NetFlash: What's the best way to protect against spyware?

NetFlash: What's the best way to protect against spyware?
09/12/05

In this issue:

* What's the best way to protect against spyware?
* Siebel sells out to Oracle
* High-tech air travel soars
* Cisco's Chambers lectures on China, buyouts
* Microsoft scraps September security update
* Today on Layer 8
* Links related to NetFlash
* Featured reader resource
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NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORKWORLD.COM

By Jeff Caruso

There's no question that spyware has grown into a substantial
threat to corporate networks - whether it steals information or
just saps network bandwidth. This week Network World identifies
the best approach to combat spyware, analyzing both overall
strategies and specific products.
What's the best way to protect against spyware?
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6817>

Siebel sells out to Oracle

Oracle is once again throwing its billions around to soak up
more of the CRM applications market. This time the acquisition
target is Siebel, and the takeover ought to go much more
smoothly than the PeopleSoft merger.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6818>

High-tech air travel soars

Almost half of the world's airlines plan to offer some form of
in-flight communication for passengers by the end of 2007, with
most favoring Internet access, e-mail and short messaging
service, according to the Airline IT Trends Survey released last
week.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6819>

Cisco's Chambers lectures on China, buyouts

CEO John Chambers described the need for his firm to develop the
network market in China and the company's strategy on
acquisitions at a lecture last week at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6820>

Microsoft scraps September security update

Microsoft has decided not to go ahead with its monthly security
update after encountering an unspecified quality issue with the
software patch it had planned to release next Tuesday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6821>

Today on Layer 8, where we consistently beat the spread on the
road:

How to slay the AOL Millionaire robot; China looks to block
VoIP; Web changes way of charity giving; and the winner of our
latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your
home for not-just-networking news.
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Google hacking <http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6705>

2. Supermarket chain freezes Internet access
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6586>

3. Cisco warns of another IOS bug
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6822>

4. Firefox upgrade offers improved usability, security
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6823>

5. 2005 salary survey
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3929>

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To contact: Jeff Caruso

Jeff Caruso is managing editor of online news for Network World.
He oversees daily online news posting and newsletter editing,
and writes the NetFlash daily news summary, the High-Speed LANs
newsletter and the Voices of Networking newsletter. Contact him
at <mailto:jcaruso@nww.com>
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