VoIP security concerns cannot be ignored

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: SHERYL HODGE ON THE VOICES OF
NETWORKING
08/08/05
Today's focus: VoIP security concerns cannot be ignored

Dear networking.world@gmail.com,

In this issue:

* VoIP security concerns cannot be ignored
* Making Verizon giddy
* Crashing the 'Net would be very tough ... which is why no
  one's done it
* Many could crash the 'Net ... but they lack motivation
* Links related to Voices of Networking
* Featured reader resource
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PUTTING PEDAL TO METAL

In the enterprise, early wireless mesh network deployments are
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Today's focus: VoIP security concerns cannot be ignored

By Sheryl Hodge

VoIP security concerns cannot be ignored

Are VoIP security vulnerabilities overblown, or do IT executives
need to be concerned? Johna Till Johnson says, yes and yes.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoice4563>

Making Verizon giddy

The first public step on a potentially long road to a
replacement for the Telecommunications Act of 1996 has now been
taken. Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) just introduced the Broadband
Investment and Consumer Choice Act of 2005, which would replace
large parts of the older act. Scott Bradner tells why he doesn't
think anyone could claim with a straight face that this is a
balanced proposal.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoice4564>

Crashing the 'Net would be very tough ... which is why no one's
done it

Paul McNamara this weeks defends logic and common sense, which
in his mind concedes that the ability to crash the Internet
remains theoretical, largely because it is exceedingly more
difficult than the Chicken Littles would have us fear.
<http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/080805buzz.html?vo>

Many could crash the 'Net ... but they lack motivation

On the flip side is Mark Gibbs who contends that the Internet is
vulnerable and it hasn't been taken down because the bad guys
with the wherewithal don't have the motivation to do so.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoice4565>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. First family of Windows Vista viruses unleashed
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoice4566>

2. The CEO's sidekick
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoice4567>

3. BellSouth sues AT&T
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoice4568>

4. Leaked Cisco slides pulled after legal threats
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoice4569>

5. Cisco vulnerability posted to Internet
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoice4570>
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To contact: Sheryl Hodge

Sheryl Hodge is the Senior Online Copy Chief for Network World
Fusion. She can be reached at <mailto:shodge@nww.com>
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This newsletter is sponsored by Nokia
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Nokia believes that business mobility will fundamentally change
the way work gets done-and for the better. To allow the entire
organization to get the most from this paradigm shift in
productivity, Nokia Enterprise Solutions focuses on delivering
increased efficiency through enhanced mobility. Learn more by
downloading this white paper today!
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=109972
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The emergence of enterprise policy management

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