The Mydoom virus has been around for only a few days, and already it is perhaps the most insidious on record. Not only has it spread extremely quickly, but it has opened up ports on hundreds of thousands of systems – a fact that has not gone unnoticed among malicious hackers who might want to take control of those systems. Security companies are warning that they see thousands of scans for infected machines and are implying that many of those scans are hackers. Meanwhile, a new variant of Mydoom is starting to make the rounds, a variant that is more difficult to remove from a system. Hackers capitalizing on Mydoom’s success http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0128hackers.html?net Variant of Mydoom spotted http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0128variantb.html?netThe Mydoom virus has been around for only a few days, and already it is perhaps the most insidious on record. Not only has it spread extremely quickly, but it has opened up ports on hundreds of thousands of systems – a fact that has not gone unnoticed among malicious hackers who might want to take control of those systems. Security companies are warning that they see thousands of scans for infected machines and are implying that many of those scans are hackers. Meanwhile, a new variant of Mydoom is starting to make the rounds, a variant that is more difficult to remove from a system.Hackers capitalizing on Mydoom’s successhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0128hackers.html?net Variant of Mydoom spottedhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0128variantb.html?net Federal gov’t unveils cybersecurity warning systemIn the middle of all this mess you have the Department of Homeland Security instituting the National Cyber Alert System. Is there room for yet another warning system? Do I need someone telling me about a dangerous virus when I already have McAfee, Symantec, CERT and whoever else? These are questions the department still needs to sort out.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0128dhs.html?netVenture funding up, but not for network and telecom companiesWhile 2003 ended on a positive note for start-ups in search of venture funding, networking and telecommunications companies continue to lag behind other companies in attracting dollars.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0128venture.html?net Sprint rolls out new VPN productsSprint Wednesday announced three new VPN choices for users including its first Multi-protocol Label Switching and Secure Sockets Layer offerings.https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0128sprintvpn.html?netA call for ideas We’re thinking about holding a contest, and I’d like to get your opinion about whether you’d be interested. The contest would be to invent a networking company that would solve a problem you’ve experienced in networks in the field. What would the products be? How would the company make money? That sort of thing. Entries would be judged by experts and venture capitalists.mailto:jcaruso@nww.comWhat do you think? Let me know at Related content news analysis Western Digital keeps HDDs relevant with major capacity boost Western Digital and rival Seagate are finding new ways to pack data onto disk platters, keeping them relevant in the age of solid-state drives (SSD). By Andy Patrizio Dec 06, 2023 4 mins Enterprise Storage Data Center news analysis Global network outage report and internet health check Cisco subsidiary ThousandEyes, which tracks internet and cloud traffic, provides Network World with weekly updates on the performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers. By Ann Bednarz and Tim Greene Dec 06, 2023 286 mins Networking news analysis Cisco uncorks AI-based security assistant to streamline enterprise protection With Cisco AI Assistant for Security, enterprises can use natural language to discover policies and get rule recommendations, identify misconfigured policies, and simplify complex workflows. By Michael Cooney Dec 06, 2023 3 mins Firewalls Generative AI Network Security news Nvidia’s new chips for China to be compliant with US curbs: Jensen Huang Nvidia’s AI-focused H20 GPUs bypass US restrictions on China’s silicon access, including limits on-chip performance and density. By Anirban Ghoshal Dec 06, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Technology Industry Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe