Advisory body calls for stronger authentication in Internet banking

All the week's news about network standards, 10/19/05
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Advisory body calls for stronger authentication in Internet
banking, 10/18/05

A multi-agency federal advisory body with broad regulatory
powers over banks Tuesday issued new guidelines aimed at
improving security in Internet-based banking and financial
services.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre9119>

Still more questions about the FCC order on 'Net wiretapping,
10/17/05

The FCC says that CALEA applies to carriers offering services
'for sale to the public.' I wonder what that means for free
Wi-Fi hot spots, including the systems that some cities are
working on, or Google's ad-supported service. This order does
warn ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre9120>

New WLAN group causes standards strife, 10/17/05

The formation last week of a consortium for high-speed wireless
LANs brings together more than two dozen vendors from both sides
of an ongoing standards debate, but a prominent chip vendor
believes core members of the group have sidestepped and ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre9121>

New WLAN group shakes up standards process, 10/12/05

The formation this week of a consortium for high-speed wireless
LANs brings together more than two dozen vendors from both sides
of an ongoing standards debate, but a prominent chip vendor
believes core members of the group have sidestepped and ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre9122>

IBM donates Rational processes to Eclipse, 10/12/05

IBM Wednesday along with a host of other companies proposed the
creation of a set of common practices and methods for developing
software within the open-source Eclipse Foundation.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre9123>

Qwest repeats call for conditions in telecom mergers, 10/12/05

Qwest on Wednesday stepped up its push for the U.S. government
to impose conditions on two mergers involving four of its
telecommunications competitors.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre9124>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Cisco finally brings security push to LAN
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre9125>
2. Nortel replaces CEO Bill Owens
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre9126>
3. Help Desk: When the Windows VPN doesn't work
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre9127>
4. Microsoft cuts costs of virtual servers
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre9128>
5. WiMAX just around the corner
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre9129>

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