Latest security news.
Forget about sleeping: It’s Patch Tuesday, 01/10/05
Microsoft’s monthly patch release triggers a race between hackers, vendors and customers.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011005widernetpatchtuesday.html?nl
NIST mulls new WLAN security guidelines, 01/10/05
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, the federal agency responsible for defining security standards and practices for the government, plans to issue new guidelines pertaining to wireless LANs in the near future.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011005nist.html?nl
McAfee tool identifies exposed data, 01/10/05
Recognizing that Google’s search engine can become a repository for far too much information, McAfee this week released an updated version of its Foundstone SiteDigger security tool that helps enterprises identify damaging information that may be exposed on the Web.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0110mcafetool.html?nl
Technology Update: Identified Internet Mail combats fraud, 01/10/05
IIM provides new protection that can help stem the tide of unwanted and harmful e-mail.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2005/011005techupdate.html?nl
A look into the future, 01/10/05
Well, industry experts say to expect network industry merger activity – nearly $60 billion worth of which took place in one week last month – to continue unabated, and don’t be surprised if this turns out to be the year enterprise-scale VoIP makes it to the mainstream. Look for licensing issues to be top of mind as vendors iron out the impact of server enhancements on application pricing. You might even catch a glimpse of Microsoft’s long-awaited Longhorn software, albeit in beta only.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011005crystalball.html?nl
Opinion: Divine divination, 01/10/05
Welcome to 2005! As this is the crystal ball issue, I was looking for predictions about the coming year. I was tempted by molybdomancy (divining from the shapes created by dripping molten lead into cold water) but in the end decided to go with the traditional goat’s entrails. So, here’s what 2005 has in store for us …
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/011005backspin.html?nl
Texas A&M probes traffic for assaults, faults, 01/10/05
Texas A&M University has improved the network management and security for its sprawling wireless and wired campus network with an application that sifts through traffic for abnormalities or irregularities.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011005texasam.html?nl
Carriers increase companies’ control over handhelds, 01/10/05
Some mobile operators already have some offerings in place to deal with the conflict over enterprise-class mobile phones.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011005ecsmartphoneside.html?nl
Weblog: Money mules, 01/07/05
Kids today. We know that people who fall for phishing attacks have their bank/credit-card accounts sucked out. But people smart enough to set up the scams aren’t going to just have the money wired to themselves. Instead, they recruit “money mules.”
https://www.nwfusion.com/compendium/2005/007180.html?nl
Newsletter: Security Web seminars: a good training resource, 01/06/05
Readers of this column and others in the Network World Fusion series have no doubt received announcements of a wide variety of recorded lectures available on demand for different topics. However, many of us ignore such invitations, so I thought it would be helpful to review this resource here.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/2005/0103sec2.html?nl
