NetFlash: You won't find this book on Oprah's list

NetFlash: You won't find this book on Oprah's list
10/14/05

In this issue:

* You won't find this book on Oprah's list
* Open source Nessus security tool to be commercialized
* Trying something new
* Exploit code discovered for new Microsoft flaw
* Cisco gears up to accelerate applications
* Today on Layer 8
* Links related to NetFlash
* Featured reader resource
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WHAT'S THE WIMAX STORY?

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NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORKWORLD.COM

By Jeff Caruso

Cisco Press is about to update its networking bible, "Routing
TCP/IP," and for the networking book publisher this is about as
big as it gets. In preparing the new edition, there was just one
hitch - the author now works for Juniper. Online bonus: Go to
the story to get a free chapter from the book in PDF.
You won't find this book on Oprah's list
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash8775>

Open source Nessus security tool to be commercialized

Vulnerability scanner Nessus has always been open source - until
now. The 3.0 version will be closed, yet still free. Find out
why the tool's creator decided to go this unusual route.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash8776>

Trying something new

If you get this message before Monday, check out our home page.
We added a few things as a kind of weekly wrap-up, so you can
see all the most-read blog posts, opinions and news of the week
- as well as the best of Layer 8, the quote of the week and the
cartoon of the week. Let me know what you think at
<mailto:jcaruso@nww.com>
<http://www.networkworld.com/?net&story=home>

Exploit code discovered for new Microsoft flaw

Security assessment vendor Immunity has discovered a way to
exploit a recently disclosed bug in Microsoft's Windows
operating system, and researchers are concerned that a new worm
attack, similar to last August's Zotob outbreak, may be
imminent.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash8777>

Cisco gears up to accelerate applications

Two families of network appliances announced Thursday and now
shipping from Cisco may help enterprises reach out to customers
and branch workers more quickly and efficiently.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash8778>

Today on Layer 8, where we're hoping for blue skies this
weekend:

We take a ride to on the time machine to the era of irrational
exuberance; Conman swindles boatload of cash from European
banks; better cell phone vibrations coming; and, just in time
for the holidays, the PEZ MP3 player is shipping. All that and
more at:
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine has serious bug
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash8514>
2. New WLAN group shakes up standards process
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash8779>
3. Windows 2000 vulnerability could lead to new outbreak
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash8723>
4. You won't find this book on Oprah's list
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash8516>
5. IETF effort promises fewer net failures
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash8515>

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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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