Opinion

U.S. banks urged to implement stronger security for online customers

* Federal financial council releases guidelines for safeguarding customer ID

My adventures in anti-spam

Taking a close look at work habits

Google’s making everyone mad

ICMP packet surge from Exchange server

Readers sound off on Linux certifications

* Did Linux certifications help you land your dream job?

Microsoft revises its shared source licensing programs

* October is Microsoft license season

IDOTA or IDDOTA?

* Does it or does it not depend on the application?

NetFlash: Cisco talking IP-radio nets

* Cisco talking IP-radio nets * Juniper gains corporate network ground * Tech stalwarts buy into XML gear * Cisco considers manufacturing products in India * Today on Layer 8

How to survive in IT

Exploit circulating for Oracle bug

* Patches from Oracle, HP, Ubuntu, others * Three new Rbots circulate * How one school traps infected PCs in its web

Nortel eyes Motorola COO as next CEO

* Nortel picks Motorola President and COO Mike Zafirovski

Cisco talking IP-radio nets and more, 10/24/05

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Enterasys beefs up WLAN security

Microsoft ships SP2 for Exchange 2003

Automation tools help manage desktops

SBC follows Cingular to Lucent for IMS

Deciding to outsource

Symantec fills gaps, Juniper preps access control and more

Cisco to combine two-way radio, cellular, VoIP into IP backbone

Google is full of baloney

* Google is full of baloney * Face-off: Are smart networks a good investment? * Convergence is all-encompassing * The good ol’ days?

App IDS guards databases

* How application security implements traditional network- and OS-level IDS concepts at the database level

Open-source library cataloguing; ICMP packet surge from Exchange server

* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass talks about an open source integrated library system * Help Desk columnist Ron Nutter explains why a high level of ICMP packets between AD controllers and the Exchange server is not normal.

Elemental Security improves security through compliance

* New automated tool enforces policies, security

OOB: A little-known technology with big potential

* Out-of-Band Management: Niche market or industry building block?

Better phone services for small businesses

Big company phone features are now affordable for SMBs

Idiosyncrasies of location tracking

* Hospital recalls early lessons with location tracking

Apple’s unnoticed announcement?

Smart networks are not a good investment

Two industry insiders debate whether users are better off with smart or dumb networks.

Smart networks are a worthy investment

Two industry insiders debate whether users are better off with smart or dumb networks.