[NWP] Networking Pipeline - 10.11.2005 - The Four Most Dangerous Security Myths

Networking Pipeline Newsletter www.NetworkingPipeline.com Tuesday, October 11, 2005 In This Issue: Editor's Note: Yahoo Battles Google For World Dominance Top Networking News     - Is VoIP Killing Big Telecom?     - Broadband Networks Are Vulnerable To Insider Zombie Attacks     - Geek Cavalries Turn Post-Katrina Landscape Into A Wireless Lab     - More News... Editor's Picks     - The Four Most Dangerous Security Myths     - Reap ROI From Mobile Computing     - How To Prevent Peer-to-Peer Network Abuse     - More Picks... Voting Booth: Does Google Print Violate Copyright Laws Get More Out Of Networking Pipeline Manage Your Newsletter Subscription ------- Advertisement ------------------- This issue sponsored by: IP 4 IT, Conference and Expo IP 4 IT is coming to Las Vegas, Nevada November 14-16. Are you looking for the answers to all of your IP questions? Then IP 4 IT is where you need to be. Plan to attend keynotes, technical sessions, and panels. Plus, visit over 200 companies on the exhibit floor. Sign up before September 30th and save $300. Register today! "https://secure.pulver.com/ip4it/register.html" ----------------------------------------- Editor's Note: Yahoo Battles Google For World Dominance It was a great week to be a Web surfer, but tough one if you were a giant search site bent on world dominance. Google and Yahoo both announced major new services as they battle it out to be King of the Internet. Yahoo had been quiet for a while, but it's suddenly been busy. First it announced a competitor to the controversial Google Print project. The Yahoo project, the Open Content Alliance, will scan books from libraries, but only non-copyrighted books, bypassing the criticism Google Print has received. Then Yahoo announced the big bombshell: A free podcasting service, that allows users to download podcasts from a wide variety of sources, including National Public Radio, Slate Magazine, and many others. Google, meanwhile, announced a puzzling partnership with Sun, in which Sun will distributed the Google Toolbar, and Google will buy oodles of Sun servers. What's the big deal? Google may eventually distribute the OpenOffice.org alternative to Microsoft Office. Google also launched a free RSS reader service. Can a podcast service be far behind? And in a move showing its growing clout, Google opened a Washington, D.C. lobbying office. What do I think of all of this? Check out my blogs: Google Muscles In On D.C. Colleges Should Be Sued In Google Book Project Yahoo Gets Book-Scanning Right...Almost Preston Gralla Editor, Networking Pipeline preston@gralla.com www.NetworkingPipeline.com Keep Getting This Newsletter Don't let future editions of Networking Pipeline Newsletter go missing. Take a moment to add the newsletter's address to your anti-spam whitelist: networed@techwire.com If you're not sure how to do that, ask your administrator or ISP. Or check your anti-spam utility's documentation. Thanks. Top Networking News Is VoIP Killing Big Telecom? Last week's Sprint Nextel patent infringement suit against VoIP providers Vonage and Voiceglo makes one thing clear: VoIP is killing off Big Telecom. Broadband Networks Are Vulnerable To Insider Zombie Attacks New research from Sandvine Inc. indicates that as many as 12% of port scanning attacks on any given broadband service provider network originate on the network, often from zombie PCs. Geek Cavalries Turn Post-Katrina Landscape Into A Wireless Lab Teams converge on the Gulf Coast in ad hoc fashion to set up wireless networks and VoIP, while battling bureaucracies that didn't seem to understand the technologies. IPTV To See Dramatic Growth In Asia: Report In-Stat says IPTV services will grow at a rate of 80% annually in the Asia Pacific region over the next five years, with revenues reaching $4.2 billion in 2010. VoIP's Growth Sparks Patent-Infringement Lawsuit Sprint Nextel has sued Vonage Holdings Corp., Voiceglo Holdings and Theglobe.com, accusing them of infringing on seven patents related to Internet telephony technology. Sun, Google Partner On Web, Desktop Tech As part of the agreement, Sun will distribute the Google Toolbar with the Java Runtime Environment. Passive Optical Network Sales To Soar 1,260% By 2008: Report Passive optical network sales will skyrocket 1,260% from 1.5 million last year to over 20.5 million in 2008, says a new report. Yahoo Launches Podcasting Service Yahoo launches a podcast search service, heightening the web portal's competition with Apple's iTunes. Skype Eyes Mobile Workers The Voice-over-IP company's latest deal continues its expansion beyond consumers. Editor's Picks The Four Most Dangerous Security Myths What you know about security is wrong. So how can you protect yourself? Use our guide to the most dangerous security myths and separate fact from fiction. Story_Type:Reap ROI From Mobile Computing Companies can reap substantial cost savings and increased revenue by giving employees access to network applications and phone service away from their desks. How To Prevent Peer-to-Peer Network Abuse With the popularity of peer-to-peer communications, preventing user abuse is difficult, but you can secure your network if you understand the protocols. We explore the most popular ones. Review: Passive Vulnerability-Assessment Scanners Passive vulnerability-assessment scanners provide a noninvasive view of network traffic. While neither product we tested impressed, we awarded our Tester's Choice to the one with better data-mining tools and accurate protocol discovery. Voting Booth: Does Google Print Violate Copyright Laws Cast Your Vote Now! Google is embroiled in a controversy over its Google Print project, which will scan and make available online countless thousands of books, without the copyright holders' permissions. Google says it's fair use; many authors say it isn't. What do you think? Poll Results: Did eBay Overpay For Skype? Poll Results: Did eBay Overpay For Skype? Most of you think that eBay was taken for a ride when it agreed to pay at least $2.6 billion for VoIP software maker Skype. Here's what you said: * 58% said $2.6 billion too much money to pay for the service. * 21% said eBay will more than make back its investment. * 21% said they weren't sure --- did eBay buy it at an auction? Get More Out Of Networking Pipeline Try Networking Pipeline's RSS Feed Networking Pipeline's content is available via RSS feed: Get RSS link. The feed is also auto-discoverable to many RSS readers from the Networking Pipeline home page. Note: RSS feeds are not viewable in most Web browsers. 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