AT&T has launched one of the first proactive services designed to alert customers that their network might be under attack. The Internet Protect service is supposed to alert customers in real-time if their network is being attacked. And if that’s not enticing enough in a time where we have more viruses a year than we do days, the service comes with a money-back guarantee if it fails to heed the appropriate warning.AT&T offers proactive tools to help stop malicious net attackshttps://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0323attalert.html?netEU fines Microsoft $613 million After a five-year investigation, the European Commission Wednesday announced that it has fined Microsoft $613 million. In addition, Microsoft has been ordered to offer a version of its Windows operating system without the Windows Media Player software within 90 days. Some analysts say the ruling may be too little too late, but Sun says the decision is an important one for consumers. Microsoft, of course, is planning to challenge the ruling.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0324updatms.html?net Yahoo, Hotmail vulnerable to security flawAn Israeli security company is warning users of Yahoo’s Web e-mail service and Microsoft’s Hotmail service of a serious security flaw that could allow remote attackers to run malicious computer scripts on computers using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser to check Web e-mail accounts.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0323yahooflaw.html?netPanel: Government IT must consider privacy, ethicsA panel of technology experts speaking at the FOSE government computing trade show says government technologists have an obligation to consider ethical and moral issues such as privacy when embracing new applications. When addressing questions from the audience, the panel was asked, “If someone has nothing to hide, why shouldn’t we be able to take their biometric data?” The answer, “…none of you would tolerate routine invasion of your homes and searching of your personal possessions by a police force because you had nothing to hide.” Indeed.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0323govit.html?net Today on Layer 8, now THG-free:Are you a technosexual?; the importance of thoroughly cleaning hard drives; Segways and guns – one bad combination; all that and much more today at your home for the not-just-networking news.https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net Related content how-to Doing tricks on the Linux command line Linux tricks can make even the more complicated Linux commands easier, more fun and more rewarding. By Sandra Henry-Stocker Dec 08, 2023 5 mins Linux news TSMC bets on AI chips for revival of growth in semiconductor demand Executives at the chip manufacturer are still optimistic about the revenue potential of AI, as Nvidia and its partners say new GPUs have a lead time of up to 52 weeks. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Technology Industry news End of road for VMware’s end-user computing and security units: Broadcom Broadcom is refocusing VMWare on creating private and hybrid cloud environments for large enterprises and divesting its non-core assets. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Mergers and Acquisitions news analysis IBM cloud service aims to deliver secure, multicloud connectivity IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh is a multicloud networking service that includes IT discovery, security, monitoring and traffic-engineering capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 07, 2023 3 mins Network Security Network Security Network Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe