It was about a year ago that the Internet received the loudest wake-up call of its young life – when a distributed denial-of-service attack was launched against its root servers. While the attack lasted only about an hour, the lessons have endured, and now the root server operators are using a new routing technique to defend against such attacks. ‘Net security gets root-level boost http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1027ddos.html?netIt was about a year ago that the Internet received the loudest wake-up call of its young life – when a distributed denial-of-service attack was launched against its root servers. While the attack lasted only about an hour, the lessons have endured, and now the root server operators are using a new routing technique to defend against such attacks.‘Net security gets root-level boosthttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1027ddos.html?net California wins first state suit against spammersLooks like California takes its fight against spam more seriously than it does its gubernatorial elections. The state recently clinched a lawsuit against an e-mail marketer, and a court slapped the marketer with a $2 million fine. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1027califwins.html?netIP net management could get easierA proposed standard under construction at the Internet Engineering Task Force promises to extract more traffic statistics from corporations’ network gear, which proponents say will help them develop usage-based billing and more easily spot security breaches.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1027ipfix.html?netQ&A: Head of AT&T business sales talks turkeyChris Rooney was named president of business sales at AT&T in April after having joined the company in February 2002 as head of its government services division. Rooney recently met with Network World Senior Editor Denise Pappalardo to discuss contract negotiations, the competitive landscape, customer satisfaction and how to increase revenue. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1027carrqa.html?net Related content feature 5 ways to boost server efficiency Right-sizing workloads, upgrading to newer servers, and managing power consumption can help enterprises reach their data center sustainability goals. By Maria Korolov Dec 04, 2023 9 mins Green IT Servers Data Center news Omdia: AI boosts server spending but unit sales still plunge A rush to build AI capacity using expensive coprocessors is jacking up the prices of servers, says research firm Omdia. By Andy Patrizio Dec 04, 2023 4 mins CPUs and Processors Generative AI Data Center feature What is Ethernet? History, evolution and roadmap The Ethernet protocol connects LANs, WANs, Internet, cloud, IoT devices, Wi-Fi systems into one seamless global communications network. By John Breeden Dec 04, 2023 11 mins Networking news IBM unveils Heron quantum processor and new modular quantum computer IBM also shared its 10-year quantum computing roadmap, which prioritizes improvements in gate operations and error-correction capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 04, 2023 5 mins CPUs and Processors High-Performance Computing Data Center Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe