes effect
The new transfer policy for inter-registrar domain names Friday went into effect, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers said.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1112icanndomai.html?net
Today on Layer 8, where we approve this message:
AOL tells southern broadband users to hit the road; rating the search engines; San Jose PD dislikes new in-car software; and pity the poor Segway; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net
This week’s top 5 stories so far:
1. Spyware stoppers target biz networks
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804spyware.html?net
2. Testing your mettle: Zinc whiskers in the data center
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104widernetwhiskers.html?net
3. 10G Ethernet vendors look to stoke demand
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804tengig.html?net
4. Patent suit takes aim at Cisco routers, switches
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1104patensuit.html?net
5. IOS glitch leaves some Cisco gear open to attack
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1110cisvuln.html?net
